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Starbucks switches to AT&T for wireless service at stores
Starbucks Inc., which has sold wireless Internet access at its coffee shops for years, is shifting to AT&T Inc. as its broadband network provider, the companies announced today.
The move is a significant win for AT&T, which will replace T-Mobile at more than 7,000 company-owned coffee shops in the U.S.
It’s also a win for Wayport Inc., which manages AT&T’s WiFi network traffic from its operations center in Southeast Austin.
Starbucks will offer two hours of free Internet access every day to customers, who can pay $3.99 for additional two-hour segments or pay a monthly fee of about $19.99. AT&T’s existing broadband customers can get unlimited free Internet access time at Starbucks under the new deal.
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