via Gigaom by Kevin C. Tofel
A wireless network comprised of 50,000 free hotspots will appear in the coming months, but there’s a small catch: To use the free Wi-Fi service, you’ll need to be a subscriber to one of five cable television providers. On Monday, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable jointly announced the CableWiFi network. Customers of one provider can seamlessly roam on hotspots from other four as a result of the news.
How is this not bigger news? This is HUGE.