"Free broadband is a brilliant marketing hook, " says Robert Fenza, chief operating officer of Liberty Property.
It hopes to lure 40% of tenants in a newly wired building to accept free broadband.
The spike in complaints is believed to be linked to Orange's withdrawal of a free broadband offer.
Urban Media of Palo Alto, Calif. will roll out free broadband to hundreds of office buildings this year.
Urban Media of Palo Alto, California, will roll out free broadband to hundreds of office buildings this year.
Urban Media pitches free broadband to landlords as a perk that will let them boost rents 10% to 15%.
Broadband supplier BE is the first sponsor to the scheme and will roll out free broadband to those with no connection.
"I will even stick my neck out here and suggest that (limited) free broadband should be available as wi-fi for everyone at home, " she added.
Over the past several years, the vast majority of public libraries are helping their communities bridge the digital divide by providing free broadband Wi-Fi access.
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Last April the U.K.-based Carphone Warehouse caused a stir when it announced it was offering "free broadband" by bundling an online connection with its phone service at no extra cost.
For Urban Media, if one-quarter of the businesses that use the free broadband also buy add-ons, such as phone service, calling cards and unified messaging, each building would be cash-flow positive in 18 months.
For Urban Media, if a quarter of the businesses that use the free broadband also buy add-ons, such as phone service, calling cards and unified messaging, each building would be cash-flow positive in 18 months.
It was a little too much for analysts, who had expected a less generous offering of free broadband to only the top tier of Sky's customers, and for the company to begin recouping its investment in 2009.
On the other hand, if a franchisee insists he has to go above and beyond a brand standard to compete--say, by offering free broadband Internet service or extra pillows--Ledsinger has to know when to say okay. (Chains need to police the impulses to go up market, too, lest their other units suffer by comparison.) The warmth and fuzziness, he hopes, will trickle down.
FreedomPop is now also entering the home market, with a free home broadband product called FreedomPop Hub Burst that uses Clearwire WiMax, the company is announcing today.
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It was almost a year ago that we first heard about FreedomPop, a startup built on the manifesto that every American (yes, you) should have access to free wireless broadband.
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FreedomPop, the free mobile and broadband company, is adding new social features for people to give and get extra megabytes of data from their friends.
We're not quite sure what to make of this, but it looks like there might be quite the legal battle, which just means more months between us and that golden dream of free national wireless broadband.
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The emergence of global players, cheap broadband services and free Internet access services are feeding such growth, the market research company added.
Urban Media and its rivals typically pay the cost of installing the broadband wiring, but Urban Media ups the ante by offering core broadband service entirely free of charge.
The strong uptake isn't just because of Sky's recent broadband package, which was granted for free to anyone who already had Sky Digital TV and lives in an area already covered by broadband.
The policies supported by the Declaration of Innovation cover four critical areas of economic policy: free trade, immigration, wireless broadband and government spending.
Starting this month, Millennium Park began offering free wireless internet to the public, and as part of the initiative the Broadband Challenge all parks and open spaces in Chicago will eventually offer free internet.
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O2 Wifi is free for everyone, regardless of network or broadband provider and once registered, customers will be automatically connected each time they enter a coverage area.
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As part of the bargain with the city, the Broadband Challenge should include plans for free public wifi networks in city parks and other places, and increased connectivity to schools, libraries and community centers.
Add free Netflix streaming to the list of reasons why people are choosing cable as their broadband provider, particularly if they live in an area that is covered by the new network of free wireless hotspots.
Its Net Fone package bundles broadband access, Internet phone service and free-to-air TV channels, and is attracting nearly 30, 000 new customers a month.
Sony announced last month that they would be releasing products including their new Internet Video Link capabilities, which will allow users to stream free standard and high-definition content through their broadband connections directly to the television, bypassing any set-top boxes or computers.
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