Times Warner to Allow Customers Public Wi-Fi

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Iceturkee asked me to post this for her:

Apr 23, 7:53 AM EDT

Time Warner customers get Wi-Fi hotspots

By JESSICA MINTZ
AP Business Writer

SEATTLE (AP) -- In a big win for a little Wi-Fi startup called Fon, Time Warner Cable Inc. will let its home broadband customers turn their connections into public wireless hotspots, a practice shunned by most U.S. Internet service providers.

For Fon, which has forged similar agreements with ISPs across Europe, the deal will boost its credibility with U.S. consumers. For Time Warner Cable, which has 6.6 million broadband subscribers, the move could help protect the company from an exodus as free or cheap municipal wireless becomes more readily available.

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[SKrueger]

I wonder if that means Time Warner is going to get rid of its bandwidth utilization limits which currently exist for non-business class accounts.