1.4.1: Payphone Kiosks
Participate in pilots that transform payphone kiosks into Wi-Fi hotspots. Other Information:
WI-FI HOTSPOTS AT PAYPHONE KIOSKS -- The City is also exploring others ways to evolve existing public infrastructure—and connect
more New Yorkers. To this end, the City is participating in two innovative pilots that transform payphone kiosks into Wi-Fi
hotspots. Begun in April 2012, the pilots involve public pay telephone franchisees that operate more than 600 public pay telephones
in the City, giving New Yorkers access to free Wi-Fi hotspots at 15 existing Van Wagner-franchised payphone kiosks for six
months. Additionally, Titan, another public pay telephone franchisee, is currently deploying a Wi-Fi hotspot 11-month pilot
at three kiosks in midtown Manhattan. The City will evaluate the Wi-Fi pilot programs to determine the long-term viability
of free Wi-Fi as part of the next generation of payphone infrastructure.
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