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Comcast Installs 3 Free Wifi Hotspots in Lincoln Square
Are you an Xfinity customer? Then you now have three more places outside your home to access the internet. However, the mix of hotspots is oddly random.
Comcast recently announced the launch of Xfinity WiFi in Chicago, and three hot spots in Lincoln Square made the cut.
For no additional charge, Xfinity Internet customers can access more than 1,000 Chicago area Xfinity WiFi hotspots—with more coming online daily—as well as thousands in other areas of the country in places in which customers spend time working, commuting, shopping, dining and more.
“On behalf of the City of Chicago, I applaud Comcast’s efforts to make broadband Internet available to more Chicagoans in more places,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Xfinity WiFi fits well with the City’s successful efforts to bridge the digital divide and increase economic opportunities by expanding access to high-speed Internet service.”
The three locations Comcast subscribers can log on are:
- 5321 N. Lincoln Ave.
- 5110 N. Lincoln Ave.
- 1807 W. Sunnyside Ave.
Comcast noted Mayor Emanuel’s leadership on broadband expansion and adoption programs and specifically cited his role in making Chicago the number one city for enrollment in its Internet Essentials program, a low-cost broadband offering for eligible low-income families.
Comcast also noted that until Thursday, July 4, Comcast will make its Xfinity WiFi hot spots available for free to anyone. After July 4, non-Xfinity Internet customers can try Xfinity WiFi via two complimentary 60-minute sessions per month.
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