"For the second time in less than six months, AT&T mistakenly published a notice on its Web site indicating that Apple iPhone users would get free access to the wireless operator's more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots around the country."Oops. Sorry guys.
CNET reminds us that AT&T did the same thing six months ago with its Laptop Connect customers. AT&T isn't commenting on the double flub.
If the iPhone didn't already generate enough drooling, I'd go all conspiracy theory on you and claim AT&T did this on purpose to nab more customers. But I guess I won't.
Back Talk
John Cooper, commenter and occasional contributor to Last Mile, made some interesting points regarding my last post, "Let Them Eat the Internet." He says communities need strong leadership to educate others and initiate broadband deployments.
"The first step is to accept that we'll have to take matters into our own hands. When communities realize that they have inside their own boundaries all the skills, talents, resources, and initiative they need to do this on their own...then, they will be off and running."
Check out Cooper's site MetroNetIQ.com for more about his stance on community broadband deployments.
Continue the conversation in the comments or let me have it for making you read more about the iPhone.
