CBS Brings Free Wifi to Midtown

If you've been paying for Wifi at coffee shops between 42nd Street and Central Park South and between 8th and 6th Avenues, you can start saving up for more grande mocha lattes. CBS will be creating a "CBS Mobile Zone" with free wifi in midtown.

In turn, CBS will lead users to an ad-supported homepage. CenterNetworks says that Citi and Salesgenie.com have already signed up. CBS, which owns CBS Outdoor, will wire billbards, MTA displays (yes, CBS is working with the MTA and NYC Transit on the program!) and "offer free routers to local businesses." The ultimate goal, said CBS Outdoor CEO Wally Kelly, is "to evaluate the prospect of applying WiFi capabilities across our outdoor properties globally." And maybe they'd help wire subway stations, too!

CBS's headquarters are on 52nd between 5th and 6th Avenues; we bet the zone didn't extend to 5th Avenue (where the Early Show tapes) because NBC is at Rockefeller Center.

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By Jen Chung in News on November 15, 2007 6:01 PM

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foodinmouth

yea, when is this going to take place?

samsamsam

Don't see an ETA anywhere..

matty

allen, yeah that's how i make the maps i use. i was just hoping google got an overlay tool or something.

allen074

matty - I made that graphic using google map plus photoshop :)

it's on the link above to CenterNetworks.

Thanks for the link Gothamist! I appreciate it.

babyhitler

wtf? that area is like super rich people. that's like pouring a bottle of water into the ocean. how about some free wi-fi for everyone? philly has it. goddamn you time warner cable and your monopolistic ways.