[ NNSquad ] Carriers want to dominate and charge for Wi-Fi too?

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Carriers want to dominate and charge for Wi-Fi too?

http://j.mp/oOXlVk  (Gigaom)

     Kaplan anticipates that in the next four to five years Wi-Fi will
     become a carrier-dominated phenomenon. Of course, Kaplan is
     pitching his new service, which acts like an authentication and
     billing layer between Wi-Fi networks and enables carriers to
     track and charge those who roam onto Wi-Fi networks much the way
     data roaming happens today.  It's an awesome concept, but it has
     a downside for consumers: This level of service won't be free.

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--Lauren--
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