Google Startup Brings Free Public Wi-Fi to New York City

Wired: Google’s new startup Sidewalk Labs has announced plans to lead the acquisition of two companies behind New York City’s ongoing effort to convert old pay phones into free public Wi-Fi hubs. The new venture, called Intersection, will seek to bring free public Wi-Fi to cities around the world using urban infrastructure, from pay phones to bus stops. “The vision is to make cities connected places where you can walk down any street and have access to free ultra high speed Wi-Fi.”