Google Announces Free WiFi for the Holidays in Select Airports
Google announced yesterday that it’s partnering with 47 airports around the U.S. to present itself free WiFi to travelers during the busy holiday season, as well as on every Virgin America flight. The search-engine giant is working with Boingo, Advanced Wireless Group, Time Warner Cable, Electronic Media Systems, Lilypad, as well as numerous airports that provide wireless services themselves to power this free holiday e-giveaway. The complimentary Internet connectivity runs from November 10, 2009 through January 15, 2010 (in the airports listed below the jump). But while the Mountain View, California-based company is happy to rebrand itself as Google Ho-Ho-Ho, some commentators are criticizing this as a evidence of a sinister market-research ploy on the part of Google. Whatever the motives, expect a deluge of 140-character “My flight’session delayed… again” tweets.
Free WiFi for the Holidays Participating Airports:
Austin (AUS)
Baltimore (BWI)
Billings (BIL)
Boston (BOS)
Bozeman (BZN)
Buffalo (BUF)
Burbank (BUR)
Central Wisconsin (CWA)
Charlotte (CLT)
Des Moines (DSM)
El Paso (ELP)
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Fort Myers/SW (RSW)
Greensboro (GSO)
Houston (HOU)
Houston Bush (IAH)
Indianapolis (IND)
Jacksonville (JAX)
Kalamazoo (AZO)
Las Vegas (LAS)
Louisville (SDF)
Madison (MSN)
Memphis (MEM)
Miami (MIA)
Milwaukee (MKE)
Monterey (MRY)
Nashville (BNA)
Newport News (PHF)
Norfolk (ORF)
Oklahoma City (OKC)
Omaha (OMA)
Orlando (MCO)
Panama City (PFN)
Pittsburgh (PIT)
Portland (PWM)
Sacramento (SMF)
San Antonio (SAT)
San Diego (SAN)
San Jose (SJC)
Seattle (SEA) *
South Bend (SBN)
Spokane (GEG)
St. Louis (STL)
State College (SCE)
Toledo (TOL)
Traverse City (TVC)
West Palm Beach (PBI)
* launches late November
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