Starbucks will begin offering free, one-click, unlimited Wi-Fi at all company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States. The network is provided by AT&T. No username or password is needed to sign-on to the service. Starbucks will also be providing its guests with premium content from partners, including Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal, Apple and Zagat.
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