Two mid-size cable operators are integrating Wi-Fi hotspots,...

Two mid-size cable operators are integrating Wi-Fi hotspots, part of a nationwide effort by several operators to provide connections in regions served by their systems to broadband subscribers of any participating company. (See separate report above in this issue.) Most broadband subscribers of Bright House Networks and Cox Communications “can now enjoy even more access to CableWiFi, the nation’s largest WiFi network,” said the operators in a news release Friday (http://bit.ly/1cstWgA). It said “the new hotspots are strategically located to serve areas where customers are most likely to benefit from Internet access” out of their households, with thousands of hotspots in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other markets.