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Cafes Turning Off Free Wifi

Stuart Colville

17 Aug 2010 • 1 min read

Cafes Turning Off Free Wifi

The Economist reports on a growing trend of coffee shops turning off wifi to discourage people from bringing laptops to coffee shops.

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