In New York City right now, workers are removing pay phones from the city’s streets. But, pay phones are being replaced by something most people will find more useful: free Wi-Fi kiosks. The LinkNYC program is expected to install 7500 kiosks, or Links, throughout the city over the next few years. The system is in beta testing right now. CityBridge is providing the kiosks. It is an alliance of three companies Qualcomm, Intersection and CIVIQ Smartscapes. Intersection is owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. New York City will install and maintain them. It will pay for the program, and expects to profit from the Links, through advertising. Each Link has two high-definition screens to display advertisements and public service announcements. The kiosks also provide high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access, tablets with Internet access, phone calling within the U.S., emergency phone calls, and USB charging ports.
Title: Free Wi-Fi Is Coming to New York City
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expected to install 7500 kiosks, or Links, throughout the city over the next few years.</span> <span data-start-time='31688' data-end-time='36750'>The system is in beta testing right now.</span> <span data-start-time='36750' data-end-time='40667'>CityBridge is providing the kiosks.</span> <span data-start-time='40667' data-end-time='49458'>It is an alliance of three companies Qualcomm, Intersection and CIVIQ Smartscapes. </span> <span data-start-time='49458' data-end-time='55646'>Intersection is owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google.</span> <span data-start-time='55646' data-end-time='59542'>New York City will install and maintain them.</span> <span data-start-time='59542' data-end-time='67333'>It will pay for the program, and expects to profit from the Links, through advertising.</span> <span data-start-time='67333' data-end-time='77375'>Each Link has two high-definition screens to display advertisements and public service announcements.</span> <span data-start-time='77375' data-end-time='94042'>The kiosks also provide high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access, tablets with Internet access, phone calling within the U.S., emergency phone calls, and USB charging ports.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1195/wifi_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6655 data-hint-location='17875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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