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LinkNYC kiosks serve over 1 million users in less than a year

January 19, 2017

More than a million people signed up to use free Wi-Fi service at New York City's LinkNYC kiosks since they deployed less than a year ago, the city said Wednesday, according to dnainfo.com.

As of Jan. 4, 1,040,000 people had signed up to use wireless internet at the kiosks since the service officially launched in February of last year, the mayor’s office said.

The kiosks — which also provide free domestic calls, USB charging ports, maps and a red 911 button — have seen an average of 40,000 new sign-ups and 4 million Wi-Fi sessions per week, according to the city. 

The kiosks used to offer free web browsing, but complaints about people watching pornography and hogging them caused officials to shut off that feature in September.