They are mainly located in the USA and UK in cities that are densely populated. These have been created to offer free WiFi to the community, as well as for for people interested in using equipment and developing software relating to wireless networks and technology. You can find these services everywhere including McDonalds, Costa Coffee etc. This is because these days a lot of people take their notebooks and laptops to these places so they can work and relax/eat.
Many of these are made to serve people on the so called "wrong side" of the Digital Divide - being that they are not getting home access to the internet. This is so they can access it for free. However this is not entirely true as many people without internet access don't have internet enabled phones or laptops to take to these hot spots. However these groups are helping to close the gap in the digital divide by providing ICT related services where they were not previously available which is a great help to many communities (especially rural villages.)
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