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AT&T & MobiTV offer live TV to Wi-Fi hotspot users

Marguerite Reardon Former senior reporter
Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies.
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AT&T announced Wednesday that it's working with MobiTV, which provides mobile video programming to cell phones, to deliver live TV to its Wi-Fi hotspot networks across the country.

The service will enable AT&T customers to view live television on their laptops or other Wi-Fi enabled devices while connected to one of AT&TÂ’s Wi-Fi hot spots. MobiTV's service, which includes 15 channels of news, sports, entertainment and full-length music videos, will be available this month at nearly 7,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots. AT&T operates about 11,000 hot spots nationwide in airports, coffee shops and book stores. MobiTV already has deals with cellular operators, Cingular Wireless and Sprint Nextel, to offer TV on cell phones.

Users can get the basic channel line-up of MobiTV for a monthly $11.99 subscription or they can sign on for a 24-hour session for $5.99. AT&T's Wi-Fi service is available to AT&T Yahoo High Speed Internet subscribers for as little as $1.99 a month.