Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. is expected to expand its Wi-Fi initiative into the San Francisco Bay Area this week, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The report noted the company planned to roll out its Wi-Fi service in 75 restaurants this week and has already installed the necessary equipment at locations in San Francisco and San Jose, Calif.
McDonald’s launched its pilot Wi-Fi service program earlier this year in connection with Intel Corp. in 10 restaurants in Manhattan and said it planned to expand the offering to several hundred restaurants in three major U.S. markets by the end of the year.
The current service provides customers who purchase an Extra Value Meal with one free hour of wireless Internet access or allows customers to purchase a one-hour session for $3. Published reports have noted slow customer response to the program with most locations providing free access to the service until the end of July.
The California locations are expected to be operated by Wayport Inc., while Cometa Networks is currently operating the New York locations.
