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Starbucks Corp. said it will offer limited free WiFi service at its stores beginning this spring.

Under the Seattle coffee giant’s (NASDAQ: SBUX) plan, customers with a Starbucks card can use up to two hours of free WiFi service per day. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) broadband customers will have unlimited free WiFi access.

After two hours, non-AT&T customers can purchase additional WiFi access for $3.99 for an additional two hours, or monthly memberships will cost $19.99 cashadvance.

Starbucks said it will phase in its new WiFi plan "on a market-by-market basis with store implementation beginning this spring and completed by the end of the year."

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