AT&T offers some customers free Wi-Fi

AT&T Inc. announced Monday that subscribers to its higher speed broadband services will have free access to its Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country.

Subscribers who get the company's Pro, Elite and FastAccess can use any of the company's 10,000 hotspots located in airports, coffee shops, McDonald's restaurants and Barnes & Noble bookstores for free. Those with lower tier services can add unlimited Wi-Fi access for $1.99 per month.

Connections at AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots for nonsubscribers run $7.99 per day.

Nationwide, 12.9 million customers subscribe to AT&T broadband services, though spokesman Fletcher Cook said the company does not break out how many are paying for the costlier faster services.