SEATTLE (AP) ? Starbucks says it's reached a deal to partner with Google that will allow it to offer its customers dramatically faster Wi-Fi service.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Starting in August, new U.S. company-operated Starbucks stores will begin to receive up to 10 times faster network and Wi-Fi speeds. And over the next 18 months, Starbucks will convert more than 7,000 U.S. stores to the upgraded service.
Level 3 Communications, a telecommunications company, will upgrade existing Wi-Fi devices and manage connectivity in those stores.
Starbucks says the improvements will help ensure that its customers can easily access the internet.
Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. and Mountain View, Calif.-based Google Inc. also plan to work together to co-develop the next generation of Starbucks' digital network.
Level 3, a Broomfield, Colo. company, was originally Kiewit Diversified Group, founded in Omaha as a holding company for the nonconstruction assets of Peter Kiewit Sons? Inc. The firm moved to Colorado and shifted focus to telecommunications networks, changing its name in 1998 and going public, drawing heavy investment from Omaha residents.
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