Germany eyes free WiFi in public spaces, finally

epa05299440 Customers in a cafe work on their laptops on the internet in the cafe St. Oberholz in Berlin, Germany, 11 May 2016. In the dispute over a new Telemedia Act, ruling coalition parties Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) have cleared the way for open, private Wi-Fi hotspots in Germany. The coalition parties agreed not to make hotspot operators responsible for criminal and administrative offenses made by users. EPA/KAY NIETFELD

BERLIN: Try looking for a free WiFi connection in the café down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there isn’t one. 

Forget about looking for open connections in parks or at key monuments. They just don’t exist.