Sprint offers Wi-Fi for Internet access

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Sprint Corp. plans to offer high-speed wireless Internet access for laptops equipped with Wi-Fi by the end of summer, joining a growing number of major phone companies that have embraced the hot technology.
The new service, announced Monday, will let customers connect with the Web whenever they're near one of about 800 "hot spots" around the nation, mostly through roaming agreements with Wi-Fi carriers including Airpath Wireless and Wayport.
Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity, radiates an Internet connection that multiple computers can share within 300 feet from any transmitter.
A similar service was recently launched by Verizon, which is providing Wi-Fi access through transmitters on its public pay phones. AT & amp;T Wireless plans to launch a Wi-Fi service as well.