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Customers Warm to Coffee Shops That Ban Wi-Fi Access

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More signs of a shift in society towards time and space that is unplugged: Cafes are attracting customers by banning Wi-Fi access. “People come here because we don’t offer it. They know they can get their work done and not get distracted,” Los Angeles cafe owner Dan Drozdenko tells the blog Where the Locals Eat.


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