&gt;it&#x27;s going to be hard to distinguish a Starbucks access point operated for the benefit of customers of Starbucks from a telco access point operated for the benefit of customers of that telco<p>Not really. Usually there is an actual Starbucks where there is Starbucks WiFi and it doesn&#x27;t extend much beyond the coffee shop. In this case and the case of Comcast in the US, the company is using other people&#x27;s property for broadcasting wireless.