AT&T spokesman Brad Mays gives us a nudge to note that AT&T has acquired Wi-Fi hotspot operator Wayport for approximately $275 million in cash. The integration of Wayport's operations expands AT&T's domestic Wi-Fi footprint past 20,000, and gives them a total global hotspot count approaching 80,000. It's a common sense decision by AT&T, given Wayport already manages the McDonald's Wi-Fi relationship and some portion of AT&T's Starbucks Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi has been an increasingly important part of AT&T's business strategy in recent years, with the carrier giving free Wi-Fi access to all broadband customers, and more recently to iPhone users.