KT is nearly doubling its hotspot network from 12,000 current locations to 23,000 by the end of the year: Korea spent publicly to build a broadband infrastructure, and that's paid rewards with 71 percent of the population having high-speed service. 8 Mbps DSL costs as little as $20 before tax and equipment and a Wi-Fi subscription is as low as $9 for DSL subscribers. KT is now also selling cell/Wi-Fi handsets; they sold 2,000 in the first two weeks it was offered.