BOULDER, Colo. -- Boulder Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union is creating a network of free WiFi access in key areas of the city.

The wireless cloud has been established across several blocks of downtown Boulder and around the $52 million CU's main office, BME said, and it will be further expanded in collaboration with local businesses and nonprofit organizations, including soon into downtown Lafayette.

Users connecting to it find themselves at BME's hot spot home page--https:/www.bmecu.org/bmehotspot.html--which includes advertising, local information about entertainment and dining, and of course, membership information about the credit union.

BME joins at least two other credit unions offering free WiFi access in parts of their service area: $1.9 billion Eastman CU in Kingsport, Tenn., and $265 million INOVA FCU in Elkhart, Ind.