WiFi-enabled kiosks are all the rage in US cities, bringing back memories of the municipal WiFi boom of a decade ago, and all its dreams of universal affordable access for citizens and public services. This time around, the major telcos are engaged rather than hostile, with Verizon and LinkNYC building out hotspots around New York City, and now AT&T announcing an initiative in Chicago. Part of the AT&T Smart Cities pilot program, Chicago will initially get five Civiq WayPoint touchscreen kiosks on Michigan Avenue and other downtown locations. The kiosks will have 55-inch screens, far larger than those in New York, although the numbers are small for now, by contrast with LinkNYC’s plan for 7,500 free, ad-supported hotspots across five…