Switching on to BT FON

BT has now attracted more than 100,000 UK members into the BT FON wi-fi community, where they can share their broadband connection to establish a netwrk of wireless hotspots.

The company, along with its partner Fon, has also been recognised for its success with the BT FON community project by being named the most Innovative Wireless Broadband Company by the 2008 Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards.

Since the launch of BT FON in October last year, 100,000 BT Total Broadband customers have come together to make BT FON the world's largest wi-fi community, creating thousands of new wi-fi hotspots up and down the country.

Jon Hurry, director of internet services, BT consumer, said: "It's great to see BT Total Broadband customers joining forces to set up a people's wi-fi network across the UK. BT has been instrumental in creating Broadband Britain, and we have built on that by calling upon entire communities to come together to create a wi-fi network that covers the country, driven entirely by local broadband users.

"We've already built extensive wi-fi coverage across the UK with BT Openzone and 13 Wireless Cities, but with more people signing up to BT FON everyday, wi-fi coverage in the UK is set to get better and better."