BT Offering Wi-Fi and Wireless Broadband To Mobile Business Customers for ?1 / month


BT is offering new and existing BT Mobile business customers the chance to experience BT Openzone wireless broadband for just ?1 a month*.

UK-/25 Nov, 2004 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-Further to last week?s launch of its BT Mobile service to corporates, BT is encouraging its business mobile customers to become truly mobile in the way they work and live, by also experiencing the benefits of wireless broadband technology when out of the office.

The low price of ?1 a month for up to 500 minutes of access to BT Openzone public wireless broadband is an introductory discount on a new BT Openzone deal available to new and current BT Mobile business customers.

Chris Clark, CEO of BT Wireless Broadband, said: ?Our business mobile customers are realising the need of being able to work anywhere, any time. At BT, we are continually looking at ways to offer our customers a completely flexible way of working and living. Being able to take advantage of the benefits of both the broadband connection speeds of Wi-Fi technology and the mobile phone network gives business workers comprehensive mobile access when they?re out of the office.

?BT Openzone customers now have access to over 20,000 hotspots globally. By specifically tailoring a wireless broadband package for our business mobile customers, we are reconfirming BT?s commitment to fuelling the growth of the Wi-Fi market and broadening the appeal of the technology. This is certainly a step towards providing customers with truly converged services.?

BT Mobile business customers can sign up to the deal before December 31, 2004 to gain access to BT Openzone for up to 500 minutes for just ?1 a month. This introductory offer applies for the first three months, after which customers can continue to use the service for a further 12 months at just ?5 a month for 500 minutes.* This deal is already open to BT Broadband, BT Business Broadband and BT Yahoo! Broadband customers.

Further to the recent Wireless Broadband Alliance roaming announcement, BT customers can log on to the Openzone service via their Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA when within range of over 20,000 hotspot locations across the world, from North America to Asia-Pacific to Europe.

Within the UK itself, BT Openzone is one of the most accessible public wireless broadband services with over 7,000 hotspots** in locations including British Airways customer lounges around the world, BAA Airports, Hilton Hotels, Ramada Jarvis Hotels, major UK railway stations, McDonald?s flagship and drive-thru restaurants, PC World stores, and RoadChef service stations. Visit www.btopenzone.com/locations for a full list of WI-FI hotspots locations or SMS 81041 with your nearest town or postcode to find your nearest hotspot.

To register for the new BT Openzone deal, the full range of tariffs and how to try out wireless broadband, BT Mobile customers should visit http://www.btopenzone.com.

*This excludes VAT for businesses
** The 7,000 figure includes hotspots owned by BT Openzone and The Cloud


Information on new BT Openzone offers for new or current BT customers:

Business Mobile Offer ? For new or current BT Mobile customers. ?1 for 500 minutes per month for 3 months, with a 12 month minimum contract at ?5 per month after that. Customers can cancel within the first 3 months. Available to new BT Openzone customers only before December 31 2004, with one subscription per line only.

Business Wireless Broadband Offer ? For new or current BT Business Broadband users. ?1 for 500 minutes per month for 3 months, with a 12 month minimum contract at ?5 per month after that. Customers can cancel within the first 3 months. Available to new BT Openzone customers only before December 31 2004, with one subscription per line only.

Consumer Wireless Broadband Offer ? For new or current BT Broadband or BT Yahoo! Broadband users. ?1 for 500 minutes per month for 3 months, with a 12 month minimum contract at ?5 per month after that. Customers can cancel within the first 3 months. Available to new BT Openzone customers only before December 31 2004, with one subscription per line only.


About BT: http://www.btplc.com/