from pmn.co.uk

T-Mobile USA is working with Kinko's, the document and business services provider, to deploy Wi-Fi hotspots in over 1000 locations throughout North America. T-Mobile's Hotspots (hot-spots) service is already available at Starbucks, Borders and numerous airports.

Subscribers to T-Mobile's Hotspots service will be able to access high speed wireless services at Kinko's locations. The agreement expands the number of T-Mobile sites to about 3300 across North America and Western Europe.

"Kinko's is known for making technology fast, easy and accessible - our customers count on it. T-Mobile's Wi-Fi leadership makes them the perfect match as we expand into a new area to meet customer needs," said Dan Connors, senior vice president of corporate strategy for Kinko's. "Thanks to the addition of T-Mobile HotSpot service at Kinko's locations nationwide, Kinko's will soon offer a new way for our customers to tap into the power of our own network of locations, experts and business services. Availability of T-Mobile HotSpots at Kinko's will make it easy for mobile professionals to access their corporate network, check their e-mail and even wirelessly print documents from anywhere inside our stores."

"The addition of Kinko's to T-Mobile's Wi-Fi network represents a landmark achievement for T-Mobile and for our industry," said Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot. "With the addition of Kinko's, T-Mobile HotSpot service expands to yet another convenient location where mobile professionals already are and want to be. This agreement with Kinko's represents a critical element in building our T-Mobile HotSpot foundation and in preparing T-Mobile HotSpot for future success and industry leadership."

T-Mobile acquired the MobiStar network of hotspots in 2002 and has since expanded the service through premium retail partners.