BT, Fon team up for free UK Wi-Fi

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BT and Fon have finally confirmed their long-expected partnership, thus creating the largest Wi-Fi community in the world.

Rumors that BT and Fon were in talks about the deal have been circulating for months, but Thursday's announcement is the first official confirmation. Fon has signed similar deals with France’s Neuf Cegetel and the U.S.’ Time Warner.

Martin Varsavsky, Fon's founder and chief executive, said: "From the beginning, Fon users believed in the concept of sharing and in the people's ability to participate in building something important that would benefit everyone," he said. "With BT Fon, those beliefs have proved to be well-founded."

BT joins other investors, including Google, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Skype's Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis.

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