Joe Brunoli, Vice President of HotSpot Market Development for free-hotspot.com, said, “The Romanian Internet market is growing more than three times faster than other countries in Europe and even North America. We feel the time is right to offer Romanian Wi-Fi users – as well as the many tourists and business travellers who visit Romania – the chance to access the Internet at no charge while staying in a hotel or visiting a café, restaurant or bar.”

Brunoli believes that the free-hotspot.com business model is particularly suited to the Romanian market. “The Internet boom in Romania is taking place at a time when Wi-Fi users everywhere are refusing to pay for their Internet access,” he explained. “Our solution, which has already proved extremely successful elsewhere in Europe, is the right product at the right time for Romania. Moreover, with the country’s impending accession to the European Union, we are more confident than ever that Romania is the right place to expand our network of FREE HotSpots.”

free-hotspot.com plans to install several hundred of its FREE HotSpots throughout Romania in 2007. To accomplish this goal, the company is working with various local Installation Partners, who will provide the necessary installation and support services to its Romanian HotSpot owners.

Hotels and other venues in Romania that are interested in offering FREE Wi-Fi to their guests should visit www.free-hotspot.com to find out more about the company’s programme and register to become a FREE HotSpot.

About free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot.com operates Europe’s largest and fastest growing free wireless network. The company currently operates more than 500 free HotSpots in 14 countries throughout Europe. Its HotSpots are located in cafés, hotels, pubs, restaurants, retail centres, transit centres and other public venues. To gain access to the company’s free wireless Internet service, users agree to watch an advertisement. For this innovation, free-hotspot.com received the prestigious WBI (Wireless Broadband Innovation) Award for Best Public Wi-Fi Product 2006.

free-hotspot.com supports an active user community and helps more than 30,000 people each month locate free hotspots. The company operates the industry’s most comprehensive directory of free HotSpots, which currently lists more than 10,000 free wireless Internet locations worldwide. To learn more about the free HotSpot programme or to find the free HotSpot nearest you, please visit: www.free-hotspot.com.

Press contacts:
Meda Casunean
Open2Europe
Phone: +33 1 55 02 14 55
e-mail: m.casunean@open2europe.com

Joe Brunoli, vice-presedinte HotSpot Market Development pentru free-hotspot.com, a declarat: “Piata internet in Romania se dezvolta de trei ori mai repede decat cea din alte tari in Europa si chiar decat in America de Nord. Credem ca este cel mai bun moment sa dam ocazia utilizatorilor wi-fi din Romania – dar si numerosilor turisti si oamenilor de afaceri care viziteaza Romania – de a accesa internet gratuit intr-un hotel sau in pub-uri, baruri si restaurante.”

Brunoli considera ca modelul de business al companiei free-hotspot.com se adapteaza perfect pietei romanesti. « Explozia de internet in Romania are loc intr-un moment in care utilizatorii wi-fi refuza sa mai plateasca accesul la internet » a explicat. « Solutia noastra – care a avut deja foarte mult succes in toata Europa – reprezinta produsul potrivit la momentul potrivit pentru romani. Pe deasupra, cu aderarea la UE, suntem convinsi ca Romania este locul adecvat pentru a extinde reteaua noastra de HotSpot-uri gratuite. »

free-hotspot .com planifica pentru 2007 instalarea catorva sute de HotSpot-uri gratuite in Romania. Pentru aceasta, compania colaboreaza cu diversi parteneri locali de instalare, care vor asigura serviciile de instalare si de suport proprietarilor de HotSpot-uri din Romania.

Hotelurile sau alte localuri interesate sa ofere wi-fi gratuit clientilor pot consulta website-ul www.free-hotspot.com pentru mai multe detalii despre programul firmei si pentru cererea de instalare a unui HotSpot gratuit in propriul local.

Despre free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot .com administreaza cea mai larga retea wireless gratuita din Europa. Compania detine in prezent peste 600 de HotSpot-uri gratuite in 14 tari europene. HotSpot-urile sunt plasate in cafenele, hoteluri, baruri, restaurante, centre comerciale, spatii de tranzit si alte localuri publice. Pentru a accesa serviciul internet wireless gratuit, utilizatorii accepta sa vizioneze o publicitate. Datorita aceastei inovatii, free-hotspot .com a primit faimosul premiu WBI (Wireless Broadband Innovation) pentru Cel mai bun produs wi-fi pentru public.

Pentru mai multe detalii despre progarmul HotSpot-ului gratuit sau pentru a localiza HotSpot-ul gratuit cel mai apropiat, puteti consulta website-ul www.free-hotspot.com.

Contact presa:
Meda Casunean
Open2Europe
Phone: +33 1 55 02 14 55
e-mail: m.casunean@open2europe.com