BE has announced that they will be supplying Freerunner, a free public WiFi service, with free broadband for local communities that are currently without existing connections.
46 communities have been selected across the UK to receive free WiFi for a minimum of three years regardless of the current connectivity in the area. The communities were selected as part of a competition launched by in September 2009 by Freerunner.
"We’re proud to be part of the Freerunner missions and agree that WiFi should be more widely available,” says Tom Williams, Head of Operations at BE Broadband. "Freerunner’s attitude reminds me of what BE did for broadband when we created the first UK ADSL 2+ network. Our members are more likely to hang out in independent shops and cafes, so we’re proud to hook up Freerunner communities with fast and unlimited broadband. "
Owen Geddes, CEO of Freerunner, added: “We are very excited to have BE on board as our first corporate partner. BE will be providing a broadband connection to those that don’t have any connection at all, completely free of charge as part of this project. It is incredible to think that a small piece of relatively low cost technology is going to fundamentally change nearly 50 communities across the UK.”
Freerunner is using BE Broadband alongside other technologies to connect underserved or remote communities that desperately need access to the internet.
For a full list of all the Freerunner competition winners, please visit www.freerunr.com/community
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