This from MIT Technology Review
"Spanish startup Fon....a rapidly growing
Wi-Fi network owned by its users, rather than a big telecommunications
company, and based on shared access. In order to create a large network
of hotspots, the company is encouraging network members -- mostly,
average consumers -- to give away Wi-Fi access in exchange for getting
free access at other Fon hotspots.
Fon's service provides Wi-Fi access for any
application, including Web surfing, downloading music, or playing
games. But the company's ambitious plans for coverage make it
especially attractive for telephoning services -- that's one reason
eBay's Skype division has invested in the company."
"Open Source" comes to Hotspots!
Update: June 24, 2006 FON is subsidizing routers to $ 5 or 5 euro - read more here
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