Free WiFi could be coming to a place near you if your community is selected as one of the places to receive a free to use WiFi hotspot by Freerunner.
The targeted areas are deprived or remote areas of the country and community members have until 25th September 2009 to apply for one of the 50 free WiFi connections that are going to be made available.
Freerunner have also teamed up with the online charity fundraising site JustGiving.com to help provide 500 charity locations across the UK with free WiFi.
Owen Geddes the CEO of Freerunner said:
“People need Internet access to be able to function equally in today’s society, and that most basic right is not being given to them.
Freerunner can help rise to the challenge set out in the Digital Britain Report – we believe that it is now time for entrepreneurial commercial businesses to take the initiative and solve the problem. Our team is on stand-by to install an initial 50 hotspots across the UK no matter where they are, and are working to find commercial sponsors for more future locations. We’re also determined to support charities, who play an invaluable role in our communities, by giving people a new reason to visit and giving them a chance to breach the ‘digital divide’ by working closely with companies such as JustGiving.com.”
Any communities who want to apply can do so via the form on the website at www.freerunr.com/community
The successful applicants will know if they have been successful by 1st October 2009.