Joe Brunoli, Vice President of HotSpot Market Development, accepted the prize on behalf of free-hotspot.com, noting that the award marked the second such milestone for the company in its first year of operation.

“We had been honoured to have our unique technology recognised by receiving the 2006 Wireless Broadband Innovation Award for Best Public Wi-Fi Product” he said. “Now, the FIZZZ Award has validated our unique business proposition as well. The FIZZZ jury has confirmed that our FREE HotSpot programme is a way for hospitality businesses to attract more customers and increase their profitability.”

About FIZZZ:
FIZZZ is a leading specialised trade journal focusing on trends and innovation in catering. The magazine is published by the Meininger publishing house (Neustadt/Weinstrasse), which also produces a number of other publications on beverages, wine and gastronomy.

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.

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