The teleprofi network consists of more than 600 specialised dealers who will now be able to host a FREE HotSpot in their business location, as well as promote FREE HotSpots to customers as part of their standard product offering. teleprofi is the consumer brand of NT plus, the leading distributor of telecommunications products in Germany, which sells its products to the public through 4,000 specialised dealers nationwide.

“free-hotspot.com primarily relies on cooperation with its own installation and sales partners to open new markets,” said Joe Brunoli, Vice President of HotSpot Market Development at free-hotspot.com. “We are pleased to have found a strong partner in teleprofi, with whom we can rapidly expand our free HotSpot network on a national level. Our target is to enable all NT plus dealers in Germany to offer their own free HotSpots by the end of the year,” he concluded.

Wigand Maethner, sales manager for specialised dealers at teleprofi added, "We are delighted with this collaboration. The service free-hotspot.com provides will augment our specialised dealers' performance range and provide them with a further lucrative and attractive platform for customer retention. This will help us to rapidly gain new customers over the coming months.”

Thanks to the free Internet access in the shop, customers can now test WLAN-enabled devices directly on the spot before purchasing them. Moreover, the specialised dealers are a contact point for customers who wish to surf the web, check their email, or otherwise use the Internet at no charge.

Local Partners
The installation and sales partners from free-hotspot.com take over on-site installation, maintenance and servicing of the HotSpots. free-hotspot.com offers an interesting commission programme that includes sharing the advertising revenues generated by the HotSpots. Moreover, the company provides support materials that include sales presentations and sales leaflets to assist in selling its HotSpots.

About free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot.com operates the world’s largest free wireless network with over 1000 FREE HotSpot locations in 16 countries throughout Europe. The company’s HotSpots are located in hotels, cafés, restaurants, pubs, petrol stations and other public venues.

To gain access to the free-hotspot.com’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. The profitability of the company’s programme for HotSpot operators was also recognised when free-hotspot.com was named “Best Business Idea” for the hospitality industry at the 2006 FIZZZ Awards in Germany.

free-hotspot.com supports an active user community and provides free wireless Internet service to more than 100,000 people each month. The company operates the industry’s most comprehensive directory of free HotSpots which currently lists more than 16,000 free wireless internet locations worldwide.

To learn more about the free HotSpot programme or to find the free HotSpot nearest you, please visit: http://www.free-hotspot.com.

About teleprofi:
teleprofi's network includes more than 600 specialised dealers with several years experience in the fields of telecommunications and IT. Previously in collaboration with NT plus, the company, as of 2 April 2007, is establishing itself as an end-customer brand of NT plus, combining marketing activities in the private and business customer areas.

About NT plus:
NT plus is a leading distributor on the German telecommunications market. The company sells goods and services exclusively two-tiered indirectly via specialised German dealers. All products are delivered direct from the central logistics centre, which is one of the most modern in the sector and located close to Kassel.

Press contacts:
free-hotspot.com
Emma Keenan / Johanna Toiviainen
Open2Europe
Phone: +33 1 55 02 14 59 / 58
e-mail: e.keenan@open2europe.com / j.toiviainen@open2europe.com