Dublin, Ireland, 13 November 2007 - free-hotspot.com, the world’s largest provider of free Wi-Fi HotSpots, announces today the launch of its first "FREE HotSpot Zone" in Germany, located in the city of Empelde near Hanover. The new Wi-Fi service, operating under the name "Empelde-Online", will offer free wireless Internet access through a network of HotSpots located throughout the city. Installed in a group of participating businesses, these HotSpots will cater for customers, visitors and citizens alike.

The FREE HotSpot Zone was built with the help of PC-Klinik, a local IT service provider serving both businesses and residential clients. Under the direction of PC Klinik, forty five local cafes, hotels, restaurants and other enterprises have banded together to form the "Empelde-Online" project to promote themselves and their community.

Edward Röhrig, co-owner of PC Klinik, said: "We are always striving to make Empelde a more attractive place to live and work. The solution from free-hotspot.com helped us in that effort, and has now provided us with a way to cost-effectively deliver FREE Wi-Fi access to almost every house in Empelde. In addition, users now has easy access to local and regional information through our city portal, www.empelde-online.de as well as www.empelde-inside.de."

Joe Brunoli, Vice President of free-hotspot.com, saluted Empelde’s achievement. "Free public Wi-Fi is something many cities and towns are trying to implement," he said. "We are pleased to be able to help communities like Empelde to realize that vision in a way that makes economic sense. Our FREE HotSpot Zone concept has shown that there is indeed a way to provide free Wi-Fi access to the people while subsidizing the service through advertising revenue. Empelde-Online has further demonstrated that this goal can be achieved not just through public entities but also through private enterprises."

About free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot.com operates the world’s largest free wireless network with over 2000 FREE HotSpot locations in 18 countries throughout Europe. The company’s HotSpots are located in hotels, cafés, restaurants, pubs, petrol stations and other public venues. They also provide their free Wi-Fi solution to partner HotSpot networks as well as public network operators and communities desiring a cost-effective Metro-Wi-Fi solution. To gain access to free-hotspot.com’s free wireless Internet service, users agree to watch an introductory Sponsor 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 provides free wireless Internet service to around 300,000 people each month. The company also operates the industry’s most comprehensive directory of free HotSpots which currently lists more than 20,000 free wireless Internet locations worldwide.

About PC-Klinik:
Founded in 2002, PC-Klinik is part of Röhrig & Partner GbR, a private limited company owned by Edward Röhrig and Mark Hornig. This specialised dealership offers advice, distribution and a qualified repair service in the computing and hardware sector for both professional and private customers and plays an important role in the day-to-day running of Empelde’s businesses. www.empelde-online.de

About Empelde:
Empelde is a district in Ronnenburg, situated near Hanover, Germany. With almost 12,000 inhabitants, Empelde is not only the largest district in the area but also borders directly onto the south west of Hanover. Of all Ronnenberg’s districts, Empelde is the most influenced by industry. Thanks to its ideal positioning and availability of large spaces, Empelde is a popular location for companies and businesses. www.empelde-inside.de

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