Paris, Dublin, 4 December, 2007 - Neuf Cegetel and free-hotspot.com announce today a partnership that will enable users of the TWIN™, Neuf Cegetel’s dual-mode Wi-Fi mobile phone, to access free-hotspot.com’s network of internet access points.

Thanks to this partnership, TWIN™ contract subscribers will now be able to connect automatically with ease to free-hotspot.com access points across Europe to enjoy TWIN™ Wi-Fi advantages: unlimited calls 24H/7 to landline numbers in France and to more than 50 destinations around the world, including the UK, free unlimited access to the Internet and other mobile multimedia services (counting more than 30 live TV channels in France).

free-hotspot.com currently has a network of over 2000 hotspots primarily located in cafés, bars and restaurants across 18 European countries, of which almost 200 are situated in the UK. The company has fixed itself the objective of installing 500 additional hotspots in the UK between December and summer 2008.

"We are pleased to be working with Neuf Cegetel to offer free VoWi-Fi access to their TWIN users," said Joe Brunoli, Vice President of free-hotspot.com. "We applaud Neuf Cegetel’s initiative and believe that the trend toward such roaming agreements will continue to increase in the future."

A map of Neuf Wi-Fi access points is available at: wifi.neuf.fr.

A map of free-hotspot.com access points, enabling users to follow the network’s evolution town by town, is available online at: www.free-hotspot.com

About free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot.com operates the world’s largest free wireless network with around 2200 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 Neuf Cegetel:
Neuf Cegetel is the leading alternative operator in France. The group operates its own national network infrastructure, comprising nearly 45,000 kilometres of optical fibres, and has invested heavily in the rollout of its DSL access network. This means that Neuf Cegetel is in a position to produce its own broadband services, control their costs and quality and sell them directly to 70% of the target population. Neuf Cegetel has a presence in all segments of the market, providing a wide range of services to residential customers, corporate and telecoms and Internet service providers. Neuf Cegetel, whose two key shareholders are the Louis Dreyfus and SFR groups, reported revenues of 2.9 billion euros in 2006. For more information, please visit: www.groupeneufcegetel.fr.

Press contacts:

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

Neuf Cegetel
Nicolas Chatin / Marie Medeville
e-mail: presse@neufcegetel.info