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BT: Speedy Wireless Surfing Now Open On The Scottish Canals
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:17092008
Sailors on Scotland's canals and visitors to its towpaths can now use
high speed wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) at thirteen canal-side locations,
following a new agreement between BT Openzone and British Waterways
Scotland.
From the Bowling Basin in the Lowlands to Dochgarroch East, the
thirteen hotspots provided and managed by BT Openzone will provide easy
to use Wi-Fi connectivity. The coverage along the Caledonian, Crinan,
Union and Forth & Clyde canals, will give a robust, quality internet
service to areas, including the Scottish Highlands, which have
previously have been known to experience patchy mobile reception.
The Caledonian Canal in particular has over 1,300 transiting boats each
year, half of which sail from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. An
additional 24 million annual visitors also visit Scottish canal
towpaths. These outdoor enthusiasts will now be able to check emails,
log onto their corporate network, send their holiday snaps and make
VoIP calls to family and friends back home from any Wi-Fi enabled
device.
Richard Millar from British Waterways Scotland said: "We are
pleased to be able to offer our customers this additional service at
various locations on our canals. These new services will greatly
benefit everyone who visits, lives or works close to the canal. The
introduction of high speed internet access across Scotland's canals
further demonstrates our commitment to making Scottish canals
accessible to all and is part of an on-going strategy to open up the
canals to more users. These Wi-Fi hotspots will widen the opportunities
the canal has to offer our users and services we provide."
Chris Bruce, BT Openzone general manager, said: "BT has a strong
affiliation with the sailing through our support of Dame Ellen McArthur
and the BT Global Challenge. We also deliver Wi-Fi access to another 35
coastal and inland marinas in the UK and Jersey, and BT Openzone was
available to visitors to this year's Plymouth Transact. We're delighted
to offer Wi-Fi to Scotland's sailors."
A wide range of BT Openzone voucher and subscription payment options
will be made available to subscribers offering them greater flexibility
and cost control. On or off the water, BT wireless broadband is
available at more than 3,000 UK & Ireland BT Openzone hotspots
including extensive coverage over 12 city centres, railway stations,
airports, hotel chains, coffee shops and marinas, plus the hotspots
provided by the BT FON Wi-Fi community, now with more than 121,000
members.
International users can choose from more than 40,000 locations through
agreements with roaming partners. These provide BT Openzone, BT FON, BT
Total Broadband Anywhere, BT ToGo and BT Office Anywhere customers or
casual users with a comfortable location to log in, without wires. For
more BT Openzone information or to buy a voucher, visit
www.btopenzone.com.
Notes to Editors Installations are scheduled to appear at the following
locations and in this order: Lowland Canals Bowling Basin
Glasgow, Applecross St.
Auchinstarry Linlithgow
Ratho
Crinan Canals Ardrishaig
Crinan Basin
Caledonian Canals Corpach
Laggan Top
Gairlochy
Fort Augustus Top Basin Dochgarroch West
Dochgarroch East
About BT
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national and international telecommunications services to our customers
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products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and
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Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
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million with profit before taxation and specific items of GBP2,506
million.
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