Google, Skype invest in startup FON to link Wi-Fi hotspots

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02-06-2006, 11:09 AM,

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Google, Skype invest in startup FON to link Wi-Fi hotspots

Quote:Google Inc. and eBay Inc.'s Skype are investing in a startup that plans to help hotspot owners charge for Wi-Fi access, a plan that could face significant opposition from Internet service providers.

The Internet heavyweights were joined by venture capital firms Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital in making a $22 million investment in FON, the Spanish startup. In its announcement Sunday, FON did not say how much each investor was contributing.

FON faces a hurdle in that most ISPs prohibit subscribers from sharing internet access with people outside their household...

full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1...twork.html

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