Google, Skype to back Wi-Fi hotspot linker

Posted by tadelste on Feb 5, 2006 5:23 PM EDT
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Google and eBay'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 (ISPs). The Internet heavyweights were joined by venture capital firms Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital in making a $US22 million investment in FON, the Spanish startup.

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