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Cashbox and BT Agreement to turn ATM sites into Hotspots
22 June 2009
Cashbox is enabling all of its ATM sites to become Wi-Fi hotspots from today, in a move that will allow users to surf, work, game or make cheaper VoIP calls with any wireless-enabled device using BT Openzone.
As a result of a new five-year deal between Cashbox and BT, the high speed wireless broadband service will initially be available in 10 of Cashbox's client locations, of which there are more than 2,500 across the UK, including Tiger Tiger sites in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff, and Digress, The Wall, Agenda, Abacus, Livery and Alibi bar restaurants in the City of London.
This is good news for the 4.8 million BT broadband customers with inclusive Wi-Fi minutes, plus O2 iPhone users with access to more than 3,000 BT Openzone hotspots included in their contracts. Customers from iPass, Boingo and other BT Openzone roaming partners will also be able to use the service.
Ciaran Morton, CEO of Cashbox, commented "As a customer focussed business, we are continually looking for ways to extend our service offering, and with exciting initiatives such as this we are providing our customers with additional opportunities to utilise the ATM machines. May was an all time record month for transaction levels as people are finding cash preferable to credit in the current economic climate."
Chris Bruce, general manager, BT Openzone, said: "We are seeing huge demand for Wi-Fi in the leisure and hospitality sector. BT customers can also connect at over 190,000 residential and commercial hotspots in the UK and Ireland including BAA airports, BA lounges, Caffe Nero, Hilton, Thistle and Ramada Jarvis hotels and, from July 2009, Starbucks coffee stores."
For casual users, BT Openzone is available from as little as ½p per minute. Vouchers can be bought online at www.btopenzone.com
For further information:
| Cashbox plc | |
| Ciaran Morton, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +44 (0) 1256 441 000 |
| cmorton@cashboxplc.co.uk | www.cashboxplc.co.uk |
| Seymour Pierce Limited | |
| Jonathan Wright | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 |
| www.seymourpierce.com | |
| Fairfax I.S. PLC | |
| Ewan Leggat | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7598 5368 |
| www.fairfaxplc.com |
| Threadneedle Communications | |
| Josh Royston / Graham Herring | 020 7653 9850 |
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