BT will offer wholesale access its to public wireless broadband network. BT Openzone will market the wholesale service to mobile operators, ISPs, fixed line operators and even “virtual mobile operators.” The company plans to put BT Openzone Wi-Fi access points in many of the thousands of payphones across Britain.
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