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Orange France to switch off community Wi-Fi service for Livebox customers

Friday 2 July 2021 | 12:12 CET | News
Orange has informed its French fixed broadband customers that the 'Hotspots Wifi' service will no longer be available from 01 August, reports Alloforfait. The residential Wi-Fi sharing service was created to enable Livebox customers to benefit from a free community Wi-Fi network. Its imminent closure follows a similar move from Free, which started phasing out its 'FreeWiFi' network earlier this year, amid declining usage of the service.

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Categories: Internet / Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Orange France
Countries: France
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