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Google and Skype invested $22 million in a Spanish startup, FON. The startup aims at creating a global Wi-Fi internet access, by sharing connections.

FON members can share their Wi-Fi access for free ("Linus" members, named after Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux), or even charge for it ("Bill" members, named after Bill Gates of microsoft.com).

As Wi-Fi accesses are located in a very restricted area, perhaps Google see it as a new occasion to sell specially targeted ads ?

Refs

• Google, Skype in startup to link hotspots
• Google & Skype Investing in FON WiFi