Wireless operator T-Mobile (
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In a statement issued on Friday, Joe Sims, vice president (Broadband Services) T-Mobile USA, said, “We are excited and proud to partner with One Laptop per Child, and are hopeful that our contribution will not only encourage other people to participate, but also make a positive difference”.
One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization that came into being to promote computer usage in the developing world.
T-Mobile’s campaign is known as Give-One-Get-One, under which people can donate $399 for two laptops. One laptop will be given to a child in the developing world and the other laptop will be sent to the donor along with information on how to activate the one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot service.
This offer is limited for a period between Nov. 12 and Nov. 26, 2007.
T-Mobile HotSpot service provides Wi-Fi
Internet access at nearly 8,500 public T-Mobile HotSpots installed at Starbucks coffee shops, Borders bookstores, Hyatt Hotels, Amtrak stations and more than 70 major airports across the United States.
“We are delighted that T-Mobile is partnering with One Laptop per Child and offering complimentary Wi-Fi access to people who participate in the Give One Get One program,” said Nicholas Negroponte (
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“This is a terrific offer that we encourage people to take advantage of, and we thank T-Mobile for its generosity and support of OLPC and the Give One Get One program,” also added Negroponte.
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