[October 05, 2010]

Boingo Taps Make-A-Wish Foundation® for Fall Campaign

Boingo (News - Alert) Wireless, the world's leading Wi-Fi provider, is supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation with two initiatives designed to generate more than 1 million donated airline miles for the non-profit's wish-granting mission.

In an effort to maximize airline miles donated to the popular charity, Boingo will match - mile-for-mile - individual frequent flier airline mile donations to the Make-A-Wish^® "Miles of Smiles" campaign via a special Boingo web site. Friends of Boingo and the Make-A-Wish Foundation can go to http://www.boingo.com/make-a-wish and donate Continental, United, US Airways, Delta or AirTran program miles. Boingo will match those donations up to 500,000 miles, creating the opportunity for a 1 million-mile donation.

Boingo will also donate 100 Delta SkyMiles to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for every new Boingo Unlimited subscription purchased from now until November 15, 2010. The donation will be promoted at the point of sale in Boingo's 58 airports in North America and the United Kingdom.

"We're proud to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation as they continue to empower and delight thousands of children around the world through their wish-granting work," said Dave Hagan, Boingo's president and CEO for Boingo Wireless (News - Alert). "We're inspired by the spirit and strength of the children, and we take to heart the mission to make their wishes come true."

"Boingo's generous sponsorship of the Make-A-Wish Foundation reflects their commitment t volunteerism and community well-being," said David Williams, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America president and chief executive officer. "The airline miles generated through Boingo's efforts will help us get wish kids and their families to their fondest wish destinations and preserve critical financial resources."

The miles raised through the "Miles of Smiles" campaign will enable the Make-A-Wish Foundation to fulfill the wishes of even more children with life-threatening medical conditions - it granted a record 13,471 wishes in fiscal year 2009. More than 60 percent of the wishes granted each year involve air travel, equivalent to 2.5 billion airline miles.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is one of the world's leading children's charities, with 64 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted nearly 200,000 wishes in the United States since its inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish^®.

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc., the global market leader in Wi-Fi, makes it simple and easy for people to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 125,000 hotspots worldwide. With a single account, Boingo users can log on to Boingo Network locations that include the top airports around the world, major hotel chains, cafés and coffee shops, restaurants, convention centers and metropolitan hot zones. Boingo, and its Concourse Communications Group subsidiary, operate wired and wireless networks at 58 airports worldwide that cover 42% of North American enplanements and 60% of United Kingdom enplanements, as well as the Ferries Division Wi-Fi network of the Washington State DOT and large scale venues such as commercial exhibit halls and major sporting arenas. For more information about Boingo, please visit http://www.boingo.com.

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