BT OpenzoneFrom 1 customers of O2 will no longer have access to BT Openzone hotspots around the UK, when a four-year deal between the two firms ends.

In an to customers, says its own network of more than 8,000 wi-fi hotspots will still be available in various and chains.

Openzone has five million hotspots but O2 says that only 4,200 of them were ever shared with its customers.

It means O2 will lose around one third of its current wi-fi hotspot network.

The change is the result of a four-year agreement between the two telecoms firms coming to an end on .

“From , we will no longer offer access to BT Openzone wi-fi hotspots to our customers,” said O2 in a statement.

“We'll continue to extend the reach and scale of O2 wi-fi through exciting partnerships with venues including O2 shops, restaurants, retail outlets and and indoor locations across the UK.”

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