# O2 donates £1 million to The Big Night In

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/24/o2-donates-1m-to-the-big-night-in/
- Published: 2020-04-24T08:20:06+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**O2 has donated £1 million to The Big Night In appeal, which has so far raised 
over £27 million in total.**

 

[O2](https://www.o2.co.uk/covid-19) is also giving NHS staff a free 10GB bundle 
of data each month, for a three month period, as well as providing free voice calls
and data for 2,000 devices to be used by patients in NHS Nightingale sites. Working
with Samsung, the first batches of Galaxy XCover 4s phones have been delivered to
Newcastle,  Harrogate and Bristol NHS Nightingale sites, with more scheduled.

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This follows O2’s recent work to install additional temporary network capacity at
the ExCel centre in London and Harrogate Nightingale hospital as part of its work
with NHS Trusts to assess mobile connectivity in current and proposed hospitals 
across the country. The O2 arena has also been made available as an NHS training
facility, initially operating from 12 April – 29 June, with staff trained to go 
on to work at the NHS Nightingale field hospital.

 

The Big Night In show, which took place last night (23 April), raising money for
BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, included an update on what the mobile network
operator has been doing with videos featuring customers and O2 employees. 

 

Mark Evans, CEO, O2, said:

 

> “Digital connectivity is more important than ever and we’re proud to be supporting
> The Big Night In Appeal, showcasing the great work everyone is doing to support
> their communities.  We remain committed to doing everything we can to help keep
> the nation connected during this unprecedented period.”

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