Eighteen Coca-Cola Championship clubs have joined forces with The Football League and MDS Telecom Group to offer a fully branded Home Phone and Broadband service to their fans. The service is called 'Fan-tastic Telecom' and it offers supporters cheap telephone calls and broadband - as well as free calls to any other Fan-tastic Customer. But perhaps the biggest benefit to the clubs is the fact that a proportion of the revenue goes to their Youth Academy or Centre of Excellence.

Darren Thomas, Managing Director of Fan-tastic Telecom and Chief Executive of MDS Telecom said "Fans have a real affinity with their club - there's a relationship there that is quite unique. Clubs are looking to diversify as football becomes big business. Many clubs offer credit cards to their fans - now they can offer a phone service! But it's not just the die-hard supporters that will benefit: the offer is open to anyone and they will save money compared to BT's standard line rental and call charges. This service will offer customers a seamless service - even allowing them to keep their phone number and to start making savings straight away".

Football League Business Development Manager, Tony Hurst said: "We are pleased to welcome MDS Telecom into The Football League commercial programme. In what is a very competitive market, both MDS Telecom and The Football League have agreed an exciting new partnership that will be of great benefit to 18 Championship Clubs and their fans".

Fans can visit www.fantastic-telecom.com to see the range of packages, which start from as little as £5.99 per month for 8 Mbps broadband and telephone. Customers can enjoy broadband speeds up to 24 Mbps as well as a range of options including free evening & weekend calls to landlines and unlimited calling plans.

The Football clubs involved are: Barnsley, Blackpool, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Scunthorpe United, Swansea City and Watford.