Paris, 20 March 2008 Free offers up to 22 Mbps for the same price (29.99 euros a month) in non-unbundled areas
Building on its initiatives over more than five years to provide the most competitive and attractive offer to the maximum number of French households, Free is offering a groundbreaking new service in non-unbundled areas. Now, customers can enjoy the high speeds of ADSL 2+ provided by the incumbent operator, with downloads of up to 22 Mbps. New Free High Speed customers in non-unbundled areas can take advantage of this outstanding offer which, for 29.99 euros a month, gives: - Internet access with a download speed of up to 22 Mbps and an upload speed of 1 Mbps, - a telephone service including line rental (Freebox Only) providing an annual saving of over 190 euros and unlimited calls to landlines in 70 destinations, - a wide range of telephone services (caller ID, unified messaging, conference calling, anonymous call rejection, WiFi telephony, fax, etc.), - PC access to multi-channel TV, - Freebox v4 services provisioning, including router and WiFi functionality. This offer is now available to all new customers in non-unbundled areas. Existing customers will soon receive information on the procedure for migrating to this offer.
ATM speeds (or 18 Mbps IP based download speed) Offer available subject to conditions and eligibility of telephone line (see terms on www.free.fr). Offer accessible only to customers equipped with Freebox v4. Unlimited calls from the Freebox to fixed lines in 70 destinations excluding short and special numbers. Multi-channel TV accessible in non-unbundled areas from http://adsl.free.fr/tv
Free is a subsidiary of Iliad. The Iliad Group is a major player in the Internet access and telecommunications market in France with Free (2,904,000 ADSL subscribers on 12/31/2007), Onetel and Iliad Tlcom (fixed-line telephony operators) as well as IFW (Wimax). The Iliad Group is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris under the symbol ILD.