| Industry | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder(s) | Xavier Niel |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Area served | France |
| Owner(s) | Iliad |
Free Mobile is a French mobile broadband company, part of the Iliad group. It is the fourth company to obtain a French national 3G licence.
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The first 3G licences were awarded to France Telecom in 2000, SFR in 2000 and Bouygues Telecom in 2002. Free Mobile application has been accepted by French regulatory authority ARCEP on 17 december 2009.[1] The licence price is 240 million euros.[2]
First offers are expected to be available before the 12 january 2012. Acerp confirm that Free covers enough of the country to open commercially and start using its roaming agreement with Orange For the few first year Free will pay Orange to get a full national coverage, its part of the Licence agreement as arriving last on the market.