Iliad S A : Free is coming to the Ardèche Drôme Numérique (ADN) Public Initiati...

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Paris, February 4, 2021

Free is coming to the Ardèche Drôme Numérique (ADN)

Public Initiative Network

Free is strengthening its presence on the Ardèche Drôme Numérique (ADN) Public Initiative Network ("PIN"), demonstrating its commitment to the rollout of fiber throughout France in line with its aim of having a presence on the Public Initiative Networks deployed by local communities.

In three months' time, Free will be present in the whole of the area currently covered by

the ADN public network, and all of the 23,000 homes concerned will be eligible for Free Fiber.

Marketing of fiber offers started on the network several months ago and now covers over 17,000 homes in some thirty municipalities, including Saint Etienne de Fontbellon, Sarras, Ucel, Saint Sernin in the Ardèche and Chatuzange le Goubet, Beausemblant, Saint Vallier, Beauvallon and Montéléger in the Drôme.

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Free's Fiber offerings are already available to over 120,000 homes in the Ardèche and Drôme regions thanks to its presence on PINs, as well as in AMII areas in parts of Valence, Montélimar, Romans sur Isère and Annonay, and the municipalities of Privas and Guilherand Granges.

Free's presence on the ADN network further illustrates its objectives of offering fiber services throughout France and being able to propose a fiber plan to French consumers through the Freebox Pop (€29.99/month for 12 months and then €39.99/month).

Additionally, Free is the only operator in France to offer 10G-EPON fiber technology1 (subject to the subscriber having a compatible plan and Freebox).

As from today, people living in the Ardèche and Drôme regions can check their eligibility and subscribe for Free Fiber at www.free.fr, on 1033 (a freephone number dedicated to Free

Fiber), or in the Free Center in Valence.

About Free

Free - an iliad Group subsidiary - is the inventor of the Freebox, the first multiservice box on ADSL. Free is behind numerous innovations in the Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband access segment. Since January 2012, Free has brought mobile phone usage within everyone's reach with straightforward offerings at very attractive prices. As of September 30, 2020, Free had over 20 million subscribers in France (6.7 million Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband subscribers and 13.5 million mobile subscribers). On May 29, 2018, the Group launched its mobile network in Italy under the iliad brand, becoming the country's fourth operator, and had over 6.8 million subscribers as of September 30, 2020. With the acquisition of Play, it has also become the leading mobile network operator in Poland and the sixth largest operator in Europe1.

1 In terms of number of mobile subscribers in Europe, excluding M2M.

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Fiber offer subject to conditions, eligibility and actual connection of the subscriber's home. See free.fr for full terms and conditions and eligibility. Connectible FTTH socket: a socket for which the link between the shared access point and the optical splitter has been put in place by the building operator, which the Group can access in accordance with its co-financing commitments, and for which the connection to the Group's network has been completed or is in progress.

AMII areas: medium-populated areas of France in which fiber networks are rolled out using private funds, following calls for expressions of investment intentions ("appels à manifestation d'intentions d'investissement").

Start-up fee: €49. Termination fee: €49.

1 10G-EPON fiber technology: maximum theoretical speeds of 8 Gbps download and 700 Mbps upload, subject to use of compatible devices 1033: freephone number (access & call), France only.

Freebox ADSL unbundled subscribers eligible for Free Fiber will be contacted by Free with a proposal to migrate their offer, which will be carried out by a technician in their home. The fiber installation is provided at no cost to the subscriber.

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