Telecom operator

Free / Free Mobile

Founded 1999Mobile + BoxMarket share ~22%07XX09XX

Free, launched on mobile in 2012 by the Iliad group, revolutionised the French market with very competitive pricing and the 07 prefix.

About Free / Free Mobile

Free is the commercial brand of the Iliad group, founded by Xavier Niel in 1999 as an internet service provider (ISP). The Freebox, launched in 2002, democratised unlimited broadband and triple play in France at very low prices. In 2012, Free Mobile obtained France's fourth mobile licence and entered the market with plans under €2/month, triggering a genuine pricing revolution. Free Mobile primarily uses the 07 prefix for its mobile numbers, a prefix strongly associated with the operator in the French market. Freebox (fixed internet) subscribers receive a fixed-line number in the 09 range. Free also hosts Free Flex, its no-commitment offering, on the same network.

Suspicious calls from a Free / Free Mobile number: what to do?

Free Mobile's 07 numbers are frequently used by telemarketing services and automated robocall systems. If you receive a suspicious call from an unknown 07 number, do not call back without checking the number on TelCheck first. Free will never contact you unsolicited to ask for your login credentials or banking details.

Free / Free Mobile details

Founded
1999
Type
Mobile + Box
Market share
~22%
Prefixes
0709
MVNO
Free Flex

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