Freenet AG

For other uses, see Freenet (disambiguation).

Freenet AG (formerly freenet.de AG) is a German telecommunications and web content provider. The company was formerly a subsidiary of Mobilcom [de]. In 2004, its EBITDA was 471.5 million euro. In 2007, Freenet.de merged with Mobilcom, a deal which took around two years to complete, and the resulting company changed its name to Freenet AG.^[1] In July 2008 Freenet AG acquired debitel AG, another German telecommunications company.^[2]

Freenet AG

Headquarters in Büdelsdorf
Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Traded as	FWB: FNTN MDAX
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Headquarters	Büdelsdorf , Germany
Key people	Christoph Vilanek (CEO and chairman of the executive board), Helmut Thoma (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products	Mobile telecommunications, web content
Revenue	2,627,300,000 euro (2023)
Operating income	246,100,000 euro (2023)
Net income	154,600,000 euro (2023)
Total assets	3,414,900,000 euro (2023)
Number of employees	3,686 (2023)
Website	www.freenet.ag

The company was formerly active in the provision of broadband Internet services, but sold this unit to United Internet for €123 million in 2009.^[3] At the end of February 2022, it was announced that the Mobilcom-Debitel brand would be discontinued in July of the same year in favor of freenet. The changeover will take place on 13 July and the company has additionally been renamed freenet DLS.^[4]