In a context of inflation oreverything increases, l'operatorFree, which revolutionized the offer of mobile plans in France, thanks to its founder Xavier Niel, today makes a promise that should delight its users.
While rumors have been circulating in recent months, arguing that the operator would not be able to not charge its subscribers more, the debate is now closed. Through its general manager Nicolas Thomas, Free entrustedParisianthat it does not intend to increase its prices for at least three years.“We confirm our commitment to locking the prices of our two mobile plans until 2027.”
Which packages are affected?
The packages which are about to keep the same pricing for another three years are the one at 2 euros per month, as well as the one at 19.99 euros per month. As a reminder, if you are a Freebox subscriber, the 2 euro offer drops to 0 euros, and the 19.99 offer drops to 15.99 euros per month, as mentioned in the gridoperator's tariff.
“We always provide more services for the same price”
The general director ofFreeNicolas Mathieu adds that the two packages concerned offer the same price as when they were launched in 2012,but offering many more benefits and services than before.
«For twelve years, we have not increased the prices of our two historic packages, and they are always without commitment. But the data included in the one at 19.99 euros has increased from 3 GB to 250 GB, the number of free destinations for calling landlines abroad has increased from 40 to 100, the data included abroad has again been increased this summer with 35 GB available in 100 destinations…».
According to Free's competitors, it's impossible
One of the three main French operators, and competitor ofFree Mobile, shared withParisiansome time ago "There are no other solutions to deal with energy costs and continue the heavy investments we are making to deploy 5G and fiber».
On his sideFreeconsiders itself an anti-inflation weapon and affirms that what allows it to maintain these prices is its determination to always aim for growth, and more users. “Our turnover is increasing, because we are gaining market share, and more and more of our subscribers are opting for our 19.99 euro package. However, we too are subject to energy costs, which has a significant impact on our margins.»
Free usually refuses to comment on the choices of its competitors, or even to mention or talk about them, because it is content to try to do better. But Xavier Niel recently broke this rule on the social network [X]. In complete relaxation,he treatsSFRof a liar.
I just met a liar therepic.twitter.com/kvaSfmVCP5
— Xavier Niel (@Xavier75)January 9, 2024
At the same time, most of the time there is a solution to a problem, except when we see the glass half empty, which is perhaps the case for other operators.
As a bonus, the video of Xavier Niel who loses his calm in the Senate because he is asked to increase his prices:
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