PRESS RELEASE
 

New Marketing Cooperation
 

PŸUR Products available in mobilcom-debitel Shops
 

- Distribution launch of PŸUR products in 550 mobilcom-debitel shops

- Sensible expansion of mobilcom-debitel's IP fixed-line offering

- Top shop locations to reach new customer groups
 

Berlin / Oberkrämer 23 January 2020. Tele Columbus AG and mobilcom-debitel Shop GmbH, a subsidiary of freenet AG, concluded a cooperation for distributing fixed-line internet products. As of February, the fibre-based internet products of PŸUR, the brand of Tele Columbus AG, will be part of the portfolio in the more than 550 mobilcom-debitel shops and franchise partners.

The internet products of PŸUR differentiate themselves by means of fair terms and conditions and a transparent tariff structure. For the more than 550 mobilcom-debitel shops, these are ideal preconditions for a successful distribution. As part of this cooperation the brand PŸUR will be extensively marketed in the mobilcom-debitel shops.

The distribution agreement resembles a significant increase in reach for the Tele Columbus brand PŸUR. Moreover it offers the chance to get into touch with new customer groups. Beyond the own-branded PŸUR retail shops, which are in close proximity to the connected homes, the cooperation with mobilcom-debitel will now allow for a distribution in heavily frequented high-street locations.

The cooperation is centred on the distribution of fibre-based internet products as well as the popular Surf & Phone + HDTV bundles of PŸUR with integrated Telephony and TV services which will also be available in the shops of mobilcom-debitel.

Jochen Otterbach, Managing Director of mobilcom-debitel Shop GmbH states: "The products of the Tele Columbus brand PŸUR represent an attractive add-on to our current offering. In light of our strategy to offer service-oriented and provider-independent advice to our customers, we deem the clear and simple IP fixed-line tariff portfolio of PŸUR to have good potential to be adopted."

"The marketing partnership between the Tele Columbus brand PŸUR and mobilcom-debitel represents a milestone for us", highlights Stefan Riedel, Chief Consumer Officer (CCO) of Tele Columbus AG. "We reach new customer groups across our footprint nationwide. In this way, customers now have the possibility to choose from the best available offering in terms of internet and home entertainment also in the shops of mobilcom-debitel."
 

About us

Tele Columbus AG is one of Germany's leading fibre network operators which reaches more than 3 million homes. Via its brand PŸUR, the Company, offers high-speed internet including telephony and more than 250 TV channels. All of this via a digital entertainment platform that combines linear TV with video on demand entertainment. To its housing association partners the Tele Columbus Group offers tailored models of cooperation and state-of-the-art services such as telemetric and tenant portals. As a full-service partner for municipalities and regional utilities, the Company is actively supporting the fibre-based infrastructure and broadband internet expansion in Germany. For its business customers the Group offers carrier services and corporate solutions on its proprietary fibre network. Besides its headquarter in Berlin, the Company has locations in Hamburg, Leipzig, Ratingen and Unterföhring/Munich. Since January 2015, Tele Columbus AG is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock exchange.
 

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