INSIGHT: The EuroISPA Community 

Freedom Internet offers a true Dutch alternative and being a member of EuroISPA elevates our company to a European level.   

Freedom Internet was created in the context of the demise of XS4ALL, the first consumer internet service provider in The Netherlands. We were able to found Freedom through a very successful crowdfunding campaign in December 2019. After Freedom was established, we started delivering our services in the first half of 2020. This was an interesting time obviously, because during the pandemic people worked from home and the consumer internet connection was used more intensively than ever before.   

Freedom firmly believes it is important people have an actual choice when it comes to their communication infrastructure. Not only with regard to the price, but also with regard to the type of company that delivers their internet services. Freedom is crowdfunded as opposed to funded through private equity. The only shareholder with voting rights is a foundation. And to make sure we stick to our mission -a free, open and accessible internet for everyone- we are closely connected to civil society organisation Bits of Freedom.    

We support Euroispa’s mission: to help deliver the benefits of the internet to individuals while meeting legitimate concerns around vulnerable members of society as well as the development of a free and open internet. Freedom believes that sharing knowledge and information is the core function of the internet. Together with others around the world we are committed to a responsible stewardship of the internet ecosystem. For example by participating in MANRS.   

The EuroISPA membership definitely facilitates our transnational collaborations as well as creates a trusted environment for sharing information regarding national use cases and local political developments .