Montabaur, January 24, 2019. The Management Board of 1&1 Drillisch AG, a subsidiary of United Internet AG, has decided today with the consent of its Supervisory Board to apply for admission to the auction on the allocation of mobile frequencies in the 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz frequency bands in accordance with the decision BK1-17/001 with the Bundesnetzagentur, and, in the event of a successful acquisition of spectrum at the auction, to establish and operate a 5G mobile network. The applicant will be Drillisch Netz AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1&1 Drillisch AG.