May-00

FreeBit.com Co., Ltd. established in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
(capital: 100,400,000 yen)

Jun-00

Commences services for ISPs
Capital increased to 267,900,000 yen.

Sep-00

Commences the infrastructure provision service for ordinary companies to act as ISPs

Dec-00

Capital increased to 757,400,000 yen.

Feb-01

Wins the 2000 Nikkei Excellent Product/Service Award and Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Award for free Internet access service that generates revenue from the external billing of call charges

Apr-01

Capital increased to 839,900,000 yen.

Dec-01

Formed a capital alliance with Sony Corporation to enhance relationships for the development of networks for consumer electronics equipment. Commenced the allocation of new shares to third parties (capital: 1,004,500,000 yen)

May-02

Commences network connection system for intelligent home appliances as an external development service

Dec-02

Changes corporate name to FreeBit Co., Ltd. and relocated the head office

Mar-03

Commences Feel6 Farm, a demonstration experiment for IPv6 connection. The experiment is approved for 2002 subsidies for advanced technology research and development.

Dec-03

Commences FreeBit Office One IP Business Phone, the IP Centrex service based on IPv6

May-04

Presents Emotion Link, the next generation of basic network technology, to Global Media Online INC.

Sep-04

Wins 11th prize in “The 2nd Japan Technology Fast 50 Program” presented by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Oct-04

Capital increased to 1,114,300,000 yen.

May-05

Allocates new shares and forms capital alliances with SKY Perfect Communications Corp. and Obic Business Consultants Co., Ltd., aiming at the development of “Emotion Link” based businesses.
Capital increased to 1,250,200,000 yen.

Dec-05

Capital increased to 1,346,200,000 yen.

May-06

Capital increased to 1,396,000,000 yen.

Dec-06

Establishes “FB SiLK NOC (Network Operation Center) ” in Wuxi.

Mar-07

Listed to Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers.
Capital increased to 1,663,325,000 yen.

Sep-07

Makes Dream Train Internet Inc. its subsidiary by the takeover bid.

Oct-07

Acquires business from Super Hotlines Inc.

Feb-08

Establishes “SiLK Hotlines Call Center ” in Karatsu.
Acquires the telecommunication business from Media Cruise Solutions K.K.

Jun-08

Acquires telAd business from Transcosmos Inc.

Oct-08

Demergers in-house call center and contact center to transfer its stocks to Three Pro Group Inc.

Feb-09

Acquires a part of stocks of Exemode Inc., the consolidated subsidiary of KFE Japan Co., Ltd., and forms capital and business alliance to commence development of ubiquitous appliances.

Mar-09

Makes Media EXchange Inc. and its subsidiary company Gigaprize Co., Ltd. its subsidiary by the takeover bid.