Method for the location-based provision of a service in a network for use by means of a mobile terminal coupled to the network in wire-free fashion, in accordance with which the respective service rendered by at least one service device likewise coupled to the network is provided only within a locally determined use area and is usable by means of a mobile terminal situated in the use area and equipped with a processing unit, using a program application that is started on said mobile terminal and processed by the processing unit, the presence of the mobile terminal in the use area being ascertained by geolocalization of the mobile terminal , which is effected with the aid of trusted network endpoints of at least one managed network comprised by the network and maintained by an operator, the respective localization of which endpoints is known to the operator of the managed network , characterized in that after the program application that enables the use of the service has been started, a.) a program interface of the program application processed by the processing unit of the mobile terminal repeatedly transmits an anonymous use request for use of the service by way of polling, b.) if the mobile terminal is present in the use area, the anonymous use request is received by one of the trusted network endpoints that are used for geolocalization and are arranged in the use area, c.) the anonymous use request of the mobile terminal is forwarded by the trusted network endpoint that receives it to a central localization entity belonging to the managed network , d.) the central localization entity determines the localization of the trusted network endpoint that forwards the anonymous use request with recourse to resource management of the operator of the managed network , and e.) provided that the localization determined in accordance with d.) is situated within the use area for the service, the central localization entity communicates, via said trusted network endpoint , a digital identifier to the mobile terminal , which enables the anonymous use of the service within the scope of use rights defined for the trusted network endpoint used for geolocalization, as long as there is a connection between the mobile terminal and the trusted network endpoint . a.) a program interface of the program application processed by the processing unit of the mobile terminal repeatedly transmits an anonymous use request for use of the service by way of polling, b.) if the mobile terminal is present in the use area, the anonymous use request is received by one of the trusted network endpoints that are used for geolocalization and are arranged in the use area, c.) the anonymous use request of the mobile terminal is forwarded by the trusted network endpoint that receives it to a central localization entity belonging to the managed network , d.) the central localization entity determines the localization of the trusted network endpoint that forwards the anonymous use request with recourse to resource management of the operator of the managed network , and e.) provided that the localization determined in accordance with d.) is situated within the use area for the service, the central localization entity communicates, via said trusted network endpoint , a digital identifier to the mobile terminal , which enables the anonymous use of the service within the scope of use rights defined for the trusted network endpoint used for geolocalization, as long as there is a connection between the mobile terminal and the trusted network endpoint . <EOS>