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Last update 2nd September 2010
11th August  ACCESS TO ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND OPTICAL FIBRE
ARCEP's Decision about fibre deploiement in dense areas in France has been translated and is now available in English version. The Recommandation specifying the terms governing access to ultra-fast broadband optical fibre electronic communications lines is now also available in English version.
Download the decision (pdf) Smiley
Download the Recommandation (pdf) Smiley
4th August  Fibre rollouts
The French government is kicking off its national “ultra-fast broadband” programme today, which will receive €2 billion in funding from the National Loan (le Grand Emprunt). The programme’s launch stage will be made up of two components: a “call for pilot projects” which is aimed at local authorities working in partnership with national operators, and a “call for declarations of intent to invest” which is aimed at operators and local authorities. Front offices for the financing will be opened in the first half of 2011.
Press release Smiley
Call for projects Smiley
Call for declarations of intent Smiley
3rd August  Mobile market in France
As of 2Q 2010, France was home to 69.9 million mobile customers. Although progressing at a lesser rate, the market is still growing: +4.6% in Q2 2010, compared to +5.6% in Q1 10 and +6% in Q4 2009. The post-paid customer base has increased by 9% on the year, to a total 44.1 million flat rate accounts (or 71% of the total). The number of M2M and data only SIM cards (3G USB keys) grew by 450,000 units during the quarter. En savoir plus Smiley
30th July  Mobile Calling Services
Public consultation about a method for measuring the price of mobile calling services. For more information Smiley
30th July  Consumer Affairs
ARCEP submits a report to the Parliament on the application and impact of the Law on the development of competition for the benefit of consumers (aimed at improving electronic communications retail market fluidity

Press release Smiley

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28th July  Mobile Networks Overseas
Public consultation on reuse of the 900 MHz frequency band for third-generation mobile networks, and on future spectrum needs in the French overseas départements and territories. Press release Smiley
27th July  4G
ARCEP announces the latest stages of high-speed and ultra high-speed mobile network rollouts:
- signature of a 3G (high-speed) mobile network sharing agreement between the country’s four mobile operators;
- launch of a public consultation on the terms and methods for allocating 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum for 4G (ultra high-speed) mobile networks.
Press release Smiley
27th July  Regional development/broadband and ultra-fast broadband
ARCEP unveils an overall system that will enable the swift and consistent nationwide development of fixed broadband and ultra-fast broadband.
Increased access rates: ARCEP is producing a progress report on the supervision of projects devoted to increasing network access speeds.
Press release  Smiley

FTTH in more sparsely populated areas: ARCEP submits its draft decision on optical fibre network rollouts across the country (i.e. outside high-density areas) to the Competition Authority.
Duct pricing: ARCEP submits its draft decision on the economic terms and conditions governing access to France Telecom civil engineering to public consultation.
Unbundling and bitstream: ARCEP submits its analysis of markets 4 and 5 to public consultation.
FTTH: ARCEP drafts a cost model for optical fibre rollouts.
Press release  Smiley

27th July  SMS call termination
ARCEP adopts its decision on regulation governing SMS call termination. Press release Smiley
21th July  Network neutrality
ARCEP has published the proceedings of the conference on network neutrality which took place on 13 April 2010.

Proceedings (pdf) Smiley
19th July  Mission in the United-States
Download the bilingual report (pdf) Smiley
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We have first of all published today a report on an ARCEP's Mission in the United States last automn by two members of the Executive Board (the "College"), Daniel-Georges Courtois and Denis Rapone. Contents :
The state of the American telecoms market :
- Founding principles of American regulation and their effects
- Consolidation
- Competition in the US is weaker than in Europe
Economic recovery through brodband :
- Gov mobilization to expand broadband coverage
- Local authorities initiatives
This French / English document is the 10th published of ARCEP's missions abroad.

15th July  Quality of service of 2G and 3G Mobile Networks
ARCEP releases the results of its quality of service survey of mobile networks : substantial increase in access rates and high QoS levels maintained. Press release Smiley
15th July  Network Neutrality
ARCEP has received 40 contributions to its public consultation on Internet and network neutrality. Press release Smiley
30th June  Quality of service - Fixed telephony
Operators publish the first ever quality of service measurements aimed at consumers for their fixed telephone service. Press release Smiley
15th June  Optical Fibre - FTTH

Smiley 15th June 2010: ARCEP publishes the opinion submitted to the Prime Minister on the national ultra-fast broadband programme. Press release Smiley

Smiley 11th June 2010: ARCEP submits a draft decision to consultation that enables access to ultra-fast broadband services thanks to the nationwide deployment of optical fibre (FTTH). Press release Smiley

Smiley 8th June 2010: ARCEP pleased to see operators issue calls for co-investment, with a view to equipping an additional 800,000 households with optical fibre within the next year. Press release Smiley


15th June  Annual Report 2009
Smiley Speech by Jean-Ludovic Silicani, Chairman of Arcep, upon the submission of Arcep's annual report for 2009. The Speech Smiley

Smiley The report is available in French : pdf version flipbook version Smiley

Smiley The English ARCEP's Annual Report 2009 is now available to download (pdf - 5,8 Mo)  Smiley 

8th June  Application procedure for remaining mobile 3G mobile frequencies
ARCEP issues licences to SFR and Orange France. Press release Smiley
7th June  Network neutrality
ARCEP is launching a public consultation on its initial policy guidelines for Internet and network neutrality. ARCEP's Public Consultation on Directions now available in ENGLISH version. Press release Smiley
18th May  Application procedure for remaining mobile 3G mobile frequencies
ARCEP accepts the applications submitted by SFR and Orange France. Procedure made it possible to secure commitments to improve hosting conditions for MVNOs and close to €600 Bn in revenue for the State. Press release Smiley

12th May  Fibre deployment in ducts
ARCEP is prolonging its public consultation on the economic conditions governing access to France Telecom civil engineering. A draft decision that results in a fair distribution of costs nationwide, regardless of the population density in the area in question, whose outcome is beneficial to sparsely populated regions. Press release Smiley
6th May  The mobile market in France
With 61.5 millions mobile customers at 31 March 2010, the park remains stable compared to fourth quarter 2009 (- 5000 customers). With 3.6 millions customers (115 000 customers in one quarter), MVNOs now represent 6.2% of mobile market. The number of SIM cards used to data exchange (MtoM cards, keys 3G, PCMCIA cards) reaches nearly 4 millions. The telecommunications observatory for the mobile market at Q1 2010 Smiley
20th April  Remaining 3G Spectrum
Conseil d’Etat rejects a request for referral for investigation submitted by SFR. Press release Smiley
13th April  NET NEUTRALITY CONFERENCE
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DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED FOR THE CONFERENCE
Introductory remarks by ARCEP Chairman, Jean-Ludovic SILICANI (in French ) Smiley
Speech by Nathalie KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET, Secretary of State to the Prime Minister for Forward Planning and Development of the Digital Economy
(in French ) Smiley
Speech by Neelie KROES, European Commissioner, Information Society and Media, and Vice-President of the Commission (in English )
Closing remarks by ARCEP Chairman, Jean-Ludovic Silicani (in English ) Smiley

"There needs to be an international agency overseeing the proper development of the Internet" : an interview from ARCEP Chairman, Jean-Ludovic Silicani to La Tribune (14th April 2010) Smiley 

BACKGROUND INTERVIEWS (in French )
To help prepare for the conference, ARCEP is releasing a series of videotaped interviews that provide viewers with food for thought and some background on current debates over the issue of network neutrality.
Today:  Azdine El Mountassir Billah, CEO of ANRT (Maroco)
Watch the interviews Smiley
Conference programme Smiley


12th April  Postal sector
ARCEP concludes its public consultation on La Poste cost issues. Press release Smiley
2nd April  Mobile Telephony
The first mobile numbers starting with 07 will be introduced in May 2010. Press release Smiley
25th March  Ultra high-speed mobile - 4G
Technical trials with a view to introducing ultra high-speed mobile in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz frequency bands. Press release Smiley
24th March  Postal sector : Sending small items
ARCEP reminds La Poste of its universal service obligations Press release Smiley 
17th March  Mobile coverage
ARCEP releases the results of the audits performed in 2009 to verify the accuracy of the GSM coverage maps published by mobile operators. ARCEP has set the list of the 249 new municipalities to be audited in 2010 / Press release
16th March  High-speed and ultra high-speed figures (retail and wholesale market) - 4th quarter 2009
ARCEP published the high-speed and ultra high-speed figures (retail and wholesale market) for the 4th quarter 2009
Scorecard for fixed broadband and ultra-fast broadband offers - wholesale market
High-speed and ultra high-speed Observatory – retail market
2nd March  Europe
BEREC meeting in Paris, 25-26 February 2010
Press release The speech of Jean-Ludovic Silicani, ARCEP Chairman  Smiley
26th February  Higher Access Speeds
ARCEP publishes its guidelines on increasing bitrates via local sub-loop access / Press release Smiley
25th February  Remaining 3G spectrum
ARCEP invites parties interested in being awarded the remaining 3G frequencies to submit their application by 11 May at 12 pm / Press release Smiley
24th February  Mobile coverage
Operators sign a 3G network sharing / ARCEP's press release Smiley
22th February  Optical Fibre
Smiley ARCEP pleased by operators’ publication of their FTTH technical and pricing reference offers / Press release Smiley

Smiley ARCEP has published a practical guide on the terms and conditions of fibre rollouts, for property owners, managers and joint owners / Download the guide (pdf in French only - 2 Mo) Smiley
 

22th February  Forward-Planning
ARCEP published a study on contactless mobile services / Press release Smiley
17th February  Telecommunications market services in France (Q3 2009)
The volume of voice communications over IP has exceeded the volume of classic fixed telephony. At the end of september 2009, it represents 12.6 billion minutes nand early 51% of all communications from fixed networks / The market telecom services for the 3rd quarter 2009 Smiley
15th February  Accessibility
ARCEP publishes the first issue of the "Cahiers de l'ARCEP" periodical in a format accessible to the visually impaired / Press release Smiley
4th February  Mobile market in France (T4 2009)
At the end of december 2009, France has 61.4 million mobile subscribers (up 3% on the quarter and 6% on 2009) and the penetration rate is now 95.8%. More than 3.6 million text messages were exchanged during this last quarter (over 109 SMS sent per month per customer; 19 billion text messages exchanged on the year). Over 2.5 million customers used mobile Internet service in the last quarter, up 12.4% (22.8% on the year) / The Survey of the Mobile Market - Statistic indicators for 30th December 2009 is on line Smiley

1st February  Postal sector
ARCEP by the way of a public consultation (up to the 1 St March), presents an analysis which bears on the accounting rules of La Poste, in particular those which reflect the effect of the weight and format of postal items on the costs of postal processes / The Public consultation Smiley
18th January  Optical fibre
ARCEP's decision on the terms and methods for deploying and accessing ultra high-speed optical fibre electronic communications lines in very densely populated areas has been published in the Official Journal of 17 January 2010 / Press release Smiley
15th January  4G
ARCEP publishes an executive summary of the public consultation on the future award of spectrum licences in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz frequency bands, for the deployment of ultra high-speed mobile networks / Press release Smiley
13th January  4th 3G licence
Smiley 13th january: ARCEP issues Free Mobile its 3G licence / Press release Smiley 
Smiley 18th December: ARCEP accepts Free Mobile’s application / Press release Smiley 
Smiley 1st December: ARCEP meets with Free Mobile today / Press release Smiley
Smiley 10th November: Admissibility of the application submitted by the company Free mobile / Press release Smiley
Smiley 30th October: Iliad submits an application / Press release Smiley

28th December  ARCEP's mission in China
An ARCEP's mission was led in China, in April 2009, by Joëlle Toledano and Nicolas Curien, members of the Executive Board, in order to get a broad overview of the telecommunications sector in this country / Download the Report (pdf) Smiley

This French/Englsih file contents:
- Regulatory framework & Chinese market structure
- Network Rollouts (NGN-3G)
- Manufacturers: Huawei, ZTE, Shangaï Bell
- Services and Consumption

24th December  3G Coverage
Smiley 24 december: Details on the formal notification procedure used by ARCEP / Press release Smiley
Smiley 23 december: 98% of the population will have access to 3G mobile telephony in 2011.
Orange France and SFR ordered to meet their commitments. / Press release Smiley

23th December  Optical fibre
ARCEP adopted the decision and the recommendation concerning the terms for deploying and accessing ultra high-speed optical fibre electronic communications lines in very densely populated areas, and has submitted the decision to the Minister responsible for electronic communications, for approval / Press release Smiley 
21th December  Surcharged numbers
Clarification of the pricing and scope of telephone-based value-added service (VAS) / Press release Smiley
11th December  Diffusion of information technologies
Fixed and mobile telephone equipment levels increased significantly in 2009: +3 points for fixed and +4 points for mobile. 48% of people make calls using an IP box, or 9 points more than the year before. More and more people have both a fixed and a mobile phone: 70% of people ages 12 and up. The number of active Internet users rose by 7 points in 2009, and residential access remains the chief driving force behind Internet growth. Mobile Internet is being used by a growing number of people, especially by young users and business executives. / Presentation of the survey to the press Smiley

24th November  Telecoms reform package
European Commission welcomes European Parliament approval of sweeping reforms to strengthen competition and consumer rights on Europe’s telecoms markets / European Commission Press release Smiley
20th November  IDATE 2009
ARCEP attended the 31st IDATE International Conference on 18 and 19 November, in Montpellier.

Regulation objectives, deployment of fixed and mobile ultra high-speed networks, 4th 3G licence, optical fibre deployment, and net neutrality were ones of the main subjects addressed by Jean-Ludovic Silicani, the Chairman of ARCEP, in his speech.
Smiley Jean-Ludovic Silicani’s keynote speaker speech  Smiley
Smiley Joëlle Toledano’s lecture, Executive Board member, as final keynote speaker in the broadband seminar dedicated to FTTH / The slides  Smiley

20th November  Fixed number portability
ARCEP specifies the terms for implementing fixed number portability to provide residential and business subscribers with a better quality of service when changing operator / Press release Smiley
12th November  Governance
ARCEP’s Forward Planning Committee was installed this morning under the chairmanship of the Authority’s Chairman, Jean-Ludovic Silicani.
This Committee made up of ARCEP Board members and other scientific, technological, legal, city planning, regional development and human sciences experts is created to better identify and understand medium and long-term developments in the areas that fall under ARCEP’s purview: electronic and postal communications / Press release Smiley
5th November  Regulation
Jean-Ludovic Silicani, Chairman of ARCEP, together with Nicolas Curien, Executive Board member, met with John Doherty, Chairman of the Irish regulator (COMREG), in Paris on November 5th 2009 / Press release Smiley
5th November  Telecoms Package
An agreement was reached last night - by unanimity - by the conciliation committee made up of representatives from the Parliament, the Commission and the Member States. Following final votes in Parliament and Council in november, these reforms could comme into force in early 2010 / European Commission press release / European Parliament press release Smiley
3rd November  Termination of I-Phone exclusivity in France
Following the French competition Authority emergency measures, Apple and Orange promised to drop I-Phone exclusivity in France / Autorité de la Concurrence press release / ARCEP's 4th novembre 2008 opinion Smiley
2nd November  Postal Sector
2 - 6 november: the French Senate is examining the bill concerning La Poste status and postal activities reforms / The bill legislative process Smiley
11th May  Appointment of Chairman of ARCEP
© Arcep / Didier Plowy
By decree of the President dated 8 May 2009, Jean-Ludovic Silicani, State Councilor, was appointed Chairman of the Authority with effect from May 8. He replaces Jean-Claude Mallet, who resigned on 29 April 2009 for personal reasons and health.  

Smiley Decree / Press release / Jean-Ludovic Silicani examination by the Assemblée Nationale (lower house of the French Parliament)  / Jean-Ludovic Silicani examination by the Sénat (upper house of the French Parliament) Smiley 

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