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Orange and SFR, the two major broadband operators in France agreed to share the fiber optic lines going into apartment and office buildings. In a letter of intent signed by the operators, they stated that the “co-owner associations” of a multi-tenant building or their representatives would be able to choose the operator to install the fiber in the building. The installer would open the fiber to other operators requesting the access to the building, but they would have to pay…

Last week, in a series of votes, the European Parliament adopted an amended legislative proposal called the Telecom Package. Originally prepared by Viviane Reding, head of the European Commission for Information Society, the initial text consisted of a set of propositions designed to revise the existing Regulatory Framework for Telecommunications (originally enacted in 2002).

The initial propositions tailored by the Commission have been actively debated and a final report was steered through the European Parliament by Malcom Harbour, an English deputy.…