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ARCEP, the French regulator, recently published on its website a set of documents and information about “sharing fiber to the home”. After about 18 months of investigation, trials, technical discussions and assessments, ARCEP concluded that one of the critical conditions for rapid deployment of fiber networks is a set of guidelines for operators, installers, owners and users to share the fiber local loop.

“To deploy a new local loop is an technical, economical and a competitive challenge for France,“ an ARCEP…

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…

Hôtel de Roquelaure, on Boulevard St. Germain in Paris, is an elegant 18th century residence close to the Musée d’Orsay, an unlikely location to celebrate a 21st century achievement: the establishment of near 100% cellular coverage in France. But perhaps that is not so surprising given that it is the headquarters of the French Ministry for Town and Country Planning, headed by Hubert Falco, a member of the Sarkozy government. It was here that the three largest French cellular operators…

If you can’t compete, sue. That seems to be France Telecom’s (and many telcos’) strategy when it comes to Wi-Fi. France Telecom has filed a complaint against the city of Paris for allowing free Wi-Fi access in 400 public spaces. This is a project that France Telecom bid on and lost. Sour grapes. If you can’t compete, sue. That seems to be France Telecom’s (and many telcos’) strategy. France Telecom has filed a complaint against the city of Paris for…