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Tour of a France Messagerie sorting and processing centre
Arcep’s Executive Board visited a France Messagerie “multiproduct processing centre”. The company explained its business, along with the pathway and processing of press publications inside this logistics centre, from intake to shipping to the specific areas where these publications are distributed.
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CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
Arcep Chair, Laure de La Raudière, and three Arcep staff members attended CES, “the most powerful tech event in the world,” which is held every year in Las Vegas. The goal for the Arcep delegation was to take the pulse of emerging digital practices, to gauge future connectivity needs and to take stock of the latest developments in tech market regulation in the US, through bilateral meetings with startups, major corporations and American institutions. Among the key themes of this year’s CES were digital health (personal assistance and wellness services) and mobility (autonomous vehicles, smart shuttle sharing).
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Talk at the presentation of the Barometer of “Fibre in the workplace”
Arcep Executive Board member, Xavier Merlin, spoke at a conference devoted to introducing the upcoming publication of the 2024 Barometer of “Fibre in the workplace” produced by IFOP on behalf of Covage and Infranum. This barometer – of which a sneak peek was given to the Banque des Territoires – tracks developments in the fibre access market for businesses, providing the ability to measure fibre adoption in the workplace.
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Keynote at the Digital Marketing Forum
Arcep Executive Board member, Xavier Merlin, delivered a keynote at the session on “the user experience in the age of ecodesign” at the Forum du Marketing Digital, hosted by Alliance Digitale. He discussed the main Arcep, ADEME and Arcom findings on digital technology’s impact on the environment, and the recommendations that were published this year in the General policy framework for the ecodesign of digital services (RGESN). Representatives from France Télévisions, from national railway company, SNCF, digital applications and a Publicis agency then discussed how they have appropriated these recommendations into their operations.
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Participation in the 2024 ‘Presse & Médias au Futur’ conference
Sarah Jacquier-Pelissier, member of the Arcep College, spoke at the lunch organised on 4 December as part of the 2024 edition of the ‘Presse & Médias au Futur’ conference. She described the work carried out by the Authority over the past year in the area of press distribution, in particular the work carried out to define the cost accounting rules applicable to approved distribution companies and the work carried out to set the remuneration conditions for newsagents.
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Speech at the AVICCA Autumn TRIP 2024
Olivier Corolleur, Director General of Arcep, spoke at the AVICCA autumn TRIP round table on the ‘economic viability of RIPs’ (Réseaux d'initiative publique in french). The FNCCR, which led the discussions, took the opportunity to present its 2023 study on the economics of RIPs. This study and the data collected from operators are essential resources for facilitating negotiations between players, especially as they deal with a major issue for the attractiveness of territories.
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Resolution of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council on the environment
The ITU Council met this year to try to reach a consensus on important telecommunications policy issues, including support for Ukraine and satellite interference from Russia, and the reconstruction of telecoms infrastructures in Palestine led by Saudi Arabia. France, which is presiding over the Council in 2024, took advantage of the meeting to promote “Green Digital Action” by proposing a resolution recognising electronic communications’ impact on the environment, and having ITU members pool their environmental data, to help mitigate that impact.
Very proactive on this issue, Arcep (as part of France’s ITU delegation) hosted a satellite event on digital technologies’ environmental footprint. Arcep Board member, Xavier Merlin, gave a presentation on the issues and the work that Arcep is doing in this area. At the end of these discussions, ITU adopted France’s resolution. Although approved in less ambitious terms than the original proposal, Arcep views this resolution as a first crucial step towards seeing this issue taken into account by the ITU’s three sectors. -
“BEREC Stakeholder Forum”, European regulators group event
BEREC is hosting its annual event, bringing together digital industry regulators and stakeholders to talk about BEREC’s current and future work, for better electronic communications regulation. Arcep will be there, represented by its Chair, Laure of the Raudière, and Board members Emmanuel Gabla and Sarah Jacquier-Pelissier, who are both involved in European affairs.
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Airbus visit and meeting with elected officials in Metropolitan Toulouse about industrial and innovative 5G
The Arcep Chair and several members of staff will visit an Airbus installation that was awarded a temporary frequency licence as part of the Authority’s industrial 5G trial window initiative. They will later meet with officials from Metropolitan Toulouse to discuss the European Hi5 project for developing safe, secure and high-performance 5G infrastructure in that region.
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Commission Supérieure du Numérique et des Postes – CSNP (High Commission for Digital and Postal Affairs) Hearing
Laure de La Raudière, Chairwoman of Arcep, is being heard by the CSNP (Commission supérieure du numérique et des postes). This joint commission is made up of senators, deputies and qualified personalities appointed by the Ministry of the Economy. As part of the commission has been renewed following the senatorial elections of 2023 (as well as its new chairman Damien Michallet), Laure de La Raudière will take advantage of this hearing to present the Authority and the main thrusts of its regulation.
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