News

Newswire and Press Releases

  1. Digital

    Future networks

    “Digital tech’s carbon footprint”: Arcep publishes a new brief as part of its reflection process on future networks

  2. Print media distribution

    Print Media Distribution

    The reform of the Bichet Act assigns Arcep the responsibility of regulating print media distribution

  3. Quality of service

    Mobile Service Quality

    Arcep publishes the findings of its measurement campaign for 2019: strong increase in connection speeds, starting with Orange; Bouygues Telecom narrowing the gap and confirming its second place ranking; SFR making progress; Free improving significantly but still trails well behind.

  4. Optical fibre

    Optical Fibre and co-investment

    The Paris Court of Appeal fully upholds the Arcep decision settling the dispute between Free and Orange over accessing shared FttH networks

  5. Mobile telephony

    5G

    5G trial platforms in the 26 GHz band: Agnès PANNIER-RUNACHER and Arcep present the first 11 projects selected

  6. Frequencies

    Overseas Markets

    Arcep launches a public consultation on extending the frequency licences awarded to Orange for the 900 MHz band in Mayotte, and the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in Reunion

  7. Arcep

    Appointment

    The President of the National Assembly appoints Maya Bacache to the Arcep Board

  8. Mobile telephony

    5G

    Arcep invites European telecoms regulators to provide feedback on its plans for allocating spectrum in the 3.5 band in France, in an unprecedented “peer reviewed” format

  9. Superfast fixed broadband
  10. Interview

    “Regulators are assigning spectrum without any EU convergence”

    PolicyTracker has interviewed Sébastien Soriano, head of French regulator Arcep (22 August 2019)

  11. Fixed wireless access

    Frequencies

    Arcep extends the life of the superfast wireless window, and finalises the 3.4 3.8 GHz band’s rearrangement to release frequencies for 5G

  12. Postal sector

    Universal Postal Service

    2020 prices: Arcep publishes its opinion on universal postal service prices for 2020

  13. Uses

    Accessibility

    Telephone service accessibility for people who are deaf, hearing impaired, deaf-blind or aphasic: Arcep publishes its scorecard for Q1 2019

  14. Numbering

    Numbering plan

    Relaxed geographical restrictions attached to numbers starting with 01 to 05, and increased user protection: Arcep adopts a decision to amend the national numbering plan

  15. Frequencies

    5G

    Allocation of 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band frequencies: Arcep publishes its allocation procedure and applicant obligations for public consultation