Frequencies – French Overseas Markets

 The following table recaps the 900 MHz band spectrum that Arcep will be assigning in Réunion up to 30 April 2025:

*Use of the frequency bands as indicated in the table will be possible 45 days after the frequency licences have been awarded to the winning candidate of the procedure to assign frequencies in the 900 MHz band in Réunion up to 30 April 2025, and the Decisions amending the licences to use frequencies in the 900 MHz band in Réunion for operators affected by the rearrangement.

The following table recaps the 900 MHz band spectrum that Arcep will be assigning to each winning candidate in Réunion as of 1 May 2025, as well as the amounts they will be required to pay as a result of this frequency assignment procedure:

Reminder of the previous stages of the assignment procedure

Having completed the examination of the applications, the principal auction for the assignment of all of the 900 MHz band frequencies available as of 1 May 2025 (7 blocks of 2x5 MHz), which was held on 13 February 2024[1], made it possible to determine the blocks of frequencies obtained by each of the winning candidates, provided the procedure for awarding spectrum in the 900 MHz band in Réunion is brought to completion.

Results of the positioning procedure

The positioning of the 900 MHz band frequencies assigned in Réunion up to 30 April 2025, determined after Arcep’s consultation with the concerned stakeholders, will be as follows, within 45 days of awarding the frequency licences, and of issuing the amending decisions for operators concerned by the rearrangement of the 900 MHz band :

The positioning of the 900 MHz band frequencies assigned in Réunion as of 1 May 2025, determined after Arcep’s consultation with the concerned stakeholders, will be as follows:

Licencing fee payment

As a reminder, the winning candidates will pay:

• the amount bid during the principal auction, to be paid in four equal instalments over four years, the first of which will be paid upon being awarded their frequency licence, and the remaining three on the anniversary of that date;
• the amount proportional to the amount of spectrum awarded for the current year, expressed in MHz, payable before 31 January or, for a new assignment, the date on which the frequencies are released. This amount per MHz is set at 2,287.50 euros.

In addition to these amounts, operators will pay a variable annual fee, equal to one percent (1%) of the revenue earned from the use of these frequencies, with the exception of the revenue earned on the operation of a second generation (2G) mobile network.

Associated documents

• Page dedicated to the procedure
• Arcep Decision No. 2024-0172 of 23 January 2024 on the summary of the examination of the tender dossiers received as part of the procedure to award licences to use frequencies in the 900 MHz band in Réunion to establish and operate a mobile radio network open to the public
• Arcep Decision No. 2024-0725 of 4 April 2024 on the summary and the results of the procedure to award licences to use frequencies in the 900 MHz band in Réunion to establish and operate a mobile radio network open to the public