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Frequencies – French Overseas Territories

Final results of the frequency assignment procedures in the overseas territories for the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion, and in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Guiana, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Mayotte

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From 29 January to 4 March 2025, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the frequency assignment procedures, operators’ final positions were determined:

  • in Guiana in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands;
  • in Guadeloupe and in Martinique in the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands;
  • in Saint Barthélemy and in Saint Martin in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands;
  • in Réunion in the 1800 MHz band;
  • in Mayotte in the 900 MHz band.

Today Arcep is presenting the final results and, in the annex, the outcomes of the previous stages of the assignment procedures, along with the amounts due from the winning candidates for their licences.

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Recap of the previous stages of the spectrum assignment procedures

The tender examination stage, whose results Arcep published on 21 November 2024[1], served to determine the exact frequencies that would be assigned to each of the winning candidates in Guiana in the 2.1 GHz band, in Réunion in the 2.1 GHz band and in Mayotte in the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands, as well as the amount of 2.1 GHz band spectrum assigned in Guadeloupe and in Martinique, provided the assignment procedures were brought to completion.

Following the examination of the tender dossiers, the principal auctions, which were held on 17 December 2024, served to determine the quantity of spectrum obtained by each of the winning candidates in Guiana in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, in Guadeloupe and in Martinique in the 1800 MHz band, in Saint Barthélemy and in Saint Martin in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands, in Réunion in the 1800 MHz band and in Mayotte in the 900 MHz band.

In Guadeloupe and in Martinique, the positioning auction for the 2.1 GHz band, whose three stages took place on 14 January 2025, 28 January 2025 and 6 February 2025, served to determine the position of each of the winning candidates’ 5 MHz duplex pair block, which they had obtained at the outcome of the application examination stage.

Arcep determined the positioning of frequencies in Guiana in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, in Guadeloupe and in Martinique in the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands, in Saint Barthélemy and in Saint Martin in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands, in Réunion in the 1800 MHz band and in Mayotte in the 900 MHz band, as of 1 May 2025, after having consulted with operators concerned.

Licensing fee payment in Guiana, in Guadeloupe, in Martinique, in Saint Barthélemy, in Saint Martin, in Réunion and in Mayotte

The winning candidates will be required to pay the following amounts:

  • the amount due from the principal auction stages and, when applicable, the positioning auction, in four equal instalments over four years, the first of which is due upon issuance of the frequency licence, and the other three on the anniversary of that date of issuance;
  • the amount proportionate to the quantity of spectrum assigned for the current year, expressed in MHz, payable before 31 January, or on the date that the spectrum is made available in the case of a new assignment. This amount, per assigned MHz, is set at:
  • 572.50 euros for each of the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Guiana;
  • 1,335 euros for each of the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Guadeloupe;
  • 1,525 euros for each of the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Martinique;
  • 65 euros for each of the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Saint Barthélemy;
  • 125 euros for each of the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Saint Martin;
  • 2287.50 euros for each of the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Réunion;
  • 572.50 euros for each of the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Mayotte.

Added to these amounts is an annual variable share, equal to one percent of the annual revenue generated from the use of this spectrum, with the exception of the revenue generated from the operation of a second generation mobile network.

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