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Arcep president Soriano signals opening to French market consolidation

2018-05-22 14:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Sebastien Soriano, president of France's regulatory authority Arcep, told Le Monde that consolidation in the country's telecom sector could be up for discussion, stating that market conditions have changed and "the regulator's door is opening." He explained that this was a change from the stance he had taken since April 2016, when he had started giving out negative signals on consolidation to compel market players to focus on network deployment and investment.

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Arcep warns scrapping roaming fees in overseas departments will destabilise markets

2016-01-22 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

French telco regulator urges government to introduce measures to protect operators.

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Arcep consults on time frame to end mobile network sharing

2016-01-13 13:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) French telecom regulator Arcep has published for consultation a set of guidelines on roaming and mobile network sharing. The working document comprises draft guidelines and initial analyses of existing contracts with a priori warranted changes to be applied to existing network sharing contracts. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments by 23 February. The document is also being submitted to the Competition Authority for an opinion.

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Arcep to launch 700 MHz tender in July, Free wants guarantee

2015-04-01 15:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) French telecom regulator Arcep announced that it will launch the tender for 700 MHz licences in July to allocate them by the end of the year. One outstanding issue is fourth MNO Free Mobile's request that it be guaranteed spectrum. The state expects slightly over EUR 2 billion from the auction, according to the 2015 budget. The frequencies, which offer better in-building penetration, will will swap from terrestrial TV to mobile between October 2017 and June 2019.

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