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What is the state of the sector
the telecom market is? passed through an air hole. But we came out: the profitability of most operators is reasonable and turnover today stabilizes. This is the time to revive investment. Especially since our equipment is not satisfactory. France is ranked poorly at European level: it is the 24 th place in the 4G and the 29 th in the very high speed. There is no reason for us to be late
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How do you convince operators to invest more?
to that investments are sustainable, they must allow operators to generate profitability. We are launching a battery of measures to support them. Specifically, we are working on the provision, by the end of the year, mobile coverage maps of the territory in open data. This will allow consumers to compare offers based on network quality and performance, and to see in detail whether inside or outside a building is covered by 4G. What we want back is that traders break the bank. These are often reluctant to invest because it represents large amounts.
However, operators have announced massive investments. Do they not have enough?
Pay attention to the announced figures. They are often complex to read because they mix real investment and more questionable things. For example, renting a network to another operator is sometimes accounted for as an investment or the installation of a new subscriber in a box …
waiting for -you practice them?
in mobile, we would like the operators install 10 000 branches in the next three years, bringing the total number to 75 000. it would save three years on the current schedule of 4G and move from a 25% coverage of the territory and 90%. In the fiber, which already covers 6 million homes, we believe it is possible to cover 7 to 8 million more over the next three years.
In fiber, Orange took the lead. What do you think?
With 75% market share, Orange goes fast. There is a locomotive and we do not want the curb. However, we do not want a monopoly. It must be real competition. Today, there are only 60% of households having access to fiber where there is more than one operator. We want to increase this to over 80% in three years
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Free, SFR and Bouygues Telecom are calling for a regulatory review of the fiber. What do you say?
In very dense areas, Orange is alone, too alone. Some operators complain of having difficulty accessing the foot of the buildings, and then not be able to connect the apartments. We will launch a consultation to see if the brakes. If we see the end of the year there is a concern, we will look to complete our regulatory arsenal. In moderately dense areas where co-invest alongside operators Orange [leader of the deployment in most areas] , the principles do not need to be revised, even though some sliders , such as the resale price of the fiber, can move. If I have empathy for SFR, which calls for a new division of territory with Orange, I think it also depends on existing contracts.
Operators challenge your draft increase the price of ADSL to accelerate the switch to fiber …
We are considering increasing the price of copper network Orange rents to its competitors, but only where there is already fiber . It is currently only one option. We realize that this would cause significant financial movements for operators. But we want to ensure that the generation of entrepreneurs who took advantage of the opening to competition of telecom will not sleep on its laurels. We need reassurance.
Free, which used the 3G network of Orange while waiting for his, has pledged to end his contract roaming the end of 2020. is it too long?
There were two contracts, the first signed between Free and Orange in 3G, the second between Bouygues Telecom and SFR in 4G. There was a temporary situation. The extinguishing plans we have presented operators are consistent with our objectives. The subject is set
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SFR setting the convergence between media and telecoms to regain subscribers. What do you think?
In my view, this convergence is primarily that of billionaires in part motivated by the need for a stronger public sitting to represent their interests in telecoms. That is why we need a separate regulator. However, if the convergence translates into exclusives, where the user selects a network because it is the only way to watch a football game, it’s dangerous. I am not alarmed by the current situation but I do not want it to become a dominant model. This would create a profound questioning of the industry
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