The white areas (areas not covered) on 3G and 2G should be covered until mid-2017 following an agreement between mobile operators and the government. Thus, the 2,200 unserved towns will benefit from 3G-2G. The agreement signed with the Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron , also means for operators to provide coverage on 2G rural areas not currently covered. The aim is to cover the entire French territory and eliminate all white areas.
This project is part of the proposals to improve life in rural areas
The agreement was signed by the main operators, Bouygues , Orange , SFR, Numericable and Free. An update of the list of uncovered Commons will also be introduced.
In case of non compliance with this agreement, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) will have sanctioning powers against operators for failure to meet targets. The project, part of the Macron Act, is in the proposals to improve life in rural areas. Currently, France, the 4 main operators can provide services but an investment policy is however needed.
According to Emmanuel Macron, the overall objective is for everyone to have mobile services regardless or the place of residence. This project has a cost, however, amounted to approximately € 40 million but will be financed by the dismantling of tens of thousands of telephone booths.
Consumer organizations, however, remain skeptical of the fact that operators have already shown in the past that they did not respect the agreements. Also, there is not necessarily correlated list of municipalities covered and uncovered and access in real conditions for a quality network. It is in this context that the observatory of the quality of service set up by ARCEP will have an important role to play. According to the UFC, it would be desirable to establish clear criteria for quality of mobile services.
For Emmanuel Macron operators must invest more in coverage and services
” In France, the sector has reached a point of equilibrium, “with” four operators (Bouygues, Orange, SFR, Numericable and Free, Ed) that each have their place and are engaged in a general movement of modernization of their infrastructures on 4G and fiber, “he develops.
” The concentration is less equipment, fewer networks and less jobs “and” we must not give a pretext for freezing the projects, as is often the case when anticipating a potential consolidation, “added the minister who had not expressed so far on this issue.
Her Arnaud Montebourg predecessor for his part had strongly supported the offer of the Bouygues Telecom on SFR, which would have allowed a return to three major operators mobile in France. The agreement on the areas White is part of the implementation of the Macron bill recently passed by the Senate and which has yet to enter the joint committee.
“The four operators mobile National will now be required to cover all the centers boroughs of communes which have to date , no mobile phone service (2G) by the end of 2016, “says Bercy. “Beyond the already identified 160 municipalities, a census will be conducted in the coming months to update the list of municipalities concerned. “
quickly Absorb the past” areas White “
” Operators will also provide a mobile access service Internet (3G) to 2,200 municipalities not covered today by mid-2017, “says Bercy. The Ministry states that ‘to ensure the implementation of these measures, “the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)” will have a power of sanction for non-compliance with the objectives by operators. “
To reduce the “ areas White “, a window should also be set up within the Agency Digital to identify 800 priority sites, away from downtown boroughs, which are currently not covered. Bercy has also asked operators joint proposals to facilitate dissemination, all customers who wish, of equipment to provide coverage inside homes or improve reception.
“We want everyone to call with a mobile, where it resides,” said Emmanuel Macron in the statement. “With the signing of this agreement, a significant milestone that will enable to translate into action the goals set in March by the prime minister. “
In March, Manuel Valls presented fifty measures to improve life in the countryside. He was then committed to removing before the end of 2016 “ areas White ‘, lack access to these networks and 2G 3G, even compel the operators by law.
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