The French regulator has submitted a draft decision on authorising the supply of 3G and 4G services on board aircraft to public consultation. The draft is intended to implement last year’s decision by the European Commission on the issue. It thus aims to authorise use of the following on board… Read more...

ARCEP wants input from stakeholders on the feasibility of opening frequency bands 57 - 66 GHz, 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz to solve the problem of linking the “last mile” in fixed communications services. Frequency bands for point-to-point links to fixed services are now limited to frequencies below 39.5 GHz.… Read more...

The French telecoms regulator has issued its strategic review of spectrum for ultra high speed mobile systems for a two-month public consultation. The consultation includes France's latest plans to assign the 700 MHz band by the end of 2015. ARCEP is to submit a framework for assigning the band to the government… Read more...

The French agency that regulates spectrum used for broadcasting, the CSA, has issued a consultation on the upcoming repurposing of the 700 MHz band. It invites views from all those with a stake in the use of the 700 MHz band. The consultation runs in parallel with a separate consultation undertaken by… Read more...

The French regulator, ARCEP, is inviting comments on how it should best transpose into its national context the recent European conditions on the harmonisation of GSM services on aircraft. The relevant rulings are the recommendation (2008/295/CE) and the decision (2008/294/CE) both by the European Commission. Read more...

Arcep has launched two public consultations: (i) on the renewal of the 2G Bouygues Télécom licence which ends on December 8, 2009; and (ii)the re-use of frequencies 900 and 1800 MHz by the 3G networks. They are seeking possible interest for the 4th 3G licence now available. If nobody comes… Read more...

Whether frequencies below 20GHz should be awarded in future by assignment rather than allotment due to the anticipated high demand for broadand services Read more...

The consultation examines the functioning of the national market for international roaming services on mobile networks and examines changes to come for the years2005-2008. Within this framework, ARCEP also conducts a market analysis. Read more...

Comments invited on proposal to designate three metropolitan mobile operators - Orange France, SFR and Bouygues Télécom - as having signifcant market power for the termination of SMS messages. It is further proposed to to impose a tariff control, in the form of an orientation towards the costs of SMS… Read more...

Consultation on remedies imposed on the SMP operator in market 18, the wholesale market for broadcasting transmission services covering networks and related installations used for services that deliver content. Comments to m18@arcep.fr Read more...