In 2009, the French fixed market showed a slight growth in subscribers, with broadband representing the highest service growth within this market, and a 1.0% fall in revenues. The mobile market continues to see steady subscriber growth since 2007, with the revenue generated by calls giving way to data revenues, which now account for 20% of mobile market revenues.
France continues to have impressive broadband coverage, and the French regulator (ARCEP) has continued its work on setting the basis for the next-generation access (NGA) deployment initiated in 2008, imposing on France Telecom the obligation to provide access to its civil infrastructures. More work related to NGA deployment (this time focused on less populated areas) is to follow in 2010, as well as an investigation into net neutrality.
France is the only country within the EU to regulate SMS termination. The introduction of this regulation, effective since 2006, resulted in strong SMS usage growth. Given this positive result, during 2009 ARCEP decided to maintain SMS regulation in France and also expand it to its overseas territories.
In addition, the award process for the fourth mobile licence, a pending issue since 2007, has finally been initiated and mobile operators were called to reach an agreement on a 3G network sharing framework by the end of 2009. A consultation on the 800MHz (digital dividend) award process was launched at the beginning of the year and a final decision is due to take place by the end of 2009.
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Report Table of Contents:
Overview
Ovum view
Fixed market overview
Mobile market overview
National regulatory authority
Key legislation and regulation
Government acts
Major changes and market analysis
Wireless local loop
Mobile licensing
3G licences
Digital dividend
The fourth licence
Retail regulation
SMP operator in the retail market
Retail leased line market
Easing of regulation
Wholesale fixed regulation
Liberalisation
Narrowband voice interconnection
Services subject to regulation
Procedure for setting and reviewing charges
Wholesale access services
Wholesale line rental
Local loop unbundling
Wholesale broadband services
Fibre access regulation
Wholesale mobile regulation
Mobile number portability (MNP)
Call origination
MVNOs
Mobile termination charges
SMS termination
Numbering
Competition cases
Investigation into France Telecom's dominance abuse in relation to infrastructure access
French mobile operators fined €534 million for market collusion
France Telecom fined for restricting broadband competition
Universal service
Universal service provider
Universal service fund
Universal service fund contributors
Contribution based on turnover
Appendix
The EC's market definitions
List of Tables
Table 1: French mobile operators and their networks
Table 2: Coverage obligations for three French 3G licence holders
Table 3: Glidepath of MTR control for 2009-10 in France, currently under review
Table 4: The EC's definition of seven markets to be analysed
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