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Electronic Communications Regulation in France: Current Landscape and Future Challenges

This report presented by Gabrielle Gauthey from ARCEP discusses the current state and challenges of electronic communications regulation in France as of November 22, 2005. It covers the regulation of broadband and mobile markets, issues related to competition, subscriber growth, universal access, and the implications of emerging technologies such as FTTX and NGN. The report highlights the regulatory distinctions between various services, the status of voice over IP (VOB/VOI), and the importance of retail competition for mobile services. It emphasizes the need for a coordinated European approach to ensure a competitive and robust telecommunications market.

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Electronic Communications Regulation in France: Current Landscape and Future Challenges

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  1. Electronic Communications regulation in FranceIdateMontpellier-November 22th 2005Gabrielle Gauthey-ARCEP

  2. Electronic communications regulation • Broadband Markets regulation • Mobile markets regulation • Issues at stake for the future

  3. Broadband market –different situations- Subscribers

  4. Broadband regulation in Europe • In some countries, TV cable netwoks have SMP for BB • internet access • LLU regulation since 2000 • National implementation has lead in most countries to impose bitstream access

  5. Broadband regulation in France • France : no cable penetration nation wide : 8,3 mio BB subscribers (500 000 cable) • Take off of competition • via bitstream access since 2003 (2005 : 1,9 mio subs.) • via shared access since 2004 (2005 : 2.151 mio subs.) • via full LLU since 2005 (2005 : 360 000 subs.) • Ladder of investment theory • Today’s issues • Adopt wholesale and retail QOS indicators • Geographical extension of unbundled areas

  6. VOIP/VOB regulation • Distinction VOI/VOB • VOB rapidly developping on the residential market : • over 2 mio subscribers through triple–play offers • substituability of VOB with PSTN : same terminal, similar quality •  subject to symmetrical regulation (rights and obligations of all operators) • VOI : no subsituability no regulation • Assymmetrical regulation : no retail regulation, wholesale regulation through access regulation under surveyance

  7. Mobile Regulation • Dynamic market : more mobile than wireline subscribers, increasing traffic volume • ARCEP calls for more retail competition support MVNO development • TV on mobile : • Frequency issue • Revision of frequency allocation rules • Value of spectrum?

  8. Issues at stake for the future • FTTX : different situations in the USA, Asia, Europe • in Europe : no specific obligations so far • in France : difference between business and residential areas • NGN : major operators have announced progressive NGN roll-out plans • Core network and not access yet • Will enable roll-out of new services (fix-mobile convergence, presence management..) • Which symmetrical/assymetrical obligations? • Frequency planning : how to combine flexibility, competition and harmonization • Wimax (short term) • TV on mobile • Digital dividend •  need of a common european vision

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