Articles tagged with: 3G License and Arcep

French Tests Find 3G Coverage at 900Mhz less reliable than 3G coverage at 2.1GHz

The French telecoms regulator says that it has been carrying out coverage tests on the country's 3G networks following a warning last December that the license holders could be in breach of their license conditions.  more

Related Tags: sfr, orange, coverage, telecom, 3g-coverage, France


SFR and Orange Gain Additional French 3G Radio Spectrum

Following the assignment of the fourth 3G licence to Free Mobile in January, the French telecoms regulator has noted that there remains a 5 MHz block of spectrum and a 4.8 MHz block of spectrum still available in the 2.1 GHz frequency band.  more

Related Tags: sfr, orange, radio-spectrum, 3g-licence, France


France Awards Fourth 3G License

The French telecoms regulator, Arcep has finally awarded the country's fourth 3G license - to the sole bidder in the latest round, Free Mobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Iliad group. Free Mobile has also taken numerous commitments, on commercial, contractual and technical levels, with respect to hosting mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). Among other things, it has committed to hosting full MVNOs on its network.  more

Related Tags: illiad, free-mobile, 3g-network, iliad, France


Single Bidder for France's Fourth 3G License

France's telecoms regulator, ARCEP has confirmed that just one application has been submitted for the country's fourth 3G license. As expected, the application was submitted by this deadline, by Free mobile, a subsidiary fully owned by the Iliad group.  more

Related Tags: free-mobile, illiad, three, radio, iliad, France


Orascom Telecom Loses Interest in French 3G License

Egypt's Orascom Telecom has announced that it will not be bidding for France's fourth 3G license. The company had previously indicated that it might join a consortium with other French companies for the license.  more

Related Tags: illiad, orascom-telecom, orascom, three, virgin-mobile-france, iliad, virgin, France


France to Push Ahead with Fourth 3G License

The French telecoms regulator, Arcep is expected to make another attempt at offering a fourth 3G license by the end of this month. The President of Arcep told a press conference that the "tender offer will almost certainly be launched by the end of July," without expanding on the details.  more

Related Tags: illiad, iliad, virgin, France


France to Award Additional 3G Radio Spectrum

The French government has decided not to have another go at awarding a fourth conventional 3G license, and will instead split the block of frequencies into three lots of 5 megahertz, with one reserved for a new operator.  more

Related Tags: lte, radio-spectrum, digital-dividend, France


EU Rules 3G License Refunds are not State Aid

A court advisor to the European Union's Court of Justice has recommended that the EU Court had been correct in dismissing a complaint by French mobile operator, Bouygues that the allocation of 3G licenses was incorrectly carried out.  more

Related Tags: orange, eu, 900mhz, vivendi, sfr, 3g-licenses, court-of-justice, option, court, France


French Telecom Regulator Recommends Fourth 3G Mobile License

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French telecommunications regulator Arcep Monday recommended that all or part of the frequencies for a fourth third-generation mobile operator in France be set aside for award by public tender.  more

Related Tags: orange, antitrust, France


French Government Reconsiders 4th Mobile License Plan

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- The French government Wednesday set a process in motion that could lead it not to allocate the country's remaining 3G mobile telephony license to one company.  more

Related Tags: orange, vivendi, 3g-licenses, paris, France


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