Articles tagged with: Orange France and Orange
Viviane Reding Welcomes French Plans to Lower Mobile Termination Rates
The European Commission, in a letter, has welcomed the French regulator's proposal to lower the wholesale rates charged by French mobile operators. The Commission also invited the regulator, ARCEP to keep up its efforts to set a target date by which they should equal the costs of an efficient operator in the next regulatory window that starts in 2011. more
Related Tags: european-commission, wind, eu, compete, termination-rates, arcep, mobile-termination-rate, mobile-termination-rates, France
France to Cut Mobile Termination Rates
The French telecoms regulator, Arcep has announced plans to start regulating mobile termination rates, and require a gradual reduction in the rates charged to landline operators over the next few years. more
Related Tags: termination-rates, landline, 3, arcep, France
European Operators Facing Losses on iPhone Sales
European operators are reported to be sitting on large stocks of unsold Apple iPhones and could be facing significant losses as they cut the retail price to clear stocks in anticipation of an imminent 3G launch. more
Related Tags: o2, o2-ireland, morgan-stanley, UK
Europe's Top Ten Networks - All Now Over 20m Customers
In Issue 98 of the Mobile World Briefing, when last reviewing the European market, we suggested that "if the normal seasonal pattern is repeated in Q4, then the final period of the year should see something between 25-30m new connections, enough to take penetration up to 110%". We mention this, because the normal seasonal pattern was repeated, we did see 25m new connections across the region and penetration is now standing at exactly 110%. more
Related Tags: ptc, avea, o2, usb-modem, telefonica, turkcell, o2-germany, sfr, orange-uk, o2-uk, polkomtel
French Operators Authorised to Offer 3G at 900Mhz
French telecoms regulator, Arcep has approved applications by Orange and SFR to offer 3G services in the 900Mhz. Third 3G license holder, Bouygues Telecom says that it will apply for an amendment to its license to reuse its 900Mhz spectrum in 2009. more
Related Tags: 3g-license, mts, 900mhz, sfr, bouygues-telecom, arcep, umts, 3g-licence, France

