Wednesday, 12 Octorber 2011

The French telecoms regulator, Arcep has formally issued radio spectrum licenses to Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange France and SFR as part of an allocation procedure for 2.6 GHz band frequencies.

The regulator allocated a duplex frequency block of 20 MHz for Free Mobile andOrange France, and a duplex frequency block of 15 MHz for Bouygues Telecomand SFR.

Stipulations concerning the hosting of MVNOs are included in the terms of the licences issued to Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and Orange France, all of which made a commitment in this area for the frequencies they were awarded.

The next stage in the issuing of 4G licences will consist of the allocation procedure for the 800 MHz band, resulting from the digital dividend, for which the deadline for applications is 15th December 2011.