By a decision of April 19th, 2016 , the French Competition Authority sentenced Altice/Numericable group to pay a fine of 15 million euros for non-compliance with some of the commitments taken at the time of the acquisition of SFR regarding the divestiture of Outremer Telecom’s...
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Is FttB, as FttH, the “real fiber”? The government decided, with the approval of ARCEP , to give a negative answer and, therefore, to rule in favor of Orange and Free against Numericable-SFR....
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Privacy Shield: promises of a better protection of personal data
Since the Court of Justice of the European Union declared on October 6, 2015 that the "Safe Harbor" was invalid , a new framework for transatlantic data flows has been expected in order to facilitate the transfer of personal data to the United States.
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In a press release dated December 22 , 2015, the French competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence) announced that it authorized the KOSC consortium to take over COMPLETEL's DSL network.
This authorization follows the competition authority's decision 14-DCC-160 of October 30, 2014,...
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The « Macron Law » promotes the digital economy
The French law n°2015-990 to promote the economic growth, activity and equity economic opportunity (known as “Macron Law”), dated August 6, 2015 and promulgated on August 7, 2015, includes provisions regarding electronic communications operators, Internet players and companies. The...
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The ARCEP facilitates the deployment of 4G networks
The French national electronic communications and postal regulation authority (ARCEP), which had been appealed by Free, was called upon to consider the validity of the restrictions imposed by Orange for using the services initially planned for the fixed web traffic in order to rout mobile...
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The Constitutional Council approves the core of the Intelligence Act
Referred to the Constitutional Council by the President of the Republic, the President of the Senate and more than 60 deputies, the Intelligence Act has now completed the legislative process. The Constitutional Council has approved the major part pf the law by its decision n°2012-713 DC of...
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The allocation of 700 MHz frequency
The increasing data flow required for the "mobile internet" induces a growing need of radio frequencies for mobile operators. Therefore, operators are looking for frequency bands in order to develop their 3G or 4G activities and to declutter their networks.
The French government decided...
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The Paris Civil Court refuses the protection of a Jimi Hendrix’s photo by copyright
In a decision dated May 21, 2015, the Paris Civil Court refused to admit the existence of a forgery of Jimi Hendrix’s photo on the grounds that the originality of the work had not been proved.
In this case, an electronic cigarette sales company had reproduced a Jimi Hendrix’s photo...
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The "Les Républicains" trademarks are legal
In a decision dated May 6, 2015, the Paris First Instance Court, ruling in emergency, held that neither manifestly unlawful disturbance nor eminent harm could be characterized by the use, by a political party, of the term “Les Républicains” as a denomination and as a trademark.
The...
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