The government reactivates a true "sea snake": the "social tariffs" for access to Internet and mobile phone. Major telecom operators were invited to a roundtable on Thursday morning of January 27, hosted by Minister of Industry, Eric Besson, and his Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs, Frederic Lefebvre, to consider the establishment these offers.
The government wants mobile packages to 10 euros per month, with "minimum" thirty minutes of talk time and 30 SMS for recipients of income solidarité active (RSA). He also wants to offer broadband Internet to about 20 euros per month, without specifying whether it will be a true triple play (Internet access, Internet TV, phone connection).
"The average household expenditure in telecommunications from 45 euros per month in 1998 to over 100 euros in 2008. But the condition now mobile and Internet access to information, education, the employment "said Eric Besson, Thursday. The creation of social tariffs was already provided by law to modernize the economy in 2008.
In January 2010, Prime Minister Francois Fillon was given six months for operators to offer an "offer Internet access to about 20 euros for low-income households." In June 2010, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, then Secretary of State for the digital economy, had mentioned an offer "triple play" for September.
Lack of time? Of political will? "We're taking maybe a little later, and reworking arrived in November," explained, Wednesday, January 26, a former Cabinet member of the Kosciusko-Morizet. The operators have not changed much, not motivated by offers deemed unprofitable. "AMENDMENT OF THE CODE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS" For mobile, the government proposes to label the bids corresponding to the specifications.
He expects concrete proposals "in the coming months." This should not pose too many problems: some packages approaching, or even "better disants already existed. So those of SFR and France Telecom-Orange: 10 euros per month for 40 minutes of talk time and 40 SMS, reserved for RSA recipients.
The government wants to benefit from access to Internetsocial of "universal service fund" means a device that already exists for the phone. "The Prime Minister asked me to initiate a legislative amendment in this direction," said Mr. Besson. "Work is underway with Brussels, since we act in the community setting.
It will probably go through a change in the telecommunications code", said a member of his cabinet. This measure was advocated long ago by Arcep, the French regulator of the telecom market and the consumer protection association UFC-Que Choisir. The universal service fund is financed by all operators in proportion to their turnover.
It alleviates the subsidy granted by the operators who have been appointed, following a government tender to provide the universal service of fixed telephone services (ie, France Telecom). The subscription "social" fixed telephone of the former monopoly is of 6.49 euros per month instead of 16 euros.
But it is partly obsolete today: it only gives access to a landline, only allows to be annexed and does not call credit. The number of households requesting the rose from 700 000 in 2004 to 380,000 in 2009, less than 20% of potential beneficiaries. INTERNET 1 EURO PER MONTH FOR HOUSING 100,000 HLM Today there are many offers of social Internet: 1 euro per month proposed by SFR 100 000 public housing in Paris.
The cable operator Numericable also communicates an offer to 4 euros per month for social landlords on potentially 350,000 households. But on a national scale, there is no cheap offer, except those Numericable and Alice (the "triple play" a little degraded, with a TV offering minimum 20 euros per month).
Operators ensure that it is not profitable because they are still forced to lease a part of France Telecom's fixed network to access certain subscriber, and the line costs 9 euros per month. Reacting to Thursday's announcements, Edouard Barreiro of UFC-Que Choisir, said that the Internet offers 20 euros, "it is still too expensive.
They should not exceed 10 euros per month. Beyond Many recipients of the RSA can not follow. " There is also no agreement on mobile offers: "Instead of imposing a monthly fee, should be something more flexible, like a prepaid card that can be consumed over a long enough period of time." "We want to start a process and lead to an end," said Frédéric Lefebvre, Thursday.
"There is no harm in posting a time of political discourse that can pay electorally speaking. But we will bring the package to get things done finally," explains Jacques Pomonti, president of the AFUTT, the French Association use of telecommunications. The latter wants the floor in the coming weeks with ANSA, the National Agency of active solidarity, to make concrete proposals to the government and operators. 
The government wants mobile packages to 10 euros per month, with "minimum" thirty minutes of talk time and 30 SMS for recipients of income solidarité active (RSA). He also wants to offer broadband Internet to about 20 euros per month, without specifying whether it will be a true triple play (Internet access, Internet TV, phone connection).
"The average household expenditure in telecommunications from 45 euros per month in 1998 to over 100 euros in 2008. But the condition now mobile and Internet access to information, education, the employment "said Eric Besson, Thursday. The creation of social tariffs was already provided by law to modernize the economy in 2008.
In January 2010, Prime Minister Francois Fillon was given six months for operators to offer an "offer Internet access to about 20 euros for low-income households." In June 2010, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, then Secretary of State for the digital economy, had mentioned an offer "triple play" for September.
Lack of time? Of political will? "We're taking maybe a little later, and reworking arrived in November," explained, Wednesday, January 26, a former Cabinet member of the Kosciusko-Morizet. The operators have not changed much, not motivated by offers deemed unprofitable. "AMENDMENT OF THE CODE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS" For mobile, the government proposes to label the bids corresponding to the specifications.
He expects concrete proposals "in the coming months." This should not pose too many problems: some packages approaching, or even "better disants already existed. So those of SFR and France Telecom-Orange: 10 euros per month for 40 minutes of talk time and 40 SMS, reserved for RSA recipients.
The government wants to benefit from access to Internetsocial of "universal service fund" means a device that already exists for the phone. "The Prime Minister asked me to initiate a legislative amendment in this direction," said Mr. Besson. "Work is underway with Brussels, since we act in the community setting.
It will probably go through a change in the telecommunications code", said a member of his cabinet. This measure was advocated long ago by Arcep, the French regulator of the telecom market and the consumer protection association UFC-Que Choisir. The universal service fund is financed by all operators in proportion to their turnover.
It alleviates the subsidy granted by the operators who have been appointed, following a government tender to provide the universal service of fixed telephone services (ie, France Telecom). The subscription "social" fixed telephone of the former monopoly is of 6.49 euros per month instead of 16 euros.
But it is partly obsolete today: it only gives access to a landline, only allows to be annexed and does not call credit. The number of households requesting the rose from 700 000 in 2004 to 380,000 in 2009, less than 20% of potential beneficiaries. INTERNET 1 EURO PER MONTH FOR HOUSING 100,000 HLM Today there are many offers of social Internet: 1 euro per month proposed by SFR 100 000 public housing in Paris.
The cable operator Numericable also communicates an offer to 4 euros per month for social landlords on potentially 350,000 households. But on a national scale, there is no cheap offer, except those Numericable and Alice (the "triple play" a little degraded, with a TV offering minimum 20 euros per month).
Operators ensure that it is not profitable because they are still forced to lease a part of France Telecom's fixed network to access certain subscriber, and the line costs 9 euros per month. Reacting to Thursday's announcements, Edouard Barreiro of UFC-Que Choisir, said that the Internet offers 20 euros, "it is still too expensive.
They should not exceed 10 euros per month. Beyond Many recipients of the RSA can not follow. " There is also no agreement on mobile offers: "Instead of imposing a monthly fee, should be something more flexible, like a prepaid card that can be consumed over a long enough period of time." "We want to start a process and lead to an end," said Frédéric Lefebvre, Thursday.
"There is no harm in posting a time of political discourse that can pay electorally speaking. But we will bring the package to get things done finally," explains Jacques Pomonti, president of the AFUTT, the French Association use of telecommunications. The latter wants the floor in the coming weeks with ANSA, the National Agency of active solidarity, to make concrete proposals to the government and operators.
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