2023-05-02 17:03:35
Par Chloé Berry
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updated on 2 May 23 at 19:10
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The optical fiber late in arriving at your home or problems have been noted? You are not an isolated case. For several years, the deployment of this technology, which provides internet access on French territory, has been hampered by orders.
Faced with the persistence of these problems, politicians have decided to act.
On July 8, 2022, a bill aimed at making operators responsible for the deployment of optical fiber accountable was tabled. This is examined in public session in the Senate this Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Are you concerned?
Delays, poor workmanship, unjustified disconnections, degradation of infrastructure… It is not uncommon for the installation of fiber to be slowed down due to a Technical problem. In our local newsrooms, our journalists regularly report this kind of complication.
Are you concerned? Arcep (Regulation Authority for Electronic Communications, Posts and Press Distribution) lists the common fiber deployments by municipality. The last update is March 9, 2023.
What is the situation in your department? Find out in our map.
Although the territory seems relatively well covered, some areas have very low connection rates, particularly in Brittany.
And concerning your municipality, is it well connected? Find out with our tableau.
If you are not yet connected to fiber optics, check if your municipality is listed in the calendar future updates. If you encounter a problem, do not hesitate to contact Arcep.
What is the problem ?
Let us recall the context. The France Very High Speed Plan, launched in 2013 by the government, provided that “all French people could benefit from very high speed Internet access (a speed greater than 30 Mbit/s) by the end of 2022 “, remember the bill.
According to the Senate, this plan made it possible to over 80% of French people connectable to optical fiber in 2022.
However, this with est terni for several years “by problems arising in the realization of the final connection of subscribers which affect the quality of this new network”, can we read in Note of the Senate.
In detail, these concerns concern the last part of the connection of users. In most cases, this operation is entrusted to Internet service providers who themselves often use a subcontracting chain.
“Recurrent malfunctions” are particularly observed in Essonne, reports the bill.
What would this law change?
The proposed law would therefore aim to “clarify the chain of responsibilities” by providing a better framework for operations in the field.
Article 1 proposes to regulate the training of splicers. All persons working on the networks must validate “a certification required to ensure their skills. No details are given on the contours of this certification.
The proposed law aims to “limit” subcontracting, held primarily responsible for the malfunctions observed.
It should be remembered that currently, there can be up to eight levels of subcontracting; a situation which makes it impossible to identify the party involved and contributes to the diffuse regime of liability observed.
Article 2 proposes to add ” indicators on the quality of the networks” with the aim of refining the Arcep data, and thus, to better understand “the quality of coverage” of the Internet in France.
The text also directly concerns users. Indeed, it intends to better protect you in the event of “prolonged interruption of Internet access service”. A right to suspension of subscription paymentcompensation and termination without charge of the subscription, could be created if the law is adopted.
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