French telecoms watchdog to shine a light on poor Internet access


  • TECH
  • Friday, 01 Jul 2016

People attend a flashmob concert for smartphones in the Museum of the Confluences in Lyon, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Robert Pratta/Files

PARIS: French Internet users will get the information they need to choose the best telecoms provider under plans to make data on the quality of their services publicly available. 

The country's telecoms regulator hopes that the move, combined with new high-speed Internet capacity targets announced on June 30, will improve connectivity for around 65 million people living in France, which lags its European peers. 

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