Macron demands French telcos roll out fast broadband by 2020

Macron said at the senate that the government would unveil a new system of incentives and penalties for telecom operators by year-end.

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron urged telecoms operators on Monday to roll out high-speed broadband across France by the end of 2020, two years earlier than a previous target. 

Macron said in a speech at a conference at the senate that the government would unveil a new system of incentives and penalties for telecom operators by the end of the year.