Friday, October 4, the State sent a letter to telecom operators asking them to “ensure fairness” of their advertisements on Internet offers, under threat of prosecution, reveals Le Parisien / Today in France on Monday.
“In this two-page letter sent (…) companies in the sector, including our paper has obtained a copy, the Minister of Communication, Benoît Hamon, and the Minister of Innovation, Fleur Pellerin ‘invite all operators’ to ‘watch with caution redoubled loyalty’ of their advertisements, “writes Le Parisien.
“‘Allegations likely to mislead consumers into error in this area are likely to be qualified in terms of deceptive business practices,’ specify the ministers” , says the daily.
The newspaper noted, “follows a thinly veiled threat to the intervention of Fraud Control (DGCCRF) and lawsuits by the end of the year when the group actions are legal. “
” In a few days, according to the newspaper that at home or on mobile, the Internet connections do not reach speeds touted in advertisements, a decree of ‘adequate supervision announcements rates in advertisements to’ change the way of presenting offers kinds ‘DSL’ (broadband at home.) “
And better, the paper notes, “no later than July 1, 2014, operators specify their future customers rate they offer at the entrance to their home. Consumers can compare the proposals. “
Free rebuked by ARCEP
This announcement follows the letter sent by October 2 Authority telecoms regulator (ARCEP) for Free. In this letter the Authority formulated an unusually direct criticism operator Free (Iliad Group), accusing them of embellishing the performance of its latest offering in broadband internet.
The telecommunications watchdog said in a statement that the performance promised in offering Free were “likely to mislead users.”
few hours Earlier, the “troublemaker Internet” announced what he called himself Revolution: “the fastest rate in Europe optical fiber without changing the price”
The group announced as it “increased the optical subscribers Freebox Revolution to 1 gigabit / second fiber flow in reception, and 200 megabits / second for transmission.” This increase in speed was described as “automatic.”
“Except that Free has invested heavily in August and September 2013, in improving its capabilities interconnection, announcements of date does not match the experience of the users who will view online video, “said ARCEP.
Indeed, the authority considers that such a flow is “depends not only on the design of the access network that communicates Free today, but also depends on the design of its entire infrastructure (collection, interconnection …).”
Other
announcement Free pinned by ARCEP, the promise to its ADSL subscribers benefit “for the same price” of VDSL2 technology, which allows for faster internet since the copper network classic.
Free illustrated his statement by a flow duration curve peaking at 100 megabits / second, according to “lab tests”.
“Instead of communicate laboratory results, Free could be the results obtained during pre-scale deployments of VDSL in the Dordogne and Gironde, “said ARCEP.
(With AFP)
