The Autorité de la concurrence issues its opinion to ARCEP on its draft decision to deregulate the market for wholesale central access provided at a fixed location for the mass market (“market 3b”)

"On "24/09/2024", the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse – ARCEP asked for an opinion from the Autorité de la concurrence on its draft decision to deregulate market 3b ("bitstream" activated wholesale offers). The Autorité de la concurrence issued its opinion in support of ARCEP's approach, while inviting it to closely monitor market developments amid operators' migration from copper to fibre. The Autorité de la concurrence supports ARCEP's definition of relevant markets and reasons for deregulation.