ironchef
09-05-2007, 12:32 AM
"As recently mentioned (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/85973), France held onto the idea of local loop unbundling, and is just now starting to see some significant competition on the FTTH front. Iliad, France's third largest broadband provider, is now offering customers in Paris 100Mbps/50Mbps fiber service, VoIP and IPTV for €29.99 ($40.90) per month (http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=132899&f_src=lightreading_gnews). That's on top of what's already being offered by incumbent operators in the city:
"France Telecom has priced its 100-Mbit/s FTTH service at €44.90 ($61.21) per month, while Neuf launched its triple play service in Paris in April for just €29.90 ($40.76) per month, though the maximum speed is 50-Mbit/s downstream and upstream."
As we've noted, a lot of the fiber in Paris is being run via sewer (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/79545). More than 2.6 million households in France now have IPTV service, 52% of broadband connections in France are being used for VoIP, and the country ranks among the top nations in terms of broadband penetration."Thats badass. We pay $47 for 6mb dsl only from bellsouth. And they get 100mb down with with phone service and tv for $41/month. Thats ridiculous.
"France Telecom has priced its 100-Mbit/s FTTH service at €44.90 ($61.21) per month, while Neuf launched its triple play service in Paris in April for just €29.90 ($40.76) per month, though the maximum speed is 50-Mbit/s downstream and upstream."
As we've noted, a lot of the fiber in Paris is being run via sewer (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/79545). More than 2.6 million households in France now have IPTV service, 52% of broadband connections in France are being used for VoIP, and the country ranks among the top nations in terms of broadband penetration."Thats badass. We pay $47 for 6mb dsl only from bellsouth. And they get 100mb down with with phone service and tv for $41/month. Thats ridiculous.