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France reaches milestone of 10 mln FTTP connections in Q4, as fibre roll-out hits new record

Friday 5 March 2021 | 11:26 CET | News
French fixed broadband operators recorded another strong quarter for fibre take-up, achieving a new record net increase in FTTP connections in the three months to December, according to Arcep's latest report. Net additions progressed to 1.11 million (+945,000 in Q3), bringing the overall FTTP subscription base to 10.36 million at end-2020 across mainland France and the overseas territories. The country's FTTP take-up rate rose by 1 percentage point since September to reach 43 percent, meaning that 43 percent of people able to access FTTP services have opted to do so.

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Companies: Arcep
Countries: France
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