23+ hour, 44+ min ago  (808+ words) Grants to help connect residents in France to fibre internet are now available to everyone who is experiencing difficulties switching from the old copper wire network to the new technology. The grants, which were first launched on September 29, 2025, were previously…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (954+ words) Concerns over poor-quality fibre-optic internet installations and resulting disconnections persist in France, as the country gradually shuts down its copper-wire ADSL network. Problems include new connections that fail to deliver the expected improvement in service, as well as recurring cases…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1126+ words) Fresh warnings have been issued in France about increasingly sophisticated QR code scams that direct victims to fake websites, trick them into handing over personal data, or prompt malware downloads. Despite their convenience for accessing information, QR codes can be…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (999+ words) The phone and internet provider, SFR, could soon be put up for sale, after a court approved a debt-restructuring plan for its parent company Altice France." Paris" commercial court approved the plan on Monday, August 4." It did not agree to…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (841+ words) La Poste will suspend most parcel deliveries to the United States from Monday, August 25, in order to adapt to the requirements introduced by the new US customs duties. The new customs duties starting on August 29 apply due to the end…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1112+ words) Work on removing copper telephone wires has started across communes in south-west France and will soon spread to other areas. Due to be completed by 2030, the work will involve tens of thousands of kilometres of wires being rolled up and…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (732+ words) A new financial aid scheme will be introduced from September 1, 2025 to help residents and small businesses cover the cost of fibre broadband installation where technical obstacles have made connection difficult or expensive. The scheme, established by a decree published on…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (791+ words) France is gradually rolling out fibre internet nationwide, having started the process of replacing the country's copper ADSL network from January this year. Here is how to check if fibre has reached you. The best way to check is to…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (931+ words) In 2013, France established the Plan France Tr's Haut D'bit, which aimed to cover 100% of premises (households and workplaces etc.) with internet speeds over 30Mbps by the end of 2022, and offer speeds over 100Mbps by 2025. French communications regulation authority Arcep (Autorit' de r'gulation…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (645+ words) The French city of Lyon has been ranked as currently having the best fixed line broadband connection in the world." The international internet speed testing platform, Speedtest, updates its Global Index of almost 200 of "the world's largest cities" on a…...