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Arcep mulls investigation into OBS dominant market position
2013-05-24 18:05:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French regulator Arcep is mulling an investigation into the dominant market position of France Telecom's Orange Business Services (OBS). Arcep said that the French business service market was worth EUR 7.4 billion in 2011 and that France Telecom has 65 percent of that market, with SFR Business Team trailing behind with 16.2 percent, followed by Completel with 7.4 percent. The regulator noted that France Telecom's market share for the SME market was even greater, at 80 percent. Arcep said it may launch a public consultation or market analysis, to make sure that OBS is not using its market position to provide retail rates lower than its wholesale rates. The regulator added that it did not want to propose regulation that would push market prices higher but that the current situation was especially negative for smaller players such as Hub Telecom, Neo Telecoms, Nerim or Keyyo.
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