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When Montebourg calls for the return of France Telecom
Defense "agreements" between French industrial condemnation of excessive competition ... The priorities for telecom Minister of Productive Recovery.
Basically, perhaps Arnaud Montebourg is it nostalgic brand, the concept and the concept of "France Telecom"-a concept that is not only about Orange, heir to the incumbent, but designate the all telecommunications players in France, either Orange, therefore, but also, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Free, or Alcatel-Lucent.
Because the speech he delivered Friday, January 31 at the wishes of the French Federation of Telecoms was a festival of flag-waving, structured defense and illustration of the role that should, according to him, the state play in this sector.
In the grand ballroom of the rue de l'Amiral Hamelin, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the minister spoke just after the president of the federation, Pierre Louette, who has charged the audience a "discourse record "recited at the speed of a" speckled Kalashnikov, "little speech delivered as much information in as little time as 8.8% of turnover less and" value destruction "in 2013 for the sector, prices down 25%, investments that "maintain" Anyway to € 7.3 billion, 3 million eligible fiber housing, 77 million SIM cards in France, a spike against "aesthetics competition for competition "... Phew.
Electric atmosphere
In an atmosphere that suddenly becomes electric, Montebourg rather chooses "not speckled Kalashnikov" to deliver his speech to the surprise of the audience, more accustomed to understatements and implied in force in the world (yet) of felted telecoms.
The beginning of the speech-or homily, depending on your point of view is classic, with the return of "34 Plans of New Industrial France, of which 10 relate to telecom." Then comes the first skirmish on the "capture value" Telecommunications major international players such as OTT ("over the top" players whose activity is "beyond" networks: Google , Facebook , etc. ...).
Montebourg then hammers the anchor point about a statement about "the State does not have to justify its existence, since the state is." Point. So much for the Hegelian focus state at the heart of Being. Followed by a series of formulas and images that surprise the public: a reference to Jonathan Swift: "Gulliver Net settled in our bedrooms while our telcos Lilliputian quarrel in public!"
"We are the Gandhi of the Internet"
A reference to Mahatma Gandhi: "We do not want to suffer the fate of enslaved by the English, who bought their cotton at low prices for their resale price of gold Indians Gandhi We are the Internet".
A reference also to the famous sailor of Armorlux, he raised the cover of the Parisian magazine: "Buy the sailor and equip yourself with Alcatel"
Many projections that will delight "twittos" in the room-Montebourg also tell about it, referring to the "duel tweets" who opposed Xavier Niel: "not worth s' send Tweets, we can talk! "
Beyond pikes, formulas and literary or historical references, it's downright chisel that Montebourg sculpts his vision. Great suspicion against "excessive competition" that must be "moderate and temper." A refusal to Europe "to become a colony of the digital industry" non-European. Defense producers meet consumer demands: "A force to protect consumers, it may kill the farmers!"
The minister was emboldened by claiming he wants "to reduce the powers of the ARCEP (telecom regulatory authority), we put her in her place." At these words, the press relations manager ARCEP hastily left the scene or not to endorse the remarks or to alert Jean-Ludovic Silicani, President of ARCEP.
"Vive agreements!"
The sulfateuse was decidedly output since the minister then said he assumes the fact of defending the notion of "agreement" between French and European industrial telecom-taboo word since the conviction for "agreement" in 2005 Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR to a fine of 534 million euros. "We want to encourage agreements!" is he exclaims to drive the nail then referring to the President of the Competition Authority, Bruno Lasserre, "the authority responsible for regulating competition authority is against this idea, and I am for it. Who is right? It's me, because I am elected! " -Forgetting too quickly as a minister, he is actually appointed by presidential decree.
Prepare the end of roaming between Orange and Free Mobile
The climax is reached with the hope that it expresses about the contract roaming between Orange and Free Mobile "must now prepare, organize the end of the roaming agreement between the two operators." Implied no question that Free Mobile underinvestment in network deployment, betting on the fact that the roaming contract can be extended.
In the room, the reactions are mixed: some are enthusiastic, others skeptical. "Montebourg is accustomed to this kind of talk, says an employee of a supplier, I heard a similar there a year or two, but hey, have to see what will follow behind."