France
France has 72 million subscribers in total, or a 110,3% penetration rate (September 2012).
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in France is ARCEP.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Network Operators | ||||
| 1 | Orange |
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE (planned) |
26.638 (Sept 2012) | France Télécom |
| 2 | SFR | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE (planned) |
20.876 (Sept 2012) | Vivendi |
| 3 | Bouygues Telecom | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE (planned) |
11.028 (Sept 2012) | Bouygues Group (89.5%) |
| 4 | Free Mobile | 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 2600 MHz LTE (planned) 2G roaming on Orange |
4.405 (Sept 2012) | Iliad |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 5 | Virgin Mobile |
GSM UMTS |
1.925 (June 2012) | Virgin Group (50%), The Carphone Warehouse (50%) |
| 6 | B & You |
GSM UMTS |
0.625 (September 2012) | Bouygues Telecom |
| 7 | Sosh |
GSM UMTS |
0.540 (September 2012) | Orange |
| 8 | NRJ Mobile |
GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Crédit Mutuel (90%), NRJ Group (10%) |
| 9 | La Poste Mobile |
GSM UMTS |
La Poste (51%), SFR (49%) | |
| 10 | Carrefour Mobile |
GSM | Carrefour | |
| 11 | Leclerc Mobile |
GSM | E.Leclerc | |
| 12 | TELE2 Mobile |
GSM | TELE2 | |
| 13 | Simyo |
GSM | KPN | |
| 14 | Joe |
GSM UMTS |
SFR | |
| 15 | Prixtel |
GSM UMTS |
||
| 16 | FrenchConnection.fr |
GSM | ConnectedSpot | |
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