Arcep, also known as the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse, is a state-owned agency headquartered in France. Founded in 1997, it operates with approximately 310 employees. Functioning as a government administration agency, Arcep is responsible for regulating telecommunications, postal services, and print media distribution within France, comparable to the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Arcep initiated a public consultation on April 22, 2026, seeking feedback from market stakeholders regarding proposed modifications to mobile coverage maps. These changes specifically address voice and SMS services, anticipating the future decommissioning of 2G technology, and also consider potential adjustments to mobile internet service coverage maps. The regulator regularly publishes updated coverage maps for voice/SMS and mobile internet services for each operator on its "Mon réseau mobile" website. Previously, on April 10, 2026, Arcep reported a 4.1% year-on-year decline in French mobile market service revenues, reaching EUR 3.61 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a figure that broadly matched the decline observed in the preceding quarter. The telecom regulator noted that mobile service revenues saw a decline in each quarter of 2025.
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