Magenta: Société d'avocats

The telecommunication sector is in constant mutation. On the one hand, technical mutations that redefine this sector by improving existing services and creating new services (FTTH for fixed networks, 4G for mobile networks, etc.). On the other hand, regulatory mutations, as a necessary consequence of the emergence of these new technologies and of the gradual evolution from a system of prior regulation to a subsequent control approach.

This two-motion trend makes it one of the most dynamic, fascinating and complex sectors.

Having acted for major operators for more than 8 years on a regular basis, with regards both to fixed and mobile telephone services and internet access, Magenta's lawyers have significant experience in this area, one of Magenta’s privileged areas of expertise.

Magenta's lawyers keep track of these changes on a daily basis to be able to meet their clients’ expectations and also to anticipate them in order to assist their clients in their development and positioning on the market

Magenta's range of services include in particular:

Advice and negotiation of interconnection agreements and agreements for access to network, fixed and mobile: local-loop unbundling, MVNO contracts, IRUs, fibre, etc.
Assistance with procurement procedures and conditions of use of rare resources: UMTS frequencies, Wifi, Wimax, Wibro, Femtocell, etc.
Follow-up of the regulatory changes relating to telecoms packages at a Community level and their implementation at a national level
Advice relating to cooperation or partnerships between operators (due diligence, negotiation and drafting of partnership agreements, etc.)
Negotiation and conclusion of telephone directory publishing agreement
Tax claims: universal service, numbering charges, “audiovisual” tax, etc.
Representation in litigation proceedings before the ARCEP, the Competition Authority, Conseil d’Etat (Supreme Administrative Court) and the commercial courts: disputes between operators, challenging the legality of ARCEP’s decisions, litigation relating to abusive or unfair practices by an operator, etc.

Lastly, Magenta's team often takes part in top-level conferences dedicated to this industry and expresses its opinions on these changes in many articles.

Recent interventions of Magenta’s lawyers :

Assisting an operator with a dispute resolution procedure before the ARCEP following the refusal of access to an electronic communication network
Litigation in view of obtaining a refund of the numbering charge
Assistance with the negotiation of a telecommunication services supply agreement

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Recent interventions of Magenta’s lawyers :