Télécoms

Telecoms

Our expertise

The telecoms sector is ever-changing in terms of technology (FTTH for landline networks, 4, 5 and shortly 6G for mobile networks, launch of low-earth orbit satellites, etc.) and regulations, as a result of the emergence of new technology, changes in European rules and the shift from ex ante regulation to ex post controls.

For many years, we have been regularly helping major players in landline and mobile telephone, internet access and satellite services. Magenta monitors these changes daily to be well-placed to respond to clients’ needs, and also foresee such needs to support clients with their development and market positioning.

The teams at Magenta advise mainland operators, French overseas operators (mainly in French Polynesia) and foreign operators (seeking to develop their operations in France or on their local markets).

The services provided by Magenta mainly include:

  • Advising and negotiating on interconnection agreements, and landline and mobile network access agreements: fiber, unbundling, MVNO agreements, IRU agreements, mast hosting, civil engineering access, etc.
  • Assisting in negotiating public service delegations to create and operate fiber optics networks.
  • Assisting in award processes and terms and conditions of use of scarce resources (frequencies, numbering resources and negotiations on potential infrastructure sharing agreements with operators).
  • Litigation proceedings before the French Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) (dispute resolution and sanctions), the French Competition Authority and administrative and commercial courts and, in general, national and European regulatory bodies.

Lastly, the team at Magenta speaks regularly at leading industry conferences and shares its opinions on changes in numerous articles.

Our work

Assisting several operators in dispute resolution proceedings before ARCEP relating to technical and pricing terms and conditions under access agreements to an electronic communications network.
Assisting in defending electronic communications operators in sanctions proceedings before ARCEP.
Assisting a Moroccan alternative operator in various proceedings (sanctions proceedings and non-compliance with an injunction proceedings) before the Moroccan National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT).
Assisting an electronic communications operator in negotiating various public service delegations to build and operate fiber optics networks.
Assisting an electronic communications operator in the ultra-high-speed broadband sector: drafting agreements (facilities management agreement, data sharing agreement, etc.), litigation before the administrative court relating to the award of a public contract for a fiber optics network, advising on performance of this contract.
Compensation dispute before the commercial courts acting for an operator against an incumbent operator for non-compliance with its regulatory guidance obligations on costs for the supply of regulated services.
Negotiating interconnection and roaming agreements acting for a French overseas incumbent operator.
Assisting a North African state and a Middle Eastern state relating to changes to their regulatory frameworks applicable to the electronic communications sector to regulate “powerful operators”.

Our rankings

Best Lawyers Legal 500 Paris

‘The levels of professionalism, expertise and quality of this team are very evident. The quality of the advice given and timeliness of their responses is exceptional.’

Legal500 2024
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