Question 4304 — European Union

Summary

Mr. Bertrand Bouyx draws the attention of the Minister, to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for European affairs, to Germany's commercial practices in telecommunications. At a time when the issue of the Internet of Things has become omnipresent due to its economic interest, its development in Europe could be hampered by the absence of a common European telecommunications market. In fact, the lack of opening of the German market, not to mention the protectionist attitude of each of the 3 German mobile operators, limits the development of this market and in particular the development of some of the French companies that are particularly innovative and active internationally. Indeed, connectivity is the key element that allows any manufacturer to develop value-added services hosted in the cloud, which enhance and complement the use of its product. These services, often accessible through dedicated applications, are now proving essential for purchasing intentions. Thus, the connectivity market in Europe is likely to impact the survival and development of entire sections of European industry including all these companies, positioned both as distributors of mobile services in BtoB mode (MVNE, Mobile Virtual Network Enabler) and as mobile operators in BtoC mode (MVNO, Mobile Virtual Network Operator), are the essential players of today and tomorrow. It is obvious that these manufacturers must ensure at least connectivity across Europe without having to interconnect 28 times to cover Europe. Under these conditions, unfair practices are being implemented on the German market, namely prohibitive prices or even the refusal to negotiate with full-MVNO operators (operators also having their own infrastructures). The closure of the German market penalizes market integration for all economic players but especially for German consumers who cannot benefit from the advantages of the services offered. Even more serious is the general competitiveness of the European Union against the giants North American and Asian countries which is being undermined. For all these reasons, he asks what France intends to do within the European Union, to allow French companies to access the German market under satisfactory conditions of free and undistorted competition.

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