An order will oversee advertising operators in the fixed broadband

The government is preparing a decree that will regulate the flow of ads in ads touting the operators fixed broadband services (ADSL and fiber).

In the wake of severe crop, by ARCEP , the communication on its offers Free high speed fixed, the government will regulate advertising operators on the subject. Are involved, their exaggerated maximum speed as broadband subscriber will never get promises.

In a letter addressed to French operators, reveals the Parisian daily, the government announced the forthcoming publication of a decree to impose a framework on ads in advertising rates for fixed services broadband (fiber optic or cable telephone).

In their promotional communications, operators can no longer focus their message on the maximum rate of their bids, a figure rarely if ever achieved by customers, as measured under optimal conditions (on an empty subscriber network in the immediate vicinity of equipment operators).

To the obligation to communicate realistic rates

The text in preparation could fix the obligation to communicate realistic ranges of Internet speeds, close to what the subscriber can get. In fact, the regulatory framework should take into account the fact that for the same fixed supply telecoms flow can vary greatly depending on the context.

But, after all, classifications range performance is already posted for the CO2 emissions from motor vehicles and power consumption of electronic devices.

By July 2013, operators will also provide the user before any subscription, personalized information on the maximum rate of the fixed line and the inclusion or not of the television service in its broadband subscription.