The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why French teachers are against the phone ban in schools The French government is proposing a new law that would ban smartphones in lycées - high schools - extending bans already in place for younger pupils, but teaching unions oppose the idea. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260107/why-french-teachers-are-against-the-phone-ban-in-schools Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:14:35 +0100 why-french-teachers-are-against-the-phone-ban-in-schools Mobile phone users in France able to make calls again after major fault fixed Service at France's four major mobile phone providers has been restored after a major technical fault affected calls between Orange users and customers using other operators. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180515/french-mobile-phone-users-able-to-make-calls-again-after-major-fault Tue, 15 May 2018 12:15:01 +0200 french-mobile-phone-users-able-to-make-calls-again-after-major-fault European mobile operators brace for end of roaming charges Long an important source of revenue for telecom companies, roaming charges will be lifted in Europe starting June 15, raising pressure on operators in a tight market. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170611/european-mobile-operators-brace-for-end-of-roaming-charges Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:36:08 +0200 european-mobile-operators-brace-for-end-of-roaming-charges Rural France great for peace, not for mobile phone coverage Getting 4G in rural France is still difficult, a new study confirms, but it also depends on which provider you are with. This interactive map should help you decide. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160712/which-company-offers-the-best-mobile-coverage-in-france Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:53:48 +0200 which-company-offers-the-best-mobile-coverage-in-france EU roaming charges to finally end in June 2017 Roaming charges, which see mobile phone users paying extra fees if they are in another EU country, will finally be scrapped after years of wrangling. However, the changes won't come into force until June 2017. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151027/eu-roaming-charges-to-finally-end-in-june-2017 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:34:39 +0100 eu-roaming-charges-to-finally-end-in-june-2017 French bosses win right to read workers' texts Anyone with a work mobile phone in France will have to mind how they text from now on after a court order awarded bosses the right to read through employees messages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150220/french-bosses-win-right-to-read-workers-texts Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:39:00 +0100 french-bosses-win-right-to-read-workers-texts Limit children's use of mobiles: French agency Children and heavy users of mobile phones should limit the time they spend on the devices, France's national health and safety agency warned on Tuesday, despite not finding a "proven health effect" from mobile phone use. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131015/limit-use-of-mobile-phones-french-health-watchdog Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:44:00 +0200 limit-use-of-mobile-phones-french-health-watchdog French connected: 4G network expands France on Tuesday entered a brave new world of mobile communication, when leading provider Bouygues launched its 4G network. In theory, the move will offer 40 million people in France mobile internet 10 times faster than 3G. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131001/france-4g-mobile-phone-smartphone-bouygues-internet-french Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:37:00 +0200 france-4g-mobile-phone-smartphone-bouygues-internet-french