The Local France

English villagers rely on France to use mobiles

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:10:00 +0200

It seems the English are closer to the French than we may think, indeed so close that residents of one English coastal village have to rely on France to get a mobile phone signal, which has left residents and tourists liable for huge bills.

Free mobile network sued for fraud

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0100

A French consumer group is suing mobile phone operator Free, accusing it of “fraudulent commercial practices” over the quality of its network.

Parisian metro users to get free wifi

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:05:41 +0200

Free wifi is to be made available to all passengers on the Parisian metro from next week, thanks to a Spanish communications company.