Protection of
commercial
interests

Event: Meeting with Orange's
Basis n°: CNECT/9480

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Investment and infrastructure deployment
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Regulatory development and competition decisions

Ongoing
decision
making process

 

e The transposition of the European Electronic Communications Code has been delayed and
the Commission sent Spain a letter of formal notice on 4 February 2021 and a reasoned

an on 23 ar 2021.

 

2.3.2. Market situation in Belgium

The fixed broadband market is dominated by the territorial duopolies of Proximus/Telenet
(Flanders) and Proximus/VOO (Wallonia).Orange Belgium increased its market share in

recent years.
Ongeing
| decision
making process

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e While Belgium made only marginal progress in the deployment of fixed VHCN networks in
2020, the situation is expected to improve significantly in the future thanks to the

  

> of en ate names both in fibre and co-axial networks

0 Protection of
commercial
interests

e 5G offers are currently very limited
Regions, in particular Wallonia and Brussels, are

modifying their EMF norms to allow for viable 5G rollout. Long awaited auctions for 5G
bands will take place in June 2022.

2.3.3. Main elements of the French market review (mentioned by Orange)

Ongoing
decision making

 

2.3.4. Backup defensives on WACC

Event: Meeting with Orange's

Basis n°: CNECT/9480

Event: Meeting with Orange's
Basis n°: CNECT/9480

 

3. SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION (CEF/ RRF/ IPCEI OPEN RAN, TELCO CLOUD, SUBMARINE
CABLES)

3.1. Suggested LTT

e The Commission is reviewing the Broadband state aid guidelines, to ensure that private
investments into Gigabit networks are protected & to channel public support where it is most
needed.

Ongoing
2 decision making
process

. Furthermore, in DIGITAL is our new flagship programme dedicated to connectivity,
ean Commission. The first calls have just been launched.

Event: Meeting with Oranges 0000000
Basis n°: CNECT/9480

Protection of

interests

 

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The Industrial Data Alliance, the edge and the cloud

e We welcome Orange’s involvement in the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and
Cloud. The Alliance aims to strengthen the position of European industry on edge and cloud
technologies and to respond to the needs of sectors that need to process highly sensitive data.

«e The Alliance will ensure a strategic vision of the sector’s sovereignty, in particular by

deepening the roadmap published in May 2021. In particular, it will support synergies

between all available (public, private, EU and national) investment sources and across the
value chain, including to advance strategic technology areas such as telco-cloud.

BACKGROUND

The European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and the Cloud
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Personal data
and protection
of commercial
interests

 

e Orange has been involved in the elaboration of the European industrial roadmap on the
edge and cloud submitted on 7 May 2021 by 27 European companies to Commissioner

Breton at a second round table by PDGs on the cloud: Hittps://digital-
strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/today-commission-receives-industry-technology-roadmap-

ie"

  

Personal data

 

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Coordination and contributions

e | CNECT BI) (Digital Decade and coordination)
e [U ICNECT BI) (OTTs Fair share)
ee (ENECT B3)

(Market situation in Spain, Access Recommendation)

e 0 (CNECTB3)  (WACC)
I {CNECT B2) (Market situation in Belgium)

en (CNECT B2) (Market situation in Spain, investment and Code
transposition, RAN sharing)

. 0 (CNECT BS5) (Support for innovation: CEF, RRF, IPCEI O Ran,
Telco cloud, submarine cables)

I ENECT E2)| (The Industrial Data
Alliance, the edge and the cloud)

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