Despite the 4G mobile network, 32% of consumers in rural areas are deprived of
"good broadband"
, namely an Internet connection with a speed greater than 8 Megabits per second, according to a study by UFC-Que Choisir published Thursday 27 January.
Last year, the association launched the "Queldébit" mobile application, which allows it, on the basis of the results compiled by users,
"to establish indicators making it possible to provide transparency on the quality of mobile networks at national scale, and territories”
.
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According to UFC-Que Choisir, the figures on the 4G mobile network highlight
"extremely marked territorial inequality"
since, in urban areas, average speeds are 66% higher than in rural areas (55.3 Mbit /s against 33.3 Mbit/s).
Furthermore, 14.3% of speeds recorded are less than 3 Mbit/s, the minimum speed for accessing basic mobile Internet services, while the
"good broadband"
defined by the government, i.e. a speed at equal to 8 Mbit/s, is not reached in 25% of cases at the national level and in 32% of cases in rural areas.
"Not accepting that, nearly 10 years after the launch of 4G, high-quality broadband still remains unrealistic for many consumers, UFC-Que Choisir calls on the public authorities to finally impose on operators a quality of service minimum allowing the use of mobile Internet in good conditions, wherever mobile coverage is allegedly provided
,” the association criticized in a press release.
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Launched in 2013, the "France Very High Speed" Plan should make it possible to cover the entire French territory in very high speed (speed greater than 30 Mbits/s) by 2022. It represents a total investment of 20 billion euros. public and private euros.
The "New Deal Mobile", an agreement signed in January 2018 between the government, the telecoms regulator and the operators, aims to reduce by 2022 in France the "white areas-town centres", i.e. the territories not covered by latest generation mobile networks such as 4G.
