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The "discussions" are underway in Paris, but 5G could well be available in early February in Strasbourg.
A stroke of bluff from Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange, dropped during his greetings to the press?
The operator, which already covered “200 cities” on French territory at the end of January, “will be able to start at the beginning of February in the city of Strasbourg and in Valenciennes,” he said.
In Paris, “discussions are continuing.
We are confident enough to light up from the end of the first quarter of 2021, that is the objective, ”he added.
The Strasbourg municipal environmental team had however expressed its reservations about the deployment of this latest generation mobile network.
From the French capital to the Alsatian capital, several green or left-wing mayors have launched a "public debate to respond in particular to a" need for transparency "from citizens about the impact of the deployment of 5G on the environment or the health.
"Unblock the situation in certain cities"
Other municipalities such as Lille have announced that they are in favor of a moratorium until the publication of a report from the National Health Security Agency (ANSES), the conclusions of which are expected "at the end of February" according to Orange.
If the health hazard is removed, "this will unblock the situation in some cities," said Stéphane Richard, who hopes for "appeasement" on a subject that has become controversial.
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At the end of December, more than 8,600 5G sites had been opened commercially in France by operators, according to data published in mid-January by the Telecoms Regulatory Authority (Arcep), including 5,640 by the operator Free alone.
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