Orange has updated the list of municipalities where the ADSL network will be rolled out soon. There are 2,145 of them, and among them are large cities that are not required to switch to 100% fiber.
at the time of Optical fiber And Satellite internet deals Like Starlink, it’s time to say goodbyeADSL. Orange has officially announced that it will phase out the copper network in early 2022. The initial objective is That it will disappear from the region by 2030. A year later, Xavier Neal decried the slowness of the process, before being replaced by Avika.Organization of cities and communities for electronic communications and audiovisual. Since then, the process continued and A Significant acceleration phase.
Avicca makes it clear in a report thatOrange Updated List of municipalities affected by dissolution lot 3. They are 2145 Total, which represents 2.44 million space including individuals And Professionals. This is much higher than Batch 1 and 2, which showed 167 and 827 cities respectively. In all listed municipalities, Residents will no longer be able to subscribe to the ADSL offer from January 31, 2026. Among them in Lot 3, we find for example:
- Rance
- Dex
- breast
- La Ciotat
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Cagnes sur Mer
- Bourg-en-Bresse
- 3rd arrondissement of Lyon
We take note of that Some sections are widely represented. The lot falls under the heading of 3 Mayenne followed closely, with 105 municipalities Charente Maritime (102) and the batch (83). On the contrary, there are others missing from the rankingas DordogneThe GersThe Tarn Or Paris. “Mostly at their request,” clarifies Avika.
ADSL copper network to disappear from 2,145 cities, accelerates Orange dispersal
Cities subject to ADSL rollout were not selected at random. Where they are from Optical fiber is widely deployed, but that doesn’t mean everyone can enjoy it right now. We recall that when Orange claimed that it could not achieve 100% fiber, the government will have to force its hand so that the operator achieves the set objectives within the allotted time.
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for its part, Avika worries about the task that is yet to be completed. The association notes that “if at the end 74% of municipalities in Lot 3 have more than 98% FttH coverage (this rate also increases to 92% for municipalities with more than 95% connection), there remain surprisingly close to fifty municipalities. With less than 90% connection, including one… less than 50%! So, not less than that 88,000 shots Which is yet to be built in all municipalities of lot 3″. You can consult the complete list of 2145 municipalities, accessible to all.
