Could the traditional phone become a vintage object in the coming months?
This object that has gradually dusted will soon disappear in France. This is the project of Orange, the flagship operator who would like to offer a superior service.
The association of telecommunications users will monitor that prices remain reasonable.
A project that wants to be done quickly; from mid-November, subscriptions related to fixed telephony will no longer be sold and the "switched telephone network" will disappear little by little from 2023.
Instead of being connected by cable, the landline phone will have to be connected to a box, and according to the association of telephone and telecommunications users (Afutt), the new idea is not so bad.
Bernard Dupré, president of Afutt, sees the offer of a better service; "Anyone who requests a phone line should be allowed, which means that everywhere in France, broadband internet will be available, and therefore the universal service will offer, de facto, a service that is superior to that. that he is today, "he told France Info.
But if the electricity is cut, the box and therefore the phone too. In England, we already thought about Plan B, and a box with batteries could be a solution.
These are also the tariffs that remain to be enlightened, and Bernard Dupré explained to France Info: "There must be Internet access to 17.96 euros, as is the case today, for the ordinary telephone ". And wants this price to be "available and not offered on promotion".
