Article 2

France shall make the band 2 500-2 690 MHz available, in accordance with Decision 2008/477/EC, in the most densely populated areas of France by 1 January 2012, including the region Ile de France, so that at least half of the French population is covered by that date. France shall make the band 2 500-2 690 MHz available in accordance with Decision 2008/477/EC in all other areas by 31 December 2013, with the exception of Corsica, where it shall be made available by 31 May 2014.