# Commission Decision of 6 October 2009 granting a derogation to France pursuant to Decision 2008/477/EC on the harmonisation of the 2 500-2 690 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Community (notified under document C(2009) 7514) (Only the French text is authentic) (2009/740/EC), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/740/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-740/article-2
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