Summary of contributions to the public consultation on the perimeter of services of general interest prescribed by article 20-7 of the law of September 30, 1986 on freedom of communication

From June 12 to July 13, 2023, the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication (Arcom) held a public consultation on the scope of services likely to qualify as services of general interest (SIG).
The consultation is in line with article 20-7 of the French law of September 30, 1986, which makes provision for " services of general interest to be understood as services published by one of the organizations mentioned in Title III of this law [France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde, Arte-France, the Parliamentary Channel, the National Audiovisual Institute] and by the TV5 channel in the exercise of their public service missions. After public consultation, the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication may include other audiovisual communication services, in a proportionate manner and with regard to their contribution to the plurality of currents of thought and opinion and to cultural diversity. It makes the list of these services public ".

In this manager, the Authority received 24 contributions, from a wide variety of players (audiovisuel service editors, distributors, manufacturers, infrastructure operators, unions and professional organizations): Alliance Française des Industries du Numérique (AFNUM), Altice France, Arte France, Bouygues Telecom, Confédération Nationale des Radios Associatives (CNRA), Euronews, France Télévisions, Groupe Canal Plus, Groupe M6, Groupe NRJ, Groupe TF1, Iliad-Free, Lagardère News, Locales.tv, Orange, Radio chrétienne francophone (RCF), Radio France, Radioplayer France, Samsung France, Skyrock, Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD), Syndicat des Entreprises de Commerce International de Matériel Audio, Vidéo et Informatique (SECIMAVI), Syndicat des radios indépendantes (SIRTI) and TDF.

This document summarizes the contributions received. It reflects, anonymously, the positions of the players.