Joint Press Release
Brussels, 23 December 2016
Walloon government and mobile operators seal
agreement for an even more connected Wallonia
The Walloon government and mobile
operators have announced that they have reached an agreement in
principle on the issue of taxing mobile infrastructures, paving the
way for an ambitious collaboration on the digital Wallonia of
tomorrow.
In the framework of the digital
strategy for Wallonia, "Digital Wallonia", Jean-Claude Marcourt,
Vice-Minister-President and Minister of Economy and Foreign
Commerce of the Walloon Government, confirms his willingness to
make Wallonia a "Giga Region": "An ambitious policy for deploying
super-fast mobile needs to be accompanied by measures designed to
encourage operators to invest in their networks throughout the
territory". And he adds, "We are creating, together with all the
stakeholders of the sector, favorable conditions for the rapid
development of high-speed connectivity for the benefit of the
Region's economy. New opportunities will be offered to all
companies and the population".
This agreement states that the
Walloon Region undertakes to no longer levy any taxes on telecom
infrastructure and to implement a legislative, regulatory and
administrative framework designed to facilitate the deployment of
this infrastructure. As well, the parties have agreed on how to
settle the still unresolved dispute to the amount of 45
million euro for all operators. Minister for the Budget Christophe
Lacroix adds that "We are creating a predictability that is
favorable to all stakeholders, while guaranteeing operators a
suitable legal framework and a fiscal framework conducive to
investment".
Lastly, the Region will emphasise
to the municipalities and provinces the benefit, for all parties,
with a view to optimal development of connectivity in the
territories, of not taxing mobile infrastructure in the future, a
point still being disputed on principle by telecom operators.
Meanwhile, mobile operators have
agreed to invest a total of 60 million euro over the next three
years on top of the investment already planned as part of their
Walloon region investment plans for this period.
The goal of this additional
investment is to reinforce the super-fast coverage of residential
areas that have a certain shortfall, as well as in areas with a
particular advantage or specific needs (areas of economic,
industrial and commercial activity).
"This agreement puts an end
to a period of uncertainty for Wallonia", claims Paul Furlan,
Minister of Local Government and City Policy, who explains
that, "these new bases are also aimed at encouraging local
authorities to promote investments and connectivity in their
area".
"This is a balanced agreement that
gives the region every chance of achieving its digital strategy
while also allowing for open collaboration with the government in
the interests of citizens, businesses and competitiveness",
emphasises Jean-Marc Galand, Manager of the GSM Operators Forum
(GOF).
Contact
operators
Jean-Marc Galand, GSM Operators Forum Manager -
jean-marc.galand@agoria.be - 0497 26 66 28
Contact gouvernement
Gaël Lambinon, Minister Marcourt's spokesman -
gael.lambinon@gov.wallonie.be - 0472 45 59 87
About Orange Belgium
Orange Belgium is one of the leading
telecommunication operators on the Belgian market, with over 3
million customers, and in Luxembourg through its subsidiary Orange
Communications Luxembourg.
As a convergent actor, we provide mobile telecommunication
services, internet and TV to private clients, as well as innovative
mobile and fixed line services to businesses. Our high-performance
mobile network supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G+ technology and is the
subject of ongoing investments.
Orange Belgium is a subsidiary of the Orange Group, one of the
leading European and African operators for mobile telephony and
internet access, as well as one of the world leaders for
telecommunication services to enterprises.
Orange Belgium is listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange
(OBEL).
More information on: corporate.orange.be, www.orange.be or
follow us on Twitter : @pressOrangeBe.
Press
contact
Annelore Marynissen - annelore.marynissen@orange.com -
+32 (0) 479 01 60 58
Jean-Pascal Bouillon - jean-pascal.bouillon@orange.com -
+32 (0) 473 94 87 31
press@orange.be
Contact investors
Siddy Jobe - ir@orange.be - +32(0)2 745 80 92
About Proximus
Through its Proximus and Scarlet brands, Proximus (Euronext
Brussels: PROX) is the main provider of telephony, Internet,
television and ICT services through the network in Belgium. The
company aims at offering the best customer experience and
simplifying the lives of residential and business customers and
administrations by offering accessible and easy-to-use solutions.
Proximus's interconnected and high-performance fixed line and
mobile networks offer access to digital data and services, as well
as a wide range of multimedia content, anytime and anywhere.
Proximus is active in Luxembourg through its subsidiaries Telindus
Luxembourg and Tango, as well as in the Netherlands through
Telindus Netherlands. Its subsidiary BICS delivers best-in-class
international wholesale solutions to providers of voice and mobile
data services around the world. At the end of 2015, Proximus
employed about 14,000 people and generated a turnover of 5,994
billion euro.
For more information, visit: www.proximus.com and
www.proximus.be
Proximus Press Relations (press@proximus.com): +32
(0)2 202 44 44
Jan
Margot
Haroun Fenaux
+ 32 475 58 50 37
+32 476 60 03 33
About Telenet/BASE
As a Belgian provider of entertainment and telecommunications
services, the Telenet Group is constantly seeking excellence for
its customers in the digital world. Under the Telenet brand, the
company provides cable television, super-fast broadband and fixed
line and mobile telephony services to the residential market in
Flanders and Brussels. The group also supplies mobile telephony
services under the BASE brand throughout Belgium. As well, Telenet
Business department offers connectivity, hosting and security
solutions for the business sectors in Belgium and Luxembourg. Its
more than 3,000 employees share the common goal of making life and
work easier and more pleasant.
The Telenet Group is part of Telenet Group Holding Ltd. and is
listed on Euronext Brussels under the stock market symbol TNET. For
more information, visit www.telenet.be.
Telenet press
contacts:
Coralie Miserque (French) coralie.miserque@telenetgroup.be +32
(0)484 00 6442
Isabelle Geeraerts (Dutch) isabelle.geeraerts@telenetgroup.be +32
15 33 55 44
Investors' Contact : Rob Goyens rob.goyens@telenetgroup.be +32 15
33 30 54
principeakkoord belastingen op
mobiele infrastructuren
agreement in principle on the issue of taxing mobile
infrastructures
accord de principe sur les infrastructures mobiles.
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