Brussels, 07/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling dated 2 April 2009 (Case C-431/07), the Court of Justice of the European Communities confirms the decision of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2008, which considers that the French authorities, by modifying the level of fees for first UMTS licences by Orange and SFR, had not granted state aid to these operators.
In July 2000, the French government launched a call for applications for the award of four licences for the introduction of...