Electronic communications: The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the framework for the selection of operators providing mobile satellite services (Eutelsat / ARCEP)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In a ruling dated 15 April 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Conseil d'État in the case of Eutelsat SA against the French regulatory authority for electronic communications and posts ["ARCEP"]. This highly complex judgment reminds us that satellite services are not exempt from regulation, even if this regulation is subject to specific rules. The reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Articles 2(2)(a) and (b), 4(1)(c)(ii), 7(1) and (2) and 8(1) and (3) of Decision No 626/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2008 on the selection