Electronic communications: The French Supreme Administrative Court rejects the appeal against the prior authorisation regime for the operation of 5G relay antennas (Bouygues Télécom et SFR)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In a ruling dated 8 April 2021, the Council of State rejected the request of Bouygues Télécom and SFR to annul the prior authorisation regime to which telephone operators are subject for the operation of their 5G relay antennas. More specifically, challenged by an action for excess of power was Decree No. 2019-1300 of December 6, 2019 relating to the terms and conditions of the prior authorization for the operation of radio network equipment provided for in Article L. 34-11 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, the Order of December 6, 2019 setting the list of equipment provided for in Article L. 34-11 of the French Post and Electronic