The French Competition Authority rejects request by a mobile telephone equipment hosting company to lift competition commitments due to likelihood of abuse of dominant position (TDF)

Hosting of antennas on pylon sites: the Autorité de la concurrence rejects TDF's request to lift its commitments*Background The Autorité de la concurrence has rejected TDF's request to lift the commitments made mandatory by Decision 15-D-09 of 4 June 2015. The Autorité considers that while the market for mobile telephony equipment hosting has evolved since 2015, it has not been established that the competition concerns identified in the 2015 decision have disappeared. The lifting of the commitments before their end is therefore not justified in this case. Hosting of antennas on pylon sites To cover large areas of the country, mobile network operators rely on a network of antennas installed in high places, particularly flat roofs, water towers and pylons. Pylon sites are mostly found