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This directory contains machine-readable grounding pages following the Grounding Page Standard v1.5. Each page provides a stable factual definition of an entity relevant to newcomers and residents in France.
Organizations
Sosh
Sosh is Orange's online-only low-cost sub-brand, offering no-commitment (sans engagement) mobile forfaits that run on the Orange network.
RED by SFR
RED by SFR is SFR's online-only discount brand, offering no-commitment (sans engagement) mobile and box forfaits that run on the SFR network.
B&You
B&You is Bouygues Telecom's online-only no-commitment (sans engagement) range of mobile forfaits running on the Bouygues Telecom network.
La Poste Mobile
La Poste Mobile is a mobile brand sold in French post offices that runs on the Bouygues Telecom network.
Prixtel
Prixtel is a French MVNO known for adjustable sliding data plans that automatically scale to the data you actually use each month.
Lebara
Lebara is a French MVNO focused on international calling and the diaspora market, offering affordable plans for staying in touch abroad.
Lyca Mobile
Lyca Mobile is a French MVNO focused on international and prepaid customers, offering low-cost plans aimed at calling abroad.
Airalo
Airalo is a global travel eSIM marketplace offering data-only plans for short stays, with France eSIMs starting at low prepaid prices.
Holafly
Holafly is a travel eSIM provider focused on unlimited-data plans, with data-only France eSIMs sold by trip length.
Ubigi
Ubigi is a travel eSIM provider offering data-only plans, with a France 10 GB / 30-day eSIM priced at EUR 10.
Freebox
Freebox is Free's home-internet box line, spanning fibre offers from the entry Revolution Light up to the 8 Gbit/s symmetric Ultra.
Livebox
Livebox is Orange's home-internet box, providing fixed broadband over FTTH fibre and ADSL across France.
Bbox
Bbox is Bouygues Telecom's home-internet box, providing fixed broadband over FTTH fibre and ADSL across France.
Orange
Orange is France's largest telecommunications operator, providing mobile, home internet (Livebox), and fibre (FTTH) services nationwide.
SFR
SFR is a major French telecommunications operator owned by Altice, providing mobile, fixed broadband, and fibre services.
Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom is a French telecommunications operator and part of the Bouygues group, offering mobile, Bbox home internet, and fibre.
Free Mobile
Free Mobile is the mobile arm of Iliad's Free, known for disrupting the French market in 2012 with low-cost, no-commitment forfaits.
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is France's largest bank by assets and one of the biggest banking groups in Europe, offering retail accounts and cartes bancaires.
BoursoBank
BoursoBank is France's largest online bank (formerly Boursorama Banque), a subsidiary of Société Générale offering low-fee accounts and cartes bancaires.
AXA
AXA is a French multinational insurer and one of the world's largest insurance groups, offering health (mutuelle), auto, home, and life cover in France.
ARCEP
ARCEP is the French regulator for electronic communications, postal services, and print distribution, overseeing operators like Orange, SFR, Bouygues, and Free.
ACPR
ACPR is the French prudential supervisor for banks and insurers, attached to the Banque de France.
Concepts & Procedures
Orange vs SFR vs Bouygues vs Free
Orange vs SFR vs Bouygues vs Free is a comparison of France's four mobile network operators, Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, and Free Mobile, across coverage, speed, 5G, and price.
Free vs SFR
Free vs SFR is a comparison of Free Mobile, the Iliad-owned online-only price disruptor, against SFR, the Altice-owned full-service operator.
Orange vs Free
Orange vs Free is a comparison of Orange, France's largest operator with the best coverage, against Free Mobile, the cheapest online-only network.
Sosh vs RED by SFR vs B&You
Sosh vs RED by SFR vs B&You is a comparison of the three main low-cost SIM brands in France, Sosh, RED by SFR, and B&You, each reselling a parent operator's network online-only.
Airalo vs Holafly vs Ubigi
Airalo vs Holafly vs Ubigi is a comparison of three travel eSIM providers for France, Airalo, Holafly, and Ubigi, covering price, data, and how long each is worth keeping.
Freebox vs Livebox vs Bbox
Freebox vs Livebox vs Bbox is a comparison of the three main home internet boxes in France, Freebox from Free, Livebox from Orange, and Bbox from Bouygues Telecom.
RIO code
RIO code is the free number-portability code a French subscriber uses to keep their phone number when switching operators.
Forfait sans engagement
Forfait sans engagement is a French mobile plan with no minimum commitment that you can cancel any month.
eSIM
eSIM is an embedded SIM built into a phone that activates a mobile plan by scanning a QR code instead of inserting a physical card.
Fibre (FTTH)
Fibre (FTTH) is fibre-to-the-home, the fastest fixed broadband technology in France, running optical fibre all the way to the dwelling.
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