Numericable unveil €10 internet offer
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FRENCH ISP BECOMES THE FIRST TO OFFER SPECIAL REDUCED RATE RESERVED FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INTERNET service provider Numericable has become the first French operator to launch a cut-price
package reserved for low-income households. The operator has announced plans for a €9.99-a-month package including 2mb broadband, free French landline calls and about 60 television
channels. Numericable chief executive Pierre Danon said in an interview with _Le Figaro_ that he hoped the service would launch in the summer. Applicants must receive RSA income support or
disability benefit to be eligible. The government said last month that it wanted every French ISP to offer a special cut-price package to low-income households within six months. The idea is
part of a new law on the "digital divide" that aims to address inequalities in web access. Telecoms watchdog Arcep published a report last autumn encouraging operators to follow
the lead of EDF, GDF and France Telecom, which already offer special deals for low-earners. RELATED STORIES: 10 euro broadband for lowest earners