république française autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et postes in 2006 electronic regulation entered a new phase the culmination of work begun 1998 france s communica tions markets are now totally open to competi tion competition is here 2005 authority essentially completed analyses all relevant identified by european commission today regulatory framework makes it possible establish flexible that more appropriate for wholesale and less rigid retail three significant advances were made line rental wlr under name vgast vente en gros l abonnement au service téléphonique was created this will permit development services combine subscription with consumption therefore simpler consumers offerings bitstream market enhanced order improve broadband coverage telecom introduced offering enabling entrant operators offer alternatives capacity businesses other important undertaken updating numbering plan major project arcep revised administration rules bring them into alignment regula