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Fixed-line telephony subscriptions

The slow decline of the traditional fixed line.

All annual series

According to ARCEP's Observatory of electronic communications, fixed-line telephony subscriptions reached 37 millions of units in 2024 in France. The peak over the period was recorded in 2009 (41 millions of units). Between 1998 and 2024, the change amounts to +8.4 %.

Latest value

37

millions of units · 2024

All-time peak

41

millions of units · 2009

Change over the period

+8.4 %

19982024

Annual data for the indicator
YearValue (millions of units)
202437
202337
202238
202138
202038
201938
201838
201739
201639
201539
201439
201339
201240
201141
201041
200941
200840
200740
200638
200536
200435
200334
200234
200134
200034
199934
199834

Subscriptions to fixed telephone service are declining as mobile and internet-based communications take hold. The historic fixed line is losing ground, even if voice over broadband boxes keeps a share of it.

Source: Observatoire des communications électroniques (ARCEP). Open Licence / Etalab 2.0. Updated: 30 July 2026.

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