France - Regulation and Spectrum - History
08.01.2008
DAB licences will be issued with a duration of 10 to 15 years. Broadcasters going digital will get a five year extension of their analogue licences. Simulcasting, associated data and audiovisual communication services will be permitted. Analogue and digital licences are both issued free of charge. There is a quota for French music and new artists and the current analogue rules which govern advertising and sponsorship will apply to digital radio.