Direction générale des télécommunications

E571733

Direction générale des télécommunications was the former French state-run telecommunications administration that managed and developed the national telephone and communications network before its transformation into France Télécom (now Orange S.A.).

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French government agency
telecommunications administration
country France
dissolvedInto France Télécom NERFINISHED
employerType civil service
followedBy France Télécom NERFINISHED
governedBy French telecommunications law
headquartersLocation Paris
industryRegulationRole technical standards for telecommunications networks in France
languageOfWork French
legalStatus state-run administration
monopolyOn fixed-line telephone services in France
public switched telephone network in France
notableProject Minitel NERFINISHED
digitalization of the French telephone network
expansion of international telecommunications links for France
operatedAs public monopoly
operatedInSector data communications
network infrastructure
telecommunications
telephone services
ownedBy French state NERFINISHED
ownedInfrastructure international telecommunications gateways of France
local telephone exchanges in France
national telecommunications backbone network of France
parentOrganization Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications NERFINISHED
partOf French public administration
precededBy Administration des Postes et Télécommunications NERFINISHED
providedService data transmission services
directory services
leased lines
telephone subscription services
telex services
reorganizedAs France Télécom NERFINISHED
responsibleFor deployment of fiber-optic backbone networks in France
development of French telecommunications infrastructure
introduction of Minitel service in France
introduction of digital switching in the French network
management of telegraph services in France
national telephone network of France
operation of local telephone services in France
operation of long-distance telephone services in France
public switched telephone network in France
serviceArea French overseas departments and territories NERFINISHED
metropolitan France NERFINISHED
successor France Télécom NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
transformedInto France Télécom NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orange hasPredecessor Direction générale des télécommunications
subject surface form: Orange S.A.