Homes in Paris are to be fitted out with fibre optic relayed Internet connections that will cost 1 € (1,19 with tax) a month for each household connected. This has got to be the cheapest deal in Europe at the moment, no?
It’s part & parcel of the “crossing the digital divide…we want to turn Paris into a digital city” bonanza promised by the Mayor a couple of years back, this ‘triple play’ offer (net, tv & rent free phone line) will be available soon to 100,000 HLM accommodations. [HLM = habitation à loyer modéré, sort of council/private housing where the rent is guaranteed to stay moderate].
Two downsides to it so far, bandwidth capped at a measly 512 kbps and no choice when it comes to the ISP. There will be options to upgrade the bandwidth later on I would hope.
via | Ecrans