French telecom authority Arcep announced that it has started its first information gathering campaign to assess how the sector is performing on a number of environmental indicators, such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) produced by the country’s main operators. This will lead to the publication of an annual barometer, which will collect findings covering the carbon footprint of telecoms networks and the energy consumed by the equipment used by their customers.
Arcep said that the initiative is part of a wider programme undertaken within Berec, the EU’s assembly of national telecom regulators. Under this programme, a new working group has been tasked with the assessment of the sector's environmental impact, and possible actions for reducing it. The group will be co-chaired by Arcep policy officer Anais Aubert and Panos Karaminas, head of administration and finance at Berec.
