After 50 years of service, the copper network is now aging, requires more frequent repairs, and no longer provides sufficient connection quality to support everyday use.
Orange, the historic operator that owns the copper network infrastructure, announced at the end of 2019 its desire to technically close it between 2023 and 2030. This shutdown involves the migration to optical fiber, a more modern and efficient network and this change in technology. concerns businesses, administrations and individuals alike.
Although it is progressive, it is now essential to prepare for it. Residents, traders and other beneficiaries of the copper network must therefore take steps to switch to fiber to avoid a landline and Internet outage.
In Maine-et-Loire, 7 municipalities will experiment with this change in technology on January 27, 2025: Chanteloup-les-Bois, La Plaine, Les Cerqueux, Nuaillé, Somloire, Toutlemonde and Vezins; and 2 municipalities on January 31, 2026: Mazières-en-Mauges and Saint-Christophe-du-Bois.
In the second batch affected by the copper shutdown, the commercial closure is scheduled for January 27, 2025 and the technical closure for January 27, 2026. In the third batch the commercial closure is for January 31, 2026 and the technical closure is for January 31 2027 (see annex for the national calendar). Residents, traders and other beneficiaries of the copper network must therefore take steps to switch to fiber to avoid a landline and Internet outage.
Mobile very high speed: SFR 5G is available in 89 municipalities in Maine-et-Loire
SFR continues its investments in the deployment of its 5G network in Maine-et-Loire, currently available in 89 municipalities. Thanks to 5G, residents can benefit from improved performance in terms of speed and responsiveness, in order to explore the new uses enabled by this technology.
Since the start of the year, 17 new municipalities in Maine-et-Loire have been open to 5G: Bellevigne-les-Châteaux, Blaison-Saint-Sulpice, Chemillé-en-Anjou, Courchamps, Distré, Garennes-sur-Loire , La Romagne, Mauges-sur-Loire, Mozé-sur-Louet, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Soulaines-sur-Aubance, Sèvremoine, Soulaire- et-Bourg, Les Ulmes and Varrains.
Some figures
Nearly 184,000 sockets eligible for fiber in the 29 municipalities of the Angers Loire Métropole agglomeration, including 107,300 sockets in Angers
In Maine-et-Loire, nearly 472,000 sockets eligible for fiber in 177 municipalities
The commercial closure of the copper network is scheduled in 7 municipalities of Maine-et-Loire on January 27, 2025: Chanteloup-les-Bois, La Plaine, Les Cerqueux, Nuaillé, Somloire, Toutlemonde et Vezin ; and 2 municipalities on January 31, 2026: Mazières-en-Mauges et Saint-Christophe-du-Bois.
SFR 5G is available in 89 municipalities in Maine-et-Loire including 17 new municipalities since the start of the year
