
Article 1 
France is hereby authorised to postpone the full implementation of Decision 2008/477/EC until 31 May 2014, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 3.
Article 2 
France shall make the band 2 500-2 690 MHz available, in accordance with Decision 2008/477/EC, in the most densely populated areas of France by 1 January 2012, including the region Ile de France, so that at least half of the French population is covered by that date. France shall make the band 2 500-2 690 MHz available in accordance with Decision 2008/477/EC in all other areas by 31 December 2013, with the exception of Corsica, where it shall be made available by 31 May 2014.
Article 3 
France shall submit a first report by 1 January 2012 and a second report by 31 May 2014 on implementation of Decision 2008/477/EC.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 6 October 2009.
For the Commission
Viviane REDING
Member of the Commission