French regulator says SFR and Bouygues can use 2.1 GHz band for 4G

The two French operators want to repurpose spectrum currently being used for 3G and the regulator Arcep has got no problem with that.
SFR and Bouygues specifically asked permission to use the 2.1 GHz band for 4G, saying it will help improve their 4G speeds. There is apparently an underlying principle of technological neutrality applied to the 2.1 GHz band in France, so this ruling seems like a bit of a formality.
At the very least the need to get such a move rubber-stamped by Arcep offers transp