The installation of the fiber in an apartment

The building operator must be chosen by the majority of co -owners. On the other hand, you are free to choose your subscription from the different operators available. To do this, compare the internet box packages fiber and their prices, as well as the fiber flows offered by each operator. In this way, you will have the assurance of taking advantage of Advantages of a fiber offer Suitable for your budget.

How to ask for the installation of fiber optics for my rental ?

You are a tenant and you want to install the fiber in your accommodation ? Do you have the right to request the fiber optic connection ? Can your lessor refuse this installation ? What is the procedure to follow for the connection in an apartment or a house ?

Which must apply for fiber optic connection ?

Your accommodation is already connected to a network:

If your building or your house is already connected to a fiber optic network, It is to you, as tenant to request the connection. This operation is carried out at the expense of your optical fiber operator. This is a quick procedure: your operator connects the fiber during an intervention appointment with you.

Your accommodation is not connected to optical fiber:

You must inform your landlord by registered letter from your project.

In condominiums

In the event that the building is in condominium, You must apply to your lessor and the trustee. The lessor can also transmit directly to the co -ownership trustee.
Your request must be subject to a question on the agenda of the next general meeting of co -owners. If the request is accepted, connection work will be carried out. It is up to the trustee and your landlord to take care of the connection of the fiber building.

To remember

The syndicate of co -owners cannot oppose without serious and legitimate reason for the fiber optical connection. For example, if there are already communication lines or work is already planned.

In individual house

If your house is located in an eligible neighborhood, you can you can connect the accommodation and your lessor cannot refuse it. This connection is made at the expense of your operator.

To note

Ask if your street is eligible for fiber or if it is expected to be on the website of the Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) via an interactive card. Indeed, the lessor does not have the obligation to make a connection if the house is located in a non -eligible neighborhood. However, you can ask your lease to contact the nearest operator so that the fiber is fired until your rental.

The connection may require work. It will be necessary to make a detailed description of the possible work and to motivate your approach in your request to the owner.

If your lessor accepts, it is up to him to do the procedures, pay any work and contact an operator so that the fiber is installed.

Can my owner refuse the installation of the fiber ?

There is a right to fiber. By this right to fiber, if you meet the conditions and the accommodation is in an eligible area, your owner cannot hinder your request for connection.

However, your landlord has the right to refuse for a legitimate and serious reason. For example, if you want to connect to another network than that already present in the building. Indeed, if you have a different operator, you will have to change it to benefit from the connection of your fiber accommodation.

Did you know ?

New accommodation must be connected to fiber optics. Old buildings are also affected by this obligation, if they are subject to rehabilitation of a building requiring the deposit of a building permit. For other buildings, old buildings, fiber connection is not compulsory.

Installation of the fiber in apartment

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Review 08/12/2022 by Julia Jimenez
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A technician must above all proceed to the connection of your building. Your apartment can then be connected to the point of pooling by the operator of your choice. Please note, it is essential that the technical room of the building is accessible to the technician. You are a tenant ? The right to very high speed allows you to initiate the work without the prior agreement of the owner. On the other hand, you must notify it of your project to connect to the fiber network. Plan on commissioning costs of around € 50 if you choose SFR, Bouygues or Free as an internet access provider.

The connection of a building to the fiber network

You must first confirm that you are eligible for a fiber offer. If in doubt, perform a fiber eligibility test at your address. If you have not yet eligible fiber note test will give you the deployment forecasts of the FTTH network at your address.

If your neighborhood is already fiberly but your building is not connected to the network, contact the trustee of property. Your request for connection must indeed be validated in the general meeting of co -owners. It is the trustee who chooses the building operator who plans a technician on site to install a pooling point.

Once the building is fiber, it will be possible to deploy a fiber line serving your accommodation from the point of pooling.

How to connect your apartment to the fiber network ?

The building operator must be chosen by the majority of co -owners. On the other hand, you are free to choose your subscription from the different operators available. To do this, compare the internet box packages fiber and their prices, as well as the fiber flows offered by each operator. In this way, you will have the assurance of taking advantage of Advantages of a fiber offer Suitable for your budget.

Choose your online package or by calling us (it’s free). An appointment is then organized with the operator selected for a technician to connect your accommodation to a point of connection on your level. The installation of this fiber line by the operator requires that the technician can access the technical room of the building to connect to the optical fiber cable going to the network.

Procedures to install an optical fiber socket in your apartment

Choose the location of your Optical Terminal socket (PTO) or fiber intake. The technician will be able to advise you judiciously. If you have a box, the ideal would be to install the Optical Terminal Pickle (PTO) near that of the box or the other catches available in the room.

The technician dispatched by the operator brings the fiber line back to PTO. If you have a fixed telephone line, it is possible to follow the same route for connection. If you only have a mobile line, the technician will probably have to make a small hole in the wall of the apartment to pass the fiber there.

Tenant, do you need your owner’s agreement ?

No, the connection of your apartment requires no prior agreement from the owner. It is stipulated in a decree of January 15, 2009 that citizens must have equal access to very high speed. It is the right to very high speed that naturally concerns tenants.

However, the owner should be informed upstream. Let him share the nature of the work that will be carried out. Also provide a plan of the installation that you can present to him if he requests it.

In the event that your building is not yet connected to fiber optics, you are entitled to oblige your owner to have the connection voted during the next general meeting of co -owners.

Make sure your apartment is eligible for fiber

Use our eligibility test to access the list of operators who have deployed their network in your residence area, or call us for free. Our full files on fiber optics will help you compare the offers but also to identify the steps to go to fiber during a move.

If the test indicates that you are not eligible, register by leaving your email. You will receive alerts as soon as the network is deployed in your residence area.

How much is the fiber connection costs of an apartment ?

The cost of connection to the fiber network of an apartment is supported by the operator. On the other hand, it is the commissioning services that are invoiced. This includes installing the fiber box and setting up all the equipment connected to the Internet. The connection of an individual house to the fiber network can be submitted to him at charges billed to the applicant.

Installation costs are freely determined by operators. At Orange, the costs of connection and commissioning are included in the packages. For SFR connection and free connection, everything is free but you will be liable for € 49 for commissioning. By choosing your package at Bouygues, you can also benefit from a free connection but it will be necessary to provide 48 € of commissioning costs.

Do not forget to compare the fiber packages by interesting to the details of the offers: prices, included services (mobile telephony, included TV channels, flow, etc.)).

Can ower legitimately oppose the installation of fiber optics ?

As mentioned above, you enjoy the right to very high speed. Unless there is a legitimate reason, the owner cannot therefore oppose your project. In fact, the opposition is only admissible if the building is already connected to the fiber network or if the connection is already planned. In one case as in the other, the owner must be able to justify his opposition.