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In fact, there has been no problem in getting a phone line in France since the early 1970s. It is quite true that the French phone system became one of the best in the 1970s, this because it was completely rebuilt. Until then it was a third world system.
Today, there are more people with broadband, cell phones and voip than in the usa, based on per capital. While the usa has been advanced in many ways, in some France has been better. I might add that the other phone companies in Europe were also rebuilt in the 70s and 80s and are all more reliable than in the states.
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