A French-English expression will not anger some 11 000 Angers families

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A new hybrid expression, at the same time English and French, appeared on december 10th in Angers city : the "triple play social" and about 11 000 households are going to use it. These families, tenants of the social housing local authority Angers Habitat, will have access to the programs of numerous tv channels, French and foreigner, a wired telephony and a two mega internet connection. And for only 3,69 € instead of 5,65 € per month! An unbeatable price compared to the fees paid - presently (because it could increase) - by the others customers (17 € et 29,90 € per month for a subscription to wired telephony and an illimited access to internet) which means a saving of 480 € per year.

For the instigator of such an offer, the advantages are... triple : it gives a new purchasing power to low income families (will they remember it when the rent will rise?), it contributes to the elimination of satellites dishes which, fixed to iron stays, defaced the fronts of the buildings of Angers Habitat (we'll see) and it reduces the "digital divide" between citizens.

With this implementation, Numericable, a British-American-Luxembourgian owned television operator, severely criticized in 2008 by the Angers consumers associations gets back in touch with the city townhall. And Angers inhabitants become more fluent in English !