Letters: pensioners in rural France fight digital life certificates

Connexion reader says providers presume that everyone has access to online services

Reader says many people in rural France have trouble getting online

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Published Sunday 16 June 2024 - 06:00 Modified Monday 17 June 2024 - 08:47

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