Creation of a company: make yourself known at La Poste and subscribe to internet, telephone, electricity subscriptions

Verified 30 August 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

A company that settles must consider certain key steps. In particular, it must make itself known to La Poste, subscribe to electricity or subscribe to telephone and internet services. We tell you what to do:

When a company settles, it is important that it makes itself known to La Poste for receive documents related to the creation process (registration, deposit of share capital, etc.). You have to report to the post office closest to the place of registered office.

It can be done by the company leader or it can be done by a person authorized representative by the manager to carry out the process with a legal document concerning the company. For example, it could be one of the following documents:

This is not a mandatory approach, but it facilitates the receipt of certain correspondence (e.g. registered correspondence) on behalf of the company.

When a company settles in new premises? subscribe to an electricity provider.

It is important to think about the needs of the business and the equipment used by the company before choosing a contract. Indeed, the needs will be different if the company needs only a few desks with computers to settle or cold rooms to store perishable goods.

To subscribe, the company may reach online or by phone the electricity supplier of his choice.

It shall provide the following information:

It will then be the supplier with whom the company has concluded a contract who will be responsible for making the request to open the electric meter.

However, if the company's premises do not have a connection to an electricity grid, it will have to contact Enedis:

Enedis: apply for connection to the public electricity grid

The amount of the connection depends on the nature of the installation and the response time. Prices vary between €14 and €147.

Depending on its needs, the company may have to subscribe to the Internet and the telephone.

The company size is an important element at the time of subscription. It will condition the choice of subscription:

  • Classic subscription (for micro entrepreneurs)
  • Subscription more adapted to the life of a company of a few employees to several hundred.

It is important to look at the offers made by the different operators before making your choice.

The company can subscribe to the Internet and the telephone online, in-store or over the phone.

It shall provide the following:

The installation time for the telephone line and the Internet subscription can be long. So we have to do it in advance.

On the other hand, the installation is immediate when the connection is operational.