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french republic

Population 61 million. Industries: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism.

Highly developed telephone system. Extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system. Country code - 33; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries.

336 telco news articles related to france

04.08.2008 – Tele2 Mobile closes in on 500,000 subscriber mark
04.08.2008 – Iliad’s 1H revenues up on subscriber gains
31.07.2008 – Regulator calls for level playing field for MVNOs
31.07.2008 – France Telecom’s 1H profits down 19%
29.07.2008 – Alca-Lu CEO and chairman both stepping down
25.07.2008 – Telecoms and broadband drive Vivendi’s Q2 sales
17.07.2008 – Government calls for SMS price cut
11.07.2008 – Razor-sharp Orange to launch BIC phone
03.07.2008 – Iliad expects to secure financing for Alice buy
02.07.2008 – MVNOs ask to be made exempt from telecoms tax
02.07.2008 – neuf Cegetel contracts Alca-Lu for FTTH expansion
01.07.2008 – FT sets sights on Vietnam, Ghana, Algeria
26.06.2008 – Government to tax telcos to finance public TV
23.06.2008 – Arcep to review state of play of WiMAX rollouts
20.06.2008 – SFR increases neuf Cegetel ownership to 96.41%
19.06.2008 – Bollore Telecom buys eight WiMAX licences from TDF
19.06.2008 – Numericable to offer ADSL services via Completel
18.06.2008 – Motorola selected for French WiMAX deployment
17.06.2008 – NOMOTECH to deploy Redline products in France
13.06.2008 – Arcep considers new options for fourth 3G licence
09.06.2008 – Iliad holds exclusive talks to buy Alice France
09.06.2008 – France Telecom might walk away from TeliaSonera
06.06.2008 – Arcep issues 3G spectrum for overseas departments
04.06.2008 – Iliad odyssey remains fourth mobile licence
04.06.2008 – Bouygues Q1 operating profit up 14%
02.06.2008 – Broadband base climbs by 675,000 users in Q1
30.05.2008 – Government aims for broadband for all by 2012
30.05.2008 – FT approaches banks for EUR10bn loan
27.05.2008 – FT to invest USD316m on TV content this year
22.05.2008 – FT forms mobile internet joint venture with Nokia
22.05.2008 – NRJ Mobile moves to Orange network
19.05.2008 – FT to cover 98% of French households with Orange TV
16.05.2008 – SFR launches neuf Cegetel buyout offer
15.05.2008 – Vivendi Q1 net income down 9.6%
14.05.2008 – SFR could launch neuf buyout by mid-May
14.05.2008 – Credit Mutuel-CIC acquires stake in MVNO NRJ Mobile
07.05.2008 – FT reports sustained revenue growth; EBITDA up 2.8%
06.05.2008 – Mobile market reaches 55.731 million at end-March
02.05.2008 – TI postpones Alice bid deadline for a second time
01.05.2008 – Government mulls fourth licence options
01.05.2008 – neuf Cegetel reports rising first-quarter sales
29.04.2008 – Alice bids expected Friday
23.04.2008 – SFR submits buyout offer for neuf Cegetel
22.04.2008 – Orange to slice cost of Apple’s iPhone
22.04.2008 – Free, neuf Cegetel to test interoperability
21.04.2008 – Mobile operators reject Free’s offer
18.04.2008 – Altitude to double number of base stations
16.04.2008 – SFR’s neuf Cegetel acquisition approved
14.04.2008 – FT denies share buyback reports
10.04.2008 – No decision taken on fourth 3G concession
08.04.2008 – SFR denies job cuts planned
07.04.2008 – Fourth mobile concession plan to be scrapped?
03.04.2008 – Orange reveals iPhone sales less than 100,000
26.03.2008 – Orange France to offer broadband web TV to users
26.03.2008 – Carlyle completes Numericable, Completel investment
20.03.2008 – FT signs deal to supply 800,000 homes with fibre
20.03.2008 – Numericable confirms Alice bid
19.03.2008 – neuf Cegetel launches Landline-Mobile Internet pack
19.03.2008 – TI plays cards close to its chest on Alice bids
17.03.2008 – Dreyfus to get EUR66m if Vivendi's neuf bid fails
13.03.2008 – Iliad: Free Mobile CAPEX would not exceed EUR1.2bn
12.03.2008 – Orange to offer 7.2Mbps downlink to corporate users
12.03.2008 – neuf Cegetel to sign fibre deal with YPSO
12.03.2008 – Iliad reports rising profits, revenues in 2007
11.03.2008 – Orange launches ‘all-in-one’ broadband offer
11.03.2008 – neuf Cegetel 2007 profits climb 23%
10.03.2008 – TI to take offers for Alice France from 25 March
04.03.2008 – FT to cut more jobs in 2009/2011, unions say
03.03.2008 – France’s broadband base climbs 22% in 2007
28.02.2008 – Cegetel, Iliad in talks over fibre-optic rules
27.02.2008 – Arcep approves Orange, SFR to offer UMTS at 900MHz
21.02.2008 – Arcep slams EC’s ‘super regulator' plan
19.02.2008 – Canal+ reports 250,000 mobile TV users
19.02.2008 – Council ruling opens door to new licence tender
14.02.2008 – Orange and Nokia sign MoU on mobile VAS
14.02.2008 – neuf Cegetel picks Italtel for VoIP platform
14.02.2008 – Bouygues’ 2007 revenues beat forecasts
13.02.2008 – neuf Cegetel IPTV base tops 750,000-mark
13.02.2008 – Anti-trust body not ready to pursue France Telecom
12.02.2008 – Alca-Lu selected for France-India submarine link
11.02.2008 – Iliad sales climb on broadband in 2007
08.02.2008 – Neuf Cegetel reveals full year sales growth
06.02.2008 – FT 2007 net income up 52%
05.02.2008 – Arcep: two million new mobile users over Christmas
05.02.2008 – Mobile TV trial extended until April
05.02.2008 – FT hints at Orange Business expansion
04.02.2008 – Bouygues takes a look at Alice
31.01.2008 – Vivendi reports 8.5% rise in revenue; SFR up 8.7%
29.01.2008 – YPSO/Numericable interested in Alice
25.01.2008 – Mobile operators back Sarkozy’s tax conditionally
24.01.2008 – Orange to launch French satellite TV service
22.01.2008 – neuf Cegetel selects Ciena for backbone network
21.01.2008 – Orange to offer broadband users free music service
17.01.2008 – Vivendi confident of buying Vodafone's SFR stake
16.01.2008 – FT to drop fixed line call charges
16.01.2008 – Broadcasters attempt to expand mobile TV segment
11.01.2008 – neuf Cegetel interested in Alice
09.01.2008 – Iliad sets sights on fourth 3G mobile licence
07.01.2008 – TI puts Alice up for sale
04.01.2008 – Orange iPhone sales top 70,000 in first month
03.01.2008 – Ministry warns against excessive mobile use
21.12.2007 – Carphone sells TalkTalk France to Budget Telecom
21.12.2007 – Vivendi to buy neuf Cegetel in EUR4.5bn deal
19.12.2007 – SFR, Vivendi in talks to acquire neuf Cegetel
18.12.2007 – Second push for fourth mobile licence amendment
17.12.2007 – Consortium wins Paris suburb fibre contract
14.12.2007 – FT signs VoD deal with MGM
14.12.2007 – Cinven to offload part of Numericable
07.12.2007 – Alice launches free music download service
06.12.2007 – FT disappoints with conservative 2008 objectives
05.12.2007 – Orange France sells 30,000 iPhones in first week
04.12.2007 – neuf Cegetel inks free-hotspot.com deal
03.12.2007 – FT forecasts up to 500,000 iPhone sales in 2008
29.11.2007 – Alca-Lu rolls out Bouygues's 3G/HSPA network
29.11.2007 – Arcep calls for greater power over FT network access
28.11.2007 – Senate amends fourth 3G licence terms
28.11.2007 – NSN awarded GSM contract by Bouygues
26.11.2007 – Neo deploys Juniper Ethernet routers
23.11.2007 – Bouygues, NEC sign HSDPA optimisation contract
22.11.2007 – Ministry may modify fourth 3G licence terms
22.11.2007 – Supernet picks Sloka Telecom for regional WiMAX
19.11.2007 – Bouygues selects Sierra AirCard for 3G launch
15.11.2007 – Vivendi Q3 EBITDA up, SFR earnings flat
15.11.2007 – Bouygues Telecom sales rise 5% in 3Q
13.11.2007 – TI boss hints at French withdrawal
08.11.2007 – Neuf Cegetel reports 3Q results
07.11.2007 – FT: EU break-up plan is 'harmful'
06.11.2007 – Cellular penetration hits 84% in September
31.10.2007 – Alca-Lu: Q3 loss, more job cuts needed
30.10.2007 – NETGEAR inks deal with YPSO/Numericable
29.10.2007 – FT places EUR755 million in escrow
29.10.2007 – Broadband drives Iliad’s revenue in Q3
26.10.2007 – SFR’s triple-play offer now comes with added 3G
25.10.2007 – France Telecom reports 3Q results
23.10.2007 – FT offers to open fibre-optic ducts to competitors
23.10.2007 – Iliad (Free) calls for France Telecom split
22.10.2007 – Government to appeal EU ruling on illegal state aid
19.10.2007 – Motorola deploys pilot WiMAX network in Paris
19.10.2007 – France ordered to recover illegal state aid from FT
17.10.2007 – French users to get iPhone for Christmas
16.10.2007 – FT fined EUR45m for abusing dominant position
15.10.2007 – Alice to deploy fibre in Paris
11.10.2007 – Iliad says quest for 3G licence not over yet
10.10.2007 – Arcep denies Iliad’s 3G bid
10.10.2007 – Redback wins FTTH order from neuf Cegetel
04.10.2007 – France Telecom and VNPT sign cooperation agreement
01.10.2007 – Apple’s Orange deal faces problems
28.09.2007 – FT confirms sale of Dutch business to DT
27.09.2007 – Bouygues selects neuf Cegetel for ADSL
27.09.2007 – TEN founder to join FT management team
24.09.2007 – FT gets IPTV
21.09.2007 – iPhone available via Orange from November
20.09.2007 – Bouygues in hunt for JCDecaux’s stake
19.09.2007 – Orange deploys Lyon HSUPA trial
17.09.2007 – EC welcomes Arcep lowering mobile wholesale rates
14.09.2007 – Pressure mounting on Alcatel-Lucent CEO Russo
13.09.2007 – Orange considers taking a controlling stake in TEN
13.09.2007 – Bouygues not for sale
12.09.2007 – Egyptians eye Bouygues, partnership with Iliad for 3G
10.09.2007 – Orange to take Ten
05.09.2007 – Bouygues picks Miyowa’s IM solution
05.09.2007 – neuf’s H1 profits dips
03.09.2007 – India’s OnMobile acquires Voxmobili
03.09.2007 – Vivendi looking to increase SFR stakes
31.08.2007 – Bouygues beats expectations
31.08.2007 – Cinven/Altice to take over Completel
29.08.2007 – Numericable’s fibre base tops one million
28.08.2007 – FT faces EUR60m fine for abusing ADSL sector position
24.08.2007 – Orange in talks over possible iPhone deal
24.08.2007 – Free jumps on the free unlimited music bandwagon
22.08.2007 – Orange to trump neuf Cegetel on free music
22.08.2007 – Orange seeks arbitration on Iliad fibre dispute
21.08.2007 – neuf Cegetel to offer unlimited music downloads
16.08.2007 – Orange and Apple make a good pair?
16.08.2007 – KPN hints at French MVNO venture
14.08.2007 – FT facing EUR376m payment to direct marketing firms
10.08.2007 – Strong first half results reported by neuf Cegetel
10.08.2007 – Bouygues reports revenue growth
08.08.2007 – FT signs deal with Iljin for nano projector
07.08.2007 – French mobile market grew 1.2% in second quarter
06.08.2007 – BT looks for some va va voom
03.08.2007 – Iliad’s Q2 total sales up 30.8%
02.08.2007 – FT’s net profits exceed expectations in 1H
01.08.2007 – Iliad sole candidate for fourth UMTS concession
31.07.2007 – Iliad on fourth licence odyssey
30.07.2007 – M6 Mobile breaks one million subscriber barrier
26.07.2007 – Numericable signs MVNO agreement with Bouygues
26.07.2007 – Vivendi’s 2Q sales rise 7.4%
25.07.2007 – Arcep unveils new plans for mobile termination cuts
24.07.2007 – Arcep calls for sharing of cable networks
20.07.2007 – neuf Cegetel, FON to launch new Wi-Fi FON service
20.07.2007 – Rivals see red over Orange
19.07.2007 – EU approves SFR’s Tele2 France buy
16.07.2007 – Option supplies 3G modem, PC data cards to Orange
13.07.2007 – Bouygues’ 3G rollout not running to plan
13.07.2007 – SFR, neuf select Alcatel-Lucent for WiMAX joint venture
12.07.2007 – FT wages war over Paris’ free Wi-Fi networks
12.07.2007 – neuf raises full year sales growth target to 60%
11.07.2007 – Bouygues to launch national ADSL service
10.07.2007 – FT hints at private equity partnerships
10.07.2007 – Morgan Stanley appointed to study Completel sale
09.07.2007 – Arcep approves plan to allow 3G at 900MHz
09.07.2007 – neuf’s Jacques Veyrat: consolidation inevitable
04.07.2007 – Bouygues tight-lipped ahead of EU ruling on 3G fees
02.07.2007 – Supreme Court upholds fines on mobile operators
02.07.2007 – Authorities approve neuf’s T-Online acquisition
27.06.2007 – neuf inks Wi-Fi deal with SNCF
25.06.2007 – Government to cut FT stake
21.06.2007 – TF1 inks content, advertising agreement with Alice
18.06.2007 – Bouygues, Completel in cooperation pact
18.06.2007 – Orange France sells over 250,000 Wi-Fi phones
13.06.2007 – FTMSC rebrands as Vizada
12.06.2007 – neuf Cegetel extends Cisco IP NGN infrastructure
11.06.2007 – SFR confirms interest in Debitel’s MVNO
07.06.2007 – FT’s fibre-optic investment over EUR4.5 billion
07.06.2007 – Alice, Orange: possible acquisition of MVNO Ten
06.06.2007 – Bouygues Télécom reports Q1 results
06.06.2007 – Sawiris considering bid for Bouygues Telecom
01.06.2007 – Broadband users top 13.5 million at end-March
01.06.2007 – FT workers walk out to protest planned job cuts
31.05.2007 – neuf Cegetel inks FTTx agreement with estate agents
29.05.2007 – neuf Cegetel snaps up Wi-Fi specialist Ozone
25.05.2007 – neuf Cegetel to snap up TradingCom Europe
24.05.2007 – neuf Cegetel offers unlimited international calls
22.05.2007 – FT on the acquisition trail
21.05.2007 – French cellcos braced for new MNP regime
21.05.2007 – FT accuses Canal Plus of anti-competitive practices
16.05.2007 – Vivendi reports strong Q1 earnings
16.05.2007 – SFR’s revenues and EBITDA down
15.05.2007 – Bouygues Télécom Q1 sales up 5%
10.05.2007 – MVNO market share inches up to 3.42%
08.05.2007 – Arcep mulls 3G at 900MHz plan
04.05.2007 – Iliad records strong revenue growth
04.05.2007 – Neuf Cegetel results boosted by ASDL growth
01.05.2007 – Bouygues’ HSDPA goes live, paper says
01.05.2007 – Arcep: VoIP calls doubled in 2006
27.04.2007 – New Morocco-France link completed
26.04.2007 – FT announces Q1 EBIDTA rise, Orange UK CEO leaves
23.04.2007 – neuf Cegetel again linked to Club Internet talks
19.04.2007 – Vivendi considers buyout of Vodafone’s SFR stake
17.04.2007 – neuf Cegetel: no deal signed for Club Internet
16.04.2007 – neuf looks set to take control of Club Internet
11.04.2007 – SFR selects Alcatel-Lucent for UMTS/HSPA
11.04.2007 – Iliad, neuf Cegetel and Noos bid for Club Internet
04.04.2007 – SFR to return to fixed broadband market
03.04.2007 – neuf Cegetel finalises Erenis acquisition
30.03.2007 – NRJ Mobile cements position in MVNO market
22.03.2007 – FT nears completion of DSL rollout
20.03.2007 – Tele2 sale to SFR to be investigated again by EU
19.03.2007 – M6 Mobile selects Pantech UMTS phone
19.03.2007 – Free rumoured to consider sale of Onetel
15.03.2007 – Bouygues dismisses telecoms unit sale rumour
15.03.2007 – Iliad moves to acquire Club Internet
09.03.2007 – EU throws out France Télécom appeal
08.03.2007 – Fourth 3G licence tender gets under way
07.03.2007 – neuf Cegetel reverses loss in FY2006
06.03.2007 – FT’s profits slump in 2006
02.03.2007 – Over two million subscribers left FT in 2006
02.03.2007 – Alca-Lu to roll out Paris urban Wi-Fi network
21.02.2007 – Arcep prepares to adopt 3G at 900MHz
20.02.2007 – neuf Cegetel signs deal for stake in Erenis
16.02.2007 – FT to kick off FTTH deployment in March
15.02.2007 – Alca-Luc to cut French workforce by 12%
13.02.2007 – Bouygues Télécom FY sales up 2%
12.02.2007 – Nokia, SFR conduct W-CDMA 900MHz voice call
06.02.2007 – Arcep reports 3.8% growth in mobile users in Q4
06.02.2007 – neuf Cegetel reports 5.4% revenue growth
01.02.2007 – FT net income falls following write-downs
29.01.2007 – MVNO tops 300,000 subscriber mark
23.01.2007 – FT breaks one million VoIP users barrier
22.01.2007 – FT unveils Orange Labs network
19.01.2007 – SFR to appeal EUR220m ‘collusion’ charge
09.01.2007 – FT facing EUR500m lawsuit from Iliad
08.01.2007 – Numericable-Noos to open network to ISPs
05.01.2007 – SFR beats 2006 target for 3G/3.5G users
03.01.2007 – Orange has 3.5 million 3G/3.5G and EDGE customers
20.12.2006 – FT warns EC to rethink mobile roaming plans
20.12.2006 – Arcep to investigate FT’s fibre-optic access plans
19.12.2006 – Orange working with Google on ‘Google Phone’
19.12.2006 – FT gives rivals access to FTTH
15.12.2006 – Orange plans deployment of FTTH broadband
13.12.2006 – Court upholds mobile fines
13.12.2006 – Iliad (Free) picks Cisco for FTTH network
11.12.2006 – Nokia to work with FT on remote PC service
08.12.2006 – Bouygues Télécom EBITDA drops
05.12.2006 – TI disputes TPS/CanalSat merger decision
05.12.2006 – Numericable launches Ultra high speed broadband
01.12.2006 – Broadband base over 11.8 million users in September
30.11.2006 – Maroc Télécom to launch Mobisud mobile venture
30.11.2006 – Orange Business Services teams up with Nortel on SIP
24.11.2006 – Arcep to sell fourth UMTS licence next year
24.11.2006 – Nokia supports Orange HSDPA launch
23.11.2006 – Bouygues opts for Sierra Wireless PC card
21.11.2006 – Iliad in the hunt for fourth UMTS mobile licence
20.11.2006 – Bouygues tests NFC technology
16.11.2006 – Bouygues might sell teleco to fund Areva purchase
14.11.2006 – Improved mobile number protability in the Spring
08.11.2006 – French mobile subscribers close in on 50 million-mark
08.11.2006 – neuf Cegetel reports accelerated growth in 3Q 2006
08.11.2006 – FT gets into the film biz
07.11.2006 – Pantech signs UMTS handset deal with Orange France
06.11.2006 – KKR places offer for Vivendi
03.11.2006 – neuf Cegetel picks Nortel for fixed-mobile convergence
31.10.2006 – SFR and Louis Dreyfus announce Cegetel call option pact
27.10.2006 – Ericsson to install Bouygues’ 3G Network
27.10.2006 – Iliad reaches two million subscribers
27.10.2006 – Authorities clear neuf Cegetel’s purchase of AOL
26.10.2006 – FT reports 3.5% rise in EBITDA in Q3
20.10.2006 – Iliad to acquire Citefibre
19.10.2006 – Microsoft, Orange plan to link PC, mobile messaging
19.10.2006 – neuf Cegetel IPO two-times oversubscribed
16.10.2006 – Consumer group seeking damages on price fixing
16.10.2006 – FT announces sale of 54% stake in PagesJaunes to KKR
16.10.2006 – neuf Cegetel provides details of IPO
12.10.2006 – Retail group Auchan introduces mobile service
11.10.2006 – neuf Cegetel sets indicative IPO price range
10.10.2006 – FT to complete sales of PagesJaunes to KKR by end-Oct
05.10.2006 – FT abandons US mobile plan
03.10.2006 – Tele2 offloads fixed and broadband operations to SFR
29.09.2006 – neuf Cegetel plans to get 'technophobes' online
26.09.2006 – Orange unveils Unik converged fixed-mobile phone
22.09.2006 – neuf Cegetel agrees USD365 million deal for AOL France
21.09.2006 – Arcep calls for 20% cut in mobile termination rates
19.09.2006 – SFR ups neuf Cegetel stake to 40.66%
18.09.2006 – Option to supply HSDPA products to Orange France
14.09.2006 – Orange France CEO Quillot quits
11.09.2006 – Iliad (Free) to roll out FTTH in Paris
11.09.2006 – SFR in talks for Tele2 France
11.09.2006 – neuf Cegetel plans Euronext flotation
06.09.2006 – Bouygues’ 1H net profit up 39%
04.09.2006 – neuf Cegetel assesses interest for October IPO
31.08.2006 – SFR set to buy Tele2 France's fixed line operations?
25.08.2006 – Belgacom to sell neuf Cegetel stake to SFR
23.08.2006 – Iliad offers flat-rate broadband + telephony package
22.08.2006 – Bouygues Télécom selects Nortel for 3G/HSDPA
18.08.2006 – neuf Cegetel plans new broadband services