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Latest Telecoms News from France
Europeans Increasingly Want Touchscreens on their Phones
In a recent survey conducted by Canalys with more than 3,000 mobile phone users across France, Germany and the UK, 38% said a finger-based touchscreen would be the preferred main user interface on their next mobile phone, with a further 16% opting for a stylus-based touchscreen, suggesting a continuing market shift toward touch-centric devices....
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Single Bidder for France's Fourth 3G License
France's telecoms regulator, ARCEP has confirmed that just one application has been submitted for the country's fourth 3G license....
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France Telecom Revenues Down 6.4%
France Telecom has reported a 6.4% decline in its 3rd-quarter revenues to US$18.8 billion, 2008, of which -2.8 points was related to the unfavourable impact of exchange rates....
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Former Vivendi boss ordered to stand trial
Vivendi says its former CEO Jean-Marie Messier and other former top executives have been ordered to stand trial on charges of misleading investors while they were transforming the once-stodgy water utility into a high-flying film, music and pay TV giant....
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French Operators File Complaints Against 3G License Auction
Two of France's three mobile network operators have filed formal complaints against the regulator's upcoming 3G license auction. ...
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France Telecom suspends restructuring measures
France Telecom said Tuesday it has put all corporate restructuring on hold until at least the end of the year, the company's latest response to a series of 25 suicides by employees in a year and a half....
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Tele2 Sells French MVNO to Virgin Mobile
Tele2 has announced that is has sold its French operations to Virgin Mobile for approximately SEK 575 million (US$83 million) on a debt and cash free basis....
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Orascom Telecom Loses Interest in French 3G License
Egypt's Orascom Telecom has announced that it will not be bidding for France's fourth 3G license. The company had previously indicated that it might join a consortium with other French companies for the license....
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France Telecom executive quits amid suicides
France Telecom said Monday that the company's second-in-command has quit, after weeks of mounting criticism over management's handling of a spate of suicides by employees....
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NFC Reader Module Expands Access to MobiNear Kiosk and Platform
NFC chip vendor, Inside Contactless has signed a contract to supply its NFC reading capabilities to enhance the MobiNear Box kiosk deployed around Paris. The kiosk enables customers to access MobiNear's PayGO platform for a broad range of payment, loyalty, access control and identification services....
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