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Articles tagged with: Sfr and France Telecom
Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3G license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's sfr. In 2000, the French government sold two 3G licenses to France Telecom and sfr for EUR4.95 billion each. A later attempt in 2002 to sell the remaining two licenses raised just EUR619 million from Bouygues Telecom. The fourth license remains unsold to this day. more
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EARNINGS PREVIEW: France Telecom 4Q Ebitda Seen +2.7%
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France Telecom is expected Wednesday to report a slight rise in fourth-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, as its mobile phone operations drive revenue growth. more
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Vivendi Confirms Talks with Neuf Cegetel Shareholders
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French entertainment and telecommunications group Vivendi, Tuesday confirmed it is in talks with shareholders of telecom operator Neuf Cegetel, setting the scene for further consolidation in the French telecommunications market. more
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UPDATE: French Senate Adopts Change on 4th Mobile License
(Updates with comments from government and company spokespeople) more
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Vodafone To Buy Tele2 Operations In Italy, Spain For GBP537 Million
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group, Saturday beat off rivals to acquire the Italian and Spanish assets of Tele2 for GBP537 million (US$1.1 billion). more
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FOCUS: French Telecom Sector Waits On 4th License Outcome
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France wants to increase competition in the mobile phone market by offering a fourth operator license, but the price tag and logistical issues could torpedo the move. more
Related Tags: vivendi, bouygues-telecom, chief-financial-officer
French Regulator: Plans Cuts In Mobile Termination Rates
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Arcep, France's telecom regulator, Tuesday outlined new proposals to reduce the wholesale rates that mobile phone network operators charge to connect calls in the country. more
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Vivendi's SFR Goes To French Supreme Court In Mobile Case
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French mobile telecommunications operator sfr, a unit of Vivendi, Thursday said it would seek to have France's Supreme Court overturn an appeals court ruling that upheld a EUR534 million combined fine for collusion among France's three main mobile phone operators. more
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French Court Upholds US$707 Million Mobile Operator Fines
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- A Paris Appeals Court has upheld a EUR534 (US$707) million fine against the country's three main mobile phone operators, France Telecom, Bouygues and Vivendi Universal's sfr, a spokeswoman for the French Competition Council said Tuesday. more
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EU Oks Cap On French Wholesale SMS Fees
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission has endorsed a request by the French authorities, who want to put a ceiling on wholesale fees for text messages sent between mobile telephone operators in that country, a spokesman said Thursday. more
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