EU assembly adopts key parts of package Sep 25, 2008
Big operators such as Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom opposed this functional separation measure. The package was authored by EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding but some of her proposals were watered down, such as a plan for a super regulator. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Viaccess, LG Electronics, Enensys, Expway and Sagem Orga Launch a New Offer to Secure the Broadcast TV Mobile Market Sep 22, 2008
PARIS, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Five Companies Launch a Ready to Deploy End to End System Offer Based on the OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile Standard (SCP) Handsets Encompassing all Major Systems Required to Deploy a Mobile TV Services Viaccess, a France Telecom company, leader in conditional access announces a partnership with LG Electronics, Enensys, Expway and Sagem Orga to secure access to mobile broadcast TV based on the OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile Standard. This initiative launched... (PR Newswire)
U.S. Lawmakers Lambaste Bailouts as France-Like, and the French Say Merci Sep 20, 2008
The French government's stakes in publicly traded companies include Airbus SAS parent European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co.; ; carmaker Renault SA; ; and France Telecom SA. The last French state bailout was in 2004, when Sarkozy, then finance minister, rescued engineering company Alstom SA with cash and loans. Sarkozy, elected president in May 2007, declined to comment on the U.S. rescues, saying he'll discuss the world economic situation in a Sept. 25 speech in Toulon. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Pink Slip Goes Mobile Sep 19, 2008
The Oberon Gaming Portal is the industry standard and has been adopted by the world's leading digital and media companies, such as Microsoft, Comcast, Verizon, MTV Networks, Electronic Arts, MySpace, France Telecom and NHN. The Gaming Portal combines casual game content, merchandizing and features to fulfill our partners' specific needs. Oberon Media's game publishing division, I-play, works with the industry's best and award-winning game developers to produce the top-selling casual games, which... (IGN Wireless Games)
Nokia Can Still Crunch Apple In Emerging Markets Sep 18, 2008
(See ) The Associated Press even reported on Friday that the Polish mobile network subsidiary of France Telecom (nyse: - - ) had hired fake actors to stand in line for the iPhone, apparently to "warm up" the atmosphere. Although Nokia (nyse: - - ) has not yet released its fabled "iPhone killer," which most sharp-eyed cinemagoers will have seen in the new Batman movie, the Finnish handset-maker is adamant that it will be released in the next four months. (Forbes -- Technology)
Sales Of SIM Cards Might Shuffle Deck In Wireless Services Sep 18, 2008
Spain's Telefonica, () U.K.-based Vodafone, () France Telecom () and Germany's Deutsche Telekom () have rolled out SIM-only products ... While most SIM-only offers have targeted consumers, France Telecom last month unveiled a plan targeted at business users. (Investors Business Daily)
Long-term investments seem murky for BrandesHeavy holdings are in struggling financial firms Sep 17, 2008
Only a handful of investments in the portfolio showed 12-month gains, including Intel, Amgen, Marsh & McLennan, France Telecom and Korea Electric Power. Brandes' fixed-income investments have suffered as well, since a significant portion of its money went into mortgage-backed securities and bonds issued by financial institutions that are now in trouble. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
France Telecom Turning Its Attention Back to Africa, Financial Times Says Sep 16, 2008
France Telecom Is Turning Its Attention Back to Africa, FT Says. By Tom Biesheuvel. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Viaccess and Orca Interactive Present a Unique Hybrid Solution Via Open Internet Sep 10, 2008
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viaccess, a France Telecom company, leader in conditional access and Orca Interactive Ltd., a Viaccess subsidiary, innovation leader in providing IPTV middleware and applications, announced today at the IBC convention in Amsterdam, the introduction of a pre-integrated end-to-end hybrid solution over the open internet for IPTV service providers, content aggregators and broadcasters ... Established in 1996, Orca Interactive is based in Raanana, Israel... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vodafone rejigs company structure and management Sep 9, 2008
The world's No.1 mobile phone company by revenue said it appointed former France Telecom Finance Director Michel Combes as the new chief executive for Europe and said Paul Donovan, chief executive of the existing emerging-markets division, would leave. The group also announced that under the new system, its investment in the U.S. firm Verizon Wireless would not be part of any region and would instead be managed at a senior level by a team including group Chief Executive Vittorio Colao. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Failures show the executive salary defence is based on a lie Sep 5, 2008
But Norio Wada, his counterpart at Japan's NTT (which is twice the size of Telstra) earned just $382,000 in 2004 while Thierry Breton, the boss of France Telecom, earned $1. 52 million in 2004. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Wireless Providers See Growth Potential In The Last Frontier Sep 4, 2008
France Telecom, () already strong in western Africa, has expanded into Kenya, east Africa's biggest economy ... Vodafone and France Telecom face stiff competition from wireless phone companies already in the region ... "Vodafone and France Telecom won't have an easy ride against the pan-African players like Zain and MTN," Harris said. (Investors Business Daily)
Vodafone warns 40m will switch off on EU changes Sep 2, 2008
Europe s other big players, including Orange, owned by France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom s T-Mobile and O2, owned by Telefonica, also stand to lose out if termination fees are heavily reduced or scrapped. Last week, Ofcom, the UK s telecoms watchdog, also questioned whether termination rates are still appropriate and said it would consider scrapping them altogether in the UK after 2012. (Times Online)
'Phoney' queues used to spur Polish iPhone launch... Aug 23, 2008
TP is controlled by France Telecom, which owns the Orange mobile telephone brand. The iPhone, which had its initial launch in the Unites States in July, went on sale at Orange's Polish stores on Friday after the stroke of midnight (2200 GMT Thursday). (The Drudge Report)
Econet to put $500m into Kenya's new cellular network Aug 22, 2008
Formerly state-owned firm Telkom Kenya, now majority held by France Telecom, is also expected to take some share of the market. But Foley said Econet, which was awarded a licence in 2003 but failed to launch a service because of shareholder wrangles, would offer Safaricom the best challenge. (Business Report, South Africa)
starMedia's 'Daring Traveler' Reveals a Spicier Side of Three Great American Cities Aug 20, 2008
"Daring Traveler is the third Webisodios series starMedia has launched; it is scheduled to run until the end of the year. The other recently launched Portal Webisodios are starMedia EntertaiNews and Toque Latino.About starMedia.comstarMedia.com is a free-to-web global Portal connecting more than 24 million Spanish-speakers through the Internet as well as providing them with the most relevant and extensive information and services. starMedia has local operations in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Computer Gaming, Desktop Software and Retail Applications Developers Turn to 3DVIA Virtools for 3D Aug 12, 2008
3DVIA Virtools key clients include Fortune 2,000 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Honeywell, Matsushita, France Telecom, PSA Peugeot Citron, as well as major game studios such as Electronic Arts, Activision Nickelodeon, Disney Internet Group and Ubisoft. For more information, go to. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Allow virtual mobile operators: TRAI Aug 7, 2008
With acquiring a new telecom licence in the country becoming a daunting task, global telecom majors including BT, Verizon and France Telecom are all betting on entering the fastest growing mobile market through this route. Virgin Mobiles recent partnership with Tata Teleservices, though stops short of being an MVNO, will also evolve into one once it is made legal. (Sify)
Internet firms agree to 'code of conduct' in China Aug 6, 2008
The companies began work on the code, in conjunction with human rights groups, privacy advocates, and European companies Vodafone and France Telecom, in January 2007. A year earlier, politicians the companies for complying with China's censorship practices. (CNET News)
Fact: Vodafone is primarily a mobile network operator! Aug 5, 2008
Set against the likes of France Telecom, BT, Deustche Telecom, Telefonice Espana, Telecom Italia, KPN, Belgacom, Portugal Telecom or other major fixed network providers in Europe and elsewhere, Vodafones experience in fixed telephony is not only recent, it is puny by any industry measure you care to name volume of fixed traffic carried and billed, fixed telecom lines/connections, fixed broadband connections, fixed telecom revenue, fixed telecom infrastructure and investment etc.... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Say Goodbye To Virtual Bureaucracy Aug 1, 2008
This is a source of frustration which Vincent Etchebarne, innovative services developer at France Telecom s Orange, understands. When people go on the Internet, they must systematically fill in forms asking for their name and address. (Science Daily)
Alvarion Keeps Revving Aug 1, 2008
Constrained or delayed investment in new networks from Alvarion's diverse, global customer base -- which includes China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) and France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) -- is only one of the issues the company is dealing with in a less-than-peppy economy. The company has been squeezed hard by currency fluctuation, as the shekel has soared. (MSNBC -- Business)
Broadband suppliers blame slowdown on housing crisis Aug 1, 2008
Orange, owned by France Telecom, is the UK's sixth largest ISP. Yesterday it admitted it actually lost 44,000 broadband users in the quarter, more than the 31,000 it lost in the three months to end March, and the 5,000 who defected last year. Orange now has just over a million customers. (guardian.co.uk)
BT Group lags behind European rivals Jul 31, 2008
nica and France Telecom reported resilient earnings Thursday despite slowing economic growth and confirmed their full-year forecasts, but BT Group shares slumped on doubts its targets were too ambitious. Some analysts said fears that carriers would be hit badly by economic weakness were overdone but others noted that a slowdown in Spain affected results, although not as strongly as with Vodafone which last week blamed Spain for a cut in its full-year outlook. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
GT Faces Collapse, If.. Jul 31, 2008
In furtherance of the process, the TA in July the same year, advertised locally and internationally, to invite strategic investors to submit their expression of interest to which seventeen companies, including Portugal Telecom, France Telecom, Vodafone, Vodacom and Telecom S.A responded. The above companies were short listed and submitted final offers of US$84 million, US$520 million and US$346 million by Portugal Telecom, France Telecom and Vodacom respectively for 66. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Want a free laptop with that phone? Jul 30, 2008
A new marketing initiative in Britain for Orange, a wireless operator owned by France Telecom, captures the subtle but significant shift taking place in the European mobile industry. Like most other operators in Europe, Orange dangles a piece of free hardware in exchange for a two-year service contract. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
European Stock-Index Futures Drop; Shares of Ryanair, Banks Might Decline Jul 28, 2008
Sweden's largest telephone company may be sold within a year at a higher price than France Telecom SA offered for the company, Dagens Nyheter reported, citing Chief Executive Officer. The Stockholm-based company's board was right to turn down a takeover bid from France Telecom, Nyberg was cited as saying by the newspaper. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Vodafone deal reposes vendor confidence in GT - CEO Jul 28, 2008
But Mr Oduro-Nyaning argued that floating shares on the stock exchange at this stage when GT was almost in the red did not make financial sense, saying that should shares be floated, proceeds from the sale were supposed to go into the consolidated fund since government owned 100 per cent of GT. "It would not make financial sense to reinvest those proceeds into GT because it would look like government reinvesting its own money into GT and yet have to pay dividends to citizens who bought shares at... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
French Bemoan End of `Life Beyond Work' as Sarkozy Dismantles 35-Hour Week Jul 28, 2008
More than 300 cadres from companies including France Telecom SA and steelmaker ArcelorMittal took to the streets of Paris on July 23 with banners saying, ``There's life beyond work,'' and ``It's my private life, I care. . (Bloomberg)
Telecommunications company TeliaSonera says 2Q profit rose 7.8 percent, keeps outlook Jul 24, 2008
5 billion) indicative bid by France Telecom, but rebuffed it saying it was too low. The French telecommunications company later dropped the offer, which it said would have created the world's No. 4 telecom operator with 237 million subscribers and holdings in developed and emerging markets. (International Herald Tribune)
Ma Bell Hangs Up on iPhone Owners Jul 22, 2008
Exclusive deals, like the one Apple signed with France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), are the exception rather than the norm now. The rub. (MSNBC -- Business)
Suitors bide time on MTN Jul 16, 2008
New Delhi, July 15: Reliance Communications (R-Com), which has less than a week to offer a suitable deal to South African telecom firm MTN, may have to tackle competitive bids from global suitors such as China Mobile, UAE-based Etisalat and France Telecom. Analysts said that MTN, which wants to avoid any legal dispute in India, might dump R-Com unless promoter Anil Ambani was able to resolve a claim of the right of first refusal on R-Com shares by his brother Mukesh, who runs Reliance Industries... (Calcutta Telegraph)
PT still eyeing Ghana Telecom Jul 13, 2008
The same PT source declined to comment on a report last week in Ghanaian newspaper Daily Guide that the Portuguese operator, along with France Telecom (FT), two contenders in the privatisation of Ghana Telecom at the close of 2007, have been sidelined by Vodafones bid. Vodafone has reached a deal with the Ghana government to take a 66. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ghana: Opposition Protests Telecom Sale Jul 4, 2008
He said, upon government's advertisement, offers were received from major prospective buyers, including Egypt Telecom, France Telecom, Globacom and a Ghanaian led Consortium as well as Portugal Telecom and an entity from India who also expressed interest. According to him, France Telecom's bid appeared to be the highest, estimated at $550 million for 60% but negotiations were staled in December 2007, at due diligence stage, primarily due to "unrealistic asset valuation expectations of Government... (allAfrica.com)
Vodafone acquires 70 percent stake in Ghana Telecom Jul 4, 2008
It initially received offers from several major companies, including France Telecom SA , Nigeria's Globacom, Telecom Egypt SAE and a Ghanaian-led consortium. France Telecom offered the highest bid of $550 million for 60 per cent of the shares. (International Herald Tribune)
Don't conclude GT sale without parliamentary approval - Minority Jul 3, 2008
7 per cent of shares in GT were advertised for sale, with offers received from major players in the industry including Egypt Telecom, France Telecom, Globacom and a local Ghanaian-led consortium. France Telecom offered the highest bid of 550 million dollars for 60 per cent of the shares, an offer that did not meet government's expectation, necessitating government to suspend the sale in 2008 due unsatisfactory terms from bidders. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NDC Kicks Against Vodafone Deal Jul 3, 2008
But open bids on GT did occur as early as 2005, with offers from at least four different foreign investorsthe auction ending when the deal with France Telecom fell apart after the company declared that government was asking too much for the assets. The NDC is also accusing the NPP of cheating the Ghanaian people of their entitled 1. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Minority Statement on Sale of GT Jul 3, 2008
C. Offers were received from major prospective buyers including Egypt Telecom, France Telecom, Globa Com and a local Ghanaian led consortium ... France Telecom bid appeared the highest and negotiations began ... France Telecoms offer was estimated at $550 million for 60. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Telecom Italia: UAE SWFs could look at taking stake Jul 3, 2008
The UAE source also noted that unlike other European telecos such as Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, Telecom Italia is the only leading telecommunications that remains independent notwithstanding its strategic alliance with Spains Telefonica. A source at Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the shareholders which control a 24. (FT.com -- Markets)
Vodafone to seal $960m Ghana deal today Jul 2, 2008
The Ghana Telecom privatisation looked set to be resolved earlier this year, with France Telecom widely seen as the front runner to buy into the telco at the start of 2008. However, the state rejected the French operator's offer, as well as bids from Vodacom and Portugal Telecom on the grounds they were under-valued. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
starMedia Launches New Comprehensive Finance Channel Jul 2, 2008
starMedia has local operations in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain and throughout the United States (Los Angeles, Miami and New York); and, is wholly owned by Orange ( ), a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group (NYSE: - ). Source: starMedia. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
OnMobile Takes Over Telisma Jul 2, 2008
Telisma was created in August 2000 as a spin-off from France Telecom s Research and Development Laboratory funded by leading European venture capital firms. The speech recognition company has a team of around 40 employees including 9 PhDs & 18 engineers and has its operations in Europe & India. (Network Computing)
A Wise Retreat For France Telecom Jul 1, 2008
France Telecom isn't likely to receive any criticism for giving up on TeliaSonera. On Monday, France Telecom said it was abandoning its highly unpopular 244 billion kronor ($41 ... France Telecom (nyse: - - ) shares closed up 6. (Forbes -- Markets)
* World Business Quick Take Jul 1, 2008
France Telecom drops bid. France Telecom said yesterday it was abandoning its offer to buy Nordic telecoms operator TeliaSonera, citing a failure to agree on financial conditions ... Earlier last month, France Telecom made a preliminary offer of 33 billion euros (US$53 billion) for TeliaSonera in a bid to create the worlds fourth-biggest mobile operator. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
France Telecom shelves $40bn bid Jul 1, 2008
France Telecom owns UK mobile operator Orange. France Telecom has abandoned its proposed merger with Nordic rival Teliasonera after talks broke down over the financial terms of the deal ... The decision sent shares in France Telecom up almost 9% at one point, but shares in its takeover target tumbled. (BBC News -- Business)
France Telecom jumps after pulling bid Jul 1, 2008
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European Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Lufthansa Shares May Drop Jun 30, 2008
France Telecom SA will probably be active after Europe's third-biggest telephone company ended its bid for Sweden's TeliaSonera AB. ... France Telecom, Europe's third-biggest telephone company, ended its unsolicited bid to buy TeliaSonera for 244 billion kronor ($40. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
France Telecom indicates it could sweeten its bid for TeliaSonera ... Jun 30, 2008
France Telecom indicates it could sweeten its bid for TeliaSonera - report - Forbes ... Thomson Financial NewsFrance Telecom indicates it could sweeten its bid for TeliaSonera - report06 ... LONDON (Thomson Financial) - France Telecom SA and TeliaSonera AB on Sunday were in negotiations for a takeover deal after France Telecom indicated it would sweeten its bid for the Swedish phone company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (Forbes)
France Telecom withdraws TeliaSonera offer Jun 30, 2008
France Telecom withdrew a $40 billion (20 billion pound) plan to acquire TeliaSonera on Monday, pleasing its own shareholders but casting doubt over the Nordic operator's future ... Shares in France Telecom, which trades under the Orange brand, jumped 7 ... "By pulling out, France Telecom has shown that it is not in the business of getting big at all costs," said Vincent Griffon, analyst at CM-CIC Securities. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
European Stocks Rise, Led by France Telecom, Rio Tinto; U.S. Futures Gain Jun 30, 2008
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, trimming the 's biggest first-half decline since at least 1987, as higher metal prices lifted mining companies and France Telecom SA rallied after ending a hostile takeover bid ... France Telecom jumped after Europe's third-biggest telephone company ended its $40 ... France Telecom jumped 8. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
France Telecom Ends $40.8 Billion Bid for TeliaSonera Rejected as Too Low Jun 30, 2008
France Telecom Scraps $41 Billion Bid for TeliaSonera (Update2) ... France Telecom, Europe's third-biggest telephone company, rose as much as 8 ... A deal would have created Europe's largest phone company, increasing customers by 39 percent to 237 million and saving almost 700 million euros a year by 2013, France Telecom said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
France Telecom drops TeliaSonera takeover bid Jun 30, 2008
PARIS (AFP) - France Telecom said Monday it was abandoning its offer to buy Nordic telecoms operator TeliaSonera, citing a failure to agree on financial conditions ... Earlier this month, France Telecom made a preliminary offer of 33 billion euros (53 billion dollars) for TeliaSonera in a bid to create the world's fourth-biggest mobile operator ... Citing people familiar with the talks, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday that France Telecom had raised the price of the stock component of its... (Yahoo! Asia News)
New iPhone's Debut Shaping Up In Europe Jun 27, 2008
France Telecom (nyse: - - ) mobile network subsidiary Orange announced on Thursday that it would release Apple's new 3G iPhone on July 17, at a starting price of 149 euros ($233 ... 44), and a clear sign that Apple (nasdaq: - - ) and exclusive partner France Telecom have done away with their previous restrictive pricing model ... France Telecom's American depositary receipts slipped 2. (Forbes -- Markets)
Rival mobile Linux consortiums smoke peace pipe, consolidate Jun 27, 2008
The organization's founding members included Palmsource, France Telecom, Orange, and several other prominent players in the mobile market ... The availability of a usable production-ready platform from LiMo has made the organization significantly more relevant than LiPS. Some key LiPS members such as Orange and France Telecom joined LiMo earlier this year. (Ars Technica)
Mobile Linux Groups Join Forces Jun 27, 2008
Earlier this year several companies including Orange, France Telecom, Trolltech, Montavista and Purple Labs joined LiMo, after first being active in LiPS. Some of them were active in both groups while others said they'd given up their work with LiPS. At that time it became apparent that the momentum behind LiPS was slowing as LiMo's growth was picking up steam. All of this activity, including other recent news not directly related to either group, points to continued interest in mobile Linux,... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Mobile Linux Groups Join Forces To Advance OS Jun 27, 2008
Additionally, many members of LiPS, like Trolltech, MontaVista, and France Telecom, have already joined LiMo. The move comes as mobile Linux faces increasing competition. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
GT sold to vodaphone UK? Jun 27, 2008
GT was supposed to have been awarded to France Telecom after the French company won the bid ahead of Vodacom, South Africa and Portugal Telecom, to take over the affairs of the company until government stepped in asking for a new price of $1 billion. According to the criteria meant for the acquisition of GT, the potential investor was required to be an existing telecommunication operator with at least one million landline subscribers and six million mobile subscribers. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
LiPS licked, joins LiMo to progress Linux handset platform Jun 27, 2008
It follow separate announcements this week by individual LiPS members that have joined the LiMo Foundation: ACCESS, ARM Limited, Azingo, France Telecom / Orange, Huawei Technology, MontaVista Software, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Open-Plug, Purple Labs and Texas Instruments ... Founding members, lead by France Telecom came from across the mobile ecosystem: ACCESS, ARM Limited, Cellon International, Esmertec, France Telecom / Orange, Huawei Technologies, MIZI Research, MontaVista Software,... (iTWire)
Glastonbury Headliner a Hit With the Workforce Jun 27, 2008
Orange is a key brand of the France Telecom Group, providing mobile, broadband, fixed, business and entertainment services across Europe ... Further information about Orange and France Telecom can be found on the Orange website at or the France Telecom website at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Exent Technologies Expands Games-On-Demand Catalog with Ubisoft Titles Jun 25, 2008
Among the companies using Exent's technologies and services are Verizon, Turner Broadcasting, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Portugal Telecom, Telecom Italy, Telenor, TM Net, MTNL, VSNL, BSNL, Telstra and others. Exent's major shareholders include Intel, Cisco, Time Warner, Comcast, New Enterprise Associates, Concord Ventures, Avansis and Geyser. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
E-Newspaper Makes French Headlines Jun 24, 2008
France Telecom is dreaming of the day when French subscribers will avoid the bustling newsstands of the Paris metro in favor of a nifty, portable electronic reader, able to download everything from business daily Les Echos to sports paper L'Equipe. The network operator is currently testing out an early version of its mobile newsstand service, nicknamed "Read which is tailored to run on an e-reader similar to Amazon's Kindle. If it is launched, it could be a first in Europe: a subscription... (Forbes -- Technology)
Week in pictures Jun 21, 2008
A France Telecom worker in Bordeaux prepares to join a demonstration against government plans to reform pensions and the 35-hour working week. Women in an Indian village join a government employment scheme that will earn them about $2. (BBC News)
European banks haunted by writedowns Jun 21, 2008
France Telecom fell 5 per cent to 17. 59. (FT.com -- Markets)
Nordic Duo Join Sullivan on $40 Billion Telecom Bid Jun 19, 2008
France Telecom is reportedly considering upping an indicative bid for Swedish-Finnish company Telia Sonera after an earlier bid valuing the target at $41 billion became public on June 5. France Telecom has turned to Sullivan for French and international advice, with corporate partner Gauthier Blanluet leading the team for the U.S. giant in Paris ... Swedish firm Setterwalls is also advising France Telecom, led by corporate partner S. (Law.com)
T-Mobile to sell iPhone 3G for $1.55 in combo with pricey monthly ... Jun 17, 2008
However, Orange, the mobile division of France Telecom, has posted a notice on its Web site that it will begin selling the iPhone 3G on July 17. Related Content. (Computerworld)
