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No merger between telecom operators
The executive is excluded for now. SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Free or Numericable should therefore remain independent in 2014.
INFO - On the occasion of his vows to the press, the Minister for the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin said Thursday that a merger between two telephone operators were not "on the agenda". While various scenarios involving a combination of SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile or Numéricâble is discussed for several months, the government does not seem favorable.
"Who says duplicate says social destruction." The market for mobile operators as is now appears to satisfy the Minister attached to Arnaud Montebourg. "We now have a contract to four players, we want to work with these four actors under conditions that are conducive to investment and employment," said Fleur Pellerin during these vows. "A consolidation between two actors would necessarily mean a number of duplicates. Duplicate says Who says social destruction and it is not a prospect that would delight the government," she added.
SFR, Bouygues Telecom, an alliance pending. Last July, SFR and Bouygues Telecom have announced they are in discussions for a reconciliation at their facilities . Specifically, the two operators would use their antennas for better coverage of the territory. But Free entered the dance in November: citing unfair competition if the agreement was implemented, the fourth operator did not hesitate to describe this combination of "legally questionable". Since none of the three operators have indicated agreement.
Last November, on the occasion of the IPO Numericable, a marriage between cable operator and SFR had been mentioned by analysts and investors.