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French Competition Probe of SFR Deal Could Take 9 Months: Figaro 2014-03-08 09:19:40.649 GMT
By Andrew Roberts March 8 (Bloomberg) -- France’s competition authority will take the time needed to examine Vivendi’s sale of SFR to Bouygues or Altice, the regulator’s president Bruno Lasserre says in interview with Le Figaro. * An in-depth review is more likely than a simple 25-day procedure, Lasserre says: Figaro * NOTE: Bouygues said to start regulator talks in SFR race with Drahi NSN N22VSW6KLVSL <GO>
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