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French mobile operator Free has built what it claims to be the largest 5G connected factory in Europe for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN). -
Senegal’s telecoms regulator has fined operators a total of almost US$35 million for quality of service – though they are contesting the decisions.
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French group Iliad, which majority owner Xavier Niel wants to take private, has offered to buy broadband operator UPC Poland from Liberty Global for €1.9 billion.
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French businessman Xavier Niel has launched a surprise bid to take Iliad, the telco of which he controls 71%, completely private.
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The new president of France’s telecoms regulator has officially taken office, setting out as her priorities digital coverage of the whole country, an open internet and environmental impact of technology.
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French operator Free has joined the wholesale carrier-neutral broadband fibre project in Brittany, saying it wants to be part of the scheme for the next 40 years.
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Travellers on the Paris Métro can now use 4G mobile services throughout the underground rail system.
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Orange and Free Mobile have extended their national roaming service agreement for an additional two years.
