France Telecom dismisses TeliaSonera acquisition rumors

France Telecom SA once again made it clear that it has no plans to acquire Swedish telecoms operator TeliaSonera AB.

According to the spokesperson for the company, there are rumors on the market that France Telecom is interested in a merger with TeliaSonera. They are totally unfounded. France Telecom showed interest in acquiring the Swedish operator in 2008, but no agreement was reached. The French company no longer has such plans.