Roaming deal between France Telecom and lliad may result in $2.63 billion (Europe)
Mobile operator France Telecom’s Chief Executive Stephane Richard has said that the roaming deal with competitor Iliad could generate an amount of $2.63 billion in an interview with the Liberation newspaper.
Richard added that they had said the contract would bring $1.3 billion. However, it could be double depending on Free’s capacity to develop its network.
He said that Free quickly gained a significant market share as it offered fees as low as $2.6 a month. Free mainly sells pre-payment lines without handset, an offer that may convince as much as 15 percent of the market.
Govt. plans to launch mobile tender by July end (France)
www.WirelessFedration.com/news: President of telecom regulator Arcep said that the government still intends to launch the tender offer for frequencies set aside for the country’s fourth mobile phone license before the end of July.
The only official candidate for the license is lliad. Numericable and Virgin Mobile France said they were considering the possibility to bid jointly.
