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Fresh Orange rumours claim telco is eyeing KPN, Proximus

2015-12-09 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

French incumbent reportedly keen to scale up to avoid becoming a takeover target in future.

Mobistar, Orange Lux start cross-border handover of calls

2015-12-08 14:28:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Belgian operator Mobistar and its sister company Orange Luxembourg announced a new service for seamless calls when crossing the Belgian-Luxembourg border. In what the operators say is a first in Europe, their customers will be able to travel across the border without dropping a call, as the connection is transferred automatically between the respective networks. Calls transferred across the border will also stay at the customer's domestic rate, with no surcharge for roaming. Mobistar said it expects around 60,000 customers to make regular use of the service.

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Orange in early talks to buy Bouygues Telecom - report

2015-12-08 09:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Orange is in early talks about acquiring French conglomerate Bouygues' telecom and media assets, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential deal would see the Bouygues conglomerate retain a minority stake in the combined telecom and media business, three people said. The tie-up is one of several possibilities being considered by Orange, which recently said it was assessing a European expansion. No formal decision has been made and Orange and Bouygues are considering how they could overcome regulatory and antitrust hurdles. In an e-mailed statement Bouygues said it "has no plans to withdraw from the telecoms and television sectors and reaffirms its long-term presence in these two industries." A spokesman for Orange told Bloomberg it would not comment on "rumours" that have "artificially" moved the market over the last two years.

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Orange reportedly in talks to buy Bouygues Telecom

2015-12-08 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Sources say telcos could merge their operations, with Bouygues holding a minority stake, but such a move would bring with it a host of competition issues.

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