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Consolidation will have to wait
Landmark French deals would divide up assets between rivals and help call ceasefire in price war
French telecoms operator promises further subscriber growth
Investor expectations meet competitive pressures
Telecoms billionaire disrupted French market with launch of Free and could do same across Channel
French telecoms groups will not easily form a partnership
Merger could benefit all French mobile operators, say analysts
Shares leap as rival billionaires put group’s future in play
French investors leave market pondering a possible sale
Regulator investigating if French entrepreneur is working in concert with Vivendi
Move by French billionaire sets up potential battle with Vivendi’s Vincent Bolloré over group
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Investors fear failed deal will kill consolidation in sector hit hard by a brutal price war
Minister says deal would be bad for consumers, investment and jobs
Consolidation in the competitive French sector has been much rumoured but conspicuous by its absence
Numericable-SFR deal would create France’s largest mobile operator
Xavier Niel’s operator is reportedly about to cut prices on several of its offers
French entrepreneur acquires group from Apax Partners in latest move to build telecoms empire
Competition and surfeit of providers mean Europe’s telecoms groups must consolidate
French telecoms group pulls out after latest offer rejected
French conglomerate should be less picky
FCC watchdog resists ‘four-to-three’ mergers of major groups
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