France Telecom

T-Mobile, Orange to Merge U.K. Operations

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 7:26am.

London - Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom announced on Tuesday that they will merge their T-Mobile UK and Orange UK units, respectively, into a new joint venture that will have a combined customer base of 28.4 million, or 37% of all U.K. mobile subscribers.

Orange Acquires Digital Ad Sales Firm Unanimis

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2009 - 7:17am.

London - European mobile network operator Orange, a unit of France Telecom, announced on Friday that it has acquired Unanimis, the U.K.'s largest exclusive digital advertising network.

Report: Apple, Orange Still Debating iPhone Revenue Terms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2007 - 7:57am.

Paris - Apple and France Telecom are at odds over the percentage of service revenues the Orange mobile network would pay to Apple for the right to distribute the iPhone in France, possibly jeopardizing the device's launch there in time for the holidays, Reuters reported, citing an article on the website of French business magazine Challenges.