France Telecom Starts Quadruple-Play Offer After Approval From Regulator
France Telecom SA will offer so- called quadruple play services from this month after French regulators removed restrictions on cross-selling to existing clients.
The largest French phone company’s combined fixed-line, Internet, television, and mobile packages will cost between 39.9 euros ($51.93) and 109.9 euros monthly from August 19, France Telecom said in an e-mailed statement. In June, France’s telecommunications regulator removed restrictions on the former monopoly that prevented it from offering quad-play services like those from rival Bouygues SA.
France Telecom aims to boost the performance of its domestic businesses to deal with slow growth and increased competition. In December, broadband provider Iliad SA won a license to become France’s fourth mobile-phone operator, and has pledged to drive down prices.
France Telecom’s Orange Open packages will require 24-month contracts, or 12-month contracts at a price 6 euros higher, the company said. Bouygues, France’s third-largest mobile operator, began quad-play services in May 2009. Vivendi SA’s SFR offers a similar service.
To contact the reporter on this story: Matthew Campbell in London via mcampbell39@bloomberg.net.
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