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SFR takeover: French telcos hold nerve as deal spooks customers

2026-08-28T11:38:00

SFR takeover: French telcos hold nerve as deal spooks customers

Source: Magnific / vwalakte

The proposed SFR break-up is still a year from completion, but commercial consequences are being felt as Altice admits customer retention challenges.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Antitrust review; EBITDAaL; Free cash flow; Market consolidation; Mobile subscriptions; Network investment; Service revenue growth; Spectrum assets; Telecom M&A; Three-to-four operator consolidation; Workforce consultation.
  • People: Christel Heydemann; Matthieu Cocq; Olivier Roussat; Thomas Reynaud.
  • Geographic: France; Italy; Poland.
  • Organisations: Altice France; Autorité de la concurrence; Bouygues Telecom; European Commission; Fitch; Iliad; InfraVia; Moody’s; OpCore; Orange; S&P Global Ratings; Scaleway; SFR.

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