FT steady
August 4, 2008
Didier Lombard, France Telecom's chief executive, said the company continued to eye acquisitions in emerging markets but they would be small.
The company benefited from the roll-out of new “triple-play” high-speed internet, digital television and internet telephone services. It also saw improvements in its Spanish and UK mobile operations, as customers with contracts replace those with pre-paid phones, and in services to businesses in which profit margins increased by 13 per cent.
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