France Télécom
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Hub t l com Collaborates With TIBCO to Design Universal RFID Services Platform for Charles de Gaulle Airport [Press Release]
MarketWire | 16 days 20 hours 20 minutes ago
PARIS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/09 -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) announced today that Hub télécom, operator and integrator of business solutions, has selected TIBCO Software Inc. to develop an operated and universal applications platform for collecting and processing RFID identification data. The "Hub'ID" traceability service relies on an open services platform aimed at providing an end-to-end object monitoring solution extending from the RFID collection infrastructure to customers' b...
Infonetics Research: 2009 marks first year in short disinvestment cycle for telecom carriers [Press Release]
MarketWire | 2 days 6 hours 29 minutes ago
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France T l com costs surge after suicides
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 23 days 22 hours 47 minutes ago
Company says measures aimed at easing tensions with staff after 25 recent suicides could cost up to €1-billion
France T l com Executive Resigns on Suicide Issue
Wall Street Journal, The | 32 days 6 hours 24 minutes ago
PARIS -- The head of France Télécom's domestic business has resigned as the telecommunications company seeks to quell mounting criticism over a series of widely publicized employee suicides.
France T l com halts restructuring
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 32 days 12 hours 48 minutes ago
Changes will be put on hold at least until end of year as company tries to deal with spate of suicides
France T l com Suspends Restructuring
Wall Street Journal, The | 32 days 8 hours 40 minutes ago
PARIS -- France Télécom said it will suspend all restructuring until the year end amid talks with unions on working conditions, following a spate of suicides at the company.
BUSINESS OCTOBER 20, 2009, 10:27 A.M. ET France T l com Suspends Restructuring
Barron's (subscription required) | 32 days 20 hours 22 minutes ago
PARIS -- France Télécom said it will suspend all restructuring until the year end amid talks with unions on working conditions, following a spate of suicides at the company.
France T l com halts planned closures
Times (London), The | 23 days 16 hours 41 minutes ago
France Télécom shelved its restructuring programme yesterday in a fresh attempt to calm anger among its workforce after a wave of suicides.
France T l com halts restructure amid suicides
Times (London), The | 32 days 13 hours 20 minutes ago
France Télécom today shelved its restructuring programme after the suicides of 25 workers whose deaths have been linked to a modernisation drive at the group.
Suicides shake French telecom giant
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 23 days 11 hours 47 minutes ago
‘I was just fed up. They said I was useless and that an intern could do what I do,' says employee
France T l com to invest 1bn to prevent suicides
Times (London), The | 23 days 16 hours 45 minutes ago
Telecommunications giant said it may enable staff aged over 57 to work part time under a stress-reduction programme
France Moves to Win Back Control of Content
New York Times, The | 30 days 4 hours 31 minutes ago
PARIS — Like Asterix, the cartoon Gaul who resists the Romans with his pluck — and a magic potion — French publishers and news providers are cooking up original ways to fight the perceived threat of cultural domination by U.S. technology giants like Google and Amazon.
Workers Denied Company Help Due to Stress-Related Complaints
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 days 10 hours 5 minutes ago
LONDON – The nightmares wouldn't stop in the weeks that followed Fillis Vogdopoulou quitting her job.
Telef nica's Net Profit Slips on Weaker Revenue
Wall Street Journal, The | 10 days 1 hour 2 minutes ago
MADRID -- Telefónica SA said Thursday net profit fell 0.6% in the third quarter as weaker revenue hit its mature European markets, especially in Spain.
Alcatel-Lucent's Losses Deepen As Sales Drop
CIO Insight | 23 days 11 minutes ago
Alcatel-Lucent saw third-quarter losses increase and sales drop compared to the same period last year, but the company still expects to break even for the full year, it said on Friday.
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Company Overview
| Company: | France Télécom |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.francetelecom.com |
France Telecom hopes it can do for telecommunications services what its countrymen have done for wine: make it the product of choice. The company provides consumer and business fixed-line and wireless voice and data services, primarily through its Orange brands. France Telecom serves about 175 million customers on five continents. The company is a leading European wireless operator and broadband service provider, with about 115 million mobile customers and 12 million broadband clients. It has moved to simplify its branding in recent years, as well as to expand services for corporate clients which are served through its Orange Business Services unit. The French government owns about 27% of France Telecom.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 75,391.297 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -4.1 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 6,331.5 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -36.9 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 182,793 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -2.4 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |