Orange CEO says 18-month SFR deal review is in line with closing target
By Andrew Boyce ( July 28, 2026, 10:06 GMT | Insight) -- Orange's chief executive has said she wasn't surprised at the French competition authority saying it could take 18 months to review the carveup of domestic telecom company SFR by Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad. The deal requires three separate merger control notifications, and earlier this month the European Commission agreed to allow the French competition authority to scrutinize each of the separate parts.Orange's chief executive has said she wasn't surprised at the French competition authority saying it could take 18 months to review the carveup of domestic telecom company SFR by Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad....
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