BOUYGUES ACCUSES EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF INCOMPETENCE.

• Position: Bouygues Telecom S.A. - European Union. European Commission - Brief Article

The Bouygues Group lodged a complaint against the European Commission for "incompetence". This is for lack of progress following an earlier complaint lodged in Brussels against Bouyges' competitors Orange and SFR, regarding 3G licences, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported on April 10. Orange and SFR had initially paid the French State Euro 4.95 billion for their 3G licences, but were then able to avoid paying one-eighth of this charge. The group Bouygues, which had refused to take part in the initial...