French telecoms trio raise offer for rival Altice's SFR to $24 billion

Bouygues, Iliad-Free and Orange submitted an improved €20.35 billion ($23.97 billion) offer to acquire most of Altice France's assets. The revised bid signals continued strategic interest in consolidating French telecom assets and could have implications for competition scrutiny. The announcement is material for the involved companies and the sector, though the outcome remains uncertain.

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Bouygues, Iliad-Free and Orange submitted an improved €20.35 billion ($23.97 billion) offer to acquire most of Altice France's assets. The revised bid signals continued strategic interest in consolidating French telecom assets and could have implications for competition scrutiny. The announcement is material for the involved companies and the sector, though the outcome remains uncertain.