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Uncertainties About the Future of Sfr Weigh on the Social Climate in Telecoms

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Several union leaders fear employment consequences if the red-squared operator, owned by Patrick Drahi, is to be sold.

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Several union leaders fear employment consequences if the red-squared operator, owned by Patrick Drahi, is to be sold.

·Paris, France
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Patrick Drahi has launched the sale of SFR. Free and Bouygues Telecom are already thinking about sharing the operator and its many subscribers, to consolidate the French telecom market.

It is a page that turns in France in the telecommunications landscape. SFR, owned by Patrick Drahi, is on sale. Overburdened by an estimated colossal debt of 16 billion euros, the businessman hopes to conclude a sale valued at 23 billion by the end of the year. However, this transaction is not a mere buyback, because it is actually a strategic dismantling where Free and Bouygues share the most wanted assets. For subscribers, this means a change …

The French telecom market is booming. SFR, one of the incumbent operators, could soon disappear from the landscape as consumers know it today. Behind the scenes, major manoeuvres are under way: a major buyout project would involve Bouygues Telecom and Free. Who would consider sharing the activities of SFR. For customers, the impact could be considerable. The future of SFR subscribers is thus at the centre of all the questions according to Actu.f…

The operator SFR could soon be acquired by Bouygues, in partnership with Free. This major transaction in the telecoms sector raises many questions for subscribers, particularly regarding the evolution of offers and the continuity of services.

Now that the Altice Group has reduced the value of its debt, the sale of SFR is in progress. All competing operators are interested, but not for the same resources.

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economiematin.fr broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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