SFR faces EUR 40 mln competition fine over Bouygues contract

(Telecompaper) The French competition authority has fined Altice and SFR EUR 40 million after they failed to honour commitments made for the acquisition of SFR, which was taken over by Altice's subsidiary Numericable in 2014. The charge against the companies relates to the so-called 'Faber' contract signed between Bouygues Telecom and SFR in 2010 for co-investing in fibre infrastructure in densely populated areas. For Altice, this represents the third fine inflicted by the competition authority