France Telecom: Paris Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Orange
14 Maggio 2009 - 3:57PM
Dow Jones News
France Telecom (FTE) Thursday said the Paris Court of Appeals
has ruled in favor of its Orange brand regarding a legal dispute
with rivals about the commercial rights of its Orange Sport
television channel.
"The appeal court has ruled in favor of Orange," a France
Telecom spokesman said.
A French commercial court in February asked France Telecom to
stop linking subscriptions to its Orange Sport channel exclusively
to its broadband packages.
Rival broadband providers Iliad SA (ILD.FR) and Neuf Cegetel,
now owned by Vivendi SA (VIV.FR) SFR, had complained to the court
that it was unfair that Orange Sport was available only to France
Telecom's broadband subscribers.
Company Web site: www.francetelecom.com
-By Ruth Bender, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 40 17 17 40;
ruth.bender@dowjones.com