Monday, Apr 23, 2012

PARIS (Dow Jones)--France Telecom SA (FTE.FR) Monday said the Egyptian regulator has authorized its offer for a stake in the Mobinil mobile network operated by Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (EMOB.CI), or ECMS.

The tender offer is part of a France Telecom effort to take control of ECMS in a deal worth about EUR1.5 billion.

-By Inti Landauro, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1740; inti.landauro@dowjones.com

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