Ongoing Discussions Between Altice France Group and

Press release

Paris, 5 June 2026

Continued talks between Altice France group and Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange

On 17 April 2026, Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange announced they had submitted a new offer valuing the Altice France assets under consideration for a total enterprise value of €20.35 billion.

The Altice France group had granted an initial exclusivity period to the Consortium until
15 May 2026, which was then extended to 5 June 2026.

In view of the progress made in the negotiations, the parties have given themselves another 48 hours to finalise the agreements.

About Bouygues Telecom

Bouygues Telecom, a subsidiary of the Bouygues group, is a French full-service provider of communications and digital services. In 2025, it generated sales of €8.1 billion, employed 10,700 staff and operated 501 stores in France. Founded in 1994, Bouygues Telecom is committed to providing its B2B, B2C and public administration customers with high-quality, innovative and secure Fixed and Mobile communications as well as superfast internet by constantly improving its network and user experience. 27.1 million Mobile customers and 5.4 million Fixed customers put their trust in Bouygues Telecom, the leading operator for WiFi and mobile internet, according to nperf in 2025 and ranked No. 1 for Mobile in very dense areas according to Arcep in 2025. Its 4G network now covers 99% of the French population, and its 5G network over 19,900 municipalities and over 86% of the French population. Bouygues Telecom’s B2B division supports and helps grow a community of over 120,000 customers, including four out of five CAC 40 companies, by rolling out superfast broadband across France, facilitating the adoption of new technologies such as one-stop-shop communications, smart networks and corporate mobility services, and supporting the transformation of their digital infrastructure. Bouygues Telecom aims to reduce its scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 29.5% and its scope 3 emissions by 17.5% by 2027, which are targets that have been endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).  #WeAreMadeToBeTogether  

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Press contacts 

Maylis Carçabal, Bouygues group – mca@bouygues.com – +33 (0)6 63 59 87 05

Anthony Colombani, Bouygues Telecom – ancolomb@bouyguestelecom.fr – +33 (0) 7 62 46 26 65

Stéphanie Brun, Bouygues Telecom – sbrun@bouyguestelecom.fr – +33 (0) 6 47 47 15 76

About the Free-iliad Group

Created in the early 1990s, the iliad Group is the inventor of the world’s first triple-play box and is now a major European telecoms player, standing out for its innovative, straightforward and attractive offerings. The Group is the parent of Free in France, iliad in Italy and Play in Poland, has over 17,700 employees serving 52 million subscribers, and generated €10.3 billion in revenues in 2025. In France, the Group is an integrated Fixed-line