Bouygues Telecom (French pronunciation: ?[bwig telek?

m]) is a French mobile phone,

Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group. Its
headquarters, designed by Arquitectonica, are located at the border of Paris and
Issy-les-Moulineaux near the River Seine.
In January 2016 Bouygues Telecom were subject to negotiations regarding an
acquisition from mobile carrier Orange,[1] which did not progress.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Legal issues
1.1 Large fine for unethical business practices
1.2 High Court ruling to remove base station
2 Bicycle racing team
3 References
4 External links
Legal issues[edit]
Large fine for unethical business practices[edit]
In 2005 along with SFR and Orange SA, Bouygues Telecom was found by the Autorit de
la concurrence (the French competition body) to have acted against the best
interests of consumers and the economy by sharing confidential information between
1997 and 2003. The three companies were collectively fined 535 million in total.
In November 2007 Bouygues Telecom went to court seeking cancellation on its
edition.
High Court ruling to remove base station[edit]
In February 2009 the company was ordered to take down a mobile phone mast due to
uncertainty about its effect on health. Residents in the commune Charbonnires in
the Rhne department had sued the company claiming adverse health effects from the
radiation emitted by the 19 meter tall antenna.[3] The milestone ruling by the
Versailles Court of Appeal (fr) reversed the burden of proof which is usual in such
cases by emphasizing the extreme divergence between different countries in
assessing safe limits for such radiation. The court stated that, "Considering that,
while the reality of the risk remains hypothetical, it becomes clear from reading
the contributions and scientific publications produced in debate and the divergent
legislative positions taken in various countries, that uncertainty over the
harmlessness of exposure to the waves emitted by relay antennas persists and can be
considered serious and reasonable".[4]
Bicycle racing team[edit]
They sponsored the bicycle racing team Bbox Bouygues Telecom from 2005 to 2010.