By Marc Navarro Gonzalez 
 

Orange (ORA.FR) said Tuesday that it has signed a 15-year leasing contract to operate and commercialize the fiber networks in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region in eastern France.

French public company SPL Bourgogne Franche-Comte Numerique awarded the contract following a call for tenders, Orange said.

The French telecommunications company said it will deploy fiber to up to 388,000 households in the region.

 

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 13, 2018 12:40 ET (17:40 GMT)

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