Bouygues Telecom

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Bouygues Telecom generalized a €5 ($5.74) exit fee across all previously penalty-free mobile plans and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnerships on July 27, according to Les Numériques, affecting no-commitment mobile plans that had promised cost-free departure. Earlier on July 30, the French operator confirmed its full-year financial targets after reporting a nearly 1 percent year-on-year increase in service revenues for the second quarter to June, reversing a -0.2% decline in Q1. The second quarter saw a 25 percent increase in 'Other sales' to EUR 403 million, contributing to an overall revenue growth of nearly 5 percent to EUR 2.01 billion. Previously, on July 20, Bouygues Telecom prepared to reorganize its B2C and B2B operations amid the proposed acquisition of a portion of SFR's activities. This reorganization is expected to lead to a role change for Francois Treuil, who has served as managing director of the operator's Entreprises arm since mid-2017, with an internal move to an unannounced position, La Tribune reported. On July 10, France's telecom authority Arcep approved amendments submitted by Bouygues Telecom and SFR to their 'Crozon' network sharing agreement, originally signed in 2014. The changes focus on technical and operational processes, including the integration of new Quality of Service (QoS) indicators, while the core network sharing elements remain unchanged. This followed Bouygues Telecom's announcement on July 9 that it is gradually rolling out Google's Gemini AI assistant for customers using the latest version of its b.tv streaming dongle, which provides access to the operator's IPTV platform and is sold for EUR 69.99.