| 31. | France Telecom is also rumored to be interested in taking over the Dutch communications provider Equant.
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| 32. | But talks with Equant ended last month after a series of disagreements between the two companies.
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| 33. | Equant was started in 1995 by transforming an airline reservation system into a global communications provider.
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| 34. | Claeys worked this past summer as an intern in the Paris office of telecommunications company Equant.
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| 35. | Ltd ., Equant announced Monday.
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| 36. | Under the agreement, Equant will buy data telecommunications services from SingTel at an agreed price.
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| 37. | Equant, STMicroelectronics, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Pearson led heavyweight gainers.
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| 38. | France Telecom had intended to use a mix of assets and existing shares to purchase Equant.
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| 39. | The French group has been considering a two-pronged transaction for gaining control of Equant.
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| 40. | Equant said the job cuts will help it achieve annualized cost savings of dlrs 100 million.
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