| Industry | Telecom |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Parent | Bouygues |
Bouygues Telecom (French pronunciation: [bwiɡ telekɔm]) is a French mobile phone and Internet service provider 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.
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In 2005 along with SFR and Orange SA, Bouygues Télécom was found by the Conseil 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 3 companies were collectively fined €535 million in total. In November 2007 Bouygues Télécom went to court seeking cancellation on its edition.
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 Charbonnières in the Rhône department had sued the company claiming adverse health effects from the radiation emitted by the 19 meter tall antenna.[1] The milestone ruling by the Versailles Court of Appeal 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".[2]
They sponsor the bicycle racing team Bbox Bouygues Telecom.