** Orange is ready to discuss a partnership with Nokia and French state bank Bpifrance over taking control of ASN, which is Nokia’s subsea cables division, reported Le Figaro on Thursday.
** “We are ready to discuss a partnership between Nokia, Orange and Bpifrance,” Orange CEO Stephane Richard told Le Figaro in an interview.
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Reporting by Paris Newsroom