Drahi Reaches €20 Billion Deal to Sell Phone Carrier SFR

A SFR mobile phone and telecom store, operated by Altice France SA, in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. A consortium of French telecom carriers — Bouygues Telecom, Iliad SA and Orange SA — made a €17 billion offer to buy their rival SFR from billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice France.