He had previous experience at a troubled French state-owned firm, with a stint at France Telecom.

他也拥有在麻烦缠身的法国国有公司工作的履历，他在法国电信曾经工作过一段时间。

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A February report by the French labor inspector's office linked 14 France Telecom suicides directly to the company's management practices.

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France Telecom lawyer Claudia Chemarin told French television that each suicide will be examined individually.

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France Telecom is not the only French company grappling with employee suicides.

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The most significant acquisition was buying out Vodafone's stake in French telecom group SFR for 7.75bn euros in June.

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Unfortunately, French telecom regulator ARCEP doesn't trade in ambiguities.

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These two islands are a Gallic aberration in North America, an honest-to-goodness French department in the Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland, where you pay with euros and connect your calls through French telecom services, but with a bit of Canadian bonhomie thrown in.

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