Fixed operator strategies - 15/11/05

France Telecom has been selected by Capgemini to manage Schneider Electric's Telecom in Europe in a deal worth €200m over 9,5 years.

France Telecom introduces a new service: “Mon Magneto” , a personal digital video recorder allowing 40hours of recording, as part of its MaLigne TV (IPTV) service. It is a first in France, but in the US the service (TiVo) is successful with already about 10% of households equipped and a CAGR of 100%. The service costs €5 per month.