Employees gather outside the headquarters of Franco-Luxembourgish telecommunication group Altice, parent company of the telecoms operator SFR, in Paris on September 24, 2026 during a rally called by the union groups UNSA, CFDT and CFTC to protest against the sale of the company. Following lengthy negotiations, the Altice Group signed a memorandum of understanding in early June 2026 to sell SFR to its three competitors Bouygues Telecom, Iliad (Free) and Orange for 20.35 billion, with a potential additional payment of up to 650 million upon completion of the transaction. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP via Getty Images)