Telecompaper

French mobile and broadband operator Bouygues Telecom reported revenues up 3 percent to EUR 1.34 billion in the third quarter, compared to EUR 1.3 billion in the year-earlier period. The company added 172,000 mobile customers in the latest quarter, compared to 9,000 net adds in the third quarter of last year. At the end of September, Bouygues had 10.07 million mobile customers, including 7.67 million on postpaid contracts. The operator passed the milestone of selling over 200,000 iPhones on 23 September. Bouygues also confirmed a successful start to its fixed-line business with 103,000 net subscriptions in the third quarter. The installed base of Bbox routers, or number of customers billed, rose by 89,000 in the quarter to reach a total of 173,000. Earnings results are due to be released on 1 December.