PARIS (Reuters) - France's competition watchdog could fine telecommunications company Orange (PA:ORAN) more than 500 million euros (£354 million) for abusing a dominant position in the business segment, Le Figaro reported on its website on Wednesday.
The newspaper said without citing its sources the authority could make a decision before Dec. 25.
"The case goes back to April 2008 when (competitor) SFR made complaints about discount practices ... from Orange in France on the market for mobile and fixed-line business communications since 2003," Le Figaro said.
Spokeswomen for Orange and the competition authority had no comment.