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Telefonica sells rural fibre stake for 1 billion eur to Credit Agricole, Vauban

Published 25/07/2022, 08:48
© Reuters. The logo of Spanish Telecom company Telefonica is seen at its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
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(Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica (BME:TEF) said on Monday it is selling a slice of its rural fibre network in Spain to a consortium formed by France's Credit Agricole (EPA:CAGR) and Vauban for around 1 billion euros ($1.02 billion) for a unit which serves about three million homes in smaller villages.

The financial group and the investment firm will acquire a 45% stake of Telefonica's rural fibre unit Bluevia, valuing the whole unit at 2.5 billion euros, Telefonica said in a statement, adding that it expects the deal to be closed by year-end following regulatory approvals.

© Reuters. The logo of Spanish Telecom company Telefonica is seen at its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Bluevia is a platform to manage and deploy fibre network in underpopulated rural areas of Spain with third-party operators' networks.

($1 = 0.9799 euros)

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