Sources told reporters Monday that France wireless operator Iliad hit a roadblock in its efforts to acquire rival Bouygues due to a discrepancy between the firms over what the price of the deal should be.
According to reports, third-place Iliad offered an informal bid between $5.4 billion and $6.7 billion for the company; Bouygues, however, said it is looking for an offer closer to $9.5 billion.
Reports say experts expect any such tie-up to face significant antitrust hurdles but that a deal with Bouygues and Iliad would be easier to pass with regulators than a tie-up between Bouygues and industry leader Orange.
Earlier reports said Bouygues and Orange could be in merger discussions.
Any merger would be only the latest in a round of telecommunications shakeups in France. Bouygues lost a bidding war against cable operator Numericable earlier this year for the acquisition of Vivendi-owned telecom company SFR.
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