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France Telecom issues corporate bonds

PARIS-France Telecom priced its $16.4 billion multi-tranche, multi-currencies bond transaction. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt through seven tranches.

The transaction increased from $7 billion to $416.4 billion to meet investor demand, the company said. It is the first time France Telecom has accessed the U.S. bond market with a transaction of this size.

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