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Virgin Mobile France was a cellular telephone operator in France. It launched in 2006 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Carphone Warehouse. The company operated as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), whereby it did not own or operate its own mobile network but instead used the network of Orange S.A. As of June 2014, the company was the largest MVNO in France, with 1.5 million customers, and had a market share of 1.3% at the beginning of 2014.

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  • Virgin Mobile France était un opérateur de téléphonie mobile alternatif, anciennement détenu par Virgin Group, Carphone Wharehouse et Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, puis par le groupe SFR. Lancé en France le 3 avril 2006, Virgin Mobile fut ensuite le 5e opérateur de téléphonie mobile du marché avec 1,7 million de clients. Présidé par Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Virgin Mobile est commercialisé par le groupe Omea Telecom, coentreprise entre les groupes Virgin et Carphone Warehouse. En 2014, les 3 actionnaires revendent Virgin Mobile France à Numericable-SFR, propriété de Patrick Drahi. Le 7 novembre 2015, Numericable-SFR annonce la disparition prochaine de la marque Virgin Mobile France, ainsi que celle de Numericable. Les clients de Virgin Mobile « sans engagement » migreront vers les offres RED by SFR (sans engagement), alors que les clients forfaits « avec engagement » seront orientés vers ceux « avec engagement » de SFR. Toute l’activité numérique de Virgin Mobile sera regroupée au sein du groupe Numericable-SFR, détenu également par Patrick Drahi. Virgin Mobile ferme ses portes le 18 mai 2016, son site internet ne proposant plus aucune offre Virgin Mobile mais les offres de sa société-sœur, RED by SFR. Comme annoncé lors de l'annonce de la disparition de la marque Virgin Mobile France en novembre 2015 par le groupe SFR, les offres des clients Virgin Mobile et Virgin Box sont transférées chez RED by SFR. (fr)
  • Virgin Mobile France was a cellular telephone operator in France. It launched in 2006 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Carphone Warehouse. The company operated as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), whereby it did not own or operate its own mobile network but instead used the network of Orange S.A. As of June 2014, the company was the largest MVNO in France, with 1.5 million customers, and had a market share of 1.3% at the beginning of 2014. Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Group reached an agreement to sell their holdings to the French cable TV operator Numericable in June 2014 for €325 million, subject to regulatory approval. The sale was completed on 5 December 2014. In November 2015, Numericable-SFR (now SFR) announced it would discontinue use of the Virgin Mobile brand, moving customers on fixed-term plans to its SFR brand, and those without contracts to its RED brand. (en)
  • A Virgin Mobile France foi uma operadora de telefonia celular na França. Foi lançado em 2006 como uma joint venture entre a Virgin Group e a Carphone Warehouse. A empresa operava como operadora de rede virtual móvel (MVNO), não possuindo ou operando sua própria rede móvel, mas usando a rede da Orange SA Em junho de 2014, a empresa era a maior MVNO da França, com 1,5 milhão de clientes. e tinha uma quota de mercado de 1,3% no início de 2014. A Carphone Warehouse e a Virgin Group chegaram a um acordo para vender suas participações para a operadora de TV a cabo francesa Numericable em junho de 2014 por € 325 milhões, sujeito à aprovação regulatória. A venda foi concluída em 5 de Dezembro de 2014.Em novembro de 2015, a Numericable-SFR (agora SFR) anunciou que descontinuaria o uso da marca Virgin Mobile, levando os clientes em planos de prazo fixo para a marca SFR e aqueles sem contratos com a marca RED. (pt)
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  • Virgin Mobile France était un opérateur de téléphonie mobile alternatif, anciennement détenu par Virgin Group, Carphone Wharehouse et Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, puis par le groupe SFR. Lancé en France le 3 avril 2006, Virgin Mobile fut ensuite le 5e opérateur de téléphonie mobile du marché avec 1,7 million de clients. Présidé par Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Virgin Mobile est commercialisé par le groupe Omea Telecom, coentreprise entre les groupes Virgin et Carphone Warehouse. En 2014, les 3 actionnaires revendent Virgin Mobile France à Numericable-SFR, propriété de Patrick Drahi. (fr)
  • Virgin Mobile France was a cellular telephone operator in France. It launched in 2006 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Carphone Warehouse. The company operated as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), whereby it did not own or operate its own mobile network but instead used the network of Orange S.A. As of June 2014, the company was the largest MVNO in France, with 1.5 million customers, and had a market share of 1.3% at the beginning of 2014. (en)
  • A Virgin Mobile France foi uma operadora de telefonia celular na França. Foi lançado em 2006 como uma joint venture entre a Virgin Group e a Carphone Warehouse. A empresa operava como operadora de rede virtual móvel (MVNO), não possuindo ou operando sua própria rede móvel, mas usando a rede da Orange SA Em junho de 2014, a empresa era a maior MVNO da França, com 1,5 milhão de clientes. e tinha uma quota de mercado de 1,3% no início de 2014. A Carphone Warehouse e a Virgin Group chegaram a um acordo para vender suas participações para a operadora de TV a cabo francesa Numericable em junho de 2014 por € 325 milhões, sujeito à aprovação regulatória. A venda foi concluída em 5 de Dezembro de 2014.Em novembro de 2015, a Numericable-SFR (agora SFR) anunciou que descontinuaria o uso da marca Virg (pt)
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