Free Mobile takes legal action against SFR over phone subsidies

Free Mobile owner Iliad filed a complaint against Vivendi's SFR with the Commercial Court of Paris for unfair competition. Iliad claims that subsidising handsets allows low-cost offers to be made by mobile operators in exchange for a subscription commitment of 12 or 24 months. "It's a way of offering consumer credit in disguise...without submitting to legal constraints, according to Iliad CEO Xavier Niel. Article