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'French operators report record New Year's SMS traffic'Jan 02, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- French mobile network operators Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom reported record SMS transmissions on New Year's Eve 2008-2009. Orange said the number of SMS sent between 21:00 and 02:00 rose by 27.32 percent on last year to over 66 million. SFR told AFP that 18.1 million SMS had been sent for the New Year, up 36 percent on last year. Bouygues Telecom indicated that SMSs rose by 100 percent to 15 million between 12:00 and 01:00. On 31 December, around 44 million SMS were sent, up 96 percent on a year earlier. The operator also saw a 158 percent rise to 137,000 MMS sent between 12:00 and 01:00. Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com) |