France Telecom executive Louis-Pierre Wenes has resigned in the wake of two-dozen company personnel suicides in 18 months, many linked to work stress. Unions blamed Deputy Chief Executive Wenes for his aggressive management style, The Times of London reported Monday.

The kids are only two-thirds of the way through watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix but you need to pile them into the car for a quick trip to the supermarket.

By Victoria Shannon Didier Lombard, the chairman and chief executive of France Telecom, was preparing to celebrate the official French arrival of the iPhone on Wednesday. But he might have been feeling a bit more jovial if his party had not been crashed by the "gray" market.

By James Kanter With changes sweeping the telecom

LAST week's alliance between Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and France Telecom chairman and chief executive Didier Lombard will result in new products ranging from handheld internet devices to a new version of Minitel, a French service similar to teletext.