PARIS -- Faster growth in profitsFull-year 2007 sales amounted to 29.6 billion euros, up 12%. All the Group's businesses contributed to the increase.

Operating profit rose by 15% to 2,181 million euros.

Net profit stood at 1,376 million euros, a rise of 10% on 2006 or 32% on recurring net profit in 2006 (excluding profit from divested companies, TPS and Bouygues Telecom Caraïbe).

Bouygues Telecom