Dioničarski zajam koji je Francuska dodijelila društvu France Télécom u prosincu 2002. u obliku kreditne linije u iznosu od 9 milijardi eura ne predstavlja državnu potporu u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
The French State's announcement today that it will immediately grant a EUR 9 billion shareholder loan to help FT face its 2003 debt obligations is viewed by Standard & Poor's as strong evidence of this support.“