About 80 companies had shown interest in the privatisation of Belgacom, the state telephone company, Belgian Communications Minister Elio Di Rupo said: Reuter reports that he issued a reminder that the closing date is May 2 but refused to give details of the companies that have applied for an alliance; some shares in Belgacom will also be traded on the Brussels bourse.
INTEREST IN PLANNED PRIVATISATION OF BELGACOM
