French Internet provider Wanadoo has trimmed its first-half losses following a surge in customers requiring faster access to the Web.
The France Telecom unit posted a loss of €39 million, compared with a €102 million loss in the same period a year ago.
Wanadoo has made a number of acquisitions, including Freeserve in the UK. and Indice Multimedia and Eresmas in Spain.
The company has about 7.8 million subscribers in six countries, including 1 million from Eresmas.
More than 850,000 pay for fast web access.
Chairman and Nicolas Dufourcq said that he did not expect any further large acquisitions in the near future.
"The integration of Eresmas is a big job."
Wanadoo said it expects to consolidate Eresmas in its accounts in the fourth quarter of this year and said it won't have a "significant impact'' on the company's 2002 earnings.