five group appli bui french telephon group five consortia appli bui french state telephon equip manufactur cie general de construct telephoniqu cgct give owner control pct french telephon switch market sourc close financ minist edouard balladur said french govern ha given end april decid applic accept ad sever foreign group said want gain foothold french market potenti stake cgct limit pct privatis law pass last year pct left french hand financ ministri sourc gave detail group interest cgct sever publicli announc candidaci telecommun giant american telephon telegraph co ha centr two year battl cgct ha team dutch base philip telecommun industri subsidiari nv philip gloeilampenfabriek pglo societ anonym de telecommun sat pres joint bid associ hold compani cie du midi sa mcdp five french invest fund second bid ha come west german electron group siemen ag sieg hope take pct stake cgct french telecommun jeumont schneider take remain pct sweden ab lm ericsson ha submit bid maximum pct permit associ french defenc electron group matra hold pct construct group bouygu matra ha alreadi acquir cgct privat telephon busi reuter