PARIS (Reuters) - Revived merger talks between French telecoms operator Orange (>> ORANGE SA) and domestic rival Bouygues Telecom could go on for a few more weeks and any deal must not lead to job cuts, the head of Orange said on Tuesday.

Chief Executive Stephane Richard also told RTL radio that a possible merger between Orange and Bouygues Telecom would not "in any way" result in price increases for consumers.

"For me it's a question of weeks. I do not know if it will take one month, two months ... but it will not go beyond that," Richard said when asked how long the talks could take.

"Orange will not commit itself to a deal that would not be socially unquestionable", he added when asked if a future deal could lead to job cuts.

Orange confirmed earlier on Tuesday it was in renewed preliminary talks about a merger with Bouygues Telecom, a subsidiary of Bouygues SA (>> BOUYGUES), to create an industry giant with more than half of the country's fixed-line and mobile markets.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Greg Mahlich)

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