France Télécom SA would consider acquiring Alcatel Submarine Networks, Inc. from Alcatel-Lucent, S.A., Chief Executive of France Télécom, Stephane Richard said. France Télécom has expressed its interest in principle in Alcatel Submarine Networks, though "for the moment it hasn't gone any further", Richard said. France Telecom has been looking for months at how its FT Marine unit and Alcatel Submarine could work better together, Stephane Richard added.