I don't think this is correct. The case was against Orange, which is a publicly traded company. I don't see how they could "invoice" it to their customers. Also

I don't think this is correct. The case was against Orange, which is a publicly traded company. I don't see how they could "invoice" it to their customers. Also, the service was rolled out ~14 years ago, I assume it was paid by this time. I guess they might increase the maintenance fee, though, to absorb this over time. But, most importantly, it is not relevant. If an entity is found guilty, they are supposed to cover the damages, whoever they or their customers are. Even it turns out being covered from my taxes in a legitimate way, I am glad to pay for it - this is how the justice is served, and we all get to keep the healthy judiciary and executive process.