FAVERGES, France (Reuters) – Frances economy minister on Monday urged Bouygues Telecom to explore tie-up with other operators after it lost out in a battle for control of SFR to rival operator Numericable. Consolidation remains our objective, Arnaud Montebourg told reporters. Bouygues can perfectly well imagine solutions with other operators. (Reporting by Catherine Lagrange; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Andrew Callus)