Vivendi Universal received a commitment from ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, CDC Ixis, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole Indosuez, Crédit Lyonnais, Crédit Suisse First Boston, Natexis Banques Populaires, Royal Bank of Scotland, Société Générale and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation for a 3 billion euro medium term facility. This new facility will replace the short term 1 billion euro credit facility obtained 10th July.