Orange Business Services connects companies to SWIFT network as Middle East moves onto world stage

Notes and media contacts

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves more than 170 million customers in five continents as of December 31, 2007, of which two thirds are Orange customers. The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9bn euros in 2007. As of December 31, 2007, the Group had 109.6 million mobile customers and 11.6 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers.

Launched in June 2005, the NExT program (New Experience in Telecommunications) will enable the Group to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator and make France Telecom the benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006, Orange became the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange Business Services the banner for services offered to businesses worldwide. France Telecom is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband internet services in Europe and one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris and on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more information : www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited.

About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services represents the business communications solutions and services provided by the France Telecom Group, including converged voice, data and mobile services, as well as IT expertise and managed services, all designed to transform business processes and improve productivity. Orange Business Services is a fully integrated global provider, with 29,000 staff, including 1,800 in the Middle East, serving customers in 220 countries and territories. The company accounts for 12 per cent of the global communications solutions market and has more than 500 multinational customers in the Middle East.

www.mnc.orange-business.com

Press contacts

Orange Business Services - Middle East & North Africa
Jonathan Walsh/Beibars Abdi
WPR
Dubai
+971 50 4588610