Orascom Telecom and Nokia cooperate to provide ground-breaking mobile services to consumers

Notes and media contacts

About Orascom Telecom:
Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in six high growth markets in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 440 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 44% as of June 30th, 2008. Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria ("OTA"), Pakistan ("Mobilink"), Egyp ("Mobinil"), Tunisia ("Tunisiana"), Bangladesh ("Banglalink"), Zimbabwe ("Telecel Zimbabwe"), and has acquired in early 2008 a license to operate mobile services in North Korea.

Orascom Telecom had over 77 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2008.Orascom Telecom is traded on the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange under the symbol (ORTE.CA, ORATEY), and on the London Stock Exchange its GDR is traded under the symbol (ORTEq.L, OTLD LI).

About Nokia:
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

for more details please contact:
Tala Toukan
Communications Manager, Lower Gulf
Nokia Middle East and North Africa
Tel: +971 4 369 7600

Florence Cleanis
Consultant for Nokia,
Impact Porter Novelli
Tel. : +9714 330 4030 Ext. : 406