Niger's Government has selected France Telecom's bid for a new global fixed-mobile-internet license 

Paris, November 22, 2007
Niger's Government has decided to retain the bid made by the consortium controlled by France Telecom for the awarding of a new global fixed-mobile-internet license for 48 million euros. 

France Telecom has joined forces with Mr. Mohamed Rissa, a major business leader from this country, specialized in the Internet and telecommunications services sector, and Mr. Moctar Thiam, a long-standing investor in Orange Mali.

France Telecom is delighted with this operation, which is fully in line with its targeted development strategy on high-growth markets, further strengthening its significant presence in West Africa.

Already present in 12 African countries including five in West Africa, France Telecom will enable its new subsidiary in Niger to benefit from the strength of its orange brand, the quality of its services and its capacity for innovation.

With a growing population of around 13 million people, and a mobile penetration rate of under 5%, Niger offers good prospects for growth.

This operation follows on from the announcement made on November 16, when France Telecom was selected for the privatization of Telkom Kenya.

About France Telecom
France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, serves more than 167 million customers in five continents as of September 30, 2007, of which two thirds are Orange customers. The Group had consolidated sales of 51.7 billion euros in 2006 and 39.4 billion euros for the first nine months of 2007. At September 30, 2007 the group had 106.9 million mobile customers and 11.4 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 brand name 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.

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