Orange and Apple to Bring the iPhone 3G to Austria, France, Portugal and Switzerland from July 11

Paris and San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) -

Orange and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be
available in Austria, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11and in
France on July 17. It will launch in additional markets across
Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year. Orange will begin
taking pre-orders for iPhone 3G later this month. iPhone combines
three products into one small, lightweight device-a revolutionary
mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and it puts the Internet in your
pocket with the best email, web browsing, search and Maps
applications ever on a mobile phone.

"At Orange we believe in making the Internet more personal-giving
our customers fast access to the information and entertainment that
they want, wherever they are," said Olaf Swantee, head of Orange's
Global Mobile Operations. "iPhone takes advantage of our widespread
3G networks and together we are making the mobile experience for our
customers even better."

"We're excited to extend our relationship with Orange to bring
iPhone to more than 12 markets across the globe," said Tim Cook,
Apple's COO. "We can't wait to get this revolutionary phone in the
hands of even more people around the world."

Orange's mobile networks use the fastest available technologies
with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. The combination of widespread EDGE,
Wi-Fi, 3G and HSDPA networks mean customers can fully enjoy the
mobile Internet almost wherever they go. In addition, Orange will
offer a range of new services, tariffs and benefits for iPhone
customers.

iPhone will launch in Austria, Portugal and Switzerland on July
11 and in France on July 17. Orange customers in the Dominican
Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Luxembourg, Belgium, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia and Orange's African markets can purchase iPhone later this
year. Customers will be able to pre-order from their local Orange
websites and iPhone will be available through many of Orange's 6,500
direct retail stores.

About Orange

Orange is the number 1 brand of France Telecom, one of the
leading telecommunications' operators in the world. France Telecom,
provides services for more than 172 million customers on five
continents (figures at 31 December 2007) of which two thirds apply
the Orange brand. The Group generated a consolidated turnover of
EUR52.9 billion in 2007 (13 billion on 31 March 2008). On 31 Mar
2008, the Group had 111,9 million mobile customers and 12 million
broadband customers.

The NExT program was launched in June 2005 (New Experience in
Telecommunications) and enables the group to continue its
transformation into an integrated operator in view of positioning
France Telecom as the benchmark operator in new telecommunication's
services in Europe. In 2006, Orange became the exclusive group brand
for Internet, television and mobile services in most countries
penetrated by the group. In parallel, Orange Business Services has
been positioned as the brand used for corporate services
internationally. France Telecom is the third ranked mobile operator
and the number 1 provider of ADSL Internet access in Europe and is
among the world leaders for telecommunication's services for
multi-national companies. France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on
Euronext Paris Eurolist market and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information: http://www.orange.com,
http://www.francetelecom.com, http://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 Apple

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with
the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in
innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system
and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading
the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video
players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone
market with its revolutionary iPhone.

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Contact:
Orange press contacts: Beatrice Mandine,
beatrice.mandine@orange-ftgroup.com, +33-1-44-44-93-93; Carolyn Owen,
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