Orange Rolls Out Interactive Mobile Advertising Services in a European First

BARCELONA, February 14 -

    - Orange is the First Operator to Launch Interactive SMS and MMS
      Advertising in Multiple Markets, Helping Brands Transform How They
      Communicate With Customers



    - New Service Brings Benefits to Customers and Gives Advertisers Highly
      Targeted, Interactive Engagement With Thousands of Orange Mobile
      Customers in Europe

    - Innovative Strategy Extends Orange's Multi-Platform Advertising
      Offering Across Mobile, TV and PC - All Supported by Orange's Global
      Ad-Sales Network

Orange today announces it will roll-out interactive SMS and MMS
advertising across its European footprint in 2010. Following the launch of
ad-supported tariffs and interactive mobile advertising in the UK, Orange is
making this a European first, bringing interactive SMS and MMS advertising
into new markets and tailoring offers locally to give advertisers new and
targeted ways to engage with customers.

Paul Francois Fournier, Executive vice president in charge of audience
and advertising says: "Orange is at the forefront of giving advertisers
exactly what they need - direct, targeted dialogue with customers. Supported
by our global ad-sales network and combined with our unique multi-screen
reach, our new mobile ad-models go beyond display advertising to create more
value for advertisers, create a richer experience for customers and maximise
the use of our networks with clever innovation."

All interactive mobile advertising with Orange is "opt-in" for customers,
giving people the freedom to choose. Depending on which market, each offer is
tailored to incentivise customers with localised, relevant rewards such as
exclusive content, film and games reviews, celebrity gossip, free texts,
prizes and other benefits like up-to-date sports information.

Building on its UK success, Orange is sharing innovation across its
footprint, starting in Spain this month with new interactive ad-supported
service, Mio. Orange is taking a different approach with Mio, offering all
mobile customers in Spain the chance to opt-in, reaching beyond youth
audiences. Mio customers will receive gifts, content and the opportunity to
win monthly and annual prizes. Interactive SMS and MMS advertising campaigns
will roll-out to other Orange markets in 2010. Other mobile advertising
trials are also taking place in Egypt and Jordan in the first half of this
year, allowing for expansion into emerging markets, as well as mature
markets.

David Fieldhouse, Head of Mobile Mediacom adds: "Highly targeted
messaging campaigns have shown good results for our clients. Innovative
models like these, that allow audience feedback, let campaign planners better
understand how their campaigns resonate with consumers. Orange's ability to
tightly segment audiences will also result in a better consumer experience
and deeper engagement with an advertiser's message."

To help localise interactive offers in different markets Orange has
formed strategic partnerships with various providers, including Blyk in the
UK and Velti in Spain. Last year in the UK, Orange launched a new prepaid
tariff called Monkey for young pay-as-you-go customers. A free opt-in
service, Monkey sends customers targeted messages based on their feedback in
return for great offers from their favourite brands. Orange UK now has over
100,000 Monkey subscribers and has recently launched a targeted SMS and MMS
offer called "Orange Shots" that lets advertisers specifically target Monkey
customers.

Andy Wasef, Director of Emerging Platforms at MEC adds: "These new
services from Orange allow us to interact immediately with highly targeted
audiences via the Orange network. They also allow us to better analyse
interaction with consumers, enabling more intelligent campaign planning."

Images of the service are available on request.

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

Georgina Hart: +44-7730-989-693, georgina.hart at orange-ftgroup.com; Vanessa Clarke: +44-7891-056-593, vanessa.clarke at orange-ftgroup.com; Heloise Rothenbuhler: +33-1-44-44-03-47, heloise.rothenbuhler at orange-ftgroup.com; Louis-Michel Aymard : +33-1-44-44-61-54, louismichel.aymard at orange-ftgroup.com