Orange and Nokia to extend Ovi across the Unite...

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London, UK - Orange and Nokia today announced a new integrated Ovi service that
widens the developer ecosystem and gives Orange customers using Nokia handsets
easier access to more content. Orange is integrating Ovi content with the best
of its apps from the Orange Application Shop to give customers simpler, more
secure access to a wider range of content and services, creating one easy and
seamless experience. Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will be accessible by Orange
customers in the UK and France in 2011.

Orange is working with Nokia to create a single sign-on for customers on a range
of new handsets that simplifies the registration and purchasing process.
Customers that purchase a Nokia device in the Orange Signature range will enjoy
a wider range of local content and apps, sourced through the Orange developer
community, and accessible through the Ovi Store with Orange. Access is simple,
not requiring any additional registrations. For simplicity and convenience,
customers will be able to buy any app from the Ovi Store on their Orange bill.

"Orange is always striving to create a great mobile multimedia experience for
customers. To be successful, access to content must be simple, seamless and
secure. That is why we are extending our partnership with Nokia, combining
innovation to create an intelligent platform that brings an enhanced experience
to our customers. By joining the best of both worlds and creating this new
service, we believe Orange and Nokia together will bring significant benefits to
both our customers and developers," said Paul Francois Fournier, Executive Vice
President, Internet Services, Orange.

"Our data shows that two out of every three Ovi Store users choose the
simplicity of operator billing when purchasing content. By offering more locally
relevant content and the most convenient way to pay for it, we believe Nokia's
Ovi Store with Orange will be a hit with consumers and provide developers with
additional revenue opportunities," said Marco Argenti, Vice President of Media,
Nokia.

Nokia and Orange will be engaging with third party developers on content
creation for the Ovi Store during an Orange Partner Developer Day on September
17th in London.

For more information on this Developer Day visit www.orangepartner.com

About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology
with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to
them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a
Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance
mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative
services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and
more.  Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and
navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services
and solutions for communications networks globally.

About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange
brand covers internet, television and mobile services in the majority of
countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2009, France Telecom had sales
of 44.8 billion euros (22.1 billion euros for the first half of 2010). At 30
June 2010, the Group had a total customer base of 182 million customers in 32
countries. These include 123.1 million mobile customers and 13.2 million
broadband internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number three mobile
operator and the number three provider of broadband internet services in Europe
and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in
providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously
addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in
which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These
commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees;
through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will
build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior
customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and
through the acceleration of international development

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

For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com,
www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv

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

Media Enquiries:

Nokia
Communications
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Orange
Beth Moore (Edelman - PR agency)
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Email: [e-mail]

Heloise Rothenbuhler (France)
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

www.nokia.com



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