• Practical - the 3G+ M6 mobile key is ready to use - no need for a subscription,
• Easy to use - with automatic installation as soon as you go online,
• Economic - with two hours browsing time included in the purchase price,
• Tailored to its public - available in bright colours and complete with a memory card to store files.

With the 3G+ M6 mobile key, young people now have a special offer to access the Internet from any computer anytime without taking out a subscription and with no risk of exceeding pre-paid offers. Activation of the 3G+ M6 Mobile key is instantaneous. All you have to do is plug it into a computer. As soon as you are connected to the network you benefit from 2 hours of Internet browsing.

The 3G+ M6 mobile key is available(1) from 13 November, at the recommended retail price of €39 (€69 minus €30 reimbursed), in France Telecom sales branches, Orange stores, at orange.fr and m6mobile.fr, as well as in supermarket IT departments. From 16 November, it will also be on sale in tobacconists and newsagents.

Customers who already have an M6 mobile blocked subscription can purchase the 3G+ M6 Mobile key for the recommended special offer price of € 19(2).

Until 31 March 2009, the 3G+ M6 mobile key offers you unlimited(3) browsing on a selection of M6 web sites:

M6.fr, W9.fr, teva.fr, wideo.fr, m6mobile.fr, jeuxvideos.fr, ozap.com, M6info.fr, 100%foot.fr, deco.fr, turbo.fr, achetezfacile.com. To browse the Internet, users have a choice of four passes available from the M6 online store:

• €3 20-minute pass (valid 24 hours)
• €8 1-hour pass at (valid two weeks)
• €10 1-hour + 1-hour evening (8pm to 8am) pass (valid two weeks)
• €10 limited edition day pass available until 31 March 2009 (valid 24 hours and up to 75 Mb).

For Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the M6 Executive Board, “This development marks the beginning of a new phase in our partnership with Orange, and is a testament to its strength and longevity. With this launch, M6 Group wants to make the Internet available to everyone, wherever they are.”

For Louis-Pierre Wenes, Executive Director of Orange in France: “This new 3G+ key is 100% dedicated to young people and complements existing Orange offers, whilst adding the dynamism and attractiveness of the M6 mobile by Orange universe. The simplicity and accessibility of this offer will make accessing the Internet easier”.

The launch of the M6 mobile key by Orange will be supported by a TV, Internet, and poster campaign aimed at students, and via a partnership with the CGR and Allociné cinema networks.

About M6 Mobile by Orange
M6 mobile combines marketing power and expertise in mobile telephony to devise solutions specially tailored for a young audience. The M6 mobile range has been extended to meet the needs of the 15-25 yr age group, with the first blocked subscription packages starting at €19.99, with 4 unlimited usages : unlimited calls, SMS, all Internet and TV, depending on the chosen subscription.
With M6 mobile, subscribers have unlimited access 24/7 to the M6 group channels, live on their mobiles via the Inside M6 mobile portal.
M6 mobile is also a pre-paid card and a 3G+ key.

About M6 Group
In just 20 years, M6 has become a major media player and has established a multimedia group.
In addition to M6, the second most popular general TV channel among the under-50s, the group has 9 digital channels, including W9, France’s number one DTT channel, Paris Première, Teva and numerous diversification activities: publishing, trademark licences, records, videos, magazines, shows, collections, derivatives, Internet, mobile telephony, cinema, mail order, first division football club.
Its multimedia subsidiary, M6 Web, handles Internet activities, programme interactivity and mobile telephony, with M6 mobile by Orange, the leading alternative operator for 15-25 year olds.
Information about M6 Group is available at http://www.m6groupe.fr

About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves more than 177 million customers in five continents as of September 30, 2008, of which two thirds are Orange customers. The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9 billion euros in 2007 and 39.9 billion euros for the nine first months of 2008. As of September 30, 2008, the Group had 117.6 million mobile customers and 12.4 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 banner 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 (compartiment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.

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