Orange introduces up to 20 meg broadband as standard

• Up to 20 Meg download speeds for all customers in Orange’s home broadband network areas
• Four new price plans unveiled offering 20 Meg home broadband from as little as only £6.50 a month
• New marketing campaign to promote the offers to feature in the run up to Christmas

Orange today announced that it will be making up to 20 Meg download speeds a standard across all its home broadband packages within the Orange broadband network area as part of a price plan refresh taking place with immediate effect. The pledge to provide faster download speeds builds on Orange’s commitment to enhance its broadband service, and ‘evolve’ the company’s home broadband offering in the UK.

Orange will be offering download speeds of up to 20 Meg to all new customers on its broadband network - without them being required to pay a premium price like some providers. As well as introducing the new speeds, Orange is also refreshing its home broadband portfolio, part of which will see all new customers able to download the multimedia content they want, with an unlimited download usage allowance across all price plans that is subject to fair usage.

As part of the refresh, from today, Orange’s Home Max package, which comes with a wireless router, will include inclusive evening and weekend UK landline calls***, providing customers who want the convenience of broadband and a landline all in one package with great value for money. From launch, Home Max will be free for the first three months** and after that it will be available from just £6.50 a month to Orange mobile pay monthly customers. Customers will only need to pay an additional £10.50 for line rental – a saving on the standard £11.25 line rental charge from BT.

Orange has also introduced Home Ultra*, a new edition to its home broadband portfolio. The Home Ultra price plan includes the Orange Livebox (Orange’s wireless router) which can connect up to six computers at any one time, and also enable those using the package to make any-time calls to 30 countries. The package also includes anytime inclusive calls to UK landlines***. Home Ultra is available from £10.50 per month to Orange mobile pay monthly customers.

Finally, for those wanting a ‘no frills’ broadband package, then Orange’s Home Starter and Home Select price plans are ideal. From as little as £7 per month to Orange pay monthly mobile customers, Orange’s Home Starter package comes with wireless home broadband as well as Orange’s landline service providing inclusive evening and weekend calls to UK landlines***, where as Home Select is perfect for customers who require simple stand alone home broadband and is available from £9 per month to Orange pay monthly mobile customers which includes a wireless router.

The broadband refresh will be supported by a new integrated marketing campaign under the strapline “No more speeding fines”, designed to highlight the new download speed and which will feature across a combination of press and outdoor advertisements, direct mail and online advertising as well as throughout Orange shops in the run up to Christmas.

Asif Aziz, Director of Broadband and Home, Orange UK said: “We’re really pleased to be making download speeds of up to 20 Meg available as standard - regardless of the home broadband package a customer chooses. With these faster speeds, built around price plans which really do offer value for money - customers can make the most of the internet and enjoy a faster and more seamless experience when going online.”

For more information on all Orange’s new home broadband packages, and full terms and conditions, please visit orange.co.uk/broadband, Orange shops or Orange telesales.

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Price plans from 21st October 2009: See attached PDF file

Notes to editors

Up to 20 Meg download speeds available to customers who live in an Orange broadband network area (LLU area), which covers 65% of all UK homes

*Orange telephone line rental required. Orange line rental is £10.50 per month - a saving on the standard £11.25 line rental charge from BT

**Offer ends 31st January 2010. Line rental remains payable throughout the offer period. Only available to Orange mobile pay monthly customers (excluding business customers) who sign up to Home Max on an 18 month minimum term contract through selected channels and who live within the Orange broadband network area.

***Evening & Weekend and Anytime Calls: to UK landlines (01,02,03). Subject to fair use policy. International Calls: calls via Livebox. Subject to fair use policy.

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of the France Telecom Group, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. With 123 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates.

In the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK population. At the end of July 2009, Orange had almost 17 million customers in the UK – 15.9 million active mobile customers and close to one million home broadband customers.

At the end of 2008, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros (12.7 billion euros for the first quarter of 2009) and at 31st March 2009, the Group had a customer base of almost 184 million customers in 32 countries. These include 123 million mobile customers worldwide and 13 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers in Europe. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number one 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.

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

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