Orange Selects Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) and ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 3 Satellites to Complete TV ADSL Coverage

Orange Selects Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) and ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 3 Satellites to Complete TV ADSL Coverage

New Agreement to Enable all Homes in France to Benefit From the Orange Triple Play Offer (Telephone, Internet, TV)

Either Via ADSL, or by Satellite Associated With ADSL for Homes Not Eligible for TV Via ADSL

PARIS, April 10/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the announcement at MIPTV 2008 in Cannes of the launch of Orange cinema series, Orange has confirmed its selection of two Eutelsat premium video neighbourhoods, HOT BIRD(TM) and ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 3, to broadcast by satellite the TV component of its triple play offer (telephone, Internet, TV) in cases where it is not accessible via ADSL.

Broadcast from Eutelsat's 13 degrees East and 5 degrees West neighbourhoods, this offer will be available to homes subscribing to an Orange triple play offer and equipped with a satellite dish for Direct-to-Home (DTH) reception. A new decoder interfacing with the livebox will enable the satellite-delivered Orange TV signal to be bundled with Internet access and telephony provided via an ADSL connection. The process will be transparent for users.

Satellite broadcasting of Orange TV's programmes will be launched simultaneously in summer 2008 from Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) and ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 3 satellites located at 13 degrees East and 5 degrees West respectively. In terms of the French market, these two neighbourhoods already reach an installed base of 4.8 million DTH antennas. As the longstanding position to which French homes located beyond range of terrestrial reception point their antennas for French analogue television channels, 5 degrees West will also give Orange TV the added benefit of very high penetration in rural areas. Transmission of Orange TV programmes, including provision of satellite capacity and ground services, will be managed by GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom and one of Eutelsat's major partners.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 24 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 31 December 2007, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting almost 3,000 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 538 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries.

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          For further information      Press      Vanessa O'Connor        Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88                             voconnor@eutelsat.fr      Frederique Gautier      Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88                             fgautier@eutelsat.fr     Investors      Gilles Janvier          Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30                             investors@eutelsat-communications.com  

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press, Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investors, Gilles Janvier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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