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France Telecom press release June 19, 2008

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR CANADA OR ITALY OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IS UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.France Telecom’s Chief Finance Officer, Gervais Pellissier, speaking at a Santander conference in Lisbon this morning has indicated that after various contacts France Telecom study the conditions under which formal negotiations might take place.These contacts have not addressed the price of an eventual offer. No firm offer has been

Invitation to conference call, scheduled on June 5, 2008 at 9:30 AM (Paris time)

For regulatory reason, this invitation can not be sent to the following countries: Australia, United States, Canada, Italy, Japan or any jurisdiction in which distribution is unlawful.I - how to attend the conference call► in french/english : 00 33 170994287 (identification code required : 4405440)To participate to the Q&A session, you will need a DTMF telephone set and press the star (*) followed by 1. If you think that your question has been answered, you may remove yourself from the queue by pressing * 2.Should you have any problem, please dial our customer Service :France : 0800

France Telecom makes a friendly approach to TeliaSonera to explore a combination of the two groups

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR CANADA OR ITALY OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IS UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.This press release is not a formal announcement of an offer of in accordance with II.4 of the Takeover Rules issued by OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and there is no assurance that France Telecom will launch a public offer on TeliaSonera.• This combination would create a worldwide leader in convergent communications:- number three

Third consecutive quarter of sustained revenue growth

Financial information - first quarter 2008• revenue up 3.7% on a comparable basis to euro13 billion• gross operating margin grew 4.6% on a comparable basis to euro 4.8 billion with a 0.3 point improvement in margin rate to 36.8%• 2008 objectives confirmedCommenting on the first quarter 2008 results, Didier Lombard, Chairman and CEO of France Telecom, stated: “It gives me great pleasure to present to you today our first quarter results, which confirm the effectiveness of our growth strategy and the ongoing efforts of our employees to transform the Group. This is indeed our third

France Telecom confirms its interest in TeliaSonera but states that there are no negotiations at this stage

Taking into consideration the movements in its share price, and the persistent rumours in respect of negotiations to acquire TeliaSonera, the Group wants to clarify that these rumours do not reflect the current status of the situation.The mergers & acquisition policy, reiterated during the full year results announcement on 6 February is based on following objectives:• reinforce our footprint on emerging markets• strengthen as appropriate our activities in Western Europe• acquire complementary competencies in certain key areasThis policy must be understood in the context of a market

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