Invitation to press conference

INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE THE ORANGE CONSORTIUM PRESENTS ITS UMTS-APPLICATION On Friday, September 1, the Consortium consisting of Orange, France Telecom, Bredbandsbolaget, Skanska and Schibsted will be handing in its application for one of the four Swedish UMTS licenses to the National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS, Post- och Telestyrelsen). You are hereby invited to the press conference where the Consortium will be presenting its roll-out plans and its UMTS- application in detail. Participants representing the Consortium at the press conference will be: Mr. Mike Latimer (Group Director, Head of International Development, Orange), Mr. Jeremy Sell (International Business Planning Manager, Orange), Mr. Jonas Birgersson (Chairman, Bredbandsbolaget and CEO, Framfab), Mr. Jan Morten Ruud (CEO, Bredbandsbolaget), Mr. Staffan Schéle (Head of Corporate Finance, Skanska) and Mr. Knut Falchenberg (Schibsted). Date: Friday, September 1 Time: 2:00 pm Venue: Berns (Local: Kammarsalen), Berzelii Park, Stockholm. One-to-one interviews with members of the Consortium will be offered. No registration required in advance. For further information, please contact: Ms. Cecilia Lindgren, PR and Information representative, Orange and France Telecom, cellular: + 46 - (0)70 - 697 68 36 Mr. Jan Kind, Kind & Partners, cellular: + 46 - (0)709 - 22 91 71 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/08/31/20000831BIT00550/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/08/31/20000831BIT00550/bit0002.pdf