Launch of 3G in France

  2. Launch of Wi-Fi, wireless Internet

  3. Orange is the first operator in France to launch TV over ADSL, with the first TV decoder, and TV over mobile

  4. Launch of Orange World, from now on, the Internet is available on mobiles

  5. Vista Cellular in Botswana and Antaris in Madagascar become Orange

  6. The French government is no longer the majority shareholder of France Télécom

  8. Launch of Télécom 2A, the first model of France Télécom's new-generation satellites, via Ariane 4, at Kourou, Guyana

  9. First GSM communication on the public réseau and commercial opening of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital réseau) between France and the United Kingdom

  10. Launch of Bi-Bop, a wireless pocket telephone