Following on from the corporate reforms of 1990, implementation within France Télécom of a modern human-resources management system better suited to technological developments and the services offered to customers

  1. Following on from the corporate reforms of 1990, implementation within France Télécom of a modern human-resources management system better suited to technological developments and the services offered to customers

  2. First SMS is sent by a British engineer working at Sema Group

  3. Launch of Itinéris, a radio telephony service using the GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) standard

  4. France Télécom is the project manager and telecommunications operator for the Winter Olympics in Albertville, broadcasting the event live to 2.5 billion viewers around the world

  5. Mobile radio communications company Itineris launches its services on GSM

  6. Launch of Orange in the United Kingdom, which revolutionizes the market, in particular with per-second billing

  7. Opening of the consumer radio paging service: Tatoo

  8. In order to address corporate international requirements, France Télécom, Deutsche Telekom and Sprint sign a business agreement on 22 June 1995. This alliance is cemented by the launch of a shared subsidiary, Global One

  9. Conversion of France Télécom into a limited company of which the government is the sole shareholder

  10. Launch of Wanadoo: Internet for all