10 June 2007
AMMAN (JT) --  Jordan Telecom Group (JTG officially announced on Saturday the rebranding of Wanadoo Internet services under the Orange trademark, the commercial brand of the world's leading telecommunications operator France Telecom Group (FTG).

The move heralds JTG's strategic plan to introduce Orange comprehensive services to the Jordanian market, JTG's executives told the local media during a press meeting.

"This step comes to reinforce the position of the group's Internet service in the local market by keeping it up-to-date with the latest world class technologies, which will bear many positive results on our customers," JTG Chairman Shabib Ammari said.

In its preparations to join the Orange family and become fully integrated, the group has undergone significant reorganisation during 2006 that included the transformation of its four companies (Jordan Telecom, MobileCom, Wanadoo and e-Dimension) under one management structure in addition to the creation of individual business units (fixed, mobile, Internet, content, and wholesale).

"Today, over 100 million customers in 220 different countries and territories across the globe are enjoying, with Orange, a world without barriers, where they can communicate freely," the Group's vice president / CEO Home, Wassila Zitoune, commented on the strategic initiative. 

Orange is a revolutionary brand that has been known to change the way people communicate; that is why it is a top mobile and Internet services brand in Europe.  With this announcement, JTG's 49,000 Internet and data services customers have joined the family of 9.7million Orange ADSL broadband users. 

Currently, Wanadoo provides services to more than 50 per cent of the Jordanian market, securing its position of Jordan's premiere Internet service provider (ISP).

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