| Business Summary | | France
Telecom
is
a
telecom
operator
that
provides
consumers,
businesses
and
telecommunications
carriers
with
a
full
range
of
services,
including
local,
long-distance
and
international
telephony,
as
well
as
data,
mobile
telecommunications,
Internet,
cable
television,
broadcast
and
value-added
services.
France
Telecom
has
a
network
of
approximately
34.1
million
telephone
lines,
including
3.6
million
ISDN
channels,
connected
to
homes
and
businesses
as
of
December
31,
1999.
France
Telecom's
Itineris
GSM
service
had
more
than
10.1
million
subscribers
as
of
December
31,
1999.
With
respect
to
the
Internet,
France
Telecom's
Wanadoo
had
over
1.2
million
subscribers
in
France
as
of
January
31,
2000.
For
Internet
portals,
France
Telecom
had
close
to
eight
million
pages
viewed
per
day
in
December
1999,
through
Wanadoo
Voila,
its
general-public
portal,
and
other
thematic
and
professional
portals.
France
Telecom
also
develops
Internet
content,
including
online
games,
directories
and
itineraries. | More
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| Financial Summary | | France
Telecom
and
its
subsidiaries
provide
a
range
of
telecommunications
services
to
residential,
professional
and
large
business
customers,
primarily
in
France.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
revenues
rose
24%
to
EUR33.67
billion.
Net
income
rose
32%
to
EUR3.66
billion.
Revenues
reflect
an
increased
number
of
mobile
subscribers
and
the
consolidation
of
foreign
affiliates.
Earnings
also
reflect
increased
gains
on
the
sale
of
investments
and
securities. | More
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| Officers | |
| Position | Michael Bon, 67 | Chairman,
CEO | Jean Louis Vinciguerra, 67 | Exec.
VP-Fin., Director of HR | Jacques Champeaux, 67 | Exec.
VP, Large Bus. Division | Jean-Yves Gouiffes, 67 | Exec.
VP, Network Division | Gerard Moine, 67 | Exec.
VP, Public Affairs |
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