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	'''Orange ]''' is a major ] and an internet service provider that is a ] of ]. Orange also belongs to the ] mobile phone alliance.

	It operates as a mobile phone operator in many parts of the world, including ], ], the ], the ] ''(see ])'', ], ] ''(see ])'', the ], ] ''(see ])'', ] ''(see ])'', ] ''(under the brand Voxtel <ref>http://www.voxtel.md</ref>)'', ], ], ], ], ] and on ], ], ] in the ] and ]. <BR> It also franchises the Orange Brand in ] and has franchised it in ], ] and ] in the past. It had a joint venture with ] in Thailand until 2005.

	Altogether, Orange Mobile in June 2006 has 57 million users <ref> http://www.orange.com/english/media/3653.asp</ref>

	==History==
	===Orange (mobile phone operator)===
	Microtel Communications Ltd was formed in April 1990 as a consortium comprising ], ], ] and ] (British Aerospace soon acquired full control of the company). In 1991 Microtel was awarded a license to develop a mobile network in the UK and in July 1991 was acquired from BAe by Hutchison Telecommunications (UK) Ltd. BAe was paid in Hutchison Telecommunications (UK) Ltd. shares, giving the company a 30% share. Microtel was renamed Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. in 1994. The orange brand was created by ], and advertising agency ]. The Orange network was launched on ] ].

	Orange plc was formed in 1995 as a holding company for the Orange group. The present company was formed by ] in 2001 after acquiring Orange plc (which had been acquired by Mannesmann AG, itself purchased by ] shortly after, leading Vodafone to divest Orange) and merging its existing mobile operations into the company. The company was initially 100% owned by France Télécom (although there were and remain minority invstors in some of the national operating companies). In 2001 15% was sold in an IPO, but in 2003 this was bought back in.

	===Orange (ISP)===
	Orange as an ] operates in France, the ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] & ]. It is currently the largest ISP in Europe (counting the subscribers of ]) with over ten million subscribers, largely concentrated in France, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland and was originally known as '''Wanadoo'''.

	The origin of the name Wanadoo is subject to some controversy, as some maintain it came about in the late 1990s when many internet companies competed to choose ''"]"'' sounding names. However it might be that the name Wanadoo first appeared in an internal project at France Télécom, much in line with a number of other such projects such as Intranoo, Tatoo, Netatoo and @noo.

	Wanadoo was floated on the stock market on 18 July 2000. In ], Wanadoo also took over the major British ISP ], which had previously been part of the Dixons Group (now ]). Following the buy-out, Freeserve maintained its own branding for a while before finally changing to the ''Wanadoo'' name on 28 April 2004.

	However, the name Wanadoo changed to ] on ] ] to simplify branding by common parent company, ]. This merging of companies has created a single brand offering mobile telecommunications and internet services.

	==Recent changes==
	In June 2005, France Télécom announced that its ISP ] and business service ] will both be renamed Orange in 2006 to harmonize branding. <sup></sup> In July 2005, France Télécom announced its intention to acquire 80% of the Spanish mobile phone operator ], a deal that was completed in November 2005. ] will also rebrand to Orange with ] in Spain and ], a fixed line provider, to complete a "triple play".

	==Re-naming from Orange==
	Because the brand was origially owned from Hutchison, many of Hutchison's ]n and ] subsidiaries continued using the Orange brand until recently.

	On the ] ], ] announced it would withdraw the Orange brand name from Australia. The Orange network is now known as ] ]. On ], ], it was announced that the 3 CDMA network will be shut down on ], ], after more than half the 3 CDMA customer base has migrated to the 3 network.

	The Orange brand name has also now been removed from India. Orange ] has now been ] to ]. The website simply states that "Orange is now Hutch in Mumbai" before redirecting to the Hutch website.

	The Orange network in ], has been rebranded to True Move in 2006, after Orange SA pulled out from Thailand.

	==Operations within the Orange Group==

	Most operations in Orange SA are also branded Orange, but not all - the exceptions being ] in ], ] in ], ] in ] and ] in ].

	To complicate matters further there is an Orange branded operation in ], but this sub-licence the brand from Orange SA, with the underlying operator being owned by another company (usually ], the brand's original owner).

	==See also==
	*] new brands set-up by ] after Orange.

	==References==
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	==External links==
	* - Main Orange Group's site

	* Orange networks:
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	* Other Orange websites
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	** - Orange Group's own developer/partner programme, enabling businesses worldwide to commercialise their applications on the Orange network.

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