Telecom giant Orange denies current links with Israel
Orange has denied Monday media reports about operating in Israel, saying Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications is not using Orange name anymore.
The French telecoms giant further added that it currently operates in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, in addition to more than 30 countries in Europe and Africa. It also said it would start operations in Morocco soon.
Earlier in 2015, Orange announced plans to terminate its relationship with the Israeli company that licenses its brand in the country. Partner had previously been expected to use the Orange name until 2025.
Later last January, Partner, Israel’s second-biggest mobile company, announced that it would get €50 million after it agreed to stop licensing Orange brand. In February, Partner, which had a license to operate under the name Orange since its inception in 1997, ago, started to use “Partner” as its brand and replaced its orange logo with a turquoise one.
Moreover, Orange demonstrated in its Monday statement the list of the African, Middle Eastern, and European countries the company currently operates in, namely: Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Cost (Côte d’Ivoire), Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Niger, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Senegal, Tunisia, Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Spain.
On March 8th, Orange (NYSE: FTE) officially launched as a brand in Egypt to become the French giant’s largest market in terms of customers, with more than 33 million.
Orange had previously operated in Egypt under the Mobinil brand.
