LONDON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Take the Internet Age Challenge at http://www.myinternetage.com

A new website launches today that helps you gauge your internet
experience and work out your "Internet Age".

To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: 
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/orange/32355/

Will you be a 'net novice' with a relatively low Internet Age, or a
'virtual veteran,' well-versed in the ways of the web? Do you know more about
the internet than your parents, friends, teachers or boss? Now, for the first
time, you can find out.

http://www.myinternetage.com - developed by communications company Orange
- evaluates the amount of time you spend online, what kind of sites you visit
- and how often you visit them - plus your exposure and attitude towards
online safety. The answers help define a person's Internet Age.

The Internet Age scale runs from 0-16, reflecting the number of years the
internet has been around(1). Experienced internet users will sit at the
higher end of the scale, with newcomers to the internet placed towards the
lower end.

The site has been developed to quantify the different generational
attitudes to the Internet and, for the first time, put hard figures against
the way people of different ages use the web. The information will be used to
help Orange create a new internet safety education module which will be used
in schools across the UK in the 2008/9 school year.

As well as working out how sophisticated they are at surfing the
internet, visitors to myinternetage.com will be entered into a draw where
they can win everything from holidays and cruises to laptops, LCD TVs and
mobile phones.

http://www.myinternetage.com was developed in association with Dr Jo 
Bryce from the University of Central Lancashire's Cyberspace Research Unit. 
The results will form part of a detailed, lengthy study by Orange to 
encourage safe and responsible use of the internet.

ChristÚle Delbé, Head of CSR for Orange, said: "The site offers people a
fun way of working out their Internet Age and makes sure they understand
their own attitude to online safety."

About Dr. Jo Bryce

Dr Jo Bryce is the coordinator of the UK national awareness node for
child safety on the internet and is the project lead for the EU funded
research projects ISCA and INSAFE (Both funded by the EU Safer Internet
Plan). These projects involve the development and delivery of high quality
and wide ranging awareness materials and training packages for educators,
parents and children to promote the safe and responsible use of the internet
and other communications technologies by children and young people.

About Orange

Orange is a key brand of the France Telecom Group, providing
mobile, broadband, fixed, business and entertainment services across Europe.
It is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with more than
170 million customers on five continents.

In June, 2006, Orange became the single brand for mobile,
broadband and multi-play offers. In addition, Orange Business Services became
the new banner for business communications solutions. Orange Business
Services is present in 166 countries with network reach in 220.

In the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of
the UK population. At the end of December 2007, Orange had over 16.8 million
customers in the UK - 15.6 million active mobile customers and nearly 1.14
million broadband customers.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included
in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services
Limited.

Further information about Orange and France Telecom can be
found on the Orange website at http://www.orange.co.uk or the France Telecom
website at http://www.francetelecom.com

For further information, call the Orange press office on 
+44(0)870-373-1500 or email: Orangepr@golinharris.com.

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web

For further information, please contact: 

    Amit Chakravarty, +44(0)20-7067-0495
    Sarah Jones, +44(0)20-7067-0516
    Emma O'Boyle, +44(0)20-7067-0150