France Telecom Launches Operational ControlPoint Systems

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NHC Communications a leading provider of automated main distribution frames and cross-connect solutions for the copper-based telecommunications market, today announced that France Telecom has successfully completed and approved a ControlPoint field trial in Boisemont headed by FTR&D and France Telecom's IDF West regional management. The three-unit interlinked system, serving over 6,000 customers of France Telecom's IDF West region, makes it the largest operational automated main distribution frame ("MDF") in Europe, and the largest MDF worldwide with respect to supported digital subscriber lines ("DSL").

Accelerated deployment of broadband access and improved quality of service are the key factors that have driven France Telecom to innovate in the automated MDF domain. The trial site of Boisemont was selected by France
Telecom based on the its high percentage of customers using DSL in order to
meet the increased number of manual operations generated by the success from new service offerings.

The Boisemont site incorporates three ControlPoint solutions working as a single system. This is driven by NHC's latest CMS software, which has been translated into French. One unique feature of the CMS software is the ability to fully integrate seamlessly the management of ControlPoint solutions into France Telecom's Operational Support System., thus automated service orders communicate directly with ControlPoint on a real-time basis with no manual intervention.

About France Telecom

France Telecom is one of the world's leading telecommunications carriers,
with 119.6 million customers on the five continents (220 countries and
territories) and consolidated operating revenues of 46.1 billion euros for
2003. Through its major international brands, including Orange, Wanadoo,
Equant and GlobeCast, France Telecom provides businesses, consumers and other carriers with a complete portfolio of solutions that spans local, long-
distance and international telephony, wireless, Internet, multimedia, data,
broadcast and cable TV services. France Telecom is the second-largest wireless operator and Internet access provider in Europe, and a world leader in telecommunications solutions for multinational corporations.

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