UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

January 5, 2016

Commission File Number 1-14712

ORANGE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

78, rue Olivier de Serres
75015 Paris, France

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Press release
Paris, 5 January 2016

Orange confirms renewed discussions with the Bouygues Group

Orange confirms that it has renewed preliminary discussions with the Bouygues Group with a view to a consolidation with Bouygues Telecom. These discussions are not limited by any particular calendar and hold no commitment to any particular predefined outcome.

The Group is exploring the opportunities available within the French telecoms market, while keeping in mind that its investments and its solid position afford it a total independence in its approach.

Orange will act solely in the interests of its shareholders, its employees and its customers and will be particularly vigilant with regards to the value created through any resulting project.

About Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 39 billion euros in 2014 and 157,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2015, including 98,000 employees in France. Present in 28 countries, the Group has a total customer base of 263 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2015, including 200 million mobile customers and 18 million fixed broadband customers. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In March 2015, the Group presented its new strategic plan “Essentials2020” which places customer experience at the heart of its strategy with the aim of allowing them to benefit fully from the digital universe and the power of its new generation networks.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).

For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.livetv.orange.com or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

Press contact: +33 1 44 44 93 93

Jean-Bernard Orsoni, jeanbernard.orsoni@orange.com

Tom Wright, tom.wright@orange.com

		ORANGE
Date: January 5, 2016	By:	/S/ Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
	Name:	Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
	Title:	Senior VP, Head of Investor Relations