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Appointment of a General Manager for the French West Indies & Guiana zone

Paris, 21st January 2009: Groupe Outremer Telecom (FR0010425587 - OMT), the
leading alternative telecom operator in the French Overseas Regions (FOR), today
announces the recruitment of Mr Arnaud LECOEUR as General Manager for the French
West Indies & Guiana zone.

Arnaud LECOEUR, 36, is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (1996) and SUPELEC-
majoring in Telecoms (1998), and also followed an advanced marketing course at
ESSEC (2000).

A telecoms specialist, he has devoted the last 12 years of his career to mobile
telephony and broadband on the Consumer and Business markets. He began his
career in 1997 as a pre-sales engineer, then as marketing manager within the TDF
division devoted to mobile operators. In 2001, he joined LDCom (which became
Neuf Cegetel) as sales manager in charge of Consumer Telecom Operators, during
which time he participated in the launch of ADSL offers on this market. As
Regional Business Director, he then acquired expertise on the business market,
which he continued to develop when he joined B3G (Telecom Operator devoted to
businesses). As Sales and Marketing Director, he created the Business division
that, 4 years later, recorded revenue of EUR28 million.

Directly accountable to Jean-Michel HEGESIPPE, Groupe Outremer Telecom's
Chairman and CEO, he will join the Group's Management Committee and will be
responsible for managing and developing the Group's activities in the French
West Indies and Guiana zone.

Jean-Michel HEGESIPPE comments: "We are very pleased that Arnaud LECOEUR is
joining the Group, as he is a recognised telecoms expert who has shown, in his
previous positions, his perfect knowledge of our sector's challenges and stakes.
We now have two General Managers for the two zones in which we operate - the
French West Indies & Guiana zone and the Indian Ocean zone, and we there fore
have the necessary size to structure and pursue the growth of our activities."

Mr Arnaud LECOEUR will be based in Martinique, and will take up his duties in
March 2009.

An integrated operator present in all of the French overseas regions - Founded
in 1986, Groupe Outremer Telecom has established itself in the French overseas
regions (Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion and Mayotte) as the
leading alternative telecom operator able to offer a full range of fixed line,
mobile and Internet access services for both residential and business
customers.

The keys to its success: a self-owned network and single well-known brand, Only
- Groupe Outremer Telecom has developed its own telecom networks, enabling it to
adopt an aggressive and innovative position as a challenger on a strong growth
market. The company also has a single brand, Only, which has an excellent
reputation in all of the overseas regions and conveys an image of quality,
leading-edge technology and local presence.

Strategy focusing on further growth in a solid market - Groupe Outremer Telecom
intends to consolidate its position as the leading alternative operator in the
French overseas regions and achieve further strong growth in its Internet and
mobile subscriber base. Thanks to considerable market potential and capitalising
on the success of its activities in French Guiana and the French West Indies,
the company extended its Mayotte Mobile activities in December 2006, then its
Fixed line and Internet activities there in February 2007, followed by its
Mobile offer in Reunion in April 2007. The group also intends to develop the
convergence of its different services, expand its business customer base and
offer innovative services thanks to the evolving nature of its network.

FY 2008 revenue will be published on 11th February 2009

Groupe Outremer Telecom	                NewCap.
Vincent Fabre	                        Financial Communications Agency
Chief Financial Officer	                Simon-Laurent Zaks / Pierre Laurent
Claire Richer	                        Tel.: +33 1 44 71 94 94
Marketing & Communication Director	Fax: +33 1 44 71 94 90
investisseurs@outremer-telecom.fr	outremer-telecom@newcap.fr
                      
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