Orange is launching the first mobile service in France aimed at beneficiaries of the Revenu de Solidarité Active (Earned Income Supplement)
Paris, May 12, 2009
This "RSA special tarif plan", available in Metropolitan France, includes 40 minutes of calls to landlines and mobiles plus 40 SMS for €10 per month, without a contract. It is available to all RSA beneficiaries, whether or not they are already Orange customers. This plan allows unused minutes and SMS to be carried forward.
Orange customers eligible for the "RSA special tarif plan" but already under contract can move onto this plan at no cost and with no commitment.
Customers from other operators can, of course keep their existing mobile number.
Orange is also selling a range of cheap mobile phones in its stores starting from €39.
RSA beneficiaries only can either buy second-hand handsets from €10 or benefit from the offer without buying a mobile.
New help from Orange to maintain purchasing power
This new "RSA special tarif plan” complements Orange’s range of reduced price offers by helping customers maintain their purchasing power in a difficult economic climate.
Orange already offers several benefits to promote spending power in France:
- unlimited SMS service or 10% reduction on some offers for young people under 26 years old;
- 10% reduction on "initial" fixed rate packages for those over 60 years old;
- 20% reduction on the "click" offer for jobseekers and large families.
Furthermore, a €20 social triple play offer (telephone, TV and broadband Internet) is being prepared.
According to the Government, more than 3.5 million French people will be eligible for RSA on 1 June 2009.
- On 1 June, the Government is bringing into general use the Revenu de Solidarité Active, which will notably replace the two main minimum social benefits - RMI (Revenu Minimum d’Insertion - Basic Guaranteed Income) and API (Allocation de Parent Isolé - Single Parent Benefit), and which will complement the revenues of low-income workers.
- Orange is offering the "RSA special tarif plan" to all RSA beneficiaries through Orange stores and in partner networks from 18 June.
- As from 12 May, all RMI beneficiaries can take up this offer through the customer service.
This "RSA special tarif plan", available in Metropolitan France, includes 40 minutes of calls to landlines and mobiles plus 40 SMS for €10 per month, without a contract. It is available to all RSA beneficiaries, whether or not they are already Orange customers. This plan allows unused minutes and SMS to be carried forward.
Orange customers eligible for the "RSA special tarif plan" but already under contract can move onto this plan at no cost and with no commitment.
Customers from other operators can, of course keep their existing mobile number.
Orange is also selling a range of cheap mobile phones in its stores starting from €39.
RSA beneficiaries only can either buy second-hand handsets from €10 or benefit from the offer without buying a mobile.
New help from Orange to maintain purchasing power
This new "RSA special tarif plan” complements Orange’s range of reduced price offers by helping customers maintain their purchasing power in a difficult economic climate.
Orange already offers several benefits to promote spending power in France:
- unlimited SMS service or 10% reduction on some offers for young people under 26 years old;
- 10% reduction on "initial" fixed rate packages for those over 60 years old;
- 20% reduction on the "click" offer for jobseekers and large families.
Furthermore, a €20 social triple play offer (telephone, TV and broadband Internet) is being prepared.
According to the Government, more than 3.5 million French people will be eligible for RSA on 1 June 2009.
contact presse
Erika Gélinard/Louis-Michel Aymard – 01 44 44 93 93 – service.presse@orange-ftgroup.com
Matthieu Belloir - 01 55 22 50 84 – matthieu.belloir@orange-ftgroup.com
Matthieu Belloir - 01 55 22 50 84 – matthieu.belloir@orange-ftgroup.com
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