Wanadoo - Definition and Overview

Wanadoo is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of France Telecom. It operates in France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Mauritius, Madagascar, Lebanon & Jordan.

In 2000, Wanadoo took over the major British ISP Freeserve, which had previously been part of the Dixons Group. Following the buy-out, Freeserve maintained its own branding for a while before finally changing to the Wanadoo name on April 28 2004.

Currently the Wanadoo Group is the largest ISP in Europe (counting the subscribers of TP) with over ten million subscribers, largely concentrated in France, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland.

Wanadoo SA (the holding company for all Wanadoo entities) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of France Telecom SA, having bought up minority interests in late 2004. France Telecom also owns Orange SA, one of Europe's largest mobile operators.

Wanadoo Websites

• UK (http://www.wanadoo.co.uk)
• France (http://www.wanadoo.fr)
• Spain (http://www.wanadoo.es)
• Netherlands (http://www.wanadoo.nl)
• Algeria (http://www.wanadoo.dz)
• Morocco (http://www.wanadoo.ma)
• Jordan (http://www.wanadoo.jo)
• Madagascar (http://www.wanadoo.mg)
• Mauritius (http://www.wanadoo.ms)