CA, ORAT EY), and on the London Stock Exchange its GDR is
traded under the symbol (ORTEq.L, OTLD LI).

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rim. The Company
has no intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

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BlackBerry will operate on
Orascom's GSM/GPRS networks and international roaming will be
supported in countries where Orascom has GPRS roaming agreements in
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"BlackBerry is an extremely powerful business tool that provides
an advanced wireless solution for communication and information which
will enable our customers to be wirelessly connected throughout the
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The continent consists of 54
countries and territories housing close to 900 million people at the beginning
of 2005.(i)

BlackBerry, developed and manufactured by RIM , provides
always-on, push-based, mobile access to e-mail and other
communications and information for both individual and corporate
customers. BlackBerry will enable Orascom's subscribers to access
e-mail, phone, text messaging, calendar, Internet browser, organizer
and corporate data applications via an integrated wireless platform.

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For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet
Service(TM) allows users to access up to ten corporate and/or
personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus
Domino and many popular ISP email accounts) from a single device. RIM 's portfolio of award-winning products,
services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of
organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry(R) wireless
platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM) product line, software
development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing
agreements.

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Orascom Telecom
had 14. Through the development of integrated
hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless
network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless
access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS
messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications.

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant
to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties .

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(Logo: http://www. Basic telephony provision remains a major need in many parts of the
continent
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Infrastructure,
Fixed Voice and Data markets, covering:

-- Infrastructure Issues
-- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure
-- Datacomms Infrastructure, Leased Lines, ISDN
-- Public and Value Added Data Services
-- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM
-- Brief overviews on all of the major telecommunications carriers and
service providers in 32 African countries

Countries profiled:

-- Algeria
-- Angola
-- Benin
-- Botswana
-- Burkino Faso
-- Cameroon
-- Chad
-- Cote D'Ivoire
-- Democratic Republic of Congo
-- Egypt
-- Ethiopia
-- Gambia
-- Ghana
-- Kenya
-- Lesotho
-- Libya
-- Madagascar
-- Malawi
-- Mauritius
-- Morocco
-- Mozambique
-- Namibia
-- Nigeria
-- Senegal
-- South Africa
-- Sudan
-- Swaziland
-- Tanzania
-- Tunisia
-- Uganda
-- Zambia
-- Zimbabwe

For more information visit
http://www. We are very pleased to
work with Orascom Telecom to bring BlackBerry to its customers in the
Middle East, Africa and South Asia."

For Orascom Telecom's corporate customers, BlackBerry Enterprise
Server(TM) software tightly integrates with Microsoft(R) Exchange,
IBM Lotus(R) Domino(TM) and Novell GroupWise(R) and works with
existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless
access to email and other corporate data.

About Orascom Telecom Holding

Orascom Telecom Holding S.

Don't confuse it with the adjacent country called Congo or Congo Brazzaville (see: Regional: Africa: Congo).

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Close to three million Africans are currently on waiting
lists for a fixed telephone line, and the African Telecommunications Union
(ATU) estimates that there is demand to support an additional 60 million
lines. "BlackBerry also provides
a secure, standards-based, robust and extensible platform for a wide
range of wireless enterprise applications. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario , RIM
operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is often called Congo Kinshasa, and sometimes just D.

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The BlackBerry service will be available with the easy-to-use
BlackBerry 7290 Wireless Handheld(TM) and the BlackBerry 7100g(TM )
business phone. RIM is
listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM).com or
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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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With their BlackBerry device, Orascom users will be able to easily
and remotely manage their e-mail, appointments and contacts , as well
as access corporate applications. RIM technology
also enables a broad array of third party developers and
manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless
connectivity to data. Forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions made by and information available to Research In Motion
Limited.

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researchandmarkets. Orascom Telecom operates GSM
networks in Algeria ("Djezzy"), Egypt ("MobiNil"), Pakistan
("Mobilink"), Iraq ("IraQna"), Bangladesh ("Banglalink") , Tunisia
("Tunisiana"), Congo Brazzaville ("Libertis"), Democratic Republic of
Congo ("Oasis" ) and Zimbabwe ("Telecel Zimbabwe").

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(LSE:GDR)(CAIRO:ORTE)(ALEXANDRIA:ORAT)("OTH") and Research In Motion
(RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced plans to offer the
BlackBerry(R) wireless communications solution to mobile customers in
the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

"BlackBerry is designed to provide mobile professionals with the
best combined wireless email, phone and data experience and that
optimized mobile experience has fuelled its adoption by over three
million subscribers worldwide," said Mark Guibert, Vice President,
Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion .blackberry.

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CAIRO, Egypt + WATERLOO, Ontario----Orascom Telecom Holding S . Orascom Telecom is
traded on the Cairo + Alexandria Stock Exchange under the symbol
(ORTE.

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"By
using BlackBerry from Orascom, mobile customers will enhance the way
they communicate at work and in their personal lives, increasing
their productivity, efficiency and responsiveness.

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Research and Markets: View This Extensive Study of the African Infrastructure Fixed Voice and Data Markets

com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
Africa is the world's second largest continent after Asia , with a total
surface area of 30 million square kilometres. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or
registered in other countries.

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All other brands, product names,
company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of
their respective owners.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, African Infrastructure , Fixed Voice and Data Markets to their
offering.newscom. For more information, visit www. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by such forward looking statements include, without limitation,
possible product defects and product liability, risks related to
international sales and potential foreign currency exchange
fluctuations , the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or
potential acts of terrorism, international conflicts , significant
fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes in Canadian and
foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM's products,
increased levels of competition, technological changes and the
successful development of new products, dependence on third-party
networks to provide services, dependence on intellectual property
rights and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in
RIM's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, and other regulatory authorities.

This category contains links to web sites about the Democratic Republic of the Congo - including businesses and organisations within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and links to information and news from external sources.

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Pricing and availability details for Orascom Telecom's networks
in specific countries will be available from Orascom at a later date. ("Orascom Telecom") is a leading
mobile telecommunications
company operating in nine emerging markets in the Middle East, Africa
and South Asia, having a total population under license of
approximately 520 million with an average mobile telephony
penetration of approximately 6% .

Orascom Telecom Holding (LSE:GDR)
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) (TSX:RIM)

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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.E.E.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile
communications market.

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It is also an excellent opportunity for international travelers
visiting the countries we operate in to roam on our networks and
connect directly to their offices using this highly developed
technology," added Emad Farid, Executive Officer for Operations
Control at Orascom Telecom.A. When used herein, words
such as "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.

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While the continent presents an enormous market that has seen excellent
growth rates in recent years especially in the mobile sector, it is still a
long way from matching the levels of the industrialised world in terms of
telecommunications.

"Orascom Telecom is committed to providing its customers with the
most powerful mobile communications tools available and we are
therefore pleased to be working with RIM to introduce BlackBerry, the
internationally popular wireless solution, to our subscribers," said
Ossama Bessada, Services Development Director at Orascom Telecom.

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The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and
symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In
Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered
with the U.

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