MADRID (Standard&Poor's) June 25, 2007--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on French telecommunications services provider France Telecom S.A. (FT; A-/Stable/A-2) are unaffected by the French state's announcement that it will sell a 5%-7% stake in the company. The shares will be placed with institutional investors and will therefore not require any cash outlay by FT. The state will, through this sale, reduce its stake in FT to between 25.5% and 27.4%, but will remain a significant shareholder in the company.