In accordance with Article 1, paragraph 5 of Presidential Decree 82/1996, the company HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORG. S.A.(OTE) announced today that it intends to participate in the Open Contest of the Agricultural Insurance Organization that will be realized on 23 November 2005. More specifically, the said contest concerns the selection of an underwriter for the project regarding the "Operation of a Call Center providing information to all citizens contacting the Agricultural Insurance Organization via a brief Pan-hellenic telephone line", amounting 1,200,000.00 Euros (V.A.T. included).