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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2003

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549








FORM 20-F/A

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|o                                            |  | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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|OR                                          
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|x                                            |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934          
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|For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2002
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|OR                                          
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|o                                            |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934      
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|For the transition period from N/A to N/A   

Commission file number: 1-14844

Equant N.V.

(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)


Equant N.V.(Translation of Registrants name into English)The Netherlands(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)Heathrowstraat 10
1043 CH Amsterdam, The Netherlands(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

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|Title of each class                                |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
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|Ordinary Shares, nominal value Euro 0.01 per share |  | New York Stock Exchange                  

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.None

Securities for which there is a
reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of
capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual
report:

Ordinary Shares, nominal value Euro 0.01 per share                                282,709,057

Convertible Preference Shares, nominal value Euro 0.01 per share          10,000,000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has
elected to follow.
Item 17 Item 18x





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Explanatory Note

This filing amends only the redacted versions of Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5 to Equant N.V.s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 17, 2003, solely to add appropriate markings to
sections of omitted information pursuant to a request for Confidentiality
Treatment under Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. There are no other changes.





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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number



| | *1. |  | Memorandum of Understanding for Switched Voice Services                                                         
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| | *2. |  | Services Agreement Relating to Switched Voice Miscellaneous Services Between France Telecom S.A. and Equant N.V.
| | *3. |  | Agreement for the Supply of Switched Voice Services between France Telecom S.A. and Newco                       
| | *4. |  | Capacity Purchase Agreement between France Telecom Long Distance USA, LLC and Equant Operations, Inc.           
| | *5. |  | Capacity Purchase Agreement between France Telecom S.A. and Equant Network Systems Ltd.                         



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