Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
2 August 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AVIVA PLC AND
     MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFICATION RELATES TO SHAREHOLDERS IN 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD               2,873,968
     CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD                  9,661,442
     CUIM NOMINEE LTD                             4,069,576      

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     30 JULY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     16,604,986
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.12%

14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 324,130,445

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR
     01225 442244

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...  2 AUGUST 2004





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