Agreement Signed

Vodafone AirTouch PLC
13 June 2000



    VODAFONE AND CHINA UNICOM  SIGN AGREMENT ON  ROAMING AND
                           TECHNOLOGY
                                
Vodafone AirTouch Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that it has
signed an agreement with China Unicom Limited ('China Unicom')
whereby the two companies will work towards expanding their
relationship in China in certain areas of mutual interest.

The agreement covers co-operation in two important areas:

* The two companies will work towards providing global roaming
  services to their respective customer bases.  Vodafone will
  endeavor to have its controlled subsidiaries initiate discussions
  with China Unicom towards signing standard non-exclusive roaming
  agreements with China Unicom and its affiliate companies.
  
* Vodafone and China Unicom will discuss co-operation in the
  areas of mobile technology and operations within the regulatory
  framework of the PRC and in accordance with the market opening
  schedules in China's accession to the WTO.
  
Bill Keever, President of the Americas and Asia Pacific Region
for Vodafone said 'With over 1.2 billion people, China represents
an important wireless opportunity.   We look forward to working
with China Unicom and gaining an on-the-ground understanding of
the future potential of doing business in China, as well as
offering our GSM customers the ability to roam seamlessly as they
travel in China.'

President Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom added, 'We are proud to
co-operate with Vodafone, a leading global wireless provider with
an unparalleled network of cellular operations worldwide.  We
believe that our agreement will lead to benefits in terms of
global roaming and are excited to enter into discussions
regarding areas of co-operation in mobile operations including
wireless data and future joint ventures and partnerships in China
upon China's accession to the WTO.'

                         
        
Notes to Editors:

1. Vodafone AirTouch Plc, based in the United Kingdom, is the
world's largest wireless telecommunications company.  It has
mobile operations in 26 countries on five continents, and at the
end of March 2000 had more than 53 million proportionate
customers world wide.

2. China Unicom Limited is China's second largest cellular
operator with over 4.2 million cellular subscribers at the end of
1999 in 12 of the country's provinces and municipalities.  It is
also China's fast growing integrated telecommunications services
provider offering a wide range of telecommunication services,
including cellular, paging, domestic and international long
distance, data and Internet services.  China Unicom is a limited
liability company organized under the laws of Hong Kong.

3. WTO - World Trade Organisation

4. PRC - People's Republic of China



For further information contact:

Terry Barwick, Director of Corporate Affairs
Tim Brown, Investor Relations Director
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Mike Caldwell, Corporate Communications Director
At Vodafone AirTouch Plc
Telephone: [phone]

Lulu Bridges
Tavistock Communications
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