Jersey Airtel Launches

Vodafone Group Plc
28 June 2007


28 June 2007

                        JERSEY AIRTEL LAUNCHES SERVICES                         

Brings a range of innovative products and services to the Island under
Airtel-Vodafone brand

Jersey Airtel, a subsidiary of the Bharti Group, today announced the launch of
its mobile services on the Island. The Company will offer market-leading
products and services under the Airtel-Vodafone brand to customers on the 
Island, over its full 2G, 3G and HSDPA enhanced network.

To celebrate the launch, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Group CEO, Bharti
was in Jersey today to serve the first customer at the Airtel-Vodafone shop,
centrally located in Queen Street, St Helier. During his visit, Mr. Mittal also
met representatives from the political and business sectors.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal said, 'This is a special day
for all of us at Bharti and we are delighted at the launch of our services in
Jersey. We are committed to bringing world-class services to customers and
adding value to communities and businesses on the Island.'

Airtel-Vodafone has launched a range of innovative new products and services and
highly competitive price plans offering the Jersey customer real value and
choice. The new services include Voice Mail services which allow voice mail
messages to be accessed through a customer's email; a Missed Call Alert service
letting customers know who called even when the phone is switched off; an E-Bill
service which gives up to date billing information and a new phone to phone
method of topping up for pre-paid customers. Additionally the HSDPA capability
provides even faster data speeds.

Together with these services Airtel-Vodafone has launched with simple and easy
to understand price plans which will re-shape boundaries and break barriers.
Calls to key EU and other destinations (e.g. Australia and South Africa) are
priced the same as Jersey land line prices. Contract bundles include minutes to
all Jersey mobiles and fixed lines, to UK and Guernsey fixed lines, plus an
inclusive bundle to UK and Guernsey mobiles. Customers are also being offered
significant discounts if they choose to keep their existing handset, thus
offering real choice. Two plans have been launched for pre-paid customers,
offering flat rates across all networks in Jersey and another rate to all
networks across the EU including UK.

Mr. David Watson, Chief Executive of Jersey Airtel added, 'We are confident that
our customers will be celebrating with us when they experience first-hand the
best in global mobile telecommunications. There will be important benefits for
both the Jersey consumer and business customers, enabling them to live their
lives and do business to the fullest whenever and wherever they are.'

                                      ENDS

Photo / Interview opportunities

You are invited to attend a press conference at 10am on Thursday 28th June,
taking place at Airtel-Vodafone's offices. At the conference Sunil Bharti Mittal
(Chairman and Group CEO - Bharti Enterprises), Sanjay Nandrajog (Executive
Director, International Operations and Managed Services - Bharti Airtel), David
Watson (Chief Executive - Jersey Airtel Ltd) and Paul Bahia (Head of Sales,
Marketing and Customer Services - Jersey Airtel Ltd) will present full details
of the launch products and services. Following the short press conference, media
will have the opportunity to interview Mr Mittal.

You are also invited to see Mr Mittal serving the first Airtel-Vodafone customer
at the Airtel-Vodafone shop, at 1pm on Thursday 28th June. The shop is located
opposite Boots in Queen Street, St Helier.


For more information:

For Jersey Airtel                   For Bharti Group:

Sam Watts or Nicola Mauger

Orchid Communications               Raza Khan:              [phone]

Tel: + 44 (0) 1534 888996           Ashutosh Sharma:        [phone]

Vodafone Group

Investor Relations                  Media Relations
Tel: [phone]            Tel: [phone]


Notes to Editors:

About Bharti Group

Bharti is one of India's leading business groups with interests in telecom, agri
business, insurance and retail. Bharti has been a pioneering force in the
telecom sector with many firsts and innovations to its credit. Bharti Airtel
Limited, a group company, is one of India's leading private sector providers of
telecommunications services with an aggregate of 42.68 million customers as of
end of May 2007, consisting of 40.74 million mobile customers. For further
information, please visit www.bharti.com

Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal is celebrated for his entrepreneurial spirit and
leadership, which has seen Bharti emerge as one of the most respected business
groups in India. He was recently conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of India's
highest civilian honours, by the Government of India and chosen as the Asia
Businessman of the Year by Fortune Magazine. He has also been conferred the
degree of Doctor of Science by G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
and Honorary Fellowship of the The Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers. More recently, he received the Business Standard
'CEO of the Year' Award for being at the forefront of India's phenomenal telecom
growth. The award recognizes him for transforming Bharti Airtel into India's
largest private telecom service provider, and for charting new business
territories in agriculture, retail and financial services.

About Vodafone

Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile community group with
operations in 25 countries across five continents and over 206 million
proportionate customers by the end of March 2007, as well as 38 partner
networks. For further information, please visit www.vodafone.com



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