Preliminary Agreement Signed re Poland Stake

Vodafone AirTouch PLC
22 November 1999


 VODAFONE AIRTOUCH SIGNS PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT TO INCREASE STAKE IN
                               POLAND

Vodafone   AirTouch  Plc  announces  today  that  its  wholly   owned
subsidiary AirTouch Communications, Inc. (AirTouch) has entered  into
a  preliminary  sale  agreement with regard to  the  0.50%  stake  in
Polkomtel S.A. held by BIG Bank GDANSKI S.A. The agreement relates to
75,000  registered common shares in Polkomtel, being acquired  for  a
cash  consideration, payable on completion if AirTouch  acquires  the
entire block of 75,000 shares, of approximately US$13 million.

The  preliminary agreement is subject to rights of pre-emption in the
Articles  of Association of Polkomtel and, therefore, the  amount  by
which  the  Vodafone AirTouch stake in Polkomtel will  increase  will
depend upon the extent to which, if any, the other shareholders elect
to  exercise their pre-emptive rights, which are pro rata to existing
shareholdings.   The  procedures relating to  the  exercise  of  pre-
emption rights are expected to be concluded in approximately 90 days,
with the closing of the transaction occurring shortly thereafter.

Vodafone  AirTouch currently owns 19.25% of Polkomtel's issued  share
capital.   Polkomtel is the operator of the Plus GSM mobile telephone
service in Poland.  It was awarded its licence in February 1996,  and
at the end of September 1999 had over 1.3 million customers.
                               
For further information contact:
Tim Brown, Investor Relations Director, or
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager, or
Mike Caldwell, Corporate Communications Director
at Vodafone AirTouch Plc
Telephone [phone]

Lulu Bridges
Tavistock Communications Limited
Tel: [phone]