Scottish Service Provider Acquired

Vodafone AirTouch PLC
10 November 1999


VODAFONE ACQUIRES SCOTTISH SERVICE PROVIDER

Vodafone  Distribution Limited, a subsidiary of  Vodafone  AirTouch
Plc,  has  today  announced  that  it  has  acquired  ScottishPower
Telecommunications  (Services) Limited,  a  joint  venture  between
Scottish  Power UK plc and Martin Dawes Telecommunications Limited.
The company operates a telecommunications service provider business
in Scotland.

The  acquisition will be effective from today, and, with  immediate
effect, the company has been renamed Vodafone (Scotland) Limited.

Vodafone  (Scotland)  Limited has approximately  66,000  customers,
some  90  per  cent of whom are connected to the Vodafone  network.
The  business  is  based in East Kilbride, south  of  Glasgow,  and
operates  25  retail stores in Scotland, Northern Ireland  and  the
North-East of England.  It has approximately 300 employees.

The  consideration to be paid to the sellers is approximately   £13
million.

Commenting, Peter Bamford, Chief Executive of Vodafone UK  Limited,
said:   'We  are  delighted  to  have  concluded  this  deal   with
ScottishPower and Martin Dawes, with whom we have had a  successful
relationship  for  many years.  We plan to integrate  the  business
into our UK distribution structure.'

For further information contact:

Tim Brown, Director of Investor Relations
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
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Lulu Bridges
Tavistock Communications
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