Tomas Isaksson Appointed to Lead Internet Services

Vodafone AirTouch PLC
17 January 2000


         TOMAS ISAKSSON APPOINTED TO LEAD VODAFONE AIRTOUCH
                GLOBAL PLATFORM AND INTERNET SERVICES

Vodafone  AirTouch  Plc today announces that it has  appointed  Tomas
Isaksson  as  President of Global Platform and Internet Services  for
Vodafone  AirTouch Plc.  He will be based in San Francisco  and  will
report  to  Arun  Sarin, Chief Executive of the US and  Asia  Pacific
Region and head of the internet team.

Tomas  Isaksson  is  currently the President and CEO  of  Europolitan
Holdings  AB  (71%  owned  by Vodafone AirTouch),  one  of  the  most
advanced  companies  in the world in the field  of  mobile  data  and
internet.  Under Isaksson's leadership, Europolitan has been  at  the
forefront  of  the  development of new innovative  services  and  has
achieved  a  number of world firsts with respect to mobile  data  and
internet initiatives:

*  The  company was the first network in the world to introduce short
   message services (SMS)

*  In  1996 Europolitan became an Internet Service Provider and  also
   in  the  same year was the first mobile operator to introduce  the
   notification of e-mails to customers via SMS

*  In   1998  Europolitan  introduced  its  wireless  office  concept
   enabling  organisations to replace existing fixed  line  telephone
   systems with a wireless solution. The company now has over  10,000
   contracted wireless office users

*  In  June  1999 the company launched a mobile banking service  with
   Postgirot

*  In  June  1999 Europolitan introduced the 'chatroom'  function  to
   mobile phones

*  In  September 1999 Europolitan was the first operator in the world
   to  launch  high  speed  circuit switched  data  (HSCSD)  enabling
   faster transmission speeds than the conventional GSM technology

*  Later  in  1999 Europolitan  launched a WAP (wireless  application
   protocol)  portal  in  addition to a web  based  wireless  service
   management site

*  In  January  2000 Europolitan signed a pathbreaking contract  with
   Electrolux to deliver machine to machine wireless communications

Tomas Isaksson has worked in the telecommunications industry for  the
last  21 years.  16 of those years were spent with Ericsson where  he
held  a  number  of positions including President of  Ericsson  Radio
Systems  Inc.  in  the  US.   In 1994 he  accepted  the  position  as
President of the mobile operator Europolitan AB and in November  1995
he  was  appointed  President  and CEO of  Europolitan  Holdings  AB.
Isaksson,  who  is  45  years  old, holds  a  Master  of  Science  in
Electrical  Engineering  from the Royal Institute  of  Technology  in
Stockholm, Sweden.

Chris  Gent, Chief Executive of Vodafone AirTouch commented: 'We  are
delighted that Tomas has agreed to take up this position at  what  is
an  extremely exciting time for us. Most commentators agree that  the
next  major growth phase for the mobile industry will come  from  the
use  of data related products and services delivered by the internet.
We have recently unveiled and are now preparing for the launch of our
global internet platform which would make Vodafone AirTouch the world
leader  in  this  respect.  Under the leadership  of  Tomas  Isaksson
Europolitan  has  become one of the most advanced  companies  in  the
field  of  mobile data and internet services. He is the ideal  person
for  this  position and will enable us to achieve  our  objective  of
becoming the world's leading mobile multimedia operator. He  will  be
instrumental  in  bringing a portfolio of highly innovative,  leading
edge products, services and partners into the wider Vodafone AirTouch
group.'

                                  
Enquiries:

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

Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges
William Cooper
Tel:  [phone]


Words defined in the press release dated 19 November 1999 shall  have
the  same  meaning  in this announcement unless the context  requires
otherwise.

This  press release does not constitute an offer to exchange or  sell
or an offer to exchange or buy any securities.

The contents of this announcement have been approved by Goldman Sachs
International  and  Warburg  Dillon  Read,  the  investment   banking
division  of  UBS AG, solely for the purposes of Section  57  of  the
Financial Services Act 1986. Goldman Sachs International and  Warburg
Dillon Read, each of which is regulated in the United Kingdom by  The
Securities  and  Futures Authority Limited, are acting  for  Vodafone
AirTouch  and for no one else in connection with the Offer  and  will
not  be  responsible  to  anyone other  than  Vodafone  AirTouch  for
providing  the  protections afforded to customers  of  Goldman  Sachs
International or Warburg Dillon Read or for giving advice in relation
to the Offer.

The  Offer  in  the United States is being made through a  prospectus
which  is part of an effective registration statement filed with  the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Mannesmann Shareholders who
are  U.S. persons or are located in the United States are advised  to
read   the  registration  statement  because  it  contains  important
information  relating  to the Offer.  You can inspect  and  copy  the
registration   statement  relating  to  the   Offer   and   documents
incorporated by reference therein at the public reference  facilities
maintained  by  the  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  at  450
Fifth  Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington D.C. 20549.  In  addition,
copies  of the US Offer Document are available from The Bank  of  New
York, 101 Barclay Street, Lobby Window, New York, NY 10286.

For  additional  information regarding risks,  see  the  Registration
Statement on Form F-4 and other reports of Vodafone AirTouch  Plc  on
file  with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Copies  of  these
filings  are  available  on request directed  to  Vodafone  AirTouch,
Investor Relations, Tim Brown (tel: + 44 1635 682 373).

It  is  the  responsibility of any person receiving a  copy  of  this
announcement  in  any  jurisdiction other than  the  United  Kingdom,
Germany  and the United States to satisfy themselves as to  the  full
observance  of the laws and regulatory requirements of  the  relevant
jurisdiction,  including the obtaining of any governmental  or  other
consent  which  may  be required or observing any  other  formalities
needing  to  be  observed  in  such jurisdiction.   Receipt  of  this
announcement  will not constitute an offer in those jurisdictions  in
which  it  would  be  illegal  to make such  an  offer  and  in  such
circumstances  it  will be deemed to have been sent  for  information
purposes only.

Statements  in  this  press  release relating  to  future  status  or
circumstances,  including  statements regarding  future  performance,
costs, revenues, cash flows, earnings, divestments, growth and  other
trend  projections  and the synergistic benefits of  the  merger  are
forward-looking statements. These statements may generally,  but  not
always,  be  identified  by the use of words such  as  'anticipates',
'should', 'expects', 'estimates', 'believes', or similar expressions.
By   their  nature,  forward-looking  statements  involve  risk   and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances
that  will occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual
results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these  forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of  which
are   outside  Vodafone  AirTouch's  control,  including  steps  that
Mannesmann's  management  may take to frustrate  Vodafone  AirTouch's
efforts  to  obtain  managerial control of Mannesmann,  increase  the
costs  or  reduce the benefits of the transaction, the triggering  of
change  of  control  provisions  in Mannesmann's  licences  or  other
agreements,  the  ability  to  obtain  regulatory  approvals  without
onerous  conditions,  the  impact of labour  disputes,  the  risk  of
negative impacts on Vodafone AirTouch's credit ratings, the potential
costs,  including  tax  costs, of divesting Orange  and  Mannesmann's
industrial businesses, limitations on Vodafone AirTouch's ability  to
control Mannesmann due to voting restrictions and other provisions of
Mannesmann's  charter  and German law, general  economic  conditions,
competition,  technical  difficulties  and  the  need  for  increased
capital expenditure (such as that resulting from increased demand for
usage, new business opportunities and deployment of new technologies)
and  the  ability to realise benefits from entering into partnerships
for developing data and internet services.