Holding in Company

Future Network PLC
29 November 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT SPECIFIED

6)   ( %) of issued Class    NOT SPECIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT SPECIFIED

8)   (  %) of issued Class    NOT SPECIFIED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

28 NOVEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

23,921,184
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.51%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

NINA SPARROW       01225 822834

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...29 NOVEMBER 2001


                              SCHEDULE

NOTIFICATION IS MADE IN RESPECT OF FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AS PARENT 
HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING FIDELITY
INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-US INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS.

THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF MR EDWARD C. 
JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.