Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
9 January 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
                                           
THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FMR CORP
AND
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.

MELLON BANK                                   103,092
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                         15,475,632
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON                 3,860,262
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                          1,297,660
HSBC                                        3,709,295
BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON                        98,400
DEUTSHE BANK                                  197,363
CITIBANK                                      325,900
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON                   568,509
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST                     160,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT SPECIFIED

6)   (NOT SPECIFIED %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT SPECIFIED

8)   (NOT SPECIFIED %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date company informed

9 JANUARY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

25,796,113
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.03%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY
OR 
NINA SPARROW, LEGAL PROJECTS CO-ORDINATOR

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

     Date of Notification ...01225 442244..........



                                  SCHEDULE

Notification is made in respect of FMR Corp as parent holding company of
Fidelity Management & Research Company, investment manager for US mutual funds,
and 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 3rd, a principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.



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