Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
29 May 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 BELOW SCHEDULE

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

     MELLON BANK                         132,560
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD               15,500,972
     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON       6,133,418
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                1,297,660
     HSBC                              3,755,995
     BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON              98,400
     DEUTSCHE BANK                       236,463
     CITIBANK                            372,200
     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON       1,231,434 
     STATE STREET BANK & TRUST           202,400

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

     29 MAY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

       28,961,502
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     9.02%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      MARK MILLAR
      TEL:  [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ...29 MAY 2003....


                                     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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