Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
12 March 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

     NOTIFICATION RELATES TO SHAREHOLDERS IN 2 ABOVE


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

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     5,097,729


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED


8)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED


11)  Date company informed

     11 MARCH 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     48,144,870

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     15%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR
     OR
     NINA SPARROW
     TEL: [phone]


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

     Date of Notification 

     12 MARCH 2004


                                SCHEDULE
                FMR CORP. & FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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JP Morgan Chase                                                           73,810
State Street Nominees Ltd                                                 84,200
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                              64,300
State Street Bank & Trust                                                 45,800
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                    15,500,972
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                            7,485,184
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       273,500
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                                373,100
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                     1,468,260
HSBC                                                                  17,880,183
Bank of New York London                                                   98,400
Deutsche Bank                                                            855,763
Citibank                                                                 372,200
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                            1,195,429
State Street Bank & Trust                                                142,200
Northern Trust                                                           110,500
JP Morgan                                                                221,500
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd. LUX                                         109,300


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