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Vodafone Group PLC
4 January 2001


 BUMPER CHRISTMAS QUARTER TAKES VODAFONE TO OVER 78 MILLION
                    CUSTOMERS WORLD-WIDE
                              

Vodafone  Group  Plc  ('Vodafone')  today  announces  record
customer  growth  in  the quarter ended  31  December  2000.
Overall,  13.2  million  customers were  gained  during  the
quarter, bringing the total proportionate customer  base  to
78.7  million.   Of  the  new additions,  7.9  million  were
derived  from organic growth and 5.3 million from  increases
in shareholdings made during the quarter.

Commenting, Chris Gent, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group Plc,
said:  'The  continuing success of our strategy  is  clearly
demonstrated by yet further excellent increases in  customer
additions  throughout the world during  this  last  quarter.
These  figures show strong underlying growth from  virtually
all  of our networks and are further enhanced by our initial
investment in China and our increased ownership in Spain and
Japan.   We  are  well  on track to exceeding  50%  customer
growth for the fourth successive year.'

Europe

Vodafone's  largest  region in terms of  customers,  Europe,
reported strong growth during the period with more than  5.0
million  net new connections.  Its customer base at the  end
of  December  2000 of over 46 million includes  3.6  million
gained from the increased holding in Spain.

Julian  Horn-Smith,  CEO, Vodafone Europe,  commented:  'The
last  quarter  saw  significant customer  growth  throughout
Europe with particularly robust performances from Omnitel in
Italy  and D2 in Germany.  Net additions for D2 in  December
at   just   under  1.3  million  were  in  line   with   our
expectations.'

UK, Middle East and Africa

The  UK, Middle East and Africa Region added a total of  1.8
million  net  new  customers.  The UK contributed  over  1.4
million,  of  which  1.2  million  were  Pay  As  You   Talk
customers.  The region's total customer base at the  end  of
the period was 13.8 million.

Peter  Bamford, Chief Executive, UK, ME&A, said: 'Our record
performance  in  the UK was more than 30%  higher  than  the
equivalent  period in 1999.  Particularly pleasing  was  the
growth  in  net  contract customers  of  187,000,  a  record
figure.   We  now have over 4 million contract customers  in
the UK.'

Americas and Asia

Net  new  customer  connections  stood  at  749,000  in  the
Americas  and  Asia Region.  Verizon Wireless  continued  to
grow strongly and as a result of the purchase of a 15% stake
in  Japan Telecom, an additional contribution of 873,000  is
included in the total base of 16.3 million.


Bill Keever, President, Americas & Asia, commented: 'Verizon
Wireless had a strong quarter, adding more than 522,000  net
new  proportionate  customers.  More than  50  per  cent  of
Verizon Wireless customers now use its digital services.  In
Japan,  despite intense competition, J-Phone maintained  its
market share and continued to add data customers at a  rapid
pace.'

Pacific

Vodafone Pacific increased its customer base to 2.6  million
with more than 326,000 additional net new customers.

Brian   Clark,   CEO,  Vodafone  Pacific,  stated:   'Growth
continues to be fuelled by the growing penetration of mobile
phones  in our markets, a marked reduction in churn  and  by
substitution from fixed-line to mobile networks.'

                              
For further information contact:

Vodafone Group Plc
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Jon Earl, Investor Relations Manager
[phone]

Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges
[phone]
                              
                     VODAFONE GROUP PLC
                              
  OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2000 QUARTERLY NET CUSTOMER ADDITIONS



Operator                          PROPORTIONATE         PROPORTIONATE
                                    CUSTOMERS           NET ADDITIONS
                                      AS AT            Oct -  Dec 2000
                                   31 Dec 2000           (thousands)
                                   (thousands)
                                                               
EUROPE                                                         
D2 (99.23%)                          19,245                 2,844
Omnitel (76.13%)                     11,463                 1,113
Others                               15,296                 1,070
TOTAL                                46,004                 5,027
                                     
UK, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
UK (100%)                            11,663                 1,423
Others                                2,116                  405
TOTAL                                13,779                 1,828
                                                               
AMERICAS & ASIA
Verizon Wireless (45%)               11,734                  522
Others                                4,623                  227
TOTAL                                16,357                  749
                                                               
PACIFIC                                                        
Vodafone Pacific                      2,559                  326
                                                               
                                                               
TOTAL VODAFONE GROUP PLC             78,699                 7,930