Customer Growth Figures

RNS Number:9925R
Vodafone Group PLC
4 October 2000



   VODAFONE POWERS TO 65.8 MILLION WORLDWIDE CUSTOMERS

Vodafone  Group Plc ("Vodafone") today announces  further
substantial growth in its worldwide customer base  during
the  quarter  ended September 2000. Overall 6.16  million
proportionate customers were gained during  the  quarter,
bringing  the  total  proportionate base  to  over  65.75
million customers.

In  the  Europe  Region over 4.38 million customers  were
added   during  the  period.  This  figure   includes   a
particularly strong performance from D2 in Germany, which
remains market leader, having added more than 2.7 million
customers in the quarter . Europe now has more than 37.68
million  customers, which represents  57%  of  the  total
Group base.

Strong  growth was also recorded in the UK,  Middle  East
and  Africa Region where more than 1.18 million customers
were added in the period, resulting in a customer base of
more  than  11.95  million. The UK recorded  a  total  of
877,000  new  customers, including 154,000  new  contract
customers,  the highest growth in any quarter for  nearly
two  years,  bringing the total UK  base  to  over  10.24
million customers.

The total customer base in the Americas, Asia and Pacific
Region,  increased to 16.12 million, having added 604,000
new  customers.  Solid progress was made  in  the  United
States,  having added 344,000 proportionate new customers
bringing  the  total  proportionate base  to  over  11.21
million  customers. These figures include the adjustments
relating  to  the ownership changes in Verizon  Wireless.
Growth in Australasia continued to accelerate during  the
quarter  resulting  in  total net  additions  of  233,000
increasing  the proportionate base to over  2.23  million
customers.

Commenting Chris Gent, Chief Executive of Vodafone  said;
"The  past quarter shows yet further excellent growth  in
our  customer  bases around the world. During  the  first
half of this year, the Group recorded an increase of  45%
on  an  annualised basis; with the traditional  increased
number  of  net  additions in the Christmas  quarter,  we
could  well  achieve  50%  growth  for  the  fourth  year
running."
                            
                            
  VODAFONE JULY - SEPTEMBER 2000 QUARTERLY NET CUSTOMER ADDITIONS
                            
OPERATOR                    NET ADDITIONS     PROPORTIONATE CUSTOMER BASE
                         Jul. - Sep. 2000                30 Sep 2000
                                                         
EUROPE                                                              
D2                           2.73 million             16.527 million
Omnitel                           815,000             10.438 million
Others                            834,000             10.716 million
TOTAL                        4.38 million             37.681 million

AMERICAS, ASIA & PACIFIC                                            
Verizon Wireless1                 344,000             11.212 million
Vodafone Australasia              233,000              2.233 million
Others                             27,000              2.671 million
TOTAL                             604,000             16.116 million

UK, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA                                            
UK                                877,000             10.240 million
Others                            303,000              1.711 million
TOTAL                        1.18 million             11.951 million
TOTAL VODAFONE GROUP PLC     6.16 million              65.75 million

For further information contact:
Terry Barwick, Director of Corporate Communications
Tim Brown, Investor Relations Director
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Mike Caldwell, Corporate Communications Director
At Vodafone Group Plc
 Tel: [phone]

Lulu Bridges
Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]

1 Vodafone's proforma proportionate subscriber base for
Verizon Wireless at the end of June 2000 was 10.850
million. This takes into account the addition of the GTE
and the ALLTEL properties and adjusts for Vodafone's
ownership change from 65% to 45%. This also adjusts for
Verizon Wireless's proportionate ownership of its
customer base of approximately 94.8%.