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Technology |
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Wireless Communications |
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Vodafone Group plc
Vodafone House
The Connection
Newbury,
RG14 2FN
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 1635 664 447
Fax: 44 1635 682 890
Web Site: http://www.vodafone.com
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| Company Summary |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company provides voice and data communications services for consumer and enterprise customers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the United States. Its products and services include voice services; short messaging service; Vodafone live! portal, an integrated communications and multimedia proposition, through which customers access various online services, such as games, ring tones, news, sports, and information; Mobile Connect data card, which provides access to existing business information systems, such as email, corporate applications, company intranets, and the Internet; and wireless, roaming, and other business services. The company distributes its products and services directly, as well as through third-party service providers, independent dealers, distributors, and retailers. As of March 31, 2007, the company served approximately 206.4 million customers worldwide. It has a strategic partnership with Telecom Egypt. Vodafone Group was founded in 1984. It was formerly known as Racal Strategic Radio Limited and changed its name to Racal Telecommunications Group Limited in 1985. Further, the company changed its name to Racal Telecom Limited in 1988; to Vodafone Group Public Limited Company in 1991; to Vodafone AirTouch Plc in 1999; and to Vodafone Group Public Limited Company in 2000. Vodafone Group is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom. |
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28th July, 2008
Result of Annual General Meeting
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23rd July, 2008
Share Repurchase Programme
The Board of Vodafone Group Plc ("the Company") has considered the market reaction to the Group's Interim Management Statement, issued on 22 July 2008, and has decided to introduce a £1 billion share repurchase programme with immediate effect ...
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22nd July, 2008
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2008
Key highlights of the quarter ended 30 June 2008:
Group: Revenue of £9.8 billion, up 19.1% (organic +1.7%)
Group data revenue up 50.6% to £664 million (organic +29.4%)
Total communications services now at 15% of Group revenue
Proportionate mobile customer base of 269.0 million, up 8.5 million in the quarter
Europe: Service revenue up 15.7% driven by strong foreign exchange (organic -0.2%)
Spain particularly impacted by economic and competitive effects
EMAPA: Service revenue up 30.9% (organic +8.7%)
Strong total revenue growth from India of over 50%
Verizon Wireless: net customer additions of 1.5 million
Outlook(1):
Revenue now expected to be around the bottom of the £39.8 billion to £40.7 billion outlook range reflecting first quarter performance, recent economic weakness and lower than expected equipment revenue
Other outlook measures unchanged resulting from continued focus on cost reduction with adjusted operating profit in the range £11.0 billion to £11.5 billion, capitalised fixed asset additions of £5.3 billion to £5.8 billion and free cash flow of £5.1 billion to £5.6 billion
Results likely to continue to benefit from foreign exchange
Arun Sarin, Chief Executive, commented:
“Notwithstanding this more challenging operating environment, we continue to benefit from a diversity of assets and services, with strong revenue growth in EMAPA and another good quarter of data revenue growth offsetting weakness in Spain ...
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17th July, 2008
Information Relating to Interim Management Statement
Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) is publishing today additional information to assist investors and analysts in their understanding of Vodafone’s results for the quarter ended 30 June 2008 to be announced on 22 July 2008.
Visitor revenue and revenue from Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or MVNOs, are now reported in the line “other service revenue” ...
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3rd July, 2008
Acquisition of a 70% Stake in Ghana Telecom
Vodafone1 announces today that it has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (“Ghana Telecom”), a leading telecommunications operator in Ghana, from the Government of Ghana for a total consideration of US$900 million (£452 million), on a debt-free, cash-free basis, implying a total enterprise value for Ghana Telecom of approximately US$1.3 billion (£646 million) ...
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2nd July, 2008
Vodafone Publishes its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report
The Vodafone CR Review, entitled “One Strategy” is published today. This complements the comprehensive online report which provides detailed information on the company’s approach and performance on its most material CR issues ...
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30th June, 2008
Vodafone teams up with MySpace to Create Web 2.0 Music platform
Vodafone and MySpace team up to create an online global interactive platform allowing music fans in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to experience music in the social networking space
Music fans can enter a competition demonstrating their reporting skills and win the opportunity to present from a music event in an MTV show episode online and on mobile ...
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9th June, 2008
Vodafone and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Australia, Italy, New Zealand & Portugal on July 11
NEWBURY, England and SAN FRANCISCO, 9 June 2008. Vodafone, the world's leading international mobile communications group, and Apple(R) today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone 3G will be available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal on July 11, and in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, India, South Africa and Turkey later this year ...
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5th June, 2008
Verizon Wireless to Acquire Alltel
Vodafone announces that Verizon Wireless ("VZW"), its affiliate in the US, has agreed to acquire Alltel Corp. (“Alltel”) (the “Transaction”) for a total enterprise value of US$28.1 billion in cash and assumed debt ...
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5th June, 2008
Statement Regarding Alltel
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