Director Buys Shares

Avanti Communications Group plc

(the "Company")

Directors Shareholdings

Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN), the broadband satellite operator, was today notified by Paul Walsh, non-executive Director, that he has today purchased an additional 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 282.75 pence per ordinary share. Paul Walsh now holds a total direct and indirect voting right interest in 87,428 ordinary shares in the Company, being approximately 0.08 % of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

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For further information please contact:

Avanti Communications Group Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7749 1600

David Williams, Chief Executive

Sean Watherston, Director of IR and Corporate Finance

Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

Nicholas Wells (Nomad)/Julian Morse

Jefferies Hoare Govett Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Neil Collingridge/Thomas Rider

College Hill Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020

Adrian Duffield/Jon Davies