1st May 2007 08:30
Vodafone Group Plc01 May 2007 1 May 2007 JERSEY AIRTEL BRINGS VODAFONE TO THE ISLAND AS AIRTEL-VODAFONE Jersey Airtel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bharti Group, has todayannounced it will launch its mobile services on the Island of Jersey under thebrand name "Airtel-Vodafone" after signing an agreement with Vodafone, theworld's leading mobile telecommunications group. The agreement will seeVodafone's leading global products and services available on the island for thevery first time. Customers of Airtel-Vodafone will be able to benefit from a range of Vodafoneservices, tailored to the needs of Jersey customers, both at home and whentraveling in the UK and across the world, including Vodafone Passport, a simpleroaming price plan. Airtel-Vodafone services will also include a mobilemultimedia service; Vodafone Simply, a straightforward voice and data packageand the Vodafone Mobile Connect Card for laptops which makes possible wirelessinternet access. These Vodafone products, together with other exciting services,will be brought to customers in Jersey by Airtel on a phased basis from launch. In addition, business customers stand to benefit from a range of competitivecorporate devices and services, including BlackBerry from Vodafone. David Watson, Chief Executive Officer of Airtel-Vodafone said "Airtel-Vodafonewill bring best in class global mobile telecommunications to Jersey. There willbe important benefits for both the Jersey consumer and business customers,enabling them to live their lives and do business to the fullest whenever andwherever they are." Matthias Jungemann, Director of Partner Markets at Vodafone said: "Vodafone'sPartner Network Strategy is going from strength to strength, bringing benefitsto Jersey and local operators such as Jersey Airtel. The creation ofAirtel-Vodafone will mean that mobile network services of a global standard willbe available to islanders and visitors alike, from the launch of the new mobileoperator." Mr. Watson added, "This partnership will ensure that Jersey will enjoy the verylatest mobile communications products and services for years to come, whereworld class communications services are so important to the economy." - ends - VODAFONE, Vodafone Passport, Vodafone Simply and Vodafone Mobile Connect aretrademarks of the Vodafone Group. Other product and company names mentionedherein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For further information: Vodafone GroupInvestor Relations Media RelationsTel: +44 (0) 1635 664447 Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444 For Jersey AirtelSam Watts, Orchid CommunicationsTel: + 44 (0)1534 888 996. For Bharti Group:Senjam Raj Sekhar: +91 98183 99103Raza Khan: +91 98713 91881Ashutosh Sharma: +91 98187 63772 Notes to Editors About Bharti Group Bharti Global is an offshore investment company of Bharti Group, which hasinterests in telecom, agriculture and insurance. Bharti's telecoms arm, BhartiAirtel Limited, is one of India's leading providers of telecommunicationsservices with an aggregate of 35.51 million customers as of end of January 2007consisting of 33.73 million mobile customers. For further information, pleasevisit www.bharti.com About Vodafone Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group withoperations in 25 countries across five continents and over 200 millionproportionate customers by the end of January 2007, as well as 36 partnernetworks. For further information, please visit www.vodafone.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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