Total Voting Rights

Cable & Wireless COMMUNICATIONS plc

Total Voting Rights

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (the "Company") confirms that on 22 March 2011, its issued share capital consisted of 2,665,611,727 Ordinary Shares of US$0.05 nominal value with voting rights ("Ordinary Shares").

The Company holds 30,962,000 Ordinary Shares in treasury. This includes the Ordinary Shares purchased by the Company up to and including the announcement on 22 March 2011.

Therefore, as at 22 March 2011 the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,634,649,727. Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR").

This announcement is in conformity with DTR 5.6.1A.

23 March 2011