17th May 2005 07:02
Vodafone Group Plc17 May 2005 17 May 2005 VODAFONE LAUNCHES THE VODAFONE TRAVEL PROMISE Commitment to simplify and increase value to Vodafone customers when voice roaming * First element to be launched will be Vodafone Passport, an easier to understand voice roaming price plan * Vodafone customers will be able to call home at domestic rates, with only a connection fee added per call * For the same connection fee, Vodafone customers will be able to receive calls at no additional cost (1) Vodafone announces today the launch of The Vodafone Travel Promise, itscommitment to Vodafone customers to offer simplicity and better value forroaming services. The Vodafone Travel Promise will provide the basis for futureroaming services made available to Vodafone customers. The first element, Vodafone Passport, will offer customers price clarity andcertainty when using voice roaming services abroad. For a one-off connection feeper call, determined by the Vodafone network operator, Vodafone Passportcustomers will be able to make voice calls at domestic rates when travelling inVodafone subsidiary and selected affiliate markets(2). In addition, when receiving calls abroad, customers will pay the same connection fee, allowing them to talk for up to a maximum of 60 minutes (1), for no additional charge. Vodafone Passport has been created following extensive customer research tooffer greater price transparency and certainty to roaming customers. Forexample, a Vodafone UK contract customer in Spain making a five minute call to amobile or fixed-line number back in the UK, using their inclusive minutes, willbe charged £0.75, compared to £3.75 under existing price plans, a saving of 80%.Similarly, an Italian prepay customer making a ten minute call back to Italywhilst travelling in France, would be charged €10.00 under existing price plansand only €2.15 with Vodafone Passport, a saving of almost 80%. The longercustomers talk on a call, the more cost effective the call becomes. "Vodafone has focused on its customers' needs and is bringing a tangible benefitfor our roaming customers through its global service footprint," said PeterBamford, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone. "Our commitment to provide greaterclarity on voice roaming pricing will enable our customers to talk more oftenfor longer when abroad." Vodafone Passport will be available to Vodafone customers in Germany, Greece,Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden from 1 June. Vodafone Passport will beintroduced to customers in Albania, Australia, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, NewZealand, Portugal and the UK during the coming months. To opt-in, customers can contact their local operator for more details ofapplicable home rates and connection fees, terms and conditions and informationon excluded price plans. Or they can visit www.vodafone.com The new initiative will be supported by an above and below the linecommunications campaign, with the theme "The Vodafone Travel Promise", acrossEurope. Ends Notes to Editors 1. The received call duration periods vary from market to market, ranging from 20 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes per call. 2. Local Operating Company connection fees for Vodafone Passport (VAT exclusive) range from €0.64 - €1.00 per call within Europe and €0.64 - €1.99 to countries outside of Europe. Vodafone subsidiaries excluding Egypt. Vodafone Passport Availability and Roaming Footprint +---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Vodafone Networks to launch |Vodafone Passport Roaming Footprint ||Vodafone Passport | |+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Vodafone Albania |Vodafone Albania || | ||Vodafone Australia |Vodafone Australia || | ||Vodafone Germany |Proximus (Belgium) || | ||Vodafone Greece |SFR (France) || | ||Vodafone Hungary |Vodafone Germany || | ||Vodafone Ireland |Vodafone Greece || | ||Vodafone Italy |Vodafone Hungary || | ||Vodafone Malta |Vodafone Ireland || | ||Vodafone Netherlands |Vodafone Italy || | ||Vodafone New Zealand |Vodafone Japan || | ||Vodafone Portugal |Vodafone Malta || | ||Vodafone Spain |Vodafone Netherlands || | ||Vodafone Sweden |Vodafone New Zealand || | ||Vodafone UK |Vodafone Portugal || | || |Vodafone Spain || | || |Vodafone Sweden || | || |Swisscom Mobile (Switzerland) || | || |Vodafone UK |+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ Pricing Comparison Information Vodafone Passport is designed for people who intend to make longer calls. Forthose customers that opt-in for Vodafone Passport the longer the customer talkson a call, the more cost effective the call becomes, as can be seen from theillustrations below. The pricing in the following examples are VAT inclusive, where applicable. Example 1 : Based on a UK customer on Anytime 200 price plan visiting Spain andAustralia and calling a UK landline or a Vodafone mobile Example 1 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff* --------------------- ---------------------------------------- Spain Australia Spain SAVING Australia SAVING 1 minute 75p 79p 75p - 75p 5%2 minutes £1.50 £1.58 75p 50% 75p 47%5 minutes £3.75 £3.95 75p 80% 75p 81%10 minutes £7.50 £7.90 75p 90% 75p 91% Example 2 : Based on a UK customer on Anytime 200 price plan visiting Spain andAustralia and receiving a call from the UK Example 2 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff --------------------- --------------------------------------- Spain Australia Spain SAVING Australia SAVING 1 minute 75p 75p 75p - 75p -2 minutes £1.50 £1.50 75p 50% 75p 50%5 minutes £3.75 £3.75 75p 80% 75p 80%10 minutes £7.50 £7.50 75p 90% 75p 90% Example 3 : Based on a German customer on UMTS Special Bundle 200 price planvisiting the Netherlands and New Zealand and calling a German landline orVodafone mobile. Example 3 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff* ----------------------- ------------------------------------------ Netherlands New Zealand Netherlands SAVING New Zealand SAVING 1 minute €0.89 €2.24 €0.75 16% €0.75 67%2 minutes €1.78 €4.48 €0.75 44% €0.75 83%5 minutes €4.45 €11.20 €0.75 83% €0.75 93%10 minutes €8.90 €22.40 €0.75 92% €0.75 97% Example 4 : Based on a German customer on UMTS Special Bundle 200 price planvisiting the Netherlands and New Zealand and receiving a call from Germany. Example 4 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff Netherlands New Zealand Netherlands SAVING New Zealand SAVING ------------------------ ------------------------------------------1 minute €0.59 €1.49 €0.75 - €0.75 50%2 minutes €1.18 €2.98 €0.75 63% €0.75 75%5 minutes €2.95 €7.45 €0.75 75% €0.75 90%10 minutes €5.90 €14.90 €0.75 87% €0.75 95% Example 5 : Based on an Italian customer on "Italy new" prepay price planvisiting France and New Zealand and calling an Italian landline or Vodafonemobile. Example 5 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff France New Zealand France SAVING New Zealand SAVING --------------------- ---------------------------------------1 minute €1.00 €3.00 €1.25 - €1.25 42%2 minutes €2.00 €6.00 €1.35 33% €1.35 33%5 minutes €5.00 €15.00 €1.65 67% €1.65 89%10 minutes €10.00 €30.00 €2.15 79% €2.15 93% Example 6 : Based on an Italian customer on "Italy new" prepay price planvisiting France and New Zealand receiving a call from an Italian landline orVodafone mobile. Example 6 Vodafone World Tariff The Vodafone Passport Tariff France New Zealand France SAVING New Zealand SAVING --------------------- ---------------------------------------1 minute €0.45 €2.00 €1.00 - €1.00 50%2 minutes €0.90 €4.00 €1.00 - €1.00 75%5 minutes €2.25 €10.00 €1.00 26% €1.00 90%10 minutes €4.50 €20.00 €1.00 78% €1.00 95% * The Vodafone Passport examples above are based on customers using their inclusive minutes. For further information: Vodafone GroupSimon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs DirectorTel: +44 (0) 1635 673310 Investor RelationsCharles Butterworth, Darren Jones or Sarah MoriartyTel: +44 (0) 1635 673310 Media RelationsJon Earl or Janine YoungTel: +44 (0) 1635 673310 About Vodafone Vodafone is the world's largest mobile community with 151 million proportionatecustomers, equity interests in 26 countries and Partner Networks in a further 14countries. For further information about Vodafone, please visit the VodafoneGroup website: www.vodafone.com For high resolution images please visit www.vodafone.com/media/images/ (c) Vodafone Group 2005. VODAFONE, Vodafone Passport and the Vodafone Logos are trade marks of the Vodafone Group. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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