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News & Star | News | Workington phone mast appeal decision due

www.newsandstar.co.uk | Oct 3, 2009

Its proposals, along with another for the Travellers Rest pub car park on High Street, were rejected in February by Allerdale Council, which had received more than 70 objections and felt the masts would be intrusive, alien and unneighbourly.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/workington_phone_mast_appeal_decision_due_1_619580?referrerPath=/1.96082

Vodafone employee engagement on the rise despite job cuts

www.personneltoday.com | Oct 8, 2009

Vodafone UK has managed to boost employee engagement despite announcing 500 redundancies this year. The findings, outlined in the company's 2009-09...

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/10/08/52479/vodafone-employee-engagement-on-the-rise-despite-job.html

Vodafone Qatar reaches over 250,000 customers

www.ameinfo.com | Oct 27, 2009

Vodafone Qatar announced today another amazing milestone. Since the company's launch of services in July this year, over 250,000 customers have joined to date.

http://www.ameinfo.com/213872.html

Vodafone Gets Friendly with 360

www.computerweekly.com | Oct 28, 2009

Forget the BlackBerry Storm2 9520 that Vodafone rolled out on the 26th October (free on a two year, £30 a month contract). Forgot it? Aces. There's some brand new pretend-iPhone goodness coming in the shape of the Samsung 360 H1 on the 30th of October.

http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inspect-a-gadget/2009/10/vodafone-gets-friendly-with-360.html

 

Minority Dares Govt to Probe Telecom Malaysia Deal - Zibb.com

Ongoing debate and pronouncement by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to re-engage Vodafone Plc in its acquisition of 70% shares in Ghana Telecom (GT) has sparked the reaction of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) .

The minority is daring government to first consider investigations into the sale and purchase Agreement (SPA) of GT to Telecom Malaysia, before they can finally conclude on a deal that will be favorable to the whole nation.

Addressing journalists in parliament yesterday, minority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu stated that in 1996, when NDC sold 30% shares of GT to Telecom Malaysia, the transaction never came to parliament, nor was it subjected to public debate. As such, for the NDC to turn around and criticize the Vodafone deal, is just throwing dirt into the eyes of the general public.

According to him, the interpretations that the committee gave with respect to article 6.1.6, which states that "There shall not be any injunction or order that prohibits or restrains the sale of the sole shares by Government Of Ghana (GOG) to the purchaser in particular or general," is different from how the minority sees it.

He added that their interpretation of that article is that the transaction could not close if the sales shares of 70% were encumbered in any way at the time of the transaction." This is, therefore, a condition precedent to the signing of the agreement," he stressed.

The minority leader observed that the government can, therefore, not interpret it to mean that the courts of Ghana are barred from examining any matter relating to the transaction after it has been signed. Touching on the indemnity clause, the minority said the report created the impression that the government cannot prosecute anyone who might have committed an offence involving GT/ Vodafone.

He contended that the sale and purchase agreement was done entirely within the laws of Ghana which run contrary to the assertion of the committee that the agreement went against many laws of Ghana, including the 1992 constitution, the NCA Act and Regulation and the Internal Revenue Act.

Mr. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, said the claim by the committee that the indemnity clause is not balanced as it seeks to protect the interest of the buyer and not the mutual interest of both parties is not conclusive. He argued that the nature of indemnity clause in the agreement is standard in such agreements; as such the committee should have given an indication as to which items the government should have sought indemnity on.

The minority, however, debunked the Committee's assertion that Vodafone PLC and Vodafone International BV were not the same company that the government of Ghana dealt with during the sale and purchase transaction between the two entities. He said Parliament in the discharge of its duties acted diligently in the said transaction adding "we were satisfied that Vodafone BV is a 100% owned subsidiary of Vodafone PLC".

The minority also disagreed with the Ministerial committee's valuation of GT which concluded that the sale price was low because the transaction adviser had put a higher value of the GT's assets and that Telecom SA offered a higher amount of $947 for 67% shares of the said contract.

"We disagree on this conclusion of the value of GT. The transaction Advisor had put a value of $769 and added a negotiable 40% goodwill, taking value to a negotiable amount of $1,075 billion," noted the Minority Leader. He explained that the Transaction Advisors themselves, after superintending the tender process yielded the highest tender of $520 million from France Telecom.

The Minority Leader debunked claims by the committee of Executive interference with the former President John Agyekum Kufuor being the one who agreed on the transaction price which was irregular. "We find this conclusion very strange, preposterous, and absurd it is important to state categorically that President Kufuor did not solely decide on the price, on his own technical and legal assumptions."

He said the opposition was glad when they heard of the news that that the British Serious Fraud Office may be interested in investigating the Vodafone GT transaction. "We welcome it wholeheartedly," the Minority Leader added.

Meanwhile, an investment lawyer, Nana Asante Bediatuo on Peace Fm yesterday noted that re-engagement of the Vodafone Plc concerning the 70 percent stake in GT cannot hold unless Vodafone Plc opens its arms for re-negotiations.

According to him, since the sale and purchase Agreement of GT was ratified by Parliament and paid for by Vodafone, the Government cannot order for re-engagement or negotiations into the whole transaction.

"A contract is a contract, and once you do a contract of this nature, you cannot go back over it. So, on contractual basis, if Vodafone comes out to say that they are not ready for negotiations, there is nothing you can do about it," he noted.

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'Vodafone Spain offers 10% bill discounts for iBanesto users' - Zibb.com

Vodafone Spain has expanded its Partners Programme, in partnership with iBanesto, the online banking division of Spanish financial institution Banesto. The promotion targets Vodafone customers who pay their monthly telecomunciations services bill via the iBanesto service. Rolled out in May this year, the Vodafone Partners Programme offers various discounts for the operator's loyal customers. iBanesto will provide Vodafone individual contract subscribers with a refund of 10 percent on their monthly telecommunications services bill. To take part in the promotion, users should register on the Vodafone portal. As part of its Partners Programme, Vodafone offers discounts of up to 35 percent on purchases from major brands in the sectors catering, transport, travel, banking and insurance, leisure and entertainment, fuel, health and beauty, fashion and accessories, accommodation, electronic devices and games. Vodafone reports its Partners Program has topped 100,000 subscribers.

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'Vodafone Romania launches new slogan, e-mail package' - Zibb.com

Vodafone Romania has repositioned its brand under the slogan 'Power to you' which replaces its former motto 'Live every moment' ('Traieste fiecare clipa'). On this occasion, Vodafone launched 'Vodafone Email on mobile' (Vodafone Email pe mobil), a package aimed at both its prepaid and postpaid users. With this service, users get 25 MB of traffic per month to access their Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail accounts, the internet as well as unlimited traffic in the Vodafone Live! Portal for EUR 1.99 (VAT included) per month. To use the service, clients need to have Opera Mini installed on their phones. Those who do not have the browser installed need to send an SMS containing the word 'Opera' to a four-digit Vodafone short number. At the same time, Vodafone launched a new version of its *222 customer service interactive guide. The new service enables clients to make specific operations without the intervention of a call centre officer, namely to activate or deactivate mobile internet, roaming, Vodafone Passport, MMS, call waiting tones and extra-options, among others.

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IE Market Research Corporation: Portugal will have 16.9 million mobile subscribers in 2013 with TMN

IE Market Research Corp. (IEMR), the Canadian-based provider of market intelligence services, announced today the release of its 4Q09 Portugal Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013.

"Subscriber growth is slowing down in Portugal's mobile operator space, but the industry average subscriber growth (YoY) was still +8.1% in 2Q.2009. We expect that the number of total wireless subscriber accounts in Portugal will increase from 15.7 million in 2008 to 16.9 million in 2013," said Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research) at IEMR. "We expect TMN's subscriber base to increase from 6.94 million in 2008 to 7.48 million in 2013. Also, our model predicts that Vodafone Portugal's mobile subscriber base will increase from 5.58 million to 5.96 million and that of Optimus will increase from 3.19 to 3.52 million over the forecast period, 2008 - 2013."

"All of the three major wireless carriers will see their ARPUs decrease over the next five years. We forecast that the industry average monthly ARPU will fall from EUR18.52 in 2008 to EUR14.23 in 2013. Although Vodafone Portugal will continue to receive the highest level of ARPU in the country, we forecast that its monthly ARPU will still decline from EUR20.42 in 2008 to EUR15.94 in 2013. Monthly ARPUs at TMN and Optimus will also decline to EUR13.52 and EUR12.85 respectively in 2013," said Mr. Assanie.

IEMR's Portugal Mobile Operator Forecast covers 50 financial and operational metrics on wireless operators in Portugal - TMN -TelecomunicaAAues Moveis Nacionais S.A., Vodafone Portugal ComunicaAAues Pessoais, S.A., and Optimus TelecomunicaAAues, S.A. Notable highlights of the 4Q09 Portugal Mobile Operator Forecast include:

* Our model does not predict significant changes in market shares over the next five years. Our model forecasts that TMN will continue to be the largest operator in Portugal's wireless space with a subscriber market share of approximately 44.1% over the next five years. We expect that Vodafone Portugal's market share will decrease slightly from 35.5% to 35.1% while that of Optimus rises from 20.3% to 20.8% over the forecast period, 2008 - 2013.

* We forecast that the industry average EBITDA margin (calculated as EBITDA/reported revenue) will improve slightly from 37.0% in 2008 to 37.3% in 2013. TMN will continue to enjoy a higher level of profitability than Vodafone Portugal and Optimus. Our model forecasts that EBITDA margins at TMN, Vodafone Portugal, and Optimus will be approximately 43.0%, 34.0%, and 30.1% in 2013.

IEMR's Global Mobile Operator Forecast covers 50 operational metrics of 200+ mobile operators in 50 countries, making up 80% of the world's population. Forecasts are based on our proprietary, country-specific forecasting models. These models deploy multiple regression analysis and cross-impact matrices that estimate relationships between subscriber data, technology use and deployment data, overall economic and demographic changes expected in a particular country; and relate these to company operational and financial metrics.

To purchase this report, visit our website at: http://www.iemarketresearch.com/Members/Reports/ViewReportDetail.aspx?RID=1291&flag=1

Companies Covered in this Country Mobile Operator Forecast

TMN -Telecomunicacoes Moveis Nacionais S.A.

Vodafone Portugal, Comunicacoes Pessoais, S.A.

Optimus Telecomunicacoes, S.A.

Annual Results & Forecasts for each of the above operators is covered in this report for: CY 2001-CY 2013. Quarterly Results & Forecasts are covered for: March 2003 - June 2011

PREPAID AND POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS

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MONTHLY ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

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VOICE REV/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (USD)

SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD)

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* Available only for TMN -TelecomunicaAAues Moveis Nacionais S.A. and Vodafone Portugal, ComunicaAAues Pessoais, S.A.

CONTACT: Mr. Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research), IE Market Research Tel: +1 604 327 4367 e-mail: info@iemarketresearch.com

((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com.

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Isis specialises in the supply of mobile phone management information and usage reporting software to corporate and public sector customers of Vodafone UK.

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Results from the IT Industry - Zibb.co.uk

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Deutsche Bank has announced it is to consolidate its global telecommunications operations using Avaya's session initiation protocol (SIP)-based Aura system for 3,100 buildings in 72 countries. The project expects to complete in three and five years. http://www.computing.co.

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The Hindu Business Line : Vodafone, RIM launch new BlackBerry version

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LONDON: Vodafone along with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) on Thursday launched the new version of the Storm2 smartphone in seven European countries as well as South Africa.

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Welcome to the Corporate Website of Vodafone Group Plc

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Global website with links to local operating companies, partner networks, financial data, investor and media relations, corporate responsibility, global enterprise, sponsorship ...

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Vodafone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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On 28 July 2000, the Company reverted to its former name, Vodafone Group plc. In April 2001, the first 3G voice call was made on Vodafone United Kingdom's 3G network.

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VOD: VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW Stock Quote

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User Experience Visual Designer - Vodafone, Germany - Dorf | Job Postings from Coroflot.com

Already a global telecoms leader, Vodafone have been making great strides in the User Experience field and we now need a Visual Designer to design innovative concepts and media for both mobile and web based applications.

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Conference Call: Distribution Power And Network Capabilities Will Help Vodafone App Store Compete

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Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) announced earlier today that it was providing developers with software providing that will allow them to create applications that will work across all of the phones customers use, regardless of operating system or manufacturer. In its conference call today giving more detail on

http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-conference-call-vodafone-app-store-not-confined-to-smartphones/

Verizon (VZ) COO Strigl: No Impact From Economy

Unlike rival AT&T, Verizon is feeling no impact from an economic downturn. A slight pickup in "bad debt" on the wireless side, Strigl said, but less than 2%.

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BIFM - Multi regional event at Vodafone in Newbury

This event is a great chance to see an impressive new HQ building, meet the FM team and their service providers, to meet up with members in the adjoining regions, to hear great presentations and keep up to date with your FM friends and colleagues.

http://www.bifm.org.uk/bifm/events/view/412

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