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6th August ,2004

ASIA : Vodafone K.K., a leading mobile operator in Japan with over 15 million customers and a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, announced that it will expand service areas and upgrade the network quality of existing service areas for its 3G network to further increase customer convenience. In the month of August, Vodafone K.K. plans to expand 46 service areas, upgrade the network quality of 189 areas and add 35 indoor coverage spots for a total of 270 additions. As a result, 3G network national population coverage is expected to be 99.6% at the end of August.

46 service areas expanded, network quality upgraded in 189 areas, 35 indoor spots added

Vodafone K.K., formerly J-PHONE Co., Ltd., is a leading mobile operator in Japan with over 15 million customers and a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, the world’s largest mobile community. The Tokyo-based company offers a wide range of sophisticated mobile voice and data services including Vodafone live!, which provides e-mail and internet access to 86% of its customers, and Sha-mail, the pioneering picture messaging service first introduced in November 2000 that now has over 12 million users. In December 2002, Vodafone K.K. launched the world’s first commercial 3G W-CDMA service based on 3GPP, the international standard. Vodafone K.K.’s 3G service offers its customers fast data speeds in Japan and roaming on 135 networks in 95 countries and regions as of June 30, 2004.

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