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Description: Vodafone Group Plc is one of the world's largest mobile communications companies by revenue operating across the globe providing a wide range of communications services. Our vision is to be the communications leader in  an increasingly connected world.
What we do: Provide a  wide range of communications services including mobile voice, messaging, data and fixed broadband
Established: Awarded mobile licence in the UK in 1982
Revenue: £44,472 million (year ended 31 March 2010)
Group EBITDA: £14,735 million (year ended 31 March 2010)
Shares in issue: 57,809 million (31 March 2010)
Listings: London and NASDAQ
Market capitalisation: Approximately £88.0 billion (31 March 2010)
Employees: Approximately 85,000 during year ended 31 March 2010
Customer base: Approximately 341 million registered proportionate mobile customers (31 March 2010)
Devices: Over 5.4 million Vodafone branded handsets shipped  during the year ended 31 March 20108.7 million PC connectivity users (31 March 2010)
Voice: 24.9 million Vodafone Passport customers (31 March 2010)
£28.0 billion service revenue (year ended 31 March 2010)
Messaging: Usage growth of 25.2% (year ended 31 March 2010)
£4.8 billion service revenue
Data: 19.3% organic data revenue growth (year ended 31 March 2010)
31.0 million mobile internet users (31 March 2010)
£4.1 billion service revenue (year ended 31 March 2010)
Fixed and other services: 5.6 million fixed broadband customers (31 March 2010)
13 countries, in addition to Gateway, offering fixed line services (31 March 2010)
£3.3 billion service revenue (year ended 31 March 2010)
Global network: Significant global presence with equity interests in over 30 countries and over 40 partner markets worldwide. The Group operates in three geographic regions – Europe, Africa and Central Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East – and has an investment in Verizon Wireless in the United States
Brand names: Our mobile subsidiaries operate under the brand name Vodafone. In the United States, our associated undertaking operates as Verizon Wireless.
Registered and head office: Vodafone House
The Connection
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 2FN
England
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 33251
Fax: +44 (0) 1635 45713
Registered details: Registered in England No. 1833679