Vodafone today announces that it has signed a Vodafone Partner Agreement with Radiolinja Eesti AS ("RLE"), the Estonian subsidiary of Finland based mobile operator Oy Radiolinja Ab. The agreement with RLE follows similar deals with TDC Mobil in December 2001, Oy Radiolinja Ab in February 2002 and Mobile Telecommunications Company in September 2002.

The co-operation with RLE extends the existing relationship between Vodafone and Radiolinja in Finland, to the Estonian market. The dual "Radiolinja Vodafone" brand, already launched in Finland, will be used by RLE to market Vodafone’s global services to its international travellers and corporate customers in Estonia. The first services to be implemented by RLE include Eurocall, Assisted Roaming, Virtual Home Environment, GPRS Roaming and inbound roaming for Vodafone’s pre-paid customers travelling in Estonia.

RLE facts:

• Founded 1994 - first GSM call in Estonia was made on RLE network in November 1994
• Sales of Euro 40 million FY 2001
• 195 employees
• 147,000 contract customers in Estonia
• Radiolinja Eesti AS is a subsidiary of the Finnish operator Oy Radiolinja Ab

For further information:

Vodafone Group
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Melissa Stimpson, Director of Group Investor Relations
Bobby Leach, Head of Group Financial Media Relations
Darren Jones, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Jon Earl, Senior Group Communications Manager
Janine Young, Group Communications Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 673310

Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges / John West
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7600 2288