Q1 KPIs show increased service revenue and good growth in customer connections underpinned by contract customer acquisition

Key Highlights:

• Service revenue growth of 9.4% in Q1 07/08 compared to Q1 06/07.
• Addition of 16,000 net customers for the three months ending June 30, 2007 (excluding MVNO customers). Vodafone Australia’s total direct customer base stands at more than 3,382,000.
• Total MVNO customers increased by more than 19,000 during Q1 07/08, bringing the total number of MVNO customers to more than 327,000.
• Total Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) grew 2.3% for Q1 07/08 compared to Q1 06/07, with sustained high levels of minutes of usage more than offsetting the impact of reduced mobile termination rates that applied from January 2007.
• Gross contract customer connections grew 36.1% for Q1 07/08 compared to Q1 06/07. Vodafone Australia’s focus on high-value customers has also resulted in year-on-year contract ARPU growth of 3.7%.
• Total network usage for Q1 07/08 remains high at 2,179 million minutes, which represents 8.7% growth compared to Q1 06/07.
• Vodafone closed Q1 07/08 with more than 617,000 registered 3G/HSDPA
  devices.

Russell Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer at Vodafone Australia, comments:

"The great news for customers is that we’re reducing the cost of mobile voice and mobile broadband data services and continuing to invest in our network and customer service capabilities.

"We're outperforming the rest of the Australian market on mobile service revenue growth and well and truly delivering on the targets and expectations of our Group shareholder. "Vodafone is attracting more and more new customers and, collectively, they’re using our services m ore frequently and for longer periods of time.

“We’ve spent the last 15 years shaking up the Australian mobile market to give our customers a better deal and the best possible service experience, and we will continue to challenge and change the market. Vodafone Australia is charting an exciting, new course for the year ahead and our plans include expanding our capabilities to include the provision of fixed line broadband services.

“Vodafone Australia is becoming a total communications provider. Our metamorphosis will bring high-value mobile and fixed line voice and broadband packages to our residential and business customers. We’re also working globally and locally with the world’s biggest and best new media brands to deliver fantastic mobile internet experiences to our customers.”

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For more information please contact:

Greg Spears, Vodafone Australia on 0406 315 014.
Dominic Hilton-Foster, Vodafone Australia on 0405 703 495