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Vodafone Essar announces successful outcome of 3G auction in India

Mumbai, 19 May, 2010

Vodafone Essar announces that today, it has successfully secured 3G spectrum in 9 circles in the just concluded 3G auctions for a total price of Rs. 11,617 crore. These circles - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (East) and West Bengal - cover over 60% of the Company’s current customer base.

Vodafone Essar CEO & Managing Director Marten Pieters said: “Vodafone Essar has secured a critical strategic footprint across the country, particularly in the markets where we expect the main demand for 3G services to be in the next few years. We are excited to be able to offer 3G services to our customers and aim to launch the services before the end of the year.

We expect a strong uptake for 3G in these markets particularly among the higher value customers, which is a growing segment owing to rising affluence and increasing urban population. We also note with interest that a significant proportion of our customer base in these markets already has a 3G enabled device. We will continue to offer country-wide data services based on our extensive 2.5G networks.”

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