Vodafone Group Plc
Type	Public (LSE: VOD, NYSE: VOD, FWB: VOD)
Founded	1983 as Racal Telecom, independent 1991
Headquarters	Newbury, England, UK
Key people	Sir John Bond, Chairman John Buchanan, Deputy Chairman Arun Sarin, CEO Andy Halford, CFO
Industry	Mobile telecommunications
Products	Mobile networks, Telecom services, Etc.
Revenue	£29.350 billion GBP (2006)
Net income	£-14.084 billion GBP (2006)
Slogan	Make the most of now (in many countries, their previous slogan, How are you?, is still used)
Website	www.vodafone.com

Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84.7 billion (July 2007). Vodafone currently has equity interests in 27 countries and Partner Networks (networks in which it has no equity stake) in a further 40 countries. The name Vodafone comes from Voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice and data services over mobile phones."^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (outside) The DAX chart (inside) The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (German: FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Sir John Reginald Hartnell Bond (龐約翰; born 24th July 1940) is chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, by market capitalisation the third largest financial services company in the world. ... Arun Sarin Arun Sarin (born October 21, 1954) is the Chief Executive of the British based global mobile telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc. ... Cell Phone redirects here. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A mobile network operator, also known as wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile phone operator, or cellular company, is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers. ... Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

At 31 January 2007 Vodafone had 200 million proportionate customers in 27 markets across 5 continents.^[2] ("Proportionate customers" means, for example, that if Vodafone has a 30% stake in a business with a million customers, that is counted as 300,000). On this measure it is the second largest mobile telecom group in the world behind China Mobile. The eight markets where it has more than ten million proportionate customers are the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Egypt and the United States. In the U.S., these customers come via its minority stake in Verizon Wireless, and in the other seven markets Vodafone has majority-controlled subsidiaries. is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the largest American wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenue. ...

On 30 May 2006, the company announced a loss before tax of £14.9 billion for 2005, the biggest loss in British corporate history. The loss for the year from continuing operations was £17.2 billion and the bottom line loss for the financial year was £21.8 billion. The company was pushed into loss by impairment charges of £23.5 billion, which related to the acquisition of Mannesmann several years earlier, and losses of £4.6 billion in relation to its discontinued business in Japan. At an operating level it remained highly profitable, with an operating profit on continuing operations of £9.4 billion before impairment costs. is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mannesmann AG is a German corporation with headquarters in Duesseldorf. ...

Vodafone in Europe

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Source: "About Vodafone": Global Footprint, 16 June 2007.

History

Vodafone's original logo used until the introduction of the speechmark logo in 1998.

In 1982 Racal Electronics plc's subsidiary Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. won one of two UK cellular telephone network licences.^[3][4] The network, known as Racal Vodafone was 80% owned by Racal, with Millicom and the Hambros Technology Trust owning 15% and 5% respectively. Vodafone was launched on 1 January 1985.^[5] Racal Strategic Radio was renamed Racal Telecommunications Group Limited in 1985.^[4] On 29 December 1986 Racal Electronics bought out the minority shareholders of Vodafone for GB£110 million.^[6] Image File history File links Vodafoneoldlogo. ... Image File history File links Vodafoneoldlogo. ... Racal Electronics plc was a British defence electronics firm purchased by Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) in 2000. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

In September 1988 the company was again renamed Racal Telecom and on 26 October 1988 Racal Electronics floated 20% of the company. The flotation valued Racal Telecom at GB£1.7 billion.^[7] On 16 September 1991 Racal Telecom was demerged from Racal Electronics as Vodafone Group.^[8] is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Billion may mean: 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million; ), used by most English-speaking countries (American and usual modern British meaning) 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million; ), used by most other countries outside Asia (older British meaning). ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In July 1996 Vodafone acquired the two thirds of Talkland it did not already own for £30.6 million.^[9] On 19 November 1996, in a defensive move, Vodafone purchased Peoples Phone for £77 million, a 181 store chain whose customers were overwhelmingly using Vodafone's network.^[10] In a similar move the company acquired the 80% of Astec Communications that it did not own, a service provider with 21 stores.^[11] Charles Wigoder (born 2 March 1960), is an English telecommunications entrepreneur, most associated with the Utility Warehouse Discount Club // The son of The Right Honourable Lord Wigoder, QC PC[1] (his children are entitled to use The Honourable title), Charles studied Accountancy and Law at University of Kent[2]. Wigoder...

In 1997 Vodafone introduced its Speechmark logo, as it is a quotation mark in a circle; the O's in the Vodafone logotype are opening and closing quotation marks, suggesting conversation. Quotation marks or inverted commas (also called quotes and speech marks) are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word. ...

On 29 June 1999 Vodafone completed its purchase of AirTouch Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Vodafone Airtouch plc. Trading of the new company commenced on 30 June 1999.^[12] To approve the merger, Vodafone sold its 17.2% stake in E-Plus Mobilefunk.^[13] The acquisition gave Vodafone a 35% share of Mannesmann, owner of the largest German mobile network. is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The AirTouch Tower at One California Street in San Francisco, California AirTouch Communications was a wireless service provider that started in the mid-1990s and survived through late 1999 when it was absorbed by Verizon Communications business unit Verizon Wireless in one of the largest communications and even corporate mergers... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... a device that purportedly increases the fuel efficiency, see E-Plus (fuel) a mobile telecommunications operator in Germany, see E-Plus (operator) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mannesmann AG is a German corporation with headquarters in Duesseldorf. ...

On 21 September 1999 Vodafone agreeded to merge its U.S. wireless assets with those of Bell Atlantic Corp to form Verizon Wireless.^[14] The merger was completed on 4 April 2000. is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Communications companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Telephone companies | Public Utilities ... Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the largest American wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenue. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

In November 1999 Vodafone made an unsolicited bid for Mannesmann, which was rejected. Vodafone's interest in Mannesmann had been increased by the latter's purchase of Orange, the UK mobile operator.^[15] Chris Gent would later say Mannesmann's move into the UK broke a "gentleman's agreement" not to compete in each other's home territory.^[16] The hostile takeover provoked strong protest in Germany and a "titanic struggle" which saw Mannesmann resist Vodafone's efforts. However on 3 February 2000 the Mannesmann board agreed to an increased offer of £112bn, then the largest corporate merger ever.^[16] The EU approved the merger in April 2000. The conglomerate was subsequently broken up and all manufacturing related operations sold off. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 28 July 2000: Reverts to its former name, Vodafone Group Plc
• 16 April 2001: First 3G voice call on Vodafone United Kingdom's 3G network.

Vodafone in Iaşi, Romania.

A map showing Vodafone's operations in Europe.

• 2001: Takes over Eircell, then part of eircom in Ireland, and rebrands it Vodafone Ireland.
• 2001-2002: Acquires Japan's third-largest mobile operator J-Phone, which had introduced camera phones first in Japan.
• 17 December 2001: Introduces the concept of "Partner Networks" by signing TDC Mobil of Denmark. The new concept involves the introduction of Vodafone international services to the local market, without the need of investment by Vodafone. The concept would be used to extend the Vodafone brand and services into markets where it does not have stakes in local operators. Vodafone services would be marketed under the dual-brand scheme, where the Vodafone brand is added at the end of the local brand. (i.e., TDC Mobil-Vodafone etc.)
• 2 February 2002: Finland is added into the mobile community, as Radiolinja is signed as a Partner Network. Radiolinja later changed its named to Elisa.
• 2002: Rebrands Japan's J-sky mobile internet service as Vodafone live!™
• 3 December 2002: Brand is introduced in the Estonian market with signing of a Partner Network Agreement with Radiolinja (Eesti). Radiolinja (Eesti) later changed its name to Elisa.
• 7 January 2003: Signs a group-wide Partner agreement with mobilkom Austria. As a result, Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia is added to the community.
• 16 April 2003: Og Vodafone is introduced in the Icelandic market.
• 13 May 2003:Omnitel is rebranded Vodafone Italy.
• 21 July 2003: Lithuania is added to the community, with the signing of a Partner Network agreement with Bité.
• 16 February 2004: Signs a Partner Network Agreement with Luxembourg's LuxGSM.
• 20 February 2004: Signs a Partner Network Agreement with Cyta of Cyprus. Cyta agreed to rename its mobile phone operations to Cytamobile-Vodafone.
• April 2004: Purchases Singlepoint airtime provider from John Caudwell (Caudwell Group) and approx 1.5million customers onto its base for est £405million, adding sites in Stoke on Trent (England) to existing sites in Newbury (HQ), Birmingham, Warrington and Banbury
• November 2004: Introduces 3G services into Europe.
• June 2005: Increases its participation in Romania's Connex to 99%; also buys Czech mobile operator Oskar.
• 1 July 2005: Oskar of Czech Republic is rebranded as Oskar-Vodafone.
• 17 October 2005: Vodafone Portugal launches a revised logo, using new text designed by Dalton Maag, and a 3D version of the Speechmark logo, but still retaining a red background and white writing (or vice versa). Also, various operating companies start to drop the use of the SIM card pattern in the company logo. (The rebranding of Oskar-Vodafone and Connex-Vodafone also does not use the SIM card pattern.) A custom typeface by Dalton Maag (based on their font family InterFace) forms part of the new identity.
• 28 October 2005: Connex in Romania is rebranded as Connex-Vodafone.
• 31 October 2005: Reaches an agreement to sell Vodafone Sweden to Telenor for approximately € 1 billion. After the sale, Vodafone Sweden becomes a Partner Network.
• 13 December 2005: Wins an auction to buy Turkey's second-largest mobile phone company, Telsim, for $4.5 billion. [11]
• December 2005: Vodafone Spain becomes the second member of the group to adopt the revised logo, and it is phased in over the following six months in other countries.
• 5 January 2006: Announces the completion of the sale of Vodafone Sweden to Telenor.
• 1 February 2006: Oskar Vodafone becomes Vodafone Czech Republic, adopting the revised logo.
• 22 February 2006: Announces that it is extending its footprint to Bulgaria with the signing of Partner Network Agreement with Mobiltel, which is part of mobilkom Austria group.
• 12 March 2006: Former chief, Sir Christopher Gent, who was appointed the honorary post Chairman for Life in 2003, quits following rumours of boardroom rifts.
• 11 April 2006: Announces that it has signed an extension to its Partner Network Agreement with BITE Group, enabling its Latvian subsidiary "BITE Latvija" to become the latest member of Vodafone's global partner community.
• 20 April 2006: Vodafone Sweden changes its name to Telenor Sverige AB.
• 26 April 2006: Connex-Vodafone becomes Vodafone Romania, also adopting the new logo.
• 30 May 2006: Announces the biggest loss in British corporate history (£14.9 billion) and plans to cut 400 jobs; reports one-off costs of £23.5 billion due to the revaluation of their Mannesmann subsidiary.
• 25 August 2006: Announces the sale of 25% stake in Belgium's Proximus for Euro 2 billion. After the deal, Proximus will still be part of the community as a Partner Network.
• 5 October 2006: Vodafone announces first single brand partnership with Og Vodafone which will now operate under the name Vodafone Iceland
• 19 December 2006: Announces the sale of 25% stake in Switzerland's Swisscom for CHF4.25 billion (£1.8 billion). After the deal, Swisscom will still be part of the community as a Partner Network.
• December 2006: Completes the acquisition of Aspective, an enterprise applications systems integrator in the UK, signaling Vodafone's intent to grow a significiant presence and revenues in the ICT marketplace.
• 1 January 2007: Telsim in Turkey adopts Vodafone dual branding as Telsim Vodafone.
• 1 April 2007: Telsim Vodafone Turkey drops its original brand and becomes Vodafone Turkey.
• 1 May 2007: adds Jersey and Guernsey to the community, as Airtel is signed as Partner Network in both crown dependencies
• 07 June 2007: Vodafone live! launches cheaper mobile Internet portal in the UK ^[17] and becomes the first mobile network to focus an entire media campaign on their newly launched mobile Internet portal in the UK.

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Vodafone in Asia-Pacific

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History

• July 1993: BellSouth New Zealand's network went live.
• October 1993: Vodafone Australia's network went live.
• July 1994: Vodafone Fiji's network went live.
• November 1998: Purchases BellSouth New Zealand, it later becomes Vodafone New Zealand.
• 1999-2000: J-Phone launched the J-sky mobile internet service in response to DoCoMo's i-Mode service.
• December 2002: J-Phone's 3G network went live.
• 3 November 2003: Singapore becomes a part of the community as M1 is signed as partner network
• October 1, 2003: J-Phone becomes 'Vodafone'; J-Phone's mobile internet service J-Sky becomes Vodafone Live!
• April 2005: SmarTone changed the name of its brand to 'SmarTone-Vodafone' after both companies signed a Partner Network Agreement.
• August 2005: Launches 3G technology in New Zealand.
• October 2005: Begins launching 3G technology in Australia
• 28 October 2005: Announces the acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in India's Bharti Televentures, which operates the largest mobile phone network in India under the brand name AirTel.
• 22 December 2005: Announces the completion of the acquisition of the 10% stake in Bharti Televentures of India.
• 25 January 2006: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka are added to the Vodafone footprint as Vodafone Group signs a partner network agreement with Telekom Malaysia.
• 17 March 2006: Announces an agreement to sell all its interest in Vodafone Japan to SoftBank for £8.9 billion of which £6.8 billion will be received in cash on closing of deal. Vodafone Japan later changed its name to SoftBank Mobile
• 9 October 2006:: Vodafone New Zealand buys New Zealand's 3rd largest I.S.P., iHug
• 1 November 2006: Vodafone Australia signs the Australian Football League (AFL)'s biggest individual club sponsorship deal with the Brisbane Lions from seasons 2007-2009
• 6 February 2007: Along with the partnership with Digicel Caribbean (see below), Samoa is added as a Partner Market.
• 11 February 2007: Agrees to acquire a controlling interest of 67% in Hutchison Essar Limited for US$11.1 billion. At the same time, it agrees to sell back 5.6% of AirTel stake back to the Mittals. Vodafone will retain a 4.4% stake in AirTel.
• 21 September 2007: Hutch is rebranded to Vodafone. A Vodafone Essar company.

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Vodafone in the Middle East and Africa

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History

• October 1998: Vodafone Egypt network went live under the name ClickGSM.
• 18 September 2002: Vodafone signs a Partner Network Agreement with MTC group of Kuwait. The agreement involved the rebranding of MTC to MTC-Vodafone.
• 29 December 2003: Vodafone signs another Partner Network Agreement with Kuwait's MTC group. The second agreement involves the co-operation in Bahrain and the branding of the network as MTC-Vodafone.
• 3 November 2004: Announces that its South African affiliate Vodacom has agreed to introduce Vodafone's international services, such as Vodafone live! and partner agreements, to its local market.
• 3 November 2005: Announces that it is in exclusive talks to buy the 15% stake of VenFin in Vodacom Group, reaching agreement the following day. Vodafone and Telkom will then have a 50% stake each in Vodacom.
• 08 November 2006: Announces a deal with Telecom Egypt resulting in further co-operation in the Egyptian market; and increasing of stake in Vodafone Egypt. After the deal, Vodafone Egypt will be 55% owned by the group, while the remaining 45% will be owned by Telecom Egypt.

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Vodafone in the Americas

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History

United States

In the United States, Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, the country's second largest mobile carrier behind AT&T after their merger with Cingular Wireless. The percentage of the customer base and revenues of Verizon Wireless that Vodafone consolidates is slightly lower, since some Verizon Wireless subsidiaries have minority investors. (Hence the exact percentages that Vodafone and Verizon report vary from period to period: in June 2006 Vodafone reported that Verizon Wireless owned 98.6% of its customers at that date.) Before this joint venture was formed, Vodafone merged with AirTouch Communications of the U.S. in June 1999 and changed its name to Vodafone Airtouch Plc. In September 1999, Vodafone Airtouch announced a $70-billion joint venture with Bell Atlantic Corp. The first wireless business with a national footprint in the U.S., Verizon Wireless was composed of Bell Atlantic's and Vodafone AirTouch's U.S. wireless assets and began operations on April 4, 2000. However, Verizon Communications—the company formed when Bell Atlantic and GTE merged on June 30, 2000—owns a majority of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone's branding is not used, nor is the CDMA network compatible with GSM phones. This relationship has been quite profitable for Vodafone, but there have historically been three problems with it. The first is the above-mentioned incompatibility with the GSM 900/1800 MHz standard used by Vodafone's other networks, and the consequent difficulty of offering roaming between Vodafone's U.S. and other networks. The other two stem from the fact that Vodafone does not have management control over Verizon Wireless. Vodafone is thus unable to use the Vodafone brand for its U.S. operations, and (perhaps more importantly) has no control of dividend policy at Verizon Wireless and is therefore entirely at the mercy of Verizon management with respect to cash flow from Verizon Wireless. Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is the largest American wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenue. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ... “AT&T Wireless” redirects here. ... The AirTouch Tower at One California Street in San Francisco, California AirTouch Communications was a wireless service provider that started in the mid-1990s and survived through late 1999 when it was absorbed by Verizon Communications business unit Verizon Wireless in one of the largest communications and even corporate mergers... Categories: Corporation stubs | Communications companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Telephone companies | Public Utilities ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Verizon Communications, Inc. ... General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) was the largest of the independent US telephone companies during the days of the Bell System. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Perhaps as a consequence of these reasons, Vodafone made a bid for the entirety of AT&T Wireless when that company was for sale in 2004. Had this bid been successful, Vodafone would presumably have sold its stake in Verizon Wireless, and then rebranded the resultant business as Vodafone. However, Cingular Wireless (a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth (both now AT&T)) ultimately outbid Vodafone and took control of AT&T Wireless, and Vodafone's relationship with Verizon has continued. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ... “AT&T Wireless” redirects here. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ...

Early in 2006 Verizon re-iterated their desire to buy-out the remaining 45% of Stock of Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group.^[19]. Vodafone has also repeatedly indicated that it would be willing to buy out Verizon's stake.

Latin America

On 15 November 2005, Vodafone Group announced a group-wide co-operation agreement with América Móvil of Mexico. The agreement involves co-operation on international services and roaming. The services include Voice and GPRS Roaming services, Preferred Roaming and Virtual Home Environment. Included in the agreement are the 13 networks owned and controlled by América Móvil (except Tracfone in the United States), and the various operating companies of Vodafone and its Partner Networks. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... América Móvil (NYSE: AMX, BMV: AMX, NASDAQ: AMOV) is the largest mobile network operator in Germano America and Latin America and the largest corporation in Latin America. ... América Móvil (NYSE: AMX, BMV: AMX, NASDAQ: AMOV) is the largest mobile network operator in Germano America and Latin America and the largest corporation in Latin America. ... TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a wireless provider that provides prepaid wireless serivce. ...

Caribbean

On 6 February 2007, Vodafone Group signed a three-year partnership agreement with Digicel Group. The agreement, which includes Digicel's sister operation in Samoa, will result to the offering of new roaming capabilities. The two groups will also become preferred roaming partners of each other. Along with Digicel's markets, the Vodafone brand is now present in 81 countries, regions, and territories. is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Digicel is a mobile phone network provider in the Caribbean region. ...

Financial results

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From its 31 March 2006 year end onwards Vodafone will report its results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It has issued results amended to IFRS standards for its 31 March 2004 and 31 March 2005 year ends for information purposes, and these are shown in the first table below. is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vodafone has some large minority stakes, which are not included in its consolidated turnover. In order to provide additional information on the overall scale and growth trends of its business it publishes "proportionate turnover" figures and these are included in the tables below. For example, if a business in which it owns a 45% stake has turnover of £10 billion, that equals £4.5 billion of proportionate turnover for Vodafone. Proportionate turnover is not an official accounting measure and Vodafone's proportionate turnover should be compared with other companies' statutory turnover.

Vodafone also produces proportionate customer number figures on a similar basis, eg. if an operator in which it has a 30% stake has 10 million customers that equals 3 million proportionate Vodafone customers. This is a common practice in the mobile telecommunications industry.

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The following table shows Vodafone's results under UK generally accepted accounting principles (UK GAAP). By the end of its key acquisition drive, which ran from 1999 to 2002, Vodafone had more than £100 billion of goodwill on its balance sheet. As UK GAAP requires goodwill to be written off against the profit and loss account Vodafone has shown large statutory losses since then. However this write off of goodwill is purely an accounting adjustment and does not affect Vodafone's cash position or its ability to pay dividends. Despite the reported losses it is in reality a highly profitable company, and this is reflected in the fact that it has often been ranked among the top twenty companies in the world by market capitalisation. Vodafone's accounts for the years shown in the table below include a great number of material one off transactions, and apart from noting the rapid expansion of the group in the years covered, no conclusions about underlying trends should be drawn from the figures without examining the accounts in more detail. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the UK, or UK GAAP, are the overall body of regulation establishing how company accounts must be prepared in the United Kingdom. ... Look up Goodwill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Market capitalization, often abbreviated to market cap, mkt. ...

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Products

see Vodafone live!; Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem, Vodafone at Home, Vodafone 710 Vodafone live!â„¢ is the brand name for the multimedia portal service of mobile phone operator Vodafone, which was initially developed by Japans J-Phone under the J-Sky brand. ... Vodafone Group plc is a British mobile phone operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England. ... Vodafone at Home is the fixed-line and broadband services offered by Vodafone. ... The Vodafone 710 is a 3G mobile telephone manufactured by Huawei Technologies for Vodafone. ...

Corporate Sponsorship/Ownership

A Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes driven by Fernando Alonso.

• Bucharest Ring - Vodafone Bucharest Challenge 07, primary sponsor
• Clare Gaelic Athletic Association, Ireland (formerly sponsored by Eircell)
• DTM (the German touring car series)
• England cricket team
• Vodafone Oaks and Vodafone Derby horse races at Epsom.
• McLaren-Mercedes Formula One constructor (from 2007), primary sponsor
• UEFA Champions League from the 2006/7 season
• Romania National Football Team, major sponsor from 2006
• Brisbane Lions Football Club, Australian rules football team, major sponsor from 2007
• Port Adelaide Football Club Australian rules football team, joint major sponsor since 1997
• St Kilda Football Club Australian rules football team, joint major sponsor from 2007
• Vodafone Arena (Rosenholm) multisport arena in Karlskrona, Sweden (since 2005)
• Vodafone Arena Multi purpose venue. Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
• West Coast Eagles, Australian rules football team, elite sponsor since March 2006
• Triple 8 Race Engineering, V8 Supercars team, primary sponsor (since 2007)
• Olympiakos, Greek football team
• Newbury Comedy Festival since 2004
• Newbury Buses - sponsors a range of branded buses to take commuters out of town, to and from its world headquarters, every hour
• Home-Start International Worldwide family support charity, working with volunteers to help children

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Sponsorship of Manchester United

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During Vodafone's sponsorship of United, the club won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the Football League Cup. For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...

References

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• ECB dials up £12m deal. BBC Sport (11. December, 2000).
• Ferrari extend sponsorship deal. BBC Sport (16. December, 2004).
• Man Utd rings up £36m shirt deal. BBC News (1. December, 2003).

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External links

• A history of Vodafone's culture from the 1990s
• Vodafone's global website
• Vodafone Journey
• Vodafone mobile-compatible website
• Vodafone Online Mobile Phone Shop
• Vodafone Test & Innovation Center
• Vodafone Betavine
• Vodafone Betavine's Forge
• Vodafone stock quote
• VODAFONE GROUP COMPANY REPORTS - FCReports.com

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Kazakhmys Plc (LSE: KAZ) is a UK-registered copper mining company which main assets are located in Kazakhstan. ... Kingfisher plc is a UK-based international retailer, which has owned a wide variety of retail chains in its history but is now focused on the DIY business. ... Land Securities Group plc is a leading British property development and investment company headquartered in central London. ... Legal & General Group Plc is a British based financial services company that provides life, health and other insurance, as well as pensions and investments. ... Liberty International PLC (LSE: LII) is UK property investment and insurance company. ... Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. ... Lonmin plc(LSE: LMI) was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 13 May 1909 as the London and Rhodesian Mining Company Limited. ... Man Group plc (LSE: EMG) is one of the worlds largest futures contract brokers and a leading global provider of alternative investment products. ... --212. ... Mitchells & Butlers plc run managed pubs, bars and restaurants in over 2,000 outlets. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States. ... Next on Oxford Street Next plc is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester, England. ... Northern Rock (LSE: NRK) is a British bank based at Regent Centre near Newcastle Upon Tyne in northern England. ... Old Mutual is a South African insurance company. ... Pearson plc LSE: PSON;NYSE: PSO is a London-based media conglomerate. ... Persimmon plc (LSE: PSN) is the largest British housebuilding company by market capitalisation. ... Prudential plc (LSE: PRU, NYSE: PUK) is a United Kingdom-based financial services company. ... Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 9,500 tenanted and managed pubs. ... Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. ... Reed Elsevier is a leading global publisher and information provider. ... Rentokil Initial is a major business services group which was, until September 2006, a long term member of the FTSE 100 list of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. ... Resolution plc (LSE: RSL) is a UK insurance company headquartered in the City of London. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... Rexam PLC is a PLC listed on the LSE with headquarters in the UK. Their main businesses are the provision of packaging solutions and the manufacturing of beverage cans. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... This article is about the aircraft engine company. ... Royal & SunAlliance (LSE: RSA) is a British general insurance company. ... The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE: RBS) is a banking and insurance holding company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.[1] It includes the The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: [2]) founded in 1727 by a Royal Charter of King George I.[3] The RBS Group is... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... SABMiller (South African Breweries - Miller) (LSE: SAB, JSE: SAB,Official site) is one of the world’s largest brewers, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. ... The Sage Group plc (LSE: SGE) is a leading UK based supplier of accounting, payroll, CRM and business management software (including manufacturing and construction-specific ranges) as well as related services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ... This article is about the supermarket business. ... Schroders plc is a British investment management company with its headquarters in the City of London. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is an energy company founded in 1998 following a merger of equals between Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc. ... Severn Trent plc (LSE: SVT) is a British utility. ... Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc is a British manufacturer of pharmaceuticals including Adderall XR, Carbatrol, and Fosrenol. ... Smith & Nephew is a British medical devices company headquartered in London and active internationally. ... Smiths Group is a British engineering company involved in wide-ranging speciality engineering. ... Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, SEHK: 2888) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. ... Standard Life (LSE: SLET) is a major employer in Edinburgh, with 8,500 UK employees [2] and over 12,000 worldwide. ... A tin of Lyles Golden Syrup Tate & Lyle PLC is a UK based multinational food manufacturer and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE. It is a major producer of refined sugar, starches, animal feed and other food ingredients with global operations. ... Taylor Wimpey plc (LSE: TWOD) is the largest British based house building and general construction company. ... For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Tullow Oil plc (LSE: TLW) is a British-based oil exploration and production business headquartered in London. ... Unilever is a widely listed [2] [3] multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... United Utilities is a British utility company with its headquarters in Warrington which operates mainly in the North West of England. ... Vedanta Resources plc is a diversified and integrated metals and mining group with annual sales of $1. ... WPP Group plc (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY), based in London, is one of the worlds largest communications services groups (and one of the big six advertising holding companies, the others being Omnicom, Interpublic, Publicis, Dentsu and Havas) employing 97,000 people working in more than 2,000 offices in... This article is about the Whitbread company. ... Wolseley plc (LSE: WOS) is a British company which has engaged in a disparate range of activities over its long history. ... Xstrata plc is an international mining company. ... Yell Group plc (LSE: YELL) is a British directory company, which is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index of leading British quoted companies. ...