| Business Summary | | Vodafone
Group
Plc
is
a
wireless
telecommunications
company
with
worldwide
operations
through
its
subsidiary,
joint
venture
and
associated
undertakings.
Vodafone
also
has
interests
in
wireless
telecommunications
businesses
in
the
Middle
East
and
Africa.
The
Company
provides
a
full
range
of
wireless
telecommunications
services,
including
cellular,
personal
communications
services,
paging
and
data
communications.
Vodafone
has
interests
in
25
countries
across
five
continents.
Based
on
venture
customers
at
March
31,
2000,
Vodafone
had
more
than
39.1
million
customers,
excluding
paging
customers,
and
served
markets
covering
a
total
population
of
around
411.8
million
people
worldwide.
Vodafone's
operations
are
divided
into
the
geographic
areas
of
Europe,
Middle
East
and
Africa;
the
United
Kingdom,
and
the
United
States
and
Asia
Pacific.
Vodafone
also
owns
45%
of
Verizon
Wireless,
a
wireless
operator
formed
by
the
combination
of
the
U.S.
cellular
operations
of
Vodafone,
Bell
Atlantic
and
GTE. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | VOD
provides
international
mobile
telecommunications
services
which
include
selling/renting
cellular
telephone
equipment,
and
provides
messaging,
third-party
charging
and
data
transmission
facilities
and
access
to
information
services.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
03/01,
revenues
rose
91%
to
L1.50
billion.
Net
loss
according
to
U.S.
GAAP
totaled
L7.07
billion
vs.
an
income
of
L553M.
Results
reflect
acquisitions
and
customer
growth,
offset
by
acquisition
costs
and
JV
losses. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Lord MacLaurin, 62 | Chairman | Christopher Gent, 51 | CEO | Arun Sarin, 44 | Pres,
COO | Peter Bamford, 45 | Director
and CEO, UK Region | Julian Horn-Smith, 50 | Director
and CEO, Europe/Africa/Middle East Region |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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