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Technology Stocks : Vodafone-Airtouch (NYSE: VOD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Wiggins who wrote (1974)	9/29/1999 12:21:00 PM
From: MrGreenJeans	Respond to of 3175

Vodafone Q3 subscriber figures tempt buyers LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone Airtouch (quote from Yahoo! UK & Ireland: VOD.L) (NYSE:VOD - news) were in favour on Wednesday amid optimism over third quarter subscriber numbers due at the beginning of next week. ``It's the Americans buying them in front of the new subscriber numbers,' said one dealer. The stock closed three percent, or 42p, higher at 14.20 pounds. Third quarter subscriber numbers are due on Monday, October 4. "We are expecting a record 2.7 million net new subscriptions worldwide," said James Ross, industry analyst at ABN Amro. ``The previous best quarter was 2.5 million in Q4 1998. We have raised our forecast for market penetration to 40 percent for the end of this year from 38 percent before,' he added. ABN maintains its ``buy' recommendation. Interest was also likely to be boosted by a four-for-one stock split which will

To: David Wiggins who wrote (1974)	10/1/1999 9:39:00 PM
From: MrGreenJeans	Respond to of 3175

Financial Times, 10/2 Record quarter for UK mobile growth? Figures for the growth of the UK mobile phone sector in the three months to September 30 are expected to set a new record for quarterly increases in net new subscribers. Credit Suisse First Boston believes that the overall gain to the four operations in the latest quarter was around 2.7m subscribers, against a previous best of 2.5m in the final quarter of 1998. The detailed figures for Orange will be released on Monday, followed by those for Vodafone AirTouch on Wednesday.

To: David Wiggins who wrote (1974)	10/4/1999 7:56:00 AM
From: MrGreenJeans	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3175

UK cellphone Q3 subscriber figures LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The following is a breakdown of third quarter additional subscriber figures released so far by Britain's four mobile telephone operators. Market leader Vodafone AirTouch Plc plans to release its figures later on Monday with BT Cellnet, the number two operator, due to follow suit around Wednesday. COMPANY Q3 1999 Q2 1999 Q3, 1998 Customer base (mln) Vodafone* n/a vs 587,000 vs 302,000 n/a BT Cellnet n/a vs 501,000 vs 230,000 n/a Orange 520,000 vs 430,000 vs 202,000 3.48 One2One 604,000 vs 401,000 vs 127,000 3.25 * Vodafone figures are for UK subscribers only