RNS Number:0270P
Office of Fair Trading
26 August 2003

ENTERPRISE ACT 2002 - PRIOR NOTICE OF MERGERS

The Office of Fair Trading received on 6 August 2003 a Merger Notice under
Section 96 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act) in respect of the proposed
arrangements for:

Proposed acquisition by Vodafone Group plc of Project Telecom plc

The OFT now gives notice that in accordance with Section 97(2) of the Act the
period for consideration of this Notice has been extended by a further period of
10 working days. The period for considering this Notice will therefore expire on
18 September 2003.




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