Vodacom Group surpasses 21 million customer mark

As at December 31, 2005, Vodacom Group recorded 21.5 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Lesotho, reflecting a 12.4% increase in the three months since September 30, 2005. The rapid growth in the customer base is a result of high gross customer connections of 3.4 million, combined with low churn for the quarter. The Group’s international operations comprised 3.9 million customers, or 18.1% of the total customer base.