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.
