As at June 30, 2006, Vodacom Group recorded 25.2 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, reflecting a 7.3% increase in the three months since March 31, 2006. The growth in the customer base is a result of high gross customer connections of 3.5 million for the quarter. The Group’s other non South African operations comprised 4.9 million customers, or 19.3% of the total customer base.
