Vodafone Welcomes New Date for Mobile Number Portability

Accra, Ghana June 29, 201: Vodafone Ghana, a company of the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, Vodafone PLC has welcomed the National Communications Authority's news release on the July 7, 2011 new date for the introduction of Mobile Number Portability in Ghana.

Carmen Bruce-Annan, Head of Corporate Communications at Vodafone says, ''Vodafone's preparations for the launch are at an advanced stage and the company looks forward to welcoming new subscribers who will like to port their numbers to Vodafone's network from July 07, 2011. Vodafone is also pleased that our competitors have decided to follow our lead in not charging Ghanaian subscribers to port to their networks. As champions for MNP in Ghana, Vodafone firmly believes that making porting free to Ghanaian consumers will stimulate positive demand for number portability and encourage Ghanaian consumers to move their number to the network which best meets their needs, in terms of value, quality and innovation''.

Vodafone has finalised the training of its staff to equip them with the requisite skills in readiness for the MNP launch.

The company therefore assures consumers, the opportunity to join and experience the Vodafone network and its amazing offers as there is no better time to join the Vodafone family than now.