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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 7 January 1980[1] |
Founder | Vodafone |
Headquarters | Newbury, England |
Number of locations | 400 stores |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Max Taylor (CEO)[2] |
Services | |
Parent | Vodafone Group |
Website | vodafone |
Vodafone Limited, trading as Vodafone UK, is a British telecommunications company, owned by Vodafone Group, the world's eighth-largest telecommunications company.[3] Vodafone is the third-largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom, with 18.5 million subscribers as of July 2024,[4] after O2 and EE, followed by Three.[5] The country's first cellular phone call was made on the Vodafone network in 1985.
In June 2023, it was announced that subject to regulatory approval Vodafone UK and Three UK will merge to create Britain's biggest mobile network. The merger is expected to be finalised before the end of 2024, and would create a group with 27 million mobile customers. As of July 2024[update] the merger is undergoing review by the Competition and Markets Authority.