Vodafone 2024 Annual Report

Regulation (continued) Unaudited information 260 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2024

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Overview of spectrum licences at 31 March 2024 700MHz 800Mhz

900Mhz 1400/1500Mhz

1800MHz

2.1GHz

2.3 GHz

2.6GHz

3.5GHz

Quantity 1 (Expiry Date)

Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) 2x5 2,3 (2025)

Quantity 1 (Expiry Date) Quantity 1 (Expiry Date)

Germany

2x10 (2033) 2x10 (2025) 2x10(2033) 20 (2033) 2x25 (2033) 2x15 2 (2040) 2x10 (2037) 2x10(2029) 2x10 (2029) 20 (2029) 2x15 (2029) 2x15 (2029)

n/a 2x20+25 (2025) 90 (2040) n/a 2x15 (2029) 80 (2037) n/a 2x20+25 (2033) 50 (2038) 40 (2041) 3,5 n/a (2030) 90 (2038) n/a 2x35 + 30 (2042) 105 7 (2032) 2x20+20

Italy 17

2x5 3 (2029)

n/a 2x10 (2033)

2x17.4

2x5.8

2x14.8 2x15+5 (2030)

UK 4

Spain 17 Ireland Portugal Romania Greece 17 Czech Republic Albania 11

2X10 (2061) 6 2x10 (2031) 2x10 (2028) 2X10 (2042) 2x10 (2030) 2x10 (2030) 2X10 (2041) 2x10 (2027) 2x5 (2033) 2X5 MHz (2047) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2036) 2x10 (2030) 2x15 (2027) 2x5 3 (2027)

n/a 2x20 (2030)

n/a 2x25 (2030) 2X20 (2042) n/a 2x6 (2033) 2x20 (2033)

2x20+25 (2027)

90 MHz (2041) 100 (2047) 3,8

n/a

2x14 3 (2027)

n/a 2x30 (2029) 2x15 (2031) n/a 2x10 (2026) 2x20 (2036)

n/a

n/a 2x20+20 (2030) 140 (2036)

2x15 3 (2035)

100 (2032) 10

n/a 2x20 (2029) n/a 2x20+20 (2030)

2x10 (2036) 2x10 (2029) 2x10 (2029) n/a 2x10 (2034) 2x8 (2031)

n/a 2x27 (2029) 2x20 (2041) 9 n/a 2x7.2(2034) 2x5 (2026)

n/a

2x14.4 3 (2030)

2x15+5 3 (2025)

2x1.8 3 (2030) 2x4 3 (2024)

2x20 3 (2031)

2x9 3 (2031) 2x5 3 (2029) 2x9 3 (2024) 2x5 3 (2031)

South Africa 12 2x10 (2042)

n/a 2x11 13 (2029)

n/a

2x12

2x15 13

n/a

80 (2042) 10 (2042)

Democratic Republic of Congo

2x17.8 (2038)

2x10+15 (2032) 2x20 14 2x15+5 (2039)

2x15+30 (2026) 100 14 (2036)

2x10 (2038) 2x10 (2038) 2x6 (2038)

n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

30 (2038)

Lesotho

2x22.2 14

2x30.2 14

n/a

2x20 14

Mozambique

n/a 60 15 (2024)

n/a 2x10 (2039) 2x7.8 (2039)

n/a 2x20 (2039)

2x5 3, 15 (2027)

Tanzania Turkey

2x20 (2033)

n/a 2x12.5 (2033)

n/a 2x10 (2033) 2x15 (2033) 70 (2037)

25 (2037) 40 (2031)

2x15+5 (2029)

n/a 2x10 (2029)

n/a 2x15+10 (2029)

n/a n/a

n/a 2x10 (2029) 2x11 (2029) 16

2x1.4 3 (2029) n/a 2x12.5 (2031)

Egypt

n/a

n/a 2x10 (2031) 2x20 (2031)

n/a

40 (2031)

Notes: 1. All: Single (or unpaired) blocks of spectrum are used for asymmetric data (non-voice) use; block quantity has been rounded to the nearest whole number. Most of the radio spectrum in this table is organised as paired spectrum - a block of spectrum in a lower frequency band and an associated block of spectrum in an upper frequency band. Where the radio spectrum is specified in the form “2x10 MHz” it represents 10 MHz in a lower band and 10 MHz in an upper band. Where this is followed by “+25”, this idicates it is an unpaired, standalone, spectrum. 2. Germany: The allocation of 2.1GHz will change to the following: At present we have 2x15 MHz (2040) and 2x5 (2025); in January 2026 will have 2x20 MHz (2040). 3. Multiple : Blocks within the same spectrum band but with different licence expiry dates are separately identified 4. UK: All UK spectrum licences are perpetual so any dates given are the ones from which licence fees become payable, and where no date is given this means that licence fees already apply. 5. UK: Currently in the transition period of the 3.4-3.8 GHz defragmentation deal with VMO2. Once the transition is completed in 2025, Vodafone will have 90 MHz with an expiry date of 2038. 6. Spain: The initial term of the licence is 20 years, with the option to renew the licence for an additional 20 years as long as the licence conditions have been met. 7. Ireland: 105MHz in cities, 85MHz in regions. 8. Romania: 100 MHz 3.5 GHz licence to start upon expiry of the original 40 MHz licence 9. Czech Republic: Early extension to the 2.1 GHz licence achieved in 2022, extending the term of the original licence from 2025 to 2041 10. Czech Republic: I ncludes 40 MHz acquired from PODA, with same licence duration as the other 60 MHz 11. Albania: As part of the merger remedies from the ONE-ALBtelecom merger, Vodafone acquirde the following spectrum from the merged entity effective May 1st 2023: 2X4.5 MHz of 1800 MHz expiring June 2024; 2X7.2 MHz of 1800 MHz expiring March 2034; 2X5 MHz of 2.1 GHz expiring June 2026; and 2X20 MHz of 2.6 GHz expiring May 2031 12. South Africa: Under South Africa’s licensing regime, Vodacom has been assigned a network and service operating licence. This operating licence permits Vodacom to be assigned spectrum licences which are valid for the duration of the operating licence, subject to annual renewal through the payment of annual spectrum usage regulatory fees. Vodacom’s operating licence will expire in 2029. 13. South Africa: South African Regulator has indicated that it has approved Vodacom’s 2100MHz license amendment which effectively returns the 2100TDD spectrum. 14. Lesotho: Vodacom’s Lesotho spectrum licences are attached to a unified services license and renewed annually. 15. Mozambique: 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G trial which was extended to 2024. 2x5 of 2.1GHz and 2x5 of 1800MHz have been acquired for 5 years expirying in 2028. A further 2x2MHz of 900MHz was also acquired expiring in line with the overall unified license. 16. Turkey: Extension of 2X11 MHz licence up to April 30, 2029 was completed on April 18, 2023. Licence extension Protocol is subject to Council of State’s opinion which is pending 17. Multiple: We currently hold mmWave 26 GHz licences in Italy, Spain and Greece