Hutchison Whampoa Limited

News release

London - September 14 2004

3 the UK's first video mobile network today announces the launch of three new contract price plans offering great value to customers that spend more than £20 a month on their mobile phone.

The 3 new price plans, called Talk and Text 200, Talk and Text 600 and Talk and Text 900 extend 3's existing great value any network anytime voice minutes packages, by including any network any time text messages. All three plans are available with 3's range of video mobiles, including the new LG U8120 and the NEC e228.

Talk and Text 200

100 any network anytime voice minutes and 100 any network any time text messages for £20 a month for twelve months.

Talk and Text 600

500 any network anytime voice minutes and 100 any network any time text messages for £30 a month for twelve months.

Talk and Text 900

750 any network anytime voice minutes and 150 any network any time text messages for only £40 a month for twelve months.

Bob Fuller, 3's CEO commenting on the announcement said: "As the fastest growing network and the fastest to a million customers, 3 will challenge for every customer that spends more than £15 a month. We have proved that there is strong consumer demand for our service. Today's announcement demonstrates that we can deliver an unbeatable product at an unbeatable value."

3 also announced today the launch of a new add-on called Video Value which for £10 a month allows customers to download as many videos clips as they want from any of the following services: Sports, Comedy, Showbiz, Movies, News, Weather, Horoscopes & Rent games.

Customers that sign up to one of the Talk and Text plans will also be offered the new Video Value add-on at a promotional price of £5 a month. The three new price plans are available in shops across the UK from this week. 3 will continue to offer it award winning range of contract price plans ¡V VideoTalk 100, VideoTalk 500 and VideoTalk 750.

For further information please contact:

3 media office on     020 7010 9312

About 3

Hutchison 3G UK Limited delivers third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move.

3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway.

On August 19 2004 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd announced updated trading information for the 3 group of companies:

• 3 globally had over 3.2 million customers
• 3 UK had over 1.2 million customers [exactly 1,201,029]
• In July 3 UK added 274,658 customers
• 3 UK's ARPU for the first seven months of the year was £43.22 per customer, per month

Three facts about 3:

• 3 is the UK's first video mobile network, and the only network offering 3G services to all its customers.
• 3 is the UK's fastest growing mobile network and was the fastest UK mobile network to a million customers. Over 1.2 million customers in the UK now have access to 3's range of 3G services, from video messaging and video calling to watching full-length music videos and goals from Barclays Premiership football.
• 3's network offers national coverage for calls and texts, and over 79% population coverage for video mobile services.

For further information, please visit: www.three.co.uk

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