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Welcome to Vodafone UK News. Its aim - to bring you the latest news from the

Vodafone UK Corporate Communications team. This week:

Tweet to enter with the Vodafone 12 Days of Smiles giveaway

Help spread the Christmas cheer with a Twitter exclusive festive countdown

 Share what’s making you smile for your chance to win a great gadget every day

Vodafone UK is giving Twitter users the chance to win a host of fantastic devices in the countdown to Christmas. Vodafone will be putting one of the latest smartphones or tablets up for grabs every day between the 10th and 21st December, to put an extra big smile on the lucky winners’ faces this Christmas.

To enter, simply Tweet to tell us what’s made you happy in the build up to Christmas using the hashtag #mademesmile. For example:

“I just ordered my Christmas turkey! #mademesmile”

Feel free to use regular Tweets, include pictures, add links to a website that just put a smile on your face, or even tweet your check-ins o n Foursquare, Gowalla etc if you’ve visited somewhere that’s put a smile on your face - Just be sure to use #mademesmile.

The prize draw will start at 9am each morning, when the prize for that day is revealed on the site at vodafone.co.uk/mademesmile The festive fun kicks off today with an HTC Desire up for grabs. The randomly selected winning tweet will also be displayed here at 5pm each day – so don’t forget to check back to see if you’ve won!

Vodafone gives customers unrivalled access to the best of London Fashion

Week and Vodafone London Fashion Weekend

 Chance to attend top British designer Christopher Kane’s London Fashion Week show and win a pair of shoes, made to measure and seen on the catwalk

Win front-row tickets to a Vodafone London Fashion Weekend catwalk show in

February

Get access to tickets for Vodafone London Fashion Weekend 48 hours before anyone else

Vodafone UK is giving all its customers unrivalled access to the most stylish fashion events on the London calendar, with advance access to tickets and unique ‘money can’t buy’ experiences.

By visiting vodafone.co.uk/vip from 4 January, all Vodafone customers get the chance to get up close and personal at a London Fashion Week show in February. Not only will the lucky winners witness the work of one of the most exciting, innovative designers working in fashion today – Christopher Kane, the prize includes a pair of bespoke shoes straight from the catwalk show.

Vodafone London Fashion Weekend starts as London Fashion Week finishes and is the place to get a piece of the Fashion Week action with the added luxury of discount designer shopping. Vodafone customers can take in the new trends from the catwalk shows, soak up the atmosphere and take their pick from an array of great designer collections, at fantastic discounted prices.

Between 13 December and 7 February Vodafone UK is giving all its customers the opportunity to win a pair of front row tickets to a Vodafone London Fashion Weekend catwalk show. To ensure no-one misses out, Vodafone customers who visit vodafone.co.uk/vip from

10 December will get the chance to buy tickets for Vodafone London Fashion Weekend more than 48 hours ahead of anyone else.

Enjoy unrivalled access to some the best events of the UK’s fashion calendar and make sure you’re ahead of the trend. To join in visit vodafone.co.uk/vip

50 graduate places available on Vodafone UK’s 2011 graduate programme

Vodafone UK is giving another 50 graduates a chance to join one of the UK's leading companies with the launch this week of its 2011 graduate programme. Graduates, who will earn a £25k annual salary, can apply for places starting in September 2011 by visiting vodafone.co.uk/discoveruk.

“Our 2010 programme attracted more than 3,000 graduates to apply,” said Nic Fitzgerald,

Vodafone UK’s Graduate Manager. “The kind of people we are looking for are smart, self starters who want to make a difference for our customers and will love our fast moving environment.”

From day one, graduates spend two months in one of Vodafone’s 400 retail stores, building their customer obsession and product knowledge before moving into areas including on-line, finance, HR, technology, customer service and marketing, for two, five month placements.

The best graduates will be offered a permanent role in the company at the end of the 12 month period.

To apply or for further details, visit vodafone.co.uk/discoveruk where you can take Vodafone’s virtual campus tour and hear what this year’s graduates say about the programme.

Vodafone UK Wholesale and TransferTo™ announce international top up transfer services

Vodafone UK Wholesale have announced an exclusive agreement with TransferTo™, to offer international top up transfer services. This gives Vodafone UK MVNO customers the ability to transfer value from a prepay or postpay account in the UK and apply a top up credit to an international prepay phone. TransferTo™ works with over 165 operators in 60 countries to apply the top up credit to the recipient’s account.

This service lets Vodafone MVNO customers in the UK send small value sums of prepay credit to their relatives and friends in other countries in the form of prepaid top ups. These are generally low in cost for the sender but high in value for the recipient. The transfer is easy and convenient and takes place instantly.

Tim Stone, Director of New Business Development and Wholesale at Vodafone UK, said: “We are always looking for new wholesale products and services that will enable our MVNO partners to continue to develop and s ucceed in the market. TransferTo™ is the leading provider with a proven solution and has strong relationships already in place with partner operators in key countries such as India and Pakistan. This partnership further enhances our wholesale portfolio and our position as the wholesale partner of choice “

Eric Barbier, CEO of TransferTo said: “Thanks to this new partnership with Vodafone UK

Wholesale, people in this country will be able to send instant gifts to their loved ones from their prepaid phones for the first time.

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