Holding(s) in Company

Future Network PLC
27 September 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE FUTURE NETWORK PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP 
     AND
     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFICATION RELATES TO SHAREHOLDERS IN 2 ABOVE


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE.


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT SPECIFIED.

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT SPECIFIED.

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH.


10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED.


11)  Date company informed

     24 SEPTEMBER 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     34,570,824

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.65%


14)  Any additional information

     CURRENT ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IS 324,476,926


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MARK MILLAR, COMPANY SECRETARY

     TEL: [phone]


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ........................27 SEPTEMBER 2004



                                  Schedule 
               FMR Corp. & Fidelity International Limited
 

Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd, Lux Total                         109,300
Chase Manhattan Bank London Total                            1,042,189
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited Total         1,135,560
Deutsche Bank Total                                            507,173
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited Total              4,197,151
JP Morgan Total                                              1,026,333
Morgan Stanley Total                                            43,695
Northern Trust Total                                           128,700
State Street Bank & Trust Total                                142,200
Chase Manhattan Bank London Total                            8,086,552
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited Total        15,500,972
Mellon Bank Total                                            1,717,169
BT Globenet Nominees Limited Total                              59,200
JP Morgan Chase Total                                           70,310
State Street Bank & Trust Total                                 45,800
State Street Nominees Limited Total                             60,500
Chase Nominees Limited Total                                   284,100
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited Total                413,920



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