COLT Telecom Group announce Holding(s) in Company


LONDON, Aug. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --


                             SCHEDULE 10

             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 1. Name of company

    COLT TELECOM GROUP PLC

 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

    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

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

    Fidelity International Limited

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 500,000

 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company 
    should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

    0.03%

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company 
    should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
    
 9. Class of security

     ORDINARY

 10. Date of transaction

     9TH AUGUST 2004

 11. Date company informed

     10TH AUGUST 2004

 12. Total holding following this notification

     90,807,457

 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this 
     notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be 
     taken into account when calculating percentage)

     6.01%

 14. Any additional information

 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ADRIAN GOODENOUGH 
     020 7947 1677

 16.  Name and signature of authorised company official
      RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION

      ADRIAN GOODENOUGH


 Date of notification 11th August 2004

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