Poland2011, 3rd Quarter results Revenues in Poland were 2.801 billion euros in the first nine months of 2011, down 4.1% on a comparable basis. Excluding the impact of regulatory measures (-41 million euros), revenues were down 2.8% at 30 September 2011. In the third quarter of 2011, revenues fell 3.7% on a comparable basis to 899 million euros. Excluding the impact of regulatory measures (-19 million euros), the decline was limited to 1.7% after a decrease of 3.8% in the second quarter, representing an improvement of 2.1 percentage points between the two quarters for both mobile and fixed services. Personal Communication Services revenues rose 4.3% to 476 million euros, excluding the impact of regulatory measures (-19 million euros). This increase reflects the 3.3% growth of the customer base to 14.614 million customers at 30 September 2011 (excluding MVNOs), related to increases in both prepaid customers (+4.5% to 7.641 million at 30 September 2011) and contract customers (+2.1% to 6.973 million at 30 September 2011). Revenues from data services also rose, driven by the rapid growth of smartphones. Home Communication Services revenues fell 6.1% on a comparable basis to 489 million euros due to the decline in traditional telephone services, partially offset by the increase in carrier services. The number of broadband services customers rose 2.8% year on year to 2.332 million at 30 September 2011, while the number of digital TV customers (ADSL and satellite) continued to grow rapidly with 615,000 customers at 30 September 2011, a year-on-year increase of 24%. |