Telenet remains grow
In the first quarter of 2007 has Telenet good figures neergelegd. Compared with the same quarter last year alley the volume of trade of the business with sixteen per cent until 226.8 million Euros. In total became almost eleven million profit made, more than a doubling opposite a year ago.
Telenet-CEO Duco Sickinghe is satisfied: “We point this result closed at our successful triple play-Strategy (package of telefonie, internet and television, reason.) This package offers know grow a substantile.”
For the first time also the figures of UPC in the quarter results sit processes. Telenet took about its competitor in November, through which the 125,000 UPC-subscribers were found by the Mechelse cable business.
In total, Telenet has now 804,000 internet customers. Even without the take-over purchase of UPC, this means a growth through which the business comes close with market leader Belgacom. When Telenet market leaders become want for broad tie, want not the business rid.
For television, Telenet can count on 1.7 million customers, a growth of nine per cent. The more greater part of that increase comes source through the take-over purchase of UPC.
Telefonie knows an increase of a quarter in comparison with the same period last year. The cable society has now 482,000 telefonieclients. Next to fixed telefonie, the business offers mobile subscriptions at via the network of Mobistar. Despite the yet limited acquaintance has Telenet all 28,000 active simcarden in circulation.
The average earnings per customer ascended with eighty penny until 28.9 Euros. Stefaan Coenjaerts, spokesman of Telenet: “The small increase lies especially at our apartment rate-Rate plan. Hereby pay customers a fixed sum for a service - for instance telefonie - in spite of the use of it.”
In a vooruitblik to the year results of 2007 affirms Telenet the earlier played volume of trade increase between twelve and sixteen per cent.