Swisscom Reaches 656,000 ADSL Subscribers

As of 30-June-2004, Swisscom was serving 656,000 ADSL access lines, more than double the 317,000 ADSL subscribers it was serving a year earlier. Of the total, 389,000 are for Bluewin retail customers and 267,000 for other providers' customers.



Overall, Swisscom posted a 0.4% increase in revenue (excluding debitel) to CHF 5 billion for the first half of 2004. Operating income before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell by 5.6% year-on-year to CHF 2.25 billion.



Swisscom's Mobile segment posted a year-on-year increase of 4.9% in revenue from external customers to CHF 1,805 million. The 3.7% growth in revenue from connectivity voice is mainly attributable to expansion of the customer base, which more than offset the loss in revenue from national roaming following termination of the agreement between Swisscom Mobile and another mobile provider in mid-2003. The number of Mobile customers rose year-on-year by 223,000 to 3.898 million, primarily due to the successful rollout of Vodafone live!. The average minutes per user per month (AMPU) dropped from 121 to 118 minutes compared with the previous year. By contrast, the average revenue per user (ARPU) was on a par with the previous year's level. Revenue from connectivity data and value added services rose by 12.9%, largely due to an increased customer base and the direct billing of SMS traffic with other network providers. Other revenue increased by 14.5%, mainly due to higher terminal equipment sales. http://www.swisscom.com