A1 reports 4.5% increase in proceeds in Jan-Jun 2020 to €207.9m

<p> MINSK, Jul 15 – PrimePress. Proceeds of Belarusian cell communication company A1 (Telekom Austria Group) grew by 4.5% year on year in Jan-Jun 2020 to €207.9 million, A1 Telekom Austria Group said in a quarterly report. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The operator’s total earnings in Q2 2020 were down 6.5% year on year to €98.3 million. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Revenues from the sale of services in 1H20 totaled €150.6 million (down 0.4% yoy). In 2Q20 alone, they amounted to €72.5 million (down 8.4% yoy). </p> <p>   </p> <p> The operator’s revenues from fixed access services in 1H20 grew by 2.5% to €23.1 million (€11.3 million in the second quarter of the year, down 2.1%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> EBITDA grew by 2.5% in 1H20 to €92.6 million (€45.2m in Q2, down 5.5%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> A1’s ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) in Jan-Jun 2020 remained at €4.2 as in 1H2019; MOU (minutes of use) in 1Q20 – 521.1 minutes (474.5 minutes in 1Q19). </p> <p>   </p> <p> A1 saw the number of subscribers decreased 0.1% in 1H20 year on year to 4.864 million: contract subscribers – up 1.3% to 4.122 million, pre-paid users – down 7.3% to 741,900. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Separately, Telekom Austria Group specifies the number of customers using fixed line services – 618,100 subscribers (down 1% year on year), including fixed broadband access users – 229,900 (down 2.1%), cable TV users – 385,700 (down 0.3%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Established in 1998, A1 unitary enterprise is now fully owned by A1 Telekom Austria Group. </p> <p> The mobile operator A1 started revenue service of its 3G network based on the HSPA/HSPA+ technology in March 2010. The operator made 4G mobile internet services available to customers in March 2019. Until Aug 1, 2019 the company had been operating under the velcom brand. End </p>

2020-07-16

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