Telefonica's O2 Germany 2Q Revenue Up 0.2% On Year
July 30 2009 - 12:42PM
Dow Jones News
Telefonica SA's (TEF) German unit O2 said Thursday its
second-quarter revenue was up 0.2% on the year to EUR896
million.
O2 Germany's service revenue generated by voice and data
services via the mobile network was down 1.2% to EUR707
million.
Royal KPN N.V.'s (KKPNY) German mobile network provider E-Plus,
third in the German market, last week posted a 1.4% revenue decline
for the April to June quarter. Also last week, Vodafone PLC's (VOD)
German unit said its revenue declined by 5.6%.
O2 said its mobile customer base grew by 10% on the year to
14.93 million while its customer base for fixed line broadband
services was up 53.2% on year to 253,000.
O2 Germany's monthly average revenue per user, still, declined
by 10.8% to EUR15.70.
Deutsche Telekom AG (DT) is set to report earnings Aug. 6.
Company Web site: http://www.de.o2.com
-By Archibald Preuschat, Dow Jones Newswires, +49-211-138-7218;
archibald.preuschat@dowjones.com