Atlantic Telecom Grp - Qtrly Operating Statistics
August 05 1998 - 3:30AM
UK Regulatory
RNS No 2568a
ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
5th August 1998
ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
30 JUNE 1998
The Board of Atlantic Telecom Group PLC ("Atlantic" or "the
Group") is pleased to announce the Group's telecommunications
operating statistics for the quarter ended 30 June 1998. The
total lines installed and pending installation at 30 June
1998, as announced on 16 July 1998, was 35,321 an increase of
4,238 in the quarter.
The operating statistics are summarised below. The detail is
attached:-
At 30 At 31
June March
1998 1998
a) Atlantic Telecommunications
Ltd
Lines installed and 20,083 17,612
pending installation*
b) Logicall Telecommunications
Ltd
Lines installed and 15,238 13,471
pending installation
35,321 31,083
* Includes both direct and indirect installations and pending
installations
The average revenue per business customer per month on the
Fixed Radio Access ("FRA") network in Glasgow has continued to
increase and has averaged #91.81 per month over the quarter.
Business churn has remained subdued at 10.3% on an annualised
basis. This compares to 9.8% for the full year to 31 March
1998. The average revenue per residential customer per month
on the Glasgow network has remained steady and has averaged
#35.80 per month over the quarter. Churn in the residential
market has reduced from 17.0% to an annualised equivalent of
16% in the quarter.
At 30 June 1998, penetration of both residential and business
customers on the Glasgow network has lifted to 3.43%, a most
encouraging result, with growth in the customer base on the
FRA network in the quarter over 30% higher this quarter
compared to last quarter, helped by a new advertising campaign
which launched during the quarter.
Logicall Telecommunications Ltd continues to make excellent
progress and its lines have increased from 13,471 at 31 March
1998 to 15,238 at 30 June 1998. The "Crest" indirect
residential service has seen its lines increase by 485 in the
quarter to reach 4,515 at 30 June 1998.
Commenting, Graham J Duncan, Executive Chairman stated:
"The Group continues to make excellent progress. The growth
in the first quarter of our new financial year has been an
encouraging start and we remain very optimistic that the Group
can continue to develop and build on what it has already
achieved."
ENQUIRIES
Graham J Duncan
Executive Chairman
Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
Today : 0468 106 107, Thereafter, Tel : 01224 646644
http://www.atlantic-telecom.co.uk
ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
Certain Operating Data
The following table sets forth certain data concerning the Group's
telecommunications operations as of and for the three month period ended
June 30 1998, for the year ended March 31 1998 and for the nine month
period ended December 31 1997.
As of and for the periods ended
December 31,March 31,June 30,
1997 1998 1998
Direct Telecommunications (Atlantic Telecom FRA Service)
Residential Customer Data
Estimated residential homes passed (1) ...200,000 200,000 200,000
Residential customers.......................5,096 5,684 6,550
Residential customer lines(2)...............9,684 10,637 12,408
Penetration rate of estimated residential
homes passed (3)......... 2.5% 2.8% 3.3%
Average lines per residential customer (4)...1.90 1.87 1.89
Average monthly revenue per residential
customer(5)......... #37.60 #35.60 #35.80
Residential customer churn(8)...............17.88% 16.99% 16.09%
Business Customer Data
Estimated business premises passed(1)......21,000 21,000 21,000
Business customers....................... 818 951 1,040
Business customer lines(2)..................2,517 2,945 3,160
Penetration rate of estimated business premises
passed(3)......... 3.9% 4.5% 5.0%
Average lines per business customer(4)...... 3.09 3.10 3.04
Average monthly revenue per business
customer(6).......... #85.54 #89.63 #91.81
Business customer churn(8)................. 8.98% 9.82% 10.30%
Network Data
Number of base stations...................... 42 42 42
Excess base station capacity(7).............42.8% 47.9% 41.7%
Indirect Telecommunications (Atlantic Telecom Crest Service)
Residential customers....................... 3,179 3,922 4,331
Residential customer lines(2)................3,216 4,030 4,515
Average lines per residential customer(4).... 1.01 1.03 1.04
Average monthly revenue per customer(5).....#12.24 #11.59 #10.62
Least-Cost Routing (Atlantic Logicall)
Business customers........................ 255 393 436
Business customer lines(2).................. 7,672 13,471 15,238
Average lines per business customer(4)........28.0 34.3 34.9
Average monthly revenue per business
customer(6)........... #979.29 #955.35 #876.91
Average monthly revenue per business
line(6).............. #37.60 #37.72 #39.62
Total Telecommunications Lines.................. 23,089 31,083 35,321
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(1) Estimated homes passed or estimated business premises passed is
the Company's estimate of the residential homes or business premises
seen by the FRA network which are capable of connection to a base
station excluding certain multiple dwelling units which the Company
does not presently serve.
(2) Residential or business customer lines represent the number of
lines which are connected and in service, and the number of lines for
which customers, where applicable, have paid for service in advance
but are not yet connected.
(3) Penetration rate of estimated homes or estimated business
premises passed is calculated by dividing the number of residential
customers or business customers on the given date by the estimated
homes or estimated business premises passed as of such date, expressed
as a percentage.
(4) The average lines per customer is calculated by dividing the
number of lines on a given date by the number of customers on that
date.
(5) The average monthly revenue per residential customer is
calculated by dividing (a) line and equipment rental, outgoing call
charges and incoming call charges for the period by (b) the average
number of active customers (calculated as a simple average of the
number of active customers at the beginning and end of each month
during the period) and dividing that amount by the number of months in
the period covered.
(6) The average monthly revenue per business customer or per business
customer line is calculated by dividing (a) line and equipment rental,
outgoing call charges and incoming call charges for the period by (b)
the average number of active business customers or lines (calculated
as a simple average of the number of active customers or lines at the
beginning and end of each month during the period) and dividing that
amount by the number of months in the period covered.
(7) Excess base station capacity means the theoretical installed
capacity of the network base stations in excess of the number of
installed lines ignoring any limitations inherent in the backhaul
network, expressed as a percentage.
(8) Churn is calculated by dividing net disconnections (total
disconnections less the number of disconnected accounts for which
service is later restored and disconnections for customers moving
premises and reconnecting at their new premises) in a period by the
average number of customers in the period (calculated as the simple
average of the number of customers at the end of each month during the
period). Churn for the nine months ended December 31 1997 is
annualised by multiplying the amount calculated as above by 1 1/3.
Churn for the three months ended June 30 1998 is annualised by
multiplying the amount calculated as above by 4.
END
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