Results for the First Quarter 2008
Vienna, May 14, 2008 - Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) today announced its results for the first quarter 2008 ending March 31, 2008.
Highlights
| ■ | Both segments contribute to revenue growth of 9.9% to EUR 1,259.6 million |
| ■ | EBITDA grows by 4.7% to EUR 498.6 million driven by strong mobile operations and consolidation of MDC |
| ■ | Mobile communication subscriber base rises by 50.2% to 15.9 million customers |
| ■ | Fixed Net access line loss halved to 32,400, broadband net adds increase by 138.9% |
| ■ | Fixed Net broadband lines increase by 13.3% to 817,600 |
| ■ | Outlook for full year 2008 reiterated |
| ■ | Proposal of at least stable dividend per share of 75 cents planned for 2008 |
Note: All financial figures are based on IFRS; if not stated otherwise, all comparisons are given year-on-year. EBITDA is defined as net income excluding interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, equity in earnings of affiliates, income/loss from investments and foreign exchange differences. This equals operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment charges.