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 Financials
 
Financials
Group balance sheet
Group cash flow
Group capital expenditure
Segment Performance
  Summary
  Fixed-line segment
  Summary
  Fixed-line operating revenue
  Fixed-line operating expenses
  Mobile segment
  Summary
  Mobile operating revenue
  Mobile operating expenses
Employees
Condensed consolidated interim financial statements
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
Supplementary Information
Segment Performance  
   
FIXED-LINE SEGMENT  
   
The fixed-line segment provides fixed-line voice and data communications services through Telkom, directory services through our 64.9% owned subsidiary, Telkom Directory Services, and wireless data services through our wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet. The fixed-line segment accounted for 64.2% (September 30, 2005: 68.6%) of Group operating revenues (after inter-segmental eliminations) and 72.2% (September 30, 2005: 77.5%) of Group operating profit at September 30, 2006.

The financial information presented below for the fixed-line segment is before inter-segmental eliminations.
 
   
SUMMARY
  Year ended Six months ended September 30
March 31, Restated
In ZAR millions 2006 2005 2006 %
Revenue 32,749 16,398 16,514 0.7
Operating profit 10,242 5,512 5,202 (5.6)
EBITDA 14,646 7,647 6,936 (9.3)
Capital expenditure1 4,935 1,858 2,619 41.0
Operating profit margin (%) 31.3 33.6 31.5 (6.3)
EBITDA margin (%) 44.7 46.6 42.0 (9.9)
Capex to revenue (%) 15.1 11.3 15.9 40.7
1. Including spend on intangibles
 
FIXED-LINE OPERATING REVENUE
  Year ended Six months ended September 30
March 31, Restated
In ZAR millions 2006 2005 2006 %
Subscriptions and connections 5,803 2,836 3,050 7.5
Traffic 17,563 8,936 8,448 (5.5)
Local 5,753 2,966 2,735 (7.8)
Long distance 3,162 1,667 1,432 (14.1)
Fixed-to-mobile 7,647 3,821 3,788 (0.9)
International outgoing 1,001 482 493 2.3
Interconnection 1,654 844 781 (7.5)
Mobile operators1 760 361 400 10.8
International operators 894 483 381 (21.1)
Data 6,649 3,189 3,621 13.5
Leased lines and other data 5,282 2,589 2,818 8.8
Mobile leased facilities2 1,367 600 803 33.8
Directories and other 1,080 593 614 3.5
  32,749 16,398 16,514 0.7
 
1. Interconnection revenue includes revenue from Vodacom of R239 million (September 30, 2005: R206 million), 50% of which is eliminated on consolidation
2. Data revenue includes revenue from Vodacom of R462 million (September 30, 2005: R367 million), 50% of which is eliminated on consolidation
 
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