Leading position on the market with a share of 64.6% in fixed and 46.9% in mobile telephony
The revenue growth in the internet and IPTV segment and the revenue drop in voice services continues
190 thousand DSL customers, growth of 4.3%
96 thousand MaxTV customers, growth of 15.1%
1.2 million customers in the mobile telephony segment
13% decrease of the sales revenues and 14.5% decrease of net profit before taxes compared to the same period of 2013

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Quarter III 2014

Makedonski Telekom and T-Mobile remain on the leading position on the market in the first nine months of 2014 as well. The trend of revenue increase in the internet and IPTV segment continues, whereas the revenues from voice services are decreasing.

The sales revenues at Group level in the first nine months of 2014 amounted to MKD 8.205 million, which represents a decrease of 13% compared to the same period in 2013. The operating expenses decreased by 13.9%, compared to the same period of 2013, whereas the total capital investments (CAPEX) amounted to MKD 793 million. The net profit before taxes decreased by 14.5% compared to the same period in the previous year.

However, despite the negative trends, according to the internal estimates Makedonski Telekom has a market share of 64.6% in the fixed line segment and a market share of 51.5% in the broadband internet segment.

Despite the 12% voice revenue drop in the fixed segment, the revenues from internet and digital television via Internet protocol (“IPTV”) in the first nine months of 2014 increased by 4.8% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The focus on the double and triple play packages resulted in an increased number of DSL customers by 4.3%, resulting in DSL customer base of 190 thousand at the end of the first nine months of 2014.

Makedonski Telekom maintains its position with the biggest share on the TV market of 22.8% (internal estimate). The number of IPTV customer increased by 15.1% compared to the same period of the previous year. As a result of the high quality service, the interactivity and the unique TV experience, the customer base reached 96 thousand customers.
In the mobile telephony segment, despite the strong competitive environment, T-Mobile Macedonia remains a market leader with a market share of 46.9% (internal estimate) and 1.2 million customers.

The mobile voice revenues decreased by 20% as a result of the decrease of the tariffs. The trend of increased usage of mobile services continues, where the packages include more and more minutes for the same price. That resulted in the increase of the Minutes of Use (MOU) partly triggered by the continuous decrease of the tariffs. Accordingly, the decrease of the tariffs and the competitive environment resulted in the decrease of the Average Revenue per User (ARPU) by 18,8%.

The revenues from non-voice services mark a decrease of 10.4% compared to the first nine months of 2013, as a result of the lower number of sent SMS messages, decreased SMS interconnection prices and decreased content revenues. Such revenue drop is partially compensated with the increased mobile Internet revenues and the increased use of data tariff plans.

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