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Mobile Services:
Mobile segment’s sales went up by a robust 9% qoq to Rs. 79.4 bn, consequent to the
10.5% growth in the subscriber base to 85.7 mn. The pre-paid component of the total
customers grew to 93.5% as the Company explored more of Class B and C circles.
Moreover, despite the addition of more operators in the existing circles, churn rates were
better than in Q2’09 and currently are the lowest in the industry at 1.1% and 2.9% for
post-paid and pre-paid, respectively.
Enterprise Services:
Revenue from Enterprise segment grew 49% yoy. The primary reason was the subdued
volume growth of 50% yoy witnessed in the carrier business. The Enterprise Corporate
segment is expected to be affected by global slowdown.
Telemedia Services:
Around 110,000 subscribers were added this quarter, taking the total customer base to
2.62 mn. Despite a steady growth in volumes, revenue remained almost flat at Rs. 8.5 mn
due to a 4.3% lower ARPU of Rs. 1,098. The EBITDA margin went down by 190 bps to
41.7% as the Company launched its DTH services on a pan-India level this quarter. The
Company’s does not have immediate plans to expand its Telemedia services beyond 95
cities; therefore, there will be a conservative subscriber addition.
Risk Factors:
Continual tariff cuts
Higher competition in wireless business than expected
Huge payments to obtain 3G spectrum
Lower increase in long distance volume than expected