KPN Q1 results 2009

On a reported basis, revenue and other income at the KPN Group (Amsterdam:KPN) level declined by 4.9% y-on-y, the decrease being mainly attributable to the disposal of a number of Getronics business units.

Consumer

KPN TV (Digitenne DTT and IPTV) customers were up 60 thousand in the quarter to give a total of 835 thousand at end-March.

KPN TV customers (thousands):

Q1'08  Q2'08  Q3'08  Q4'08  Q1'09
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  553    636    700    775    835

FttC and FttH initiatives

In Q1 2009 the first batches of FttC and FttH customers were connected, following a preparation period of more than six quarters. KPN provides dual play and triple play services on both, using a greenfield IT stack for delivery, servicing and invoicing combined with its now proven service platforms for VoIP and IPTV.

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