Rostelecom doubles IPTV subscribers in 2012 to 1.4 million

Thursday, March 28th, 2013
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Rostelecom reports consolidated IFRS financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012

MOSCOW, Russia — Rostelecom OJSC (MICEX-RTS: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY) (the “Group” and the “Company”) Russia’s national telecommunications operator, today announced its IFRS consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ending December 31, 2012.

  • Total Pay TV subscriber base increased 12% year-on-year to 6.6 million subscribers.
    • Out of the total subscriber base, the number of interactive TV subscribers more than doubled to 1.4 million, with the penetration of optical networks reaching 34%. Rostelecom’s share of the Interactive TV market is 49%.

Number of Subscribers (millions)

                                % change,           % change,
              4Q 2012  4Q 2011      y-o-y  3Q 2012      q-o-q
              -------  -------  ---------  -------  ---------
Pay TV            6.6      5.9        12%      6.4         4%
  IPTV            1.4      0.7       102%      1.2        19%