SK broadband IPTV subscribers up 19k in 2Q09

SEOUL, South Korea — SK broadband incorporated (KOSDAQ: 033630) (the “Company”) Korea’s leading integrated telecommunications company, announced on July 31, 2009 that the Company posted a revenue of KRW 456 billion, an operating loss of KRW 20.4 billion and a net loss 41.6 billion, for the second quarter of 2009.

On the broad&tv business, the Company remarked that SK broadband continues to strengthen convergence market competitiveness by maintaining the first ranking in Pre-IPTV service with a rapid increase in real-time IPTV subscriber number on the basis of nationwide coverage and real-time channel expansion.

broad&tv Subscribers*:

                   Q2'09    Q1'09    Q4'08    Q3'08    Q2'08
                 -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Total            774,980  756,092  775,407  768,625  804,809
 Net Addition     18,888  -19,315   +6,782  -36,184  -77,547

* Includes the number of subscribers of broadband media (78,707 as of the end of Q2’09)

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