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TKG - Telkom SA Limited - Vodacom results for the period ended June 30, 2008

Release Date: 22/07/2008 08:00
Code(s): TKG
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TKG - Telkom SA Limited - Vodacom results for the period ended June 30, 2008 Telkom SA Limited (Registration number 1991/005476/06) JSE and NYSE Share code TKG & ISIN ZAE000044897 ("Telkom") Vodacom results for the period ended June 30, 2008 Group revenue increased by 14.5% year on year for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, while customers increased by 6.6% since June 30, 2007. As at June 30, 2008, Vodacom Group recorded 34.6 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, reflecting a 1.7% increase in the three months since March 31, 2008. South Africa South Africa continued to increase its customer base despite an increasingly competitive market. South Africa March 31, 2008 June 30, 2008 % change Customers (thousands) 24,821 24,891 0.3 Contract 3,541 3,643 2.9 Prepaid 21,177 21,138 (0.2) Community services 103 110 6.8 Inactive customers 10.3 11.0 0.7 pts (3 months - %) Contract 4.0 3.7 (0.3 pts) Prepaid 11.4 12.3 0.9 pts ARPU (ZAR) * 128 130 1.6 Contract 486 481 (1.0) Prepaid 62 64 3.2 Community services 689 597 (13.4) Churn (%) 42.3 40.6 (1.7 pts) Contract 8.3 9.6 1.3 pts Prepaid 47.9 46.0 (1.9 pts) Estimated mobile SIM card 94 96 2 pts penetration (%) Estimated mobile market 55 54 (1 pt) share (%) Non-South African operations Vodacom`s non-South African operations increased their total customer base by 5.4% since March 31, 2008 to 9.7 million customers. Non-South African March 31, 2008 June 30, 2008 % change operations Vodacom Tanzania Customers (thousands) 4,207 4,495 6.8 Contract 16 18 12.5 Prepaid 4,181 4,467 6.8 Public phones 10 10 - ARPU (ZAR) * 51 50 (2.0) Churn (%) 45.5 45.0 (0.5 pts) Estimated mobile market 52 52 - share (%)
Vodacom Congo Customers (thousands) 3,289 3,454 5.0 Contract 21 23 9.5 Prepaid 3,209 3,354 4.5 Public phones 59 77 30.5 ARPU (ZAR) * 60 64 6.7 Churn (%) 48.0 55.8 7.8 pts Estimated mobile market 41 40 (1 pt) share (%) Vodacom Lesotho Customers (thousands) 395 421 6.6 Contract 4 4 - Prepaid 383 408 6.5 Public phones 8 9 12.5 ARPU (ZAR) * 74 68 (8.1) Churn (%) 17.8 18.5 0.7 pts Estimated mobile market 80 80 - share (%)
Vodacom Mozambique Customers (thousands) 1,282 1,302 1.6 Contract 21 23 9.5 Prepaid 1,250 1,267 1.4 Public phones 11 12 9.1 ARPU (ZAR) * 31 36 16.1 Churn (%) 58.7 64.1 5.4 pts Estimated mobile market 40 40 - share (%) * Total ARPU is calculated by dividing the average monthly revenue during the period by the average monthly total reported customer base during the period. ARPU excludes revenues from equipment sales and other sales and services. With effect from April 1, 2008, ARPU calculations include revenues from national roamers and international visitors roaming on Vodacom`s network. Historical ARPU numbers have been restated inline with this new methodology. Date: 22/07/2008 08:00:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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