08.05.2008 04:02:00
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UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected Financial Information for the Period Ending March 31, 2008
UPC Holding B.V. ("UPC Holding”)
is today providing selected, preliminary unaudited financial and
operating information for the three months ("Q1”)
ended March 31, 2008. UPC Holding is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty Global”)
(NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYB) (NASDAQ:LBTYK). A copy of this press
release will be posted to the Liberty Global website (www.lgi.com).
In addition, UPC Holding’s unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements with the accompanying notes are
expected to be posted prior to the end of May 2008.
Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the
results for the same period last year (unless noted) include:
An organic1 increase of 171,000 RGUs2
since year-end 2007
Revenue growth of 6% to €870 million
Operating cash flow ("OCF”)3
growth of 16% to €393 million
OCF margin4 of 45.2%, a 400 basis point
improvement
Operating income increased from €56
million to €112 million
Financial Results
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, revenue increased 6% to €870
million from €822 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2007. The continued increase in revenue was
driven primarily by volume-related organic growth and to a lesser
extent, foreign currency effects and acquisitions. Rebased5
revenue growth, which is growth adjusted for foreign currency effects
and acquisitions, was 4% for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as
compared to the prior year period. Our Chilean operation ("VTR”)
and our UPC Broadband Division ("UPC”)
achieved rebased revenue growth of 10% and 3% in the quarter,
respectively, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2007. In
the quarter, our revenue results at UPC were impacted by our operations
in Austria, and several Central and Eastern European ("CEE”)
countries, which experienced product-specific ARPU6
compression, primarily as a result of reduced pricing and bundling
offers in response to competitive challenges.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, operating cash flow increased
16% to €393 million from €339
million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This reflects a 14%
rebased OCF growth rate in the quarter, as compared to the prior year
period. In terms of our reporting segments, UPC and VTR attained rebased
OCF growth in the quarter of 13% and 19%, respectively. Within Europe,
our Polish and Irish operations were the strongest performers in terms
of rebased OCF growth. In addition, our operations in the Netherlands
posted a 15% rebased growth rate, their highest since the second quarter
of 2007.
With respect to our OCF margin, we experienced substantial improvement
across all of our reporting segments. We generated an OCF margin of
45.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2008, which represents a 400
basis point improvement over our OCF margin of 41.2% for the three
months ended March 31, 2007. In particular, UPC and VTR realized margin
improvements of 410 and 300 basis points, respectively, for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the prior year period. The
increase at UPC was not only aided by margin improvement at both our
Western and Central and Eastern European segments, but also by managing
our central and corporate costs.
Operating Statistics
At March 31, 2008, our total RGU base was 15.5 million, consisting of
10.0 million video, 3.4 million broadband internet and 2.1 million
telephony subscribers. During the first quarter of 2008, we added
192,000 RGUs, including 171,000 organic additions. Since March 31, 2007,
we have increased our total RGU base by approximately 7% or 981,000 RGUs.
Bundling initiatives continue to drive solid results for our multi-play
strategy and ARPU per customer growth. We recently introduced new,
simplified bundles in a number of countries, including the Netherlands
and Hungary. Of our 10.6 million customers at March 31, 2008, over 30%
of our base or 3.3 million customers take at least two of our services.
Furthermore, we have generated excellent growth in our triple play
customer base, adding 451,000 triple play customers in the last twelve
months. We now have 1.6 million triple play customers representing 15%
of our base. The most significant bundling growth has recently occurred
in our CEE markets, particularly, Poland, Hungary and Romania. In terms
of a benchmark, our Chilean operation is the bundling leader, with
approximately 40% of its customer base subscribing to the triple play.
Our organic growth continues to be driven by the success of our advanced
services7. For the quarter, we added 128,000
broadband internet and 106,000 telephony subscribers, and lost 63,000
video subscribers. Broadband internet and telephony remain consistent
performers, as speed leadership, high-value voice plans, and bundling
and tiering offers, have supported the growth in these products. In
particular, our operations in CEE showed continued strength, as organic
internet and telephony additions increased by 4% and 20%, respectively,
over the quarter ended March 31, 2007. In terms of our penetrations, we
ended the first quarter with 26% internet penetration and 17% telephony
penetration.
With respect to video, our organic loss in the quarter reflects
increased competition in certain of our markets and/or higher levels of
churn, particularly in the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary and the Czech
Republic. In terms of digital (digital cable and DTH), we added 153,000
organic digital subscribers, of which more than 141,000 were digital
cable additions. Our organic digital cable additions represent an
approximate 178% increase over additions in the comparable prior year
period. Our operations in Austria, Chile, the Czech Republic and
Switzerland accounted for a majority of our digital cable additions in
the quarter.
As a result of our strong level of digital cable additions over the last
twelve months, we have brought our digital cable penetration to 17%, a
560 basis point increase from our digital penetration at March 31, 2007.
Our digital growth has continued to gain momentum, as we have added more
than 100,000 subscribers for the third consecutive quarter.
Additionally, we are now offering digital cable in 10 of our 11 markets,
and are positioned to launch in Poland later this month. Importantly,
our digital product, particularly the take-up of advanced digital
features, has been instrumental in driving video ARPU, especially in the
Netherlands. In the first quarter, we generated incremental digital
video ARPU of €10 on our base of 563,000
digital subscribers in the Netherlands, a substantial increase over our
incremental digital video ARPU of €4 at year
end 2006 and €8 at year end 2007. As we
continue to roll-out advanced digital video features and leverage our
common digital platform, we expect our European video ARPU to be
positively impacted.
About UPC Holding
UPC Holding connects its customers to the world of entertainment,
communications and information, by offering advanced video, voice and
broadband internet services. As of March 31, 2008, UPC Holding operated
state-of-the-art networks that served 10.6 million customers across 11
countries in Europe and Chile.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including our
insights and expectations regarding competition in our markets, our
growth potential, the timing and impact of digital products and
services, our anticipated borrowing availability after completion of our
first quarter bank reporting requirements, the impact of our M&A
activity on our operations and financial performance and other
information and statements that are not historical fact. These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include the
continued use by subscribers and potential subscribers of UPC Holding's
services and their willingness to upgrade to our more advanced
offerings, our ability to meet competitive challenges, continued growth
in services for digital television at a reasonable cost and the positive
impact of such growth on our European video ARPU, the effects of changes
in technology and regulation, our ability to achieve expected
operational efficiencies and economies of scale and our ability to
generate expected revenue and operating cash flow, control capital
expenditures as measured by a percentage of revenue and achieve assumed
margins, as well as other factors detailed from time to time in Liberty
Global's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including
Liberty Global’s most recently filed Form
10-K and 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this release. UPC Holding expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any guidance and
other forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change
in UPC Holding's expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
On July 29, 2005, UPC Holding issued €500
million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014 and on October 10, 2005, UPC
Holding issued a further €300 million of
8.63% Senior Notes due 2014. Furthermore, on April 17, 2007, Cablecom
Luxembourg SCA’s €300
million Senior Notes due 2016 became the direct obligation of UPC
Holding on terms substantially identical (other than as to interest,
maturity and redemption) to those governing the existing UPC Holding €500
million and €300 million Senior Notes. UPC
Holding is required under the terms of the indentures for the foregoing
Senior Notes to provide certain financial information regarding UPC
Holding to bondholders on a quarterly basis. UPC Broadband Holding B.V. ("UPC
Broadband Holding”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of UPC Holding, is a borrower and UPC Holding is a guarantor
of outstanding indebtedness under a senior secured credit facility (the "UPC
Broadband Holding Bank Facility”) which also
requires the provision of certain financial and related information to
the lenders. This press release is being issued at this time, in
connection with those obligations, due to the contemporaneous release by
Liberty Global of its March 31, 2008 results. The financial information
contained herein is preliminary and subject to change. UPC Holding
presently expects to issue its unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements prior to the end of May 2008, at which time they
will be posted to the investor relations section of the Liberty Global
website (www.lgi.com) under the fixed
income heading. Copies will also be available from the Trustee for the
Senior Notes.
Selected Financial Data
The following tables provide selected, preliminary revenue and operating
cash flow data for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 for
each reportable segment of UPC Holding. All of the reportable segments
derive their revenue primarily from broadband communications services,
including video, voice and broadband internet services. Certain segments
also provide competitive local exchange carrier and other
business-to-business communications services. At March 31, 2008, our
operating segments in UPC Holding provided services in eleven countries,
consisting of our UPC Broadband Division in Europe and VTR in Chile.
Other Central and Eastern Europe includes our operating segments in the
Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
On April 16, 2007, in connection with the refinancing of a portion of
the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility, Cablecom Holdings GmbH and its
subsidiaries became subsidiaries of UPC Broadband Holding. In connection
with the same refinancing, Liberty Global’s
indirect 80% interest in VTR Global Com, S.A. was also transferred to a
subsidiary of UPC Broadband Holding on May 23, 2007. These transactions
are considered common control transfers and UPC Holding’s
2007 results have consequently been restated to include Cablecom and VTR
for all periods presented.
For purposes of calculating rebased growth rates on a comparable basis
for all businesses that we owned during 2008, we have adjusted our
historical revenue and OCF for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to
(i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and OCF of certain entities
acquired during 2007 and 2008 in our rebased amounts for the three
months ended March 31, 2007 to the same extent that the revenue and OCF
of such entities are included in our results for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and (ii) reflect the translation of our rebased amounts
for the three months ended March 31, 2007 at the applicable average
exchange rates that were used to translate our results for the three
months ended March 31, 2008. The acquired entities that have been
included in the determination of our rebased revenue and OCF for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 include Telesystems Tirol and five
small acquisitions in Europe. We have reflected the revenue and OCF of
these acquired entities in our 2007 rebased amounts based on what we
believe to be the most reliable information that is currently available
to us (generally pre-acquisition financial statements), as adjusted for
the estimated effects of (i) any significant differences between U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP”)
and local generally accepted accounting principles, (ii) any significant
effects of post-acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, (iii) any
significant differences between our accounting policies and those of the
acquired entities and (iv) other items we deem appropriate. As we did
not own or operate these businesses during the pre-acquisition periods,
no assurance can be given that we have identified all adjustments
necessary to present the revenue and OCF of these entities on a basis
that is comparable to the corresponding post-acquisition amounts that
are included in our historical 2008 results or that the pre-acquisition
financial statements we have relied upon do not contain undetected
errors. The adjustments reflected in our 2007 rebased amounts have not
been prepared with a view towards complying with Article 11 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation S-X. In addition, the
rebased growth percentages are not necessarily indicative of the revenue
and OCF that would have occurred if these transactions had occurred on
the dates assumed for purposes of calculating our rebased 2007 amounts
or the revenue and OCF that will occur in the future. The rebased growth
percentages have been presented as a basis for assessing 2008 growth
rates on a comparable basis, and are not presented as a measure of our
pro forma financial performance for 2007. Therefore, we believe our
rebased data is not a non-GAAP measure as contemplated by Regulation G
or Item 10 of Regulation S-K.
The selected financial data contained herein is preliminary and
unaudited and subject to possible adjustments in connection with the
publication of UPC Holding’s March 31, 2008
financial statements. In each case, the tables present (i) the amounts
reported by each of our reportable segments for the comparative periods,
(ii) the Euro change and percentage change from period to period, (iii)
the percentage change from period to period, after removing foreign
currency effects ("FX”),
and (iv) the percentage change from period to period on a rebased basis.
The comparisons that exclude FX assume that exchange rates remained
constant during the periods that are included in each table.
Revenue
Three months ended March 31,
Increase (decrease)
Increase (decrease) excluding FX
Increase (decrease) 2008
2007 €
%
%
Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 200.7
€ 192.2
€ 8.5
4.4
%
4.4
%
—
Switzerland
168.2
158.1
10.1
6.4
%
5.2
%
—
Austria
93.2
91.5
1.7
1.9
%
1.9
%
—
Ireland
58.9 56.2 2.7
4.8 % 4.8 % —
Total Western Europe
521.0 498.0 23.0
4.6 % 4.2 % 3.3 %
Hungary
66.7
68.7
(2.0
)
(2.9
)%
(0.2
)%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
156.7 140.0 16.7
11.9 % 8.2 % —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
223.4 208.7 14.7
7.0 % 5.5 % 4.2 %
Central and corporate operations
1.3 4.1 (2.8
)
(68.3 )% (68.3 )% —
Total UPC Broadband Division
745.7 710.8 34.9
4.9 % 4.2 % 3.2 %
VTR (Chile)
124.4 110.9 13.5
12.2 % 9.8 % 9.8 %
Total UPC Holding
€ 870.1 € 821.7 € 48.4 5.9 % 4.9 % 4.1 % Operating Cash Flow
Three months ended March 31,
Increase (decrease)
Increase (decrease) excluding FX
Increase (decrease) 2008
2007
€
%
%
Rebased % amounts in millions, except % amounts
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 112.4
€ 97.6
€ 14.8
15.2
%
15.2
%
—
Switzerland
88.3
78.7
9.6
12.2
%
10.9
%
—
Austria
45.8
44.1
1.7
3.9
%
3.9
%
—
Ireland
22.6
17.3
5.3 30.6 % 30.6 % —
Total Western Europe
269.1
237.7
31.4 13.2 % 12.8 % 11.7 %
Hungary
34.2
33.9
0.3
0.9
%
3.7
%
—
Other Central and Eastern Europe
79.5
67.6
11.9 17.6 % 12.4 % —
Total Central and Eastern Europe
113.7
101.5
12.2 12.0 % 9.5 % 8.6 %
Central and corporate operations
(40.2
)
(41.9
)
1.7 4.1 % 4.1 % —
Total UPC Broadband Division
342.6
297.3
45.3 15.2 % 14.0 % 12.8 %
VTR (Chile)
50.4
41.6
8.8 21.2 % 18.5 % 18.5 %
Total UPC Holding
€ 393.0 € 338.9 € 54.1 16.0 % 14.6 % 13.5 % Summary of Third-Party Debt and Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following table details UPC Holding’s
consolidated third-party debt and cash and cash equivalents as of March
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
As of March 31,
As of December 31, 2008 2007 amounts in millions
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
€ 4,841.8
€ 4,942.9
UPC Holding Facility
250.0
250.0
UPC Holding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014
500.0
500.0
UPC Holding 8.63% Senior Notes due 2014
300.0
300.0
UPC Holding 8.0% Senior Notes due 2016
300.0
300.0
VTR Bank Facility8
297.5
322.5
Other debt, including capital lease obligations
29.7 27.5
Total third party debt
€ 6,519.0 € 6,642.9
Cash and cash equivalents
€ 61.4
€ 153.6
Restricted cash9 299.7 324.4
Total cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash
€ 361.1 € 478.0
As of March 31, 2008, total third-party debt, including other debt and
capital lease obligations, was €6,519
million, while total cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash
was €361 million. The UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility includes borrowings under facilities M and N term loans as
well as any amounts drawn from the €1.08
billion in redrawable term loan facilities I (€250
million) and L (€830 million). As of March
31, 2008, commitments under facilities I and L remained undrawn. Of
total commitments, we estimate that we will have approximately €913
million of availability upon completion of first quarter bank reporting
requirements. The change in total third-party debt from December 31,
2007 is primarily due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Covenant Calculations
Based on the results for March 31, 2008 and subject to the completion of
first quarter bank reporting requirements, the ratio of Senior Debt to
Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized), as defined and
calculated in accordance with the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility,
was 3.41x10. The ratio of Total Debt to
Annualized EBITDA (last two quarters annualized), as defined and
calculated in accordance with the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
was 4.28x10.
Capital Expenditure Summary
The following table provides UPC Holding capital expenditures for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
Three months ended March 31, 2008
2007 amounts in millions
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
€ 41.7
€ 51.5
Switzerland
28.8
37.2
Austria
11.4
13.5
Ireland
16.4 25.3
Total Western Europe
98.3 127.5
Hungary
17.7
15.9
Other Central and Eastern Europe
44.9 34.9
Total Central and Eastern Europe
62.6 50.8
Central and corporate operations
17.9 27.6
Total UPC Broadband Division
178.8 205.9
VTR (Chile)
31.2 31.1
Total UPC Holding
€ 210.0 € 237.0 Operating Cash Flow Definition and Reconciliation
Operating cash flow is not a GAAP measure. Operating cash flow is the
primary measure used by our chief operating decision makers to evaluate
segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to
segments. As we use the term, operating cash flow is defined as revenue
less operating and SG&A expenses (excluding stock-based compensation,
depreciation and amortization, and certain other operating charges and
credits as indicated in the following table). We believe operating cash
flow is meaningful because it provides investors a means to evaluate the
operating performance of our segments and our company on an ongoing
basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision makers. Our
internal decision makers believe operating cash flow is a meaningful
measure and is superior to other available GAAP measures because it
represents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and
allows management to (i) readily view operating trends, (ii) perform
analytical comparisons and benchmarking between segments and (iii)
identify strategies to improve operating performance in the different
countries in which we operate. A reconciliation of UPC Holding’s
segment operating cash flow to operating income is presented below.
Operating cash flow should be viewed as a measure of operating
performance that is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating
income, net earnings, cash flow from operating activities and other GAAP
measures of income.
Three months ended March 31, 2008
2007
amounts in millions
Total segment operating cash flow
€ 393.0
€ 338.9
Stock-based compensation expense
(8
.4
)
(14
.1
)
Depreciation and amortization
(270
.3
)
(270
.5
)
Related party management credits
0
.7
4
.7
Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges
(2 .7
)
(2 .6
)
Operating income
€ 112.3 € 56.4 1 Organic figures exclude revenue generating
units ("RGUs”)
of acquired entities at the date of acquisition but include the impact
of changes in RGUs from the date of acquisition. Organic figures
represent additions on a net basis.
2 Please see footnotes to the subscriber table
for the definition of RGUs.
3 Please see page 7 for an explanation of
operating cash flow and a reconciliation to operating income.
4 OCF margin is calculated by dividing OCF by
revenue for the applicable period.
5 For the purposes of calculating rebased
growth rates on a comparable basis for all businesses that we owned
during the respective period in 2008, we have adjusted our historical
2007 revenue and OCF to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue and OCF
of certain entities acquired during 2007 and 2008 in the respective 2007
rebased amounts to the same extent that the revenue and OCF of such
entities are included in the 2008 results and (ii) reflect the
translation of our 2007 rebased amounts at the applicable average
exchange rates that were used to translate our 2008 results. Please see
page 4 for supplemental information.
6 ARPU refers to the average monthly
subscription revenue per average RGU.
7 Advanced services represent our services
related to digital video (including digital cable and DTH), broadband
internet and telephony.
8 An amount equal to the outstanding principal
and interest balance due under the VTR Bank Facility is held in a cash
collateral account that is reflected as restricted cash in our
consolidated balance sheet.
9 Of this amount, €298
million and €323 million of restricted cash
relates to our VTR Bank Facility as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007, respectively.
10 Our covenant calculations are based on debt
figures which take into account currency swaps. Thus, the debt used in
the calculations may differ from the debt balances reported within the
financial statements.
Operating Data Table
Operating Data – March 31, 2008 - UPC
Holding B.V. Consolidated Homes Passed (1)
Two-way Homes Passed (2)
Customer Relationships (3)
Video
Internet
Telephony Total RGUs (4) Analog Cable Sub-scribers (5)
Digital Cable Sub-scribers (6)
DTH Sub-scribers (7)
MMDS Sub-scribers (8)
Total Video Homes Serviceable (9)
Subscribers (10) Homes Serviceable (11)
Subscribers (12)
UPC Broadband Division:
The Netherlands
2,714,500
2,608,200
2,121,800
3,274,400
1,555,900
562,700
– –
2,118,600
2,608,200
650,300
2,545,400
505,500
Switzerland (13)
1,857,100
1,316,000
1,558,600
2,323,100
1,257,600
299,700
– –
1,557,300
1,506,000
467,800
1,504,000
298,000
Austria
1,080,200
1,080,200
741,000
1,168,700
464,400
77,000
– –
541,400
1,080,200
433,100
1,080,200
194,200
Ireland
864,400 422,100 588,900 679,000 247,500 229,400 – 101,700 578,600 422,100 86,500 248,700 13,900
Total Western Europe
6,516,200 5,426,500 5,010,300 7,445,200 3,525,400 1,168,800 – 101,700 4,795,900 5,616,500 1,637,700 5,378,300 1,011,600
Hungary
1,170,900
1,123,200
978,200
1,378,200
696,400
–
173,000
–
869,400
1,123,200
299,400
1,125,600
209,400
Romania(14)
2,058,900
1,577,300
1,341,400
1,661,100
1,167,900
48,800
124,700
–
1,341,400
1,452,000
207,500
1,390,100
112,200
Poland
1,969,900
1,588,000
1,070,300
1,468,100
1,013,600
– – –
1,013,600
1,588,000
326,200
1,548,200
128,300
Czech Republic
1,255,400
1,083,400
773,200
1,046,700
408,600
155,500
122,900
–
687,000
1,083,400
268,000
1,080,400
91,700
Slovakia
464,700
341,600
305,300
356,000
255,400
6,100
29,900
7,200
298,600
312,800
45,000
169,100
12,400
Slovenia
198,000 143,000 152,700 211,400 147,800 1,100 – 3,800 152,700 143,000 45,300 143,000 13,400
Total Central and Eastern Europe
7,117,800 5,856,500 4,621,100 6,121,500 3,689,700 211,500 450,500 11,000 4,362,700 5,702,400 1,191,400 5,456,400 567,400
Total UPC Broadband Division
13,634,000 11,283,000 9,631,400 13,566,700 7,215,100 1,380,300 450,500 112,700 9,158,600 11,318,900 2,829,100 10,834,700 1,579,000
VTR (Chile)
2,452,600 1,662,400 1,002,400 1,963,900 638,700 221,300 – – 860,000 1,662,400 538,700 1,640,000 565,200
Total UPC Holding B.V. 16,086,600 12,945,400 10,633,800 15,530,600 7,853,800 1,601,600 450,500 112,700 10,018,600 12,981,300 3,367,800 12,474,700 2,144,200 Footnotes to Operating Data Table:
(1) Homes Passed are homes that can be connected to our networks without
further extending the distribution plant, except for direct-to-home
(DTH) and Multi-channel Multipoint (microwave) Distribution System
(MMDS) homes. Our Homes Passed counts are based on census data that can
change based on either revisions to the data or from new census results.
We do not count homes passed for DTH. With respect to MMDS, one MMDS
subscriber is equal to one Home Passed. Due to the fact that we do not
own the partner networks (defined below) used by Cablecom in Switzerland
(see note 13), or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
one of our Austrian subsidiaries, UPC Austria GmbH (Austria GmbH), we do
not report homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for Austria GmbH’s
unbundled loop and shared access network.
(2) Two-way Homes Passed are Homes Passed by our networks where
customers can request and receive the installation of a two-way
addressable set-top converter, cable modem, transceiver and/or voice
port which, in most cases, allows for the provision of video and
internet services and, in some cases, telephony services. Due to the
fact that we do not own the partner networks used by Cablecom in
Switzerland or the unbundled loop and shared access network used by
Austria GmbH, we do not report two-way homes passed for Cablecom’s
partner networks or for Austria GmbH’s
unbundled loop and shared access network.
(3) Customer Relationships are the number of customers who receive at
least one of our video, internet or voice services that we count as
Revenue Generating Units (RGUs), without regard to which, or to how many
services they subscribe. To the extent that RGU counts include
equivalent billing unit (EBU) adjustments, we reflect corresponding
adjustments to our Customer Relationship counts. Customer Relationships
generally are counted on a unique premise basis. Accordingly, if an
individual receives our services in two premises (e.g. primary home and
vacation home), that individual will count as two Customer
Relationships. We exclude mobile customers from Customer Relationships.
(4) Revenue Generating Unit is separately an Analog Cable Subscriber,
Digital Cable Subscriber, DTH Subscriber, MMDS Subscriber, Internet
Subscriber or Telephony Subscriber. A home, residential multiple
dwelling unit, or commercial unit may contain one or more RGUs. For
example, if a residential customer in our Austrian system subscribed to
our digital cable service, telephony service and broadband internet
service, the customer would constitute three RGUs. Total RGUs is the sum
of Analog Cable, Digital Cable, DTH, MMDS, Internet and Telephony
Subscribers. RGUs generally are counted on a unique premise basis such
that a given premise does not count as more than one RGU for any given
service. On the other hand, if an individual receives our service in two
premises (e.g., a primary home and a vacation home), that individual
will count as two RGUs. Non-paying subscribers are counted as
subscribers during their free promotional service period. Some of these
subscribers choose to disconnect after their free service period.
Services offered without charge on a permanent basis (e.g. VIP
subscribers, free service to employees) are not counted as RGUs.
(5) Analog Cable Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling
unit or commercial unit that receives our analog cable service over our
broadband network. In Europe, we have approximately 629,700 "lifeline”
customers that are counted on a per connection basis, representing the
least expensive regulated tier of basic cable service, with only a few
channels.
(6) Digital Cable Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling
unit or commercial unit that receives our digital cable service over our
broadband network or through a partner network. We count a subscriber
with one or more digital converter boxes that receives our digital cable
service as just one subscriber. A Digital Cable Subscriber is not
counted as an Analog Cable Subscriber. As we migrate customers from
analog to digital cable services, we report a decrease in our Analog
Cable Subscribers equal to the increase in our Digital Cable
Subscribers. Individuals who receive digital cable service through a
purchased digital set-top box but do not pay a monthly digital service
fee are only counted as Digital Cable Subscribers to the extent we can
verify that such individuals are subscribing to our analog cable
service. We include this group of subscribers in Cablecom’s
Digital Cable Subscribers. Subscribers to digital cable services
provided by Cablecom over partner networks receive analog cable services
from the partner networks as opposed to Cablecom.
(7) DTH Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or
commercial unit that receives our video programming broadcast directly
via a geosynchronous satellite.
(8) MMDS Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit or
commercial unit that receives our video programming via a multi-channel
multipoint (microwave) distribution system.
(9) Internet Homes Serviceable is a home, residential multiple dwelling
unit or commercial unit that can be connected to our networks, or a
partner network with which we have a service agreement, where customers
can request and receive broadband internet services. With respect to
Austria GmbH, we do not report as Internet Homes Serviceable those homes
served either over an unbundled loop or over a shared access network.
(10) Internet Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit
or commercial unit that receives internet services over our networks, or
that we service through a partner network. Our Internet Subscribers in
Austria include residential digital subscriber line (DSL) subscribers of
Austria GmbH that are not serviced over our networks. Our Internet
Subscribers do not include customers that receive services via resale
arrangements or from dial-up connections.
(11) Telephony Homes Serviceable is a home, residential multiple
dwelling unit or commercial unit that can be connected to our networks,
or a partner network with which we have a service agreement, where
customers can request and receive voice services. With respect to
Austria GmbH, we do not report as Telephony Homes Serviceable those
homes served over an unbundled loop rather than our network.
(12) Telephony Subscriber is a home, residential multiple dwelling unit
or commercial unit that receives voice services over our networks, or
that we service through a partner network. Telephony Subscribers as of
March 31, 2008, exclude an aggregate of 67,000 mobile telephony
subscribers in the Netherlands. Also, our Telephony Subscribers do not
include customers that receive services via resale arrangements. Our
Telephony Subscribers in Austria include residential subscribers served
by Austria GmbH through an unbundled loop.
(13) Pursuant to service agreements, Cablecom offers digital cable,
broadband internet and telephony services over networks owned by third
party cable operators (partner networks). A partner network RGU is only
recognized if Cablecom has a direct billing relationship with the
customer. Homes Serviceable for partner networks represent the estimated
number of homes that are technologically capable of receiving the
applicable service within the geographic regions covered by Cablecom’s
service agreements. Internet and Telephony Homes Serviceable and
Customer Relationships with respect to partner networks have been
estimated by Cablecom. These estimates may change in future periods as
more accurate information becomes available. Cablecom’s
partner network information generally is presented one quarter in
arrears such that information included in our March 31, 2008 subscriber
table is based on December 31, 2007 data. In our March 31, 2008
subscriber table, Cablecom’s partner
networks account for 56,300 Customer Relationships, 94,900 RGUs, 34,500
Digital Cable Subscribers, 190,000 Internet Homes Serviceable, 188,000
Telephony Homes Serviceable, 37,200 Internet Subscribers, and 23,200
Telephony Subscribers. In addition, partner networks account for 373,800
digital cable homes serviceable that are not included in Homes Passed or
Two-way Homes Passed in our March 31, 2008 subscriber table.
(14) In Romania, we did not disconnect any non-paying subscribers during
the first quarter of 2008 due to an ongoing conversion to a new billing
system. Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the billing system conversion was
completed and we reinitiated our non-pay disconnect procedures.
Additional General Notes to Tables:
With respect to Chile, residential multiple dwelling units with a
discounted pricing structure for video, broadband internet or telephony
services are counted on an EBU basis. With respect to commercial
establishments, such as bars, hotels and hospitals, to which we provide
video and other services primarily for the patrons of such
establishments, the subscriber count is generally calculated on an EBU
basis by our subsidiaries. EBU is calculated by dividing the bulk price
charged to accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged to
non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable
tier of service. On a business-to-business basis, certain of our
subsidiaries provide data, telephony and other services to businesses,
primarily in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, and
Romania. We generally do not count customers of these services as
subscribers, customers or RGUs.
While we take appropriate steps to ensure that subscriber statistics are
presented on a consistent and accurate basis at any given balance sheet
date, the variability from country to country in (i) the nature and
pricing of products and services, (ii) the distribution platform, (iii)
billing systems, (iv) bad debt collection experience and (v) other
factors adds complexity to the subscriber counting process. We
periodically review our subscriber counting policies and underlying
systems to improve the accuracy and consistency of the data reported.
Accordingly, we may from time to time make appropriate adjustments to
our subscriber statistics based on those reviews.
Subscriber information for acquired entities is preliminary and subject
to adjustment until we have completed our review of such information and
determined that it is presented in accordance with our policies.
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