FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Report on Form 6-K dated November 9, 2006

Magyar Telekom Plc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Budapest, 1013, Krisztina krt. 55, Hungary

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x    Form 40-F  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  o    No  x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                  

Contacts:		Szabolcs Czenthe, Magyar Telekom IR
		+36-1-458-0437
		Gyula Fazekas, Magyar Telekom IR
		+36-1-457-6186
		Krisztina Förhécz, Magyar Telekom IR
		+36-1-457-6029
		investor.relations@telekom.hu

 

First nine months 2006 results:
solid underlying segmental performance; accounting impact of EDR

Budapest — November 9, 2006 — Magyar Telekom (Reuters: NYSE: MTA.N, BSE: MTEL.BU and Bloomberg: NYSE: MTA US, BSE: MTELEKOM HB), the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, today reported its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2006, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). As of the second quarter of 2005, the consolidated income statement includes the results of Crnogorski Telekom (former Telekom Montenegro Group), while the company’s balance sheet has been consolidated in Magyar Telekom’s accounts as of March 31, 2005.

Highlights:

·                  Revenues grew by 7.6% to HUF 494.5 bn (EUR 1,862.3 m) in the first nine months of 2006 compared with the same period last year. The higher mobile, internet, and system integration & IT-related revenues compensated for lower outgoing traffic revenues. In addition, the change of the initial accounting treatment of the EDR project (unified digital radio network) also boosted top line growth.

·                  EBITDA grew slightly by 0.6% to HUF 192.6 bn, with an EBITDA margin of 39.0%. Group EBITDA excluding investigation-related costs was HUF 195.8 bn with an EBITDA margin of 39.6%.

·                  Since a significant part of the EDR investments of the Hungarian mobile business now qualifies as sale of network elements under finance lease according to IFRIC 4, introduced in 2006, its initial accounting treatment has been reassessed. EDR investments made up to September 30, 2006 amounting to HUF 9.8 bn are now reported as sale and cost of network elements constructed for sale. In the income statement, other mobile revenues and cost of telecom equipment sold include this amount. Furthermore, as these investments are no longer considered fixed assets, there is no depreciation and amortization of these assets. HUF 0.2 bn interest income was also accounted for in the first nine months of 2006 on the EDR service and finance lease receivables from the State. These changes have been made in the third quarter 2006 retrospectively from the start of the EDR operations.

·                  Gross additions to tangible and intangible assets were HUF 57.9 bn. The portion relating to the fixed line segment reached HUF 29.9 bn with mobile at HUF 28.0 bn. Within the mobile segment, HUF 8.9 bn was spent on UMTS-related investments.

·                  Fixed line segment: external revenues (after elimination of inter-segment revenues) increased by 3.5% to HUF 253.4 bn. Increased internet broadband and system integration & IT-related revenues offset the decline in outgoing traffic revenues. EBITDA amounted to HUF 90.5 bn and the EBITDA margin on external revenues was 35.7%.

·                  Mobile segment: external revenues increased by 12.3% to HUF 241.2 bn, driven by voice revenues, enhanced services revenues and the change of the accounting treatment of the EDR project. EBITDA amounted to HUF 102.1 bn with the EBITDA margin on external revenues reaching a strong 42.4%.

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·                  Profit attributable to equity holders of the company (net income) fell by 7.2%, from HUF 65.0 bn (EUR 263.3 m) to HUF 60.3 bn (EUR 227.1 m). Despite the slight EBITDA growth, net income declined, primarily due to higher depreciation and amortization.

·                  Net cash from operating activities grew to HUF 145.6 bn due to the combined impact of broadly stable EBITDA and increased income tax paid, offset by a lower working capital requirement (mainly due to a decrease in receivables) and lower interest paid. Net cash utilized in investing activities remained stable and was HUF 98.3 bn, with the Montenegrin acquisition in Q1 2005 and the purchase of MakTel treasury shares and the acquisitions of KFKI and Dataplex in the current period. Net cash flows from financing activities reflect the absence of a dividend payment in the first nine months of 2006.

·                  Net debt decreased by HUF 81.1 bn compared to the end of September 2005, driven by the loan repayment during the period. The net debt ratio (net debt to net debt plus equity plus minority interests) fell to 26.4% at end-September 2006 (35.8% at end-September 2005) since the company has not yet paid a dividend for 2005 earnings.

Elek Straub, Chairman and CEO commented: “I am pleased to announce that the Group has achieved a solid underlying financial and operational performance for the first nine months of this year. Both revenue growth and EBITDA in forint terms are comfortably in line with our targets for the full year 2006. In the Hungarian fixed line business, we saw top line growth as access, IT and internet related revenue increased, offsetting the continued erosion of traffic revenues. In the first nine months of 2006, the first impacts from the fixed-mobile integration in terms of sales and customer retention began to be seen. These were, however, offset by related costs.  The EBITDA impact for Q1-3 2006 period is therefore not significant, and investment needs were financed within the full year budget. The next three years are expected to see a significant positive impact, with net present value of these benefits currently estimated to be around HUF 60 bn in the period of 2007-2009. Despite the positive contribution of the integration, there is no change to our EBITDA guidance for 2007 (growth in HUF terms over 2005 performance) because of the following reasons. In 2007, the cash savings from utilization of tax benefits will play an important role whilst EBITDA impact of the integration will accumulate gradually year after year. The Hungarian austerity package negatively affects our profitability through the increased tax payments and through the pressure on the telecommunication spending of households. Furthermore, the change of the accounting treatment of the EDR project results in lower EBITDA. As a result of this reassessment we are modifying our 2006-2007 revenue growth target from above 3% per annum to at least 3% compounded average growth rate over these two years. In the Hungarian mobile market, we maintained our clear market leadership over the second largest market player despite a small loss of market share. Finally, international operations in Macedonia and Montenegro showed excellent performance, providing a strong contribution to Group revenue and EBITDA.”

Hungarian fixed line operations: broadly stable underlying financial performance

Revenues before elimination grew to HUF 71.1 bn in Q3 2006, up 2.2% compared to the same period last year. EBITDA margin for the quarter was 32.1%.  Excluding the HUF 1.3 bn cost of the investigation (accounted for within the Headquarter costs), EBITDA was HUF 24.2 bn, with EBITDA margin at 34.0%. The segment EBITDA in Q3 2005 was negatively influenced by a HUF 0.8 bn impairment of receivables relating to reimbursements from the Universal Telecommunications Support Fund. Domestic and international traffic revenues combined declined by 13.9%, mainly due to mobile substitution and traffic loss to fixed line competitors. Fixed-to-mobile minutes fell although local traffic and domestic long distance traffic both increased. Nevertheless, discounts and bundled minutes provided in our packages contributed to the revenue decline. At the same time, system integration & IT revenues grew from HUF 2.4 bn to HUF 4.0 bn. Internet revenues also increased as a result of a significant increase in the number of installed ADSL lines.

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The total number of broadband connections (mainly ADSL and cable) exceeded 498,000 at end-September 2006. Strong mobile substitution and number portability resulted in a continuous decline in the total number of fixed lines (down 4.0% at end-September 2006 compared to a year ago). Customised tariff packages at the parent company represented nearly 82% of the total number of lines, with 1.9 million lines at the end of the third quarter of 2006.

International fixed line operations: strong results at both major subsidiaries

Revenues before elimination grew by 18.1% to HUF 19.3 bn in Q3 2006, reflecting the exchange rate impact and the strong contribution of T-Com Crna Gora in Montenegro. EBITDA increased to HUF 8.0 bn with an EBITDA margin of 41.6%. Despite lower traffic revenues, MakTel’s fixed line revenues grew by 10.4%, reflecting a favourable foreign exchange movement (11.7%), and growing subscription, international wholesale and internet-related revenues. EBITDA increased by 14.9% to HUF 5.8 bn, supported by the strong focus on cost cutting initiatives. EBITDA margin was strong at 49.1%. T-Com Crna Gora contributed HUF 6.1 bn to Group revenues in the third quarter of 2006 (HUF 5.1 bn in Q3 2005). The growth was fuelled by favourable FX movements and higher interconnection and internet revenues. EBITDA contribution increased to HUF 2.3 bn (against HUF 1.8 bn in Q3 2005).

Hungarian mobile operations: clear market leadership maintained, EDR-related accounting change, stable ARPU, growing usage

Revenues before elimination grew by 18.5% to HUF 83.1 bn in Q3 2006 as a result of higher enhanced service revenues and increased traffic and access revenues. Strong growth in other revenues was driven by the change in accounting treatment of the EDR project. EBITDA was HUF 27.9 bn, down by 5.9% over Q3 2005. Other operating expenses grew; primarily driven by the one time costs of a key fixed-mobile merger project in the third quarter, namely the unification of the retail shop network. In addition, a major driver of the lower other operating expenses in Q3 2005 was the HUF 1.1 bn reversal of the accrual created for payments into the Universal Telecommunication Support Fund following a favourable Court decision in September 2005. Average acquisition cost per customer continued to fall, reflecting reduced subsidies in both prepaid and postpaid segments. When calculating subscriber acquisition cost, we include the connection margin (SIM card cost less the connection fee) and the sales-related equipment subsidy and agent fee. Although the introduction of new packages generated higher usage and growth in value added services, the discounts and bundled free minutes offered, combined with the impact of regulatory changes and the extensive use of closed user group offers resulted in a stable ARPU (monthly average revenue per user). MOU (monthly average minutes of use per subscriber) grew to 146 in the third quarter of 2006, indicating strong price elasticity.

International mobile operations: strong top line growth and margins at both companies

Revenues before elimination grew by 24.2% to HUF 15.8 bn in Q3 2006, driven by the exchange rate effect and the strong performance of T-Mobile Crna Gora. EBITDA was HUF 9.2 bn with a high EBITDA margin of 58.1%. T-Mobile Macedonia reported 25.2% revenue growth in a still expanding, competitive market. EBITDA at T-Mobile Macedonia was HUF 6.6 bn with an EBITDA margin of 58.5%. T-Mobile Crna Gora also contributed to the very strong results, with revenues of HUF 4.6 bn (up 21.5%) and an EBITDA of HUF 2.6 bn in Q3 2006 (against HUF 1.9 bn in Q3 2005).

As previously disclosed, the Company is still investigating certain contracts to determine whether they were entered into in violation of Company policy or applicable law or regulation. This inquiry, which is being conducted by an independent law firm and supervised by the Audit Committee, is still ongoing and it is at this point still too early to determine its final outcome. As a result of the investigation, two additional contracts have been called into question. The total amount of the four contracts under investigation is around HUF 2 billion. Concerns have also arisen regarding destruction by certain employees of electronic documents obstructing the investigation.  The Company

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expects the Board of Directors to consider what further action should be taken, including with respect to the conduct of members of management. The Company has also announced that due to the delay to the respective Annual General Meetings, the Company and some of its subsidiaries have failed and may fail to meet certain deadlines prescribed by the Hungarian and other applicable laws and regulations for preparing and filing audited annual results. The Company has notified the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice of the investigation and is in contact with these authorities regarding the investigation. The Company is committed to complying fully with the requirements and requests of these and other authorities with jurisdiction over it. In its Resolution No J-III-B/86.332/2006, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority ordered Magyar Telekom to prepare its annual report and to take all possible and necessary legal measures in order to comply with the statutory obligations.  The Board of Directors has not yet approved the 2005 financial statements. No assurance can be given that, as a result of the investigation, the audited financial statements for 2005 and financial statements for any other period will not vary from those published prior to the completion of the investigation and the completion of the respective audits.

About Magyar Telekom

Magyar Telekom is the principal provider of telecom services in Hungary. Magyar Telekom provides a broad range of services including traditional fixed line and mobile telephony, data transmission and value-added services. Magyar Telekom owns the majority of the shares of MakTel, the sole fixed line operator and its subsidiary T-Mobile Macedonia, the leading mobile operator in Macedonia. Magyar Telekom has a majority stake in Crnogorski Telekom. This Group provides fixed, mobile and Internet services in Montenegro. Key shareholders of Magyar Telekom as of September 30, 2006 include MagyarCom Holding GmbH (59.21%), owned by Deutsche Telekom AG. The remainder, 40.79% is publicly traded.

This investor news contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore should not have undue reliance placed upon them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors are described in, among other things, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

For detailed information on Magyar Telekom’s Q1-3 2006 results please visit our website:
(www.magyartelekom.hu/english/investorrelations/main.vm) or the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange (www.bse.hu).

 

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MAGYAR TELEKOM
Consolidated
Balance Sheets — IFRS
(HUF million)

		Sep 30, 2005		Sep 30, 2006		% change
		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		38,546		70,487		82.9	%
Other financial assets held for trading		801		4,015		401.2	%
Trade and other receivables		101,794		102,881		1.1	%
Current income tax receivable		1,807		4,515		149.9	%
Inventories		9,811		11,113		13.3	%
Assets held for disposal		2,829		3,379		19.4	%
Total current assets		155,588		196,390		26.2	%
Non current assets
Property, plant and equipment - net		574,308		561,093		(2.3	)%
Intangible assets - net		311,942		333,460		6.9	%
Associates		3,931		5,184		31.9	%
Deferred taxes		15,546		10,493		(32.5	)%
Other non current assets		7,737		14,547		88.0	%
Total non current assets		913,464		924,777		1.2	%
Total assets		1,069,052		1,121,167		4.9	%
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Loans from related parties		75,935		54,000		(28.9	)%
Loans and other borrowings - third party		54,102		34,054		(37.1	)%
Trade and other payables		113,306		112,876		(0.4	)%
Current income tax payable		400		1,466		266.5	%
Deferred revenue		914		412		(54.9	)%
Provisions for liabilities and charges		6,806		5,322		(21.8	)%
Short term derivatives		0		0		n.a.
Total current liabilities		251,463		208,130		(17.2	)%
Non current liabilities
Loans from related parties		212,000		205,432		(3.1	)%
Loans and other borrowings - third party		19,565		22,150		13.2	%
Deferred revenue		613		103		(83.2	)%
Deferred taxes		3,189		3,874		21.5	%
Provisions for liabilities and charges		3,175		2,554		(19.6	)%
Other non current liabilities		158		7,811		4,843.7	%
Total non current liabilities		238,700		241,924		1.4	%
Total liabilities		490,163		450,054		(8.2	)%
EQUITY
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock		104,281		104,277		(0.0	)%
Additional paid in capital		27,382		27,380		(0.0	)%
Treasury stock		(1,984	)	(1,926	)	(2.9	)%
Cumulative translation adjustment		(1,970	)	9,310		n.m.
Retained earnings		383,782		461,529		20.3	%
Total shareholders’ equity		511,491		600,570		17.4	%
Minority interests		67,398		70,543		4.7	%
Total equity		578,889		671,113		15.9	%
Total liabilities and equity		1,069,052		1,121,167		4.9	%

 

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MAGYAR TELEKOM
Consolidated
Income Statements - IFRS
(HUF million)

		9 months ended Sep 30,				%
		2005		2006		change
		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Revenues
Subscriptions		67,865		70,212		3.5	%
Domestic outgoing traffic revenues		65,208		53,916		(17.3	)%
International outgoing traffic revenues		8,485		7,880		(7.1	)%
Value added, cable voice and other services		7,932		7,402		(6.7	)%
Voice - retail revenues		149,490		139,410		(6.7	)%
Domestic incoming traffic revenues		6,869		6,716		(2.2	)%
International incoming traffic revenues		11,946		14,918		24.9	%
Voice - wholesale revenues		18,815		21,634		15.0	%
Voice revenues total		168,305		161,044		(4.3	)%
Internet broadband		21,675		30,450		40.5	%
Internet narrowband, content and other		7,603		5,828		(23.3	)%
Internet revenues total		29,278		36,278		23.9	%
Data		19,805		20,241		2.2	%
System Integration/Information Technology		6,825		12,853		88.3	%
Multimedia		11,098		13,120		18.2	%
Equipment sales		3,489		3,215		(7.9	)%
Other revenues		5,922		6,606		11.6	%
Total fixed segment revenues		244,722		253,357		3.5	%
Network usage and access		169,124		182,421		7.9	%
Enhanced services		28,049		31,678		12.9	%
Equipment sales and activation fee		16,361		16,278		(0.5	)%
Other revenues		1,148		10,783		839.3	%
Total mobile segment revenues		214,682		241,160		12.3	%
Total revenues		459,404		494,517		7.6	%
Employee-related expenses		(67,416	)	(66,143	)	(1.9	)%
Depreciation and amortization		(84,721	)	(90,783	)	7.2	%
Payments to other network operators		(68,280	)	(70,433	)	3.2	%
Cost of telecommunications equipment sales		(25,429	)	(37,354	)	46.9	%
Other operating expenses - net		(106,843	)	(127,967	)	19.8	%
Total operating expenses		(352,689	)	(392,680	)	11.3	%
Operating profit		106,715		101,837		(4.6	)%
Net financial expenses		(23,504	)	(21,622	)	(8.0	)%
Share of associates’ profits/(losses) after tax		(90	)	321		n.m.
Profit before income tax		83,121		80,536		(3.1	)%
Income tax		(9,704	)	(10,636	)	9.6	%
Profit for the period		73,417		69,900		(4.8	)%
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company (Net income)		64,981		60,297		(7.2	)%
Minority interests		8,436		9,603		13.8	%
		73,417		69,900		(4.8	)%

 

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MAGYAR TELEKOM
Consolidated
Cashflow Statements - IFRS
(HUF million)

		9 months ended Sep 30,				%
		2005		2006		change
		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Cashflows from operating activities
Operating profit		106,715		101,837		(4.6	)%
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets		84,721		90,783		7.2	%
Change in working capital		(8,065	)	(5,632	)	(30.2	)%
Amortization of deferred income		(1,161	)	(670	)	(42.3	)%
Interest paid		(24,278	)	(21,322	)	(12.2	)%
Bank and other finance charges paid		(2,065	)	(2,746	)	33.0	%
Income tax paid		(5,538	)	(9,118	)	64.6	%
Other cashflows from operations		(5,715	)	(7,545	)	32.0	%
Net cashflows from operating activities		144,614		145,587		0.7	%
Cashflows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible and intangible assets		(67,258	)	(72,368	)	7.6	%
Purchase of subsidiaries and business units		(37,047	)	(34,879	)	(5.9	)%
Cash acquired through business combinations		1,866		373		(80.0	)%
Interest received		1,436		2,497		73.9	%
Dividends received		1,729		157		(90.9	)%
Purchase of trading investments - net		(38	)	(440	)	1,057.9	%
Proceeds from disposal of non current assets		673		6,239		827.0	%
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries		0		115		n.a.
Net cashflows from investing activities		(98,639	)	(98,306	)	(0.3	)%
Cashflows from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders and minority interest		(84,507	)	(75	)	(99.9	)%
Net proceeds of loans and other borrowings		37,704		(29,662	)	n.m.
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock		1,900		0		(100.0	)%
Other		0		(18	)	n.a.
Net cashflows from financing activities		(44,903	)	(29,755	)	(33.7	)%
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		595		6,901		1,059.8	%
Change in cash and cash equivalents		1,667		24,427		1,365.3	%
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		36,879		46,060		24.9	%
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		38,546		70,487		82.9	%
Change in cash and cash equivalents		1,667		24,427		1,365.3	%

 

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Summary of key operating statistics

GROUP		Sep 30, 2005		Sep 30, 2006		% change
EBITDA margin		41.7	%	39.0	%	n.a.
Operating margin		23.2	%	20.6	%	n.a.
Net income margin		14.1	%	12.2	%	n.a.
ROA		8.3	%	7.3	%	n.a.
Net debt		322 255		241 134		(25.2	)%
Net debt to total capital		35.8	%	26.4	%	n.a.
Number of employees (closing full equivalent)		12 913		12 361		(4.3	)%

 

FIXED LINE SEGMENT

Sep 30, 2005

Sep 30, 2006

% change

 

Hungarian fixed line operations

 

Fixed line penetration		36.1	%	34.7	%	n.a.
Digitalization of exchanges with ISDN		99.8	%	100.0	%	n.a.
Number of closing lines (1)
Residential		2 007 980		1 923 052		(4.2	)%
Business		251 584		239 329		(4.9	)%
Payphone		22 237		21 609		(2.8	)%
ISDN channels		505 732		491 014		(2.9	)%
Total lines		2 787 533		2 675 004		(4.0	)%

 

Traffic in minutes (thousands) (1)
Local		2 438 877		2 464 929		1.1	%
Long distance		808 575		871 759		7.8	%
Fixed to mobile		578 499		462 801		(20.0	)%
Domestic outgoing traffic		3 825 951		3 799 489		(0.7	)%
International outgoing traffic		86 992		75 510		(13.2	)%
Internet (2)		1 577 280		853 342		(45.9	)%
Total outgoing traffic		5 490 223		4 728 341		(13.9	)%

 

Data products
ADSL lines		280 137		451 033		61.0	%
Number of Internet subscribers
Dial-up		88 702		38 754		(56.3	)%
Leased line		756		672		(11.1	)%
DSL		189 167		295 867		56.4	%
W-LAN		1 390		1 292		(7.1	)%
CATV		21 032		45 339		115.6	%
Total Internet subscribers		301 047		381 924		26.9	%
Market share in the dial-up market (estimated)		42	%	35	%	n.a.
Managed leased lines (Flex-Com connections) (1)		10 434		9 602		(8.0	)%
Cable television customers		391 990		409 016		4.3	%
Total broadband Internet access (3)		303 315		498 336		64.3	%

 

International fixed line operations

Macedonian fixed line penetration		27.1	%	24.4	%	n.a.
Number of closing lines
Residential		487 913		440 785		(9.7	)%
Business		51 261		43 727		(14.7	)%
Payphone		2 634		2 168		(17.7	)%
ISDN channels		43 942		41 662		(5.2	)%
Total Macedonian lines		585 750		528 342		(9.8	)%

 

Macedonian traffic in minutes (thousands)
Local		1 043 292		897 333		(14.0	)%
Long distance		154 625		133 460		(13.7	)%
Fixed to mobile		105 164		93 749		(10.9	)%
Domestic outgoing traffic		1 303 081		1 124 542		(13.7	)%
International outgoing traffic		24 048		20 910		(13.0	)%
Internet		158 473		143 068		(9.7	)%
Total outgoing Macedonian traffic		1 485 602		1 288 520		(13.3	)%

 

Data products (Macedonia)
ADSL lines		6 815		13 315		95.4	%
Number of Internet subscribers
Dial-up		79 094		100 181		26.7	%
Leased line		141		139		(1.4	)%
DSL		6 815		13 315		95.4	%
Total Internet subscribers		86 050		113 635		32.1	%
Market share in the dial-up market (estimated)		81	%	94	%	n.a.

 

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Montenegrin fixed line penetration		31.3	%	31.7	%	n.a.
Number of closing lines
PSTN lines		176 655		175 492		(0.7	)%
ISDN channels		17 868		21 018		17.6	%
Total Montenegrin lines		194 523		196 510		1.0	%

 

Montenegrin traffic in minutes (thousands)
Local		220 669		234 874		6.4	%
Long distance		94 194		96 434		2.4	%
Fixed to mobile		32 374		30 049		(7.2	)%
Domestic outgoing traffic		347 237		361 357		4.1	%
International outgoing traffic		9 673		10 103		4.4	%
Internet		283 362		274 659		(3.1	)%
Total outgoing Montenegrin traffic		640 272		646 119		0.9	%

 

Data products (Montenegro)
ADSL lines		568		4 474		687.7	%
Number of Internet subscribers
Prepaid		24 876		26 128		5.0	%
Leased line		113		128		13.3	%
DSL		568		4 474		687.7	%
Total Internet subscribers		25 557		30 730		20.2	%
Market share in the dial-up market (estimated)		98	%	98	%	n.a.

(1)             Magyar Telekom Plc. + Emitel (100% owned by Magyar Telekom Plc.)

(2)             Internet minutes include traffic both on analog lines (reported earlier as local traffic) and on ISDN lines (not reported earlier as traffic minutes)

(3)             Includes ADSL lines operated by Magyar Telekom Plc. and Emitel plus T-Online Hungary’s broadband customers (other than the ADSL purchased from Magyar Telekom)

MOBILE SEGMENT

Sep 30, 2005

Sep 30, 2006

% change

 

Hungarian mobile operations

 

Mobile penetration		90.0	%	95.4	%	n.a.
Market share of T-Mobile Hungary		45.1	%	44.8	%	n.a.
Number of customers (RPC)		4 095 374		4 306 723		5.2	%
Postpaid share in the RPC base		30.9	%	33.9	%	n.a.
MOU		124		139		12.1	%
ARPU		4 914		4 897		(0.3	)%
Postpaid ARPU		11 120		10 190		(8.4	)%
Prepaid ARPU		2 281		2 329		2.1	%
Overall churn rate		17.7	%	17.3	%	n.a.
Postpaid		10.1	%	9.8	%	n.a.
Prepaid		21.0	%	21.0	%	n.a.
Enhanced services within ARPU		692		742		7.2	%
Average acquisition cost (SAC) per customer		7 124		6 110		(14.2	)%

 

International mobile operations

Macedonian mobile penetration		59.1	%	66.4	%	n.a.
Market share of T-Mobile Macedonia		69.2	%	67.1	%	n.a.
Number of customers (RPC)		844 805		925 994		9.6	%
Postpaid share in the RPC base		15.4	%	17.5	%	n.a.
MOU		63		71		12.7	%
ARPU		3 077		3 202		4.1	%

 

Montenegrin mobile penetration		99.1	%	108.5	%	n.a.
Market share of T-Mobile Crna Gora		43.7	%	40.2	%	n.a.
Number of customers (RPC)		268 566		270 510		0.7	%
Postpaid share in the RPC base		10.9	%	15.5	%	n.a.
MOU		131		138		5.3	%
ARPU		3 850		4 196		9.0	%

 

 

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Analysis of the Financial Statements
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006

Exchange rate information

The Euro strengthened by 9.6% against the Hungarian Forint year on year (from 249.59 HUF/EUR on September 30, 2005 to 273.49 HUF/EUR on September 30, 2006). The average HUF/EUR rate increased from 246.82 in the first nine months of 2005 to 265.55 in the same period of 2006.

The U.S. Dollar strengthened by 3.9% against the Hungarian Forint year on year (from 207.56 HUF/USD on September 30, 2005 to 215.74 HUF/USD on September 30, 2006).

Analysis of group income statements

On December 20, 2005, Magyar Telekom Plc.’s Extraordinary General Meeting approved the decision on the merger of Magyar Telekom Ltd. and T-Mobile Hungary (“TMH”). The court registration of the merger took place on February 28, 2006. From March 1, 2006, Magyar Telekom Plc. is the legal successor of TMH. At the same time, TMH will continue its operations within Magyar Telekom Plc. under an independent brand and as an independent line of business. T-Mobile Hungary, as mentioned throughout this report, means the mobile services line of business of Magyar Telekom.

On March 1, 2006, Magyar Telekom Rt. changed its name to Magyar Telekom Nyilvánosan Működő Rt. (Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Public Limited Company) and its abbreviated name became Magyar Telekom Plc.

In September 2006, our Macedonian mobile operations, Mobimak was rebranded to T-Mobile Macedonia AD Skopje, while in Montenegro, the fixed line operations became T-Com Crna Gora (“T-Com CG”) and the mobile business changed its name to T-Mobile Crna Gora (“T-Mobile CG”), while the fixed line parent company and the group was renamed to Crnogorski Telekom.

Crnogorski Telekom’s balance sheet was consolidated in our accounts as of March 31, 2005, while its results are included in our consolidated income statement from the second quarter of 2005.

As previously disclosed, the Company is still investigating certain contracts to determine whether they were entered into in violation of Company policy or applicable law or regulation. This inquiry, which is being conducted by an independent law firm and supervised by the Audit Committee, is still ongoing and it is at this point still too early to determine its final outcome. As a result of the investigation, two additional contracts have been called into question. The total amount of the four contracts under investigation is around HUF 2 billion. Concerns have also arisen regarding destruction by certain employees of electronic documents obstructing the investigation. The Company expects the Board of Directors to consider what further action should be taken, including with respect to the conduct of members of management. The Company has also announced that due to the delay to the respective Annual General Meetings, the Company and some of its

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subsidiaries have failed and may fail to meet certain deadlines prescribed by the Hungarian and other applicable laws and regulations for preparing and filing audited annual results. The Company has notified the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice of the investigation and is in contact with these authorities regarding the investigation. The Company is committed to complying fully with the requirements and requests of these and other authorities with jurisdiction over it. In its Resolution No J-III-B/86.332/2006, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority ordered Magyar Telekom to prepare its annual report and to take all possible and necessary legal measures in order to comply with the statutory obligations. The Board of Directors has not yet approved the 2005 financial statements. No assurance can be given that, as a result of the investigation, the audited financial statements for 2005 and financial statements for any other period will not vary from those published prior to the completion of the investigation and the completion of the respective audits.

In the first nine months of 2006, Magyar Telekom incurred HUF 3.1 bn expenses relating to the investigation, which are included in other operating expenses — net in the Hungarian fixed line operations as part of the Headquarters costs.

Revenues

Voice-retail revenues decreased by 6.7% in the first three quarters of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, mainly driven by lower domestic outgoing traffic revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc. due to wider use of flat-rate packages and decreased customer base resulting mainly from competition and mobile substitution.

Subscription fees showed an increase as subscription revenue from customized and supplementary packages at Magyar Telekom Plc. generated higher revenues as higher proportion of our customers chose such packages. The increase in subscription fee revenues was helped by Maktel due to favorable foreign exchange movement and higher tariffs as tariff rebalancing occurred in August 2005. The positive effect of the consolidation of T-Com CG’s revenues in 2006 also appears on this revenue line. These increases were partly offset by decreased ISDN subscription revenues resulting from lower average number of customers and lower prices in Hungary.

Domestic outgoing fixed line traffic revenues in the first nine months of 2006 amounted to HUF 53.9 bn compared to HUF 65.2 bn in the same period of 2005. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues decreased due to lower average per minute fees and loss of fixed line customers mainly owing to competition from other fixed line service providers and mobile substitution. Both Magyar Telekom Plc. and Emitel offered several price discounts to customers choosing different tariff packages. Customized tariff packages represented 81.7% of the lines at Magyar Telekom Plc. at September 30, 2006. The most popular of these packages are the Felező (Halving) package and the Favorit packages. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues also decreased at Maktel due to lower usage. The consolidation of T-Com CG’s revenues in 2006 partly offset these decreases.

International outgoing fixed line traffic revenues decreased by 7.1%, from HUF 8.5 bn in the first three quarters of 2005 to HUF 7.9 bn in the same period of 2006. This decrease is mainly due to decreased outgoing minutes as well as price discounts given to subscribers of optional tariff packages at Magyar Telekom Plc. Outgoing international traffic revenues

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also decreased at Maktel as a result of lower volume of minutes and decreased prices. The consolidation of T-Com CG’s revenues in 2006 partly offset these decreases.

Voice-wholesale revenues increased by 15.0% in the first three quarters of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 mainly driven by higher international incoming traffic revenues.

Domestic incoming fixed line traffic revenues for the first nine months of 2006 decreased by 2.2% compared to the same period in 2005. Traffic revenues from LTOs decreased at Magyar Telekom Plc. due to the application of the new RIO prices retrospectively for the period from September 2005 to June 2006. Incoming revenues from mobile operators showed a decrease at Maktel resulting from lower interconnection prices of international calls. These decreases were largely offset by the additional revenue resulting from the consolidation of T-Com CG.

International incoming fixed line traffic revenues increased to HUF 14.9 bn for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2006 compared to HUF 11.9 bn for the same period in 2005. International incoming revenues increased partly due to the inclusion of T-Com CG’s revenues. At Maktel, higher international incoming revenue is due to the favorable foreign exchange movements and the 30.8% higher international incoming minutes resulting from the restricted illegal VoIP traffic. International incoming traffic revenues are also higher at Magyar Telekom Plc. due to the increased volume of international incoming traffic and higher HUF/EUR exchange rate, partly offset by lower average settlement rates. Higher traffic terminated in Magyar Telekom Plc. and LTO areas was only partly offset by lower mobile terminated international traffic transited by Magyar Telekom Plc. (due to migrations of international calls to mobile networks).

Internet revenues of the fixed line operations grew significantly to HUF 36.3 bn in the first nine months of 2006 compared to HUF 29.3 bn in the same period last year. This growth was due to the strong increase in the number of ADSL and Internet subscribers in the Hungarian fixed line operations. The number of ADSL subscribers of Magyar Telekom Plc. and Emitel grew to 451,033 by September 30, 2006 (from 280,137 a year earlier) and the number of T-Online Internet connections grew by 26.9% to 381,924 compared to the previous year. The proportion of higher revenue generating broadband Internet customers grew significantly within the customer base, which also contributed to the revenue growth. By the end of September 2006, the total number of our broadband connections was almost 500,000.

Data revenues grew by 2.2% to HUF 20.2 bn in the first three quarters of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The increase is mainly driven by the inclusion of T-Com CG and Orbitel revenues as well as higher broadband data retail revenues (mainly HSLL) at Magyar Telekom Plc., partly offset by lower narrowband retail revenues.

System Integration (“SI”) and IT revenues increased significantly by 88.3% and reached HUF 12.9 bn in the first three quarters of 2006 compared to the same period last year, which resulted from increased number of SI/IT service projects in Hungary, such as outsourcing services provided to E.ON and Erste Bank as well as SI and IT solutions provided to the government (E-Közmű). Subsidiaries also providing SI/IT services include Integris, BCN, Dataplex and KFKI.

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Multimedia revenues amounted to HUF 13.1 bn in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to HUF 11.1 bn in the same period of 2005. The increase is mainly due to the growth in cable TV revenues resulting from the increase in average number of cable TV subscribers and price increases effective from January 1, 2006.

Revenues from fixed line equipment sales decreased moderately to HUF 3.2 bn for the first nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to HUF 3.5 bn for the same period in 2005. Equipment sales revenue decrease is due to lower rental fees of telecommunications equipment at Magyar Telekom Plc., partly offset by higher amount of phonesets and ADSL modems sold in connection with the intensive media campaigns.

Other fixed line revenues increased by 11.6% and amounted to HUF 6.6 bn in the first three quarters of 2006. Other revenues include construction, maintenance, rental, wholesale infrastructure service and miscellaneous revenues. The increase in other revenues is mainly due to higher real estate rental revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc.

Revenues from mobile telecommunications services amounted to HUF 241.2 bn for the first nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to HUF 214.7 bn for the same period in 2005 (a 12.3% increase). Total mobile revenues were strongly influenced by the modified accounting treatment of Pro-M PrCo. Ltd.’s operations. Until the third quarter of 2006 revenues from EDR services were treated as service revenues as initially assessed by Magyar Telekom. Further research into the issue resulted in the reassessment of the accounting treatment, whereby the EDR services have been established to be a combination of services and sale of assets under finance lease construction in light of IFRIC 4. This change in the third quarter of 2006 was applied retrospectively to January 2006. As a result, EDR investments, which were previously shown as gross additions to tangible and intangible assets in past periods, are now treated as inventory constructed for sale. When units of the network are placed in operation it is treated as sale of completed network parts and equipment and are disclosed as other mobile revenues, while the cost of these sales is disclosed as cost of equipment sales. This change contributed HUF 9.8 bn to total mobile revenues and a similar amount to cost of equipment sales. From the second quarter of 2005, the consolidated revenues of T-Mobile CG, our Montenegrin mobile operator positively affected the revenues from mobile operations. T-Mobile CG generated HUF 9.4 bn revenues in the first three quarters of 2006, compared to HUF 5.5 bn in the second and third quarters of 2005. As of September 30, 2006, T-Mobile CG had more than 270,000 customers.

The majority of mobile telecommunications revenue is generated by T-Mobile Hungary, where the growth in revenues mainly resulted from the 12.0% higher enhanced services, which grew from HUF 25.3 bn to HUF 28.3 bn year over year. This revenue includes primarily short message service (“SMS”) and multimedia message service (“MMS”). The revenue growth is due to the increasing proportion of content messages with higher rates and higher access (data, WAP, Internet, GPRS, etc.) revenues.

While the penetration growth of mobile customers has slowed down in Hungary, TMH still maintains its leading position with 44.8% market share. TMH’s average customer base increased by 4.6% year over year. The proportion of postpaid customers increased to 33.9% at September 30, 2006 from 30.9% a year earlier as some of the prepaid customers migrated to more favorable, for example flat-rate postpaid packages.

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Within mobile telecommunications services, voice traffic revenues represent the largest portion of revenues. It increased by 7.4% and amounted to HUF 165.0 bn in the first three quarters of 2006. Its growth was mainly driven by the inclusion of T-Mobile CG as well as the improved voice revenues of T-Mobile Macedonia. The traffic revenue generated by T-Mobile Hungary’s customers increased as well, mainly due to the higher MOU. TMH’s average usage per customer per month measured in MOU increased by 12.1% from 124 minutes in the first nine months of 2005 to 139 minutes in the same period of 2006. TMH’s monthly average revenue per user (“ARPU”) slightly decreased by 0.3% from HUF 4,914 in the first nine months of 2005 to HUF 4,897 for the same period of 2006, mainly as a result of lower average per minute fees.

The increase in revenues from mobile telecommunications services at T-Mobile Macedonia reflects primarily the weakening of the HUF against the MKD. Higher revenues were also supported by higher average number of mobile customers and higher MOU, partly offset by lower per minute rates and lower interconnection prices. The number of T-Mobile Macedonia customers increased by 9.6% and reached 925,994 at September 30, 2006. T-Mobile Macedonia’s average usage per customer per month measured in MOU increased by 12.7% from 63 minutes in the first nine months of 2005 to 71 minutes in the same period of 2006.

Mobile equipment sales revenues remained stable in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period of last year as the decrease in TMH’s revenues was almost offset by higher equipment sales revenues at T-Mobile CG.

Operating Expenses

Employee-related expenses for the first nine months of 2006 amounted to HUF 66.1 bn compared to HUF 67.4 bn for the same period in 2005 (a decrease of 1.9%). The decrease is mainly due to lower wage expenses and social security contributions at Magyar Telekom Plc. (including T-Mobile Hungary) and Maktel driven by the significant decline in average headcount. The group headcount number fell from 12,913 on September 30, 2005 to 12,361 on September 30, 2006.

The decrease in employee-related expenses was partly offset by the 2.0% average wage rate increase from April 1, 2006 at Magyar Telekom Plc. and the consolidation of 9 months expenses of Crnogorski Telekom in 2006 as compared to 6 months expenses in 2005. In addition, the employee-related expenses of our new subsidiaries (such as Pro-M PrCo. Ltd) also partly offset the decline.

Depreciation and amortization increased by 7.2% to HUF 90.8 bn in the first three quarters of 2006 from HUF 84.7 bn in the same period last year. The increase in depreciation is mainly driven by the consolidation of Crnogorski Telekom and by the impairment of the Monet, TCG and Internet CG brandnames in connection with the rebranding in Montenegro in September 2006. In addition, depreciation increased at T-Mobile Hungary due to their higher gross asset base of telecommunications and IT equipment as well as the capitalized UMTS concession. These increases were partly offset by lower depreciation at Magyar Telekom Plc., due to the higher proportion of fully amortized fixed assets in 2006.

Payments to other network operators reached HUF 70.4 bn in the first nine months of 2006 compared to HUF 68.3 bn in the same period of 2005. The growth was mainly

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generated by the inclusion of Crnogorski Telekom and Orbitel expenses. TMH’s domestic mobile outpayments increased significantly due to higher mobile penetration and increased traffic. With the introduction of flat-rate packages the proportion of calls to other mobile service providers increased, resulting in higher outpayments at T-Mobile Hungary. International outpayments also increased at Magyar Telekom Plc. driven by the weakening of HUF against the EUR. These increases were partly offset by significantly lower mobile outpayments at Magyar Telekom Plc., due to lower traffic and lower fixed to mobile termination rates. Lower roaming outpayments of T-Mobile Hungary were due to discount agreements concluded with mainly other T-Mobile group companies. In addition, many foreign mobile service providers decreased their interconnection tariffs due to EU conformity. Magyar Telekom Plc.’s outpayments to LTOs decreased as well due to lower RIO fees applied retrospectively.

The cost of telecommunications equipment sales for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2006 was HUF 37.4 bn compared to HUF 25.4 bn for the same period in 2005. The main driver of the strong increase is the effect of the modified accounting treatment of EDR services at Pro-M PrCo. Ltd. Higher cost of equipment sales at Magyar Telekom Plc. resulted from different network construction and integration tenders. The sale of phonesets also increased due to intensive Favorit and ADSL campaigns. Higher sales at BCN also contributed to the increase. These increases were partly offset by decreased equipment sales cost of T-Mobile Hungary mainly driven by lower equipments sales ratio and lower average cost of phonesets.

Other operating expenses - net increased by 19.8% year over year. Other operating expenses include materials, maintenance, marketing, service fees, outsourcing expenses, energy and consultancy. Increase in other operating expenses is due to higher fees for outsourcing services (for example real estate management, transportation, customer service and informatics) as well as higher expenses in connection with different projects. Agency fees also grew as a result of higher commissions paid for new subscribers by Magyar Telekom Plc. and T-Mobile Hungary. Non-rebranding related marketing expenses increased significantly as well, due to more active advertising activity in 2006. In the first three quarters of 2006, we paid higher fees for telephone book publishing and concession fees increased as well due to the UMTS fee. Other operating expenses - net include HUF 3.1 bn special items, which are the fees Magyar Telekom incurred relating to the ongoing investigation.

Operating Profit

Operating margin for the first nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 20.6%, while operating margin for the same period in 2005 was 23.2%. The decrease is due to the fact that in percentage terms the increase in expenses was higher than the growth in revenues.

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Net financial expenses

Net financial expenses were HUF 21.6 bn in the first three quarters of 2006 compared to HUF 23.5 bn in the same period of 2005. Net financial expenses decreased mainly due to decrease in HUF interest expenses in line with lower average HUF interest rates. The proportion of loan portfolio with variable interest rates was higher than a year earlier. Higher net interest and other financial income at Maktel, T-Mobile Macedonia and Crnogorski Telekom also caused favorable changes in total financial expenses. Net financial expenses were negatively hit by the HUF 3.1 bn higher foreign exchange losses resulting from the weakening of the HUF. Foreign exchange loss increased at Maktel as well due to the unfavorable fluctuations of the MKD against USD and SDR. Net financial expenses included HUF 1.9 bn net FX loss, HUF 19.9 bn interest expense, HUF 2.7 bn other financial charges and HUF 2.9 bn interest and other financial income in the first nine months 2006.

Share of associates’ profits/losses after income tax

Share of associates’ profits after income tax amounted to HUF 321 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to minus HUF 90 million for the same period in 2005. Higher profit is mainly due to the improving performance of T-Systems Hungary.

Income tax

Income tax expense increased from HUF 9.7 bn in the first three quarters 2005 to HUF

10.6 bn for the same period in 2006 mainly due to the lower effective tax rate in 2005. Compared to 2006, the lower 2005 tax expense was due to the favorable one-off tax effect of the rebranding.

Minority interests

Minority interests in the first nine months of 2006 were HUF 9.6 bn compared to HUF 8.4 bn for the same period in 2005. The increase mainly results from the good performance of Crnogorski Telekom and T-Mobile Macedonia, partly offset by the lower performance of Maktel.

Analysis of group balance sheets

Total assets and total shareholders’ equity and liabilities as of September 30, 2005 were HUF 1,069 bn. Total assets and total shareholders’ equity and liabilities amounted to HUF 1,121 bn as of September 30, 2006.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents increased from HUF 38.5 bn at September 30, 2005 to HUF 70.5 bn at September 30, 2006, mainly due to high amount of cash accumulated at T-Mobile Macedonia and Maktel. As the financial statements of the Maktel group has not been approved yet (due to the ongoing investigation at Magyar Telekom), Maktel could

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not pay dividend yet in 2006.

Loans and other borrowings

The current portion of loans and other borrowings decreased by 32.3% from September 30, 2005 to HUF 88.1 bn at September 30, 2006. Non current loans and other borrowings decreased by 1.7% from September 30, 2005 to HUF 227.6 bn at September 30, 2006. This slight decrease in the non current portfolio and the significant drop of the current loan portfolio reflect that Magyar Telekom Plc. has not approved and paid its planned dividend yet and the excess cash was used to repay loans.

At September 30, 2006, almost 100% of the loan portfolio was HUF denominated. At the end of the first three quarters of 2006, 41.1% of the loans bore floating interest rates. The gearing ratio defined as net debt divided by net debt plus equity (including minority interest) was 26.4% at September 30, 2006 compared to 35.8% a year earlier.

Analysis of group cashflow

Net cashflows from operating activities increased by 0.7% compared to the first nine months of 2005 and amounted to HUF 145,587 million in the same period of 2006 due to lower HUF interest paid, decrease in working capital requirements (driven mainly by a change in trade receivables) and higher EBITDA, which was partly offset by increased amount of income tax paid.

Net cashflows from investing activities amounted to minus HUF 98,306 million in the first nine months of 2006, while it was minus HUF 98,639 million for the same period in 2005. This small decrease in cash outflow is predominantly due to the combined effect of the higher amounts of proceeds from disposal of real estate and lower amount paid for the purchase of subsidiaries, partly offset by higher cash outflow in connection with the purchase of tangible and intangible assets.

Net cashflows from financing activities amounted to minus HUF 44,903 million in the first three quarters of 2005 compared to minus HUF 29,755 million in the same period of 2006. While during the first nine months of 2005, Magyar Telekom took a net HUF 37,704 million loan (mainly in connection with the acquisition of Crnogorski Telekom) and paid HUF 84,507 million dividend, in the same period of 2006 it repaid a net HUF 29,662 million loan as Magyar Telekom Plc. and MakTel have not paid dividends in 2006 yet.

Analysis of segment results

Magyar Telekom divides the two business segments (fixed line and mobile) into Hungarian and international operations, thus the segment reporting information below presents these four activities. The sum of the financial results of the four operations presented below does not equal to the group financial results because of intra- and intersegment eliminations.

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Hungarian fixed line operations

Hungarian fixed line operations include Magyar Telekom Plc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, other than T-Mobile Hungary, Pro-M PrCo. Ltd. and our foreign subsidiaries. 

HUF millions		9 months ended Sep 30, 2005		9 months ended Sep 30, 2006		Change (%)
Voice—retail revenues		123,746		110,186		(11.0	)
Voice—wholesale revenues		13,476		13,626		1.1
Internet		27,485		33,410		21.6
Other revenues		48,049		57,053		18.7
Total revenues		212,756		214,275		0.7
EBITDA		78,082		69,586		(10.9	)
Operating profit		32,530		24,030		(26.1	)
Property, plant and equipment		358,339		340,436		(5.0	)
Intangible assets		30,768		49,206		59.9
Gross additions to tangible and intangible fixed assets		22,044		25,906		17.5

 

EBITDA = Earnings before net interest and other charges, taxes, depreciation and amortization

Revenues from the Hungarian fixed line operations only slightly increased year over year, however the proportion of revenue elements changed significantly. On the one hand Internet, voice wholesale and other revenues increased by HUF 15.1 bn, on the other hand voice retail revenues decreased almost to the same extent. The domestic outgoing fixed voice business experienced a decline mainly due to price discounts and due to loss of lines reflecting the effect of strong competition and mobile substitution. International outgoing traffic revenues decreased as well, as a result of lower outgoing traffic and lower per minute rates included in our various tariff packages. International incoming traffic revenues increased due to higher traffic and the weakening of HUF against EUR, partly offset by lower international average settlement rates. This increase in international incoming traffic was partly offset by lower domestic incoming traffic revenues mainly due to the application of the new lower RIO prices. Internet revenues increased by 21.6% in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 driven by strong volume increases in the number of ADSL and Internet customers. Other revenues showed a significant growth mainly due to IT service revenues from various projects as well as higher cable TV revenues.

Operating profit of the Hungarian fixed line operations decreased by 26.1%. While total revenues remained broadly stable, operating expenses increased mainly owing to higher other operating expenses — net and cost of equipment sales. These negative effects were partly offset by lower payments to other network operators.

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International fixed line operations

International fixed line operations include our foreign subsidiaries, other than T-Mobile Macedonia and T-Mobile CG.

HUF millions		9 months ended Sep 30, 2005		9 months ended Sep 30, 2006		Change (%)
Voice—retail revenues		26,341		29,658		12.6
Voice—wholesale revenues		9,135		13,031		42.6
Internet		1,897		2,933		54.6
Other revenues		4,860		6,709		38.0
Total revenues		42,233		52,331		23.9
EBITDA		15,472		20,887		35.0
Operating profit		8,029		11,349		41.4
Property, plant and equipment		77,687		81,761		5.2
Intangible assets		19,994		21,842		9.2
Gross additions to tangible and intangible fixed assets		3,209		4,002		24.7

 

EBITDA = Earnings before net interest and other charges, taxes, depreciation and amortization

From the second quarter of 2005, the consolidation of Crnogorski Telekom’s fixed line operation had significant effect on the results of the international fixed line operations. T-Com CG’s revenue reached HUF 15.2 bn with an operating profit of HUF 2.5 bn and HUF 5.3 bn EBITDA in the first nine months of 2006. The closing number of fixed line employees was 971 on September 30, 2006.

All revenues and expenses of Maktel were affected by the 7.4% higher HUF/MKD exchange rates.

Higher subscription revenues at Maktel in the first nine months of 2006 resulted from the higher tariffs, partly offset by the lower average number of customers. The total number of fixed line subscribers at Maktel decreased by 9.8% to 528,342 at September 30, 2006. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues decreased mainly due to usage decrease. Lower international outgoing traffic revenues resulted from decreased volume of traffic and lower prices. International incoming traffic revenues increased mainly due to higher traffic.

Revenues from Internet showed an increase, resulting from the significantly higher number of ADSL subscribers as well as increased average number of Internet customers. The number of Maktel’s Internet subscribers increased further and reached 113,635 by September 30, 2006 from 86,050 a year earlier.

Increase in operating expenses in the international fixed line operations is mainly due the consolidation of T-Com CG from the second quarter of 2005 (9 months in 2006 vs. 6 months in 2005) and also due to the consolidation of Orbitel in 2006. The increase in depreciation is mainly driven by the impairment of our Montenegrin subsidiaries’ brandname in connection with their rebranding this September. Operating expenses in MKD terms decreased slightly at Maktel, but the weakening of HUF against MKD led to higher operating expenses expressed in HUF.

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Hungarian mobile operations

Hungarian mobile operations include T-Mobile Hungary and Pro-M PrCo. Ltd.

HUF millions		9 months ended Sep 30, 2005		9 months ended Sep 30, 2006		Change (%)
Network usage and access		159,656		164,280		2.9
Enhanced services		25,305		28,344		12.0
Equipment sales and activation		15,038		14,736		(2.0	)
Other revenues		1,444		11,217		676.8
Total revenues		201,443		218,577		8.5
EBITDA		81,460		80,659		(1.0	)
Operating profit		56,134		53,506		(4.7	)
Property, plant and equipment		116,065		119,215		2.7
Intangible assets		202,967		201,866		(0.5	)
Gross additions to tangible and intangible fixed assets		25,533		24,278		(4.9	)

 

EBITDA = Earnings before net interest and other charges, taxes, depreciation and amortization

Mobile penetration reached 95.4% in Hungary and T-Mobile Hungary accounts for 44.8% market share in the highly competitive mobile market.

Revenues in the Hungarian mobile operations increased by 8.5% in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 primarily due to the increase in other revenues resulting from the change in the accounting treatment of the EDR projects made in 2006. Enhanced services revenues and traffic revenues also showed significant growth. T-Mobile Hungary’s customer base increased by 5.2% to 4,306,723 subscribers, including 2,845,824 prepaid customers by September 30, 2006. Average monthly usage per T-Mobile Hungary subscriber increased by 12.1% from 124 minutes in the first nine months of 2005 to 139 minutes in the same period of 2006. T-Mobile Hungary’s ARPU decreased by 0.3% from HUF 4,914 in the first nine months of 2005 to HUF 4,897 in the same period of 2006. Revenues from call terminations slightly increased in the Hungarian mobile operations. While interconnection fees received from other mobile service providers increased due to higher mobile penetration and traffic, interconnection fees from Magyar Telekom Plc. decreased due to the lower per minute termination fees.

Operating profit shows a 4.7% decrease as total operating expenses increased by HUF 19.8 bn, while revenues increased only by HUF 17.1 bn year over year. Operating expenses increased by 13.6% due to the combined effect of increased other operating expenses - net (higher fees and levies and higher agency fees), increased payments to other mobile operators, higher depreciation (resulting from higher gross asset base of telecom and informatics equipment as well as capitalized UMTS concession) and lower employee-related expenses.

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International mobile operations

International mobile operations include T-Mobile Macedonia and T-Mobile CG.

HUF millions		9 months ended Sep 30, 2005		9 months ended Sep 30, 2006		Change (%)
Network usage and access		26,484		33,520		26.6
Enhanced services		3,061		3,918		28.0
Equipment sales and activation		1,502		1,532		2.0
Other revenues		261		318		21.8
Total revenues		31,308		39,288		25.5
EBITDA		16,419		21,488		30.9
Operating profit		10,022		12,952		29.2
Property, plant and equipment		22,217		19,681		(11.4	)
Intangible assets		58,213		60,546		4.0
Gross additions to tangible and intangible fixed assets		4,081		3,673		(10.0	)

 

EBITDA = Earnings before net interest and other charges, taxes, depreciation and amortization

The acquisition of T-Mobile CG had positive impact on the results of the international mobile operations. Total revenues of T-Mobile CG amounted to HUF 10.4 bn with an operating profit of HUF 2.5 bn and EBITDA reached HUF 5.2 bn in the first three quarters of 2006. The closing number of T-Mobile CG employees was 162 at the end of September 2006.

Total revenues of T-Mobile Macedonia in MKD terms increased by 7.1%, which was largely intensified by the 7.4% weakening of the HUF against the MKD. The 15.0% revenue increase in HUF terms in the first nine months of 2006 was mainly due to higher average customer base. T-Mobile Macedonia’s subscriber base increased considerably by 9.6% to 925,994 including 764,353 prepaid customers on September 30, 2006. T-Mobile Macedonia had 67.1% share in the Macedonian mobile market and mobile penetration was 66.4% at the end of the first nine months of 2006. Traffic revenues increased due to higher MOU and higher average number of customers, partly offset by lower per minute rates and lower interconnection prices. Enhanced services revenues increased as a result of higher number of SMSs.

Total operating expenses of T-Mobile Macedonia increased by 9.3% in HUF terms mainly due to increase in payments to other network operators and depreciation and amortization, which were partly offset by decrease in other operating expenses - net.

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