Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2011

Commission File Number: 001-13464

 

 

Telecom Argentina S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Alicia Moreau de Justo, No. 50, 1107

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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  1. Press Release dated May  2, 2011 entitled “Telecom Argentina S.A. announces consolidated first quarter results for fiscal year 2011 (‘1Q11’)”


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Market Cap P$19.1 billion

May 2, 2011

Contacts:

Pedro Insussarry

Solange Barthe Dennin

(54-11) 4968-3743/3752

Telecom Argentina S.A. announces

consolidated first quarter results for fiscal year 2011

(‘1Q11’)*

 

 

Consolidated Net Revenues amounted to P$4,131 million (+27% vs. 1Q10); Mobile business in Argentina +33% vs. 1Q10; Internet +25% vs. 1Q10.

 

 

Mobile subscribers in Argentina +1.9 million (+13% vs. 1Q10).

 

 

Mobile Value Added Services in Argentina: +72% vs. 1Q10; 46% of Service Revenues.

 

 

Mobile ARPU reached P$47 in 1Q11 (+16% vs. 1Q10).

 

 

ADSL ARPU increased to P$81 in 1Q11 (+10% vs. 1Q10); churn decreased to 1.2% from 1.8% in 1Q10.

 

 

Operating Profit Before Depreciation and Amortization (“OPBDA”) reached P$1,342 million (+26% vs. 1Q10), 32% of Net Revenues.

 

 

Operating Profit amounted to P$980 million (+28% vs. 1Q10).

 

 

Net Income reached P$628 million (+53% vs. 1Q10) due to growth in OPBDA and lower financial expenses.

 

 

Net Cash Position: P$1,712 million, an increase of P$852 million vs. 1Q10 due to a strong cash generation.

 

     As of March, 31               

(in million P$, except where noted)

   2011      2010      D $     D %  

Consolidated Net Revenues

     4,131         3,249         882        27

Voice, Data and Internet

     1,232         1,082         150        14

Mobile

     2,899         2,167         732        34

Operating Profit before D&A

     1,342         1,064         278        26

Operating Profit

     980         763         217        28

Net Income

     628         411         217        53

Shareholders’ equity

     6,915         5,841         1,074        18

Net Financial Position - Cash

     1,712         860         852        99

CAPEX (excluding materials)

     335         343         (8     -2

Fixed lines in service (in thousand lines)

     4,110         4,058         52        1

Mobile customers (in thousand)

     18,783         16,767         2,016        12

Personal (Argentina)

     16,882         14,948         1,934        13

Núcleo (Paraguay) -including Wimax customers-

     1,901         1,819         82        5

Broadband acceses (in thousand)

     1,407         1,232         175        14

Fixed line traffic (in MM minutes, Internet & Public Telephony not incl.)

     3,509         3,651         (142     -4

Incoming / Outgoing mobile voice traffic in Arg.(in MM minutes)

     4,792         4,381         411        9

Average Billing per user (ARBU) Fixed Telephony / voice (in P$)

     43.7         41.1         2.6        6

Average Revenue per user (ARPU) Mobile Services in Arg. (in P$)

     47.4         41.0         6.4        16

Average Revenue per user (ARPU) ADSL (in P$)

     80.8         73.3         7.5        10

 

* Unaudited non financial data

 

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Buenos Aires, May 2, 2011 - Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO; BASE: TECO2), one of Argentina’s leading telecommunications companies, announced today a Net Income of P$628 million for first quarter ended March 31, 2011, or +53% when compared to the same period last year due to a higher OPBDA and less financial charges.

 

     1Q11     1Q10     D $      D %  

Net Revenues (MMP$)

     4,131        3,249        882         27

Net Income (MMP$)

     628        411        217         53

Earnings per Share (P$)

     0.64        0.42        0.22      

Earnings per ADR (P$)

     3.19        2.09        1.10      

OPBDA *

     32     33     

Operating Profit *

     24     23     

Net Income*

     15     13     

 

* As a percentage of Net Revenues

During 1Q11, Consolidated Net Revenues increased by 27% to P$4,131 million (+P$882 million vs. 1Q10), mainly fueled by the Mobile and Broadband businesses. Moreover, Operating Profit increased by 28% to P$980 million (+P$217 million vs. 1Q10).

 

Consolidated Operating Revenues   

 

Mobile Services

  

 

Clients have increased in 1Q11, reaching 18.8 million as of the end of March 2011, representing an increase of 2 million since March 31, 2010.

  

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The activities developed to increase the usage of the value added services (“VAS”) and to retain high value segments allowed Personal to increase consolidated net revenues to P$2,899 million (+34% vs. 1Q10).

  

 

Telecom Personal in Argentina

  

 

As of March 31, 2011, Personal reached 16.9 million subscribers in Argentina (+13% or 1.9 million vs. 1Q10), thus improving its market position in subscribers and revenues. The overall subscriber base mix continued with 70% of prepaid and 30% postpaid (including “Cuentas claras” plans and 3G modems).

  

 

In 1Q11, Net Revenues reached P$2,734 million (+P$673 million or 33% vs. 1Q10) while Service Revenues (excluding handset sales) amounted to P$2,431 million (+30% vs. 1Q10), with 46% corresponding to value-added services (‘VAS’) revenues. VAS revenues increased 72% vs. 1Q10.

  

 

During 1Q11, the overall voice traffic minutes increased by 9% vs. 1Q10. Meanwhile, SMS traffic performance (incoming and outgoing charged messages), climbed to 5,164 million in 1Q11 from a monthly average of 4,258 million messages in 1Q10 (+21% vs. 1Q10). Due to this increase in traffic and VAS usage, Average Monthly Revenue per User (ARPU) increased to approximately P$47 during 1Q11 (+16% vs. 1Q10).

  
  
  
  
  
  

 

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Initiatives   

 

During the first quarter of the year, Personal extended its premium platform -Personal Black- by incorporating a tablets portfolio, which adds to the 3G Internet mobile plans, special contents to maximize customer experience. Therefore, Personal continued to focus on innovation with smart devices that enhance accesses to services, contents and mobile Internet.

  

 

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Furthermore, during 1Q11, Personal continued with its convenience strategy of fostering benefits such as service packs and recharges to its client base (double and triple credit). Personal also enlarged its “All Included” plans, enhancing handset availability to access to new services and customer satisfaction.

  

 

In addition, Personal continued its brand positioning associated to music by organizing several events and concerts, such as the first edition of “Personal POP Festival”. Also in brand positioning, Personal was the main sponsor in the Rally Dakar 2011 competition. All these initiatives were accompanied with specific content, special offers and customer loyalty oriented actions.

  

 

Finally, as part of its youth segment strategy, Personal consolidated its presence in social networks (such as Facebook and Twitter) as a relation channel and customer service.

  

 

Telecom Personal in Paraguay

  

 

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By the end of March 2011, Nucleo’s subscriber base surpassed 1.9 million clients (+5% vs. 1Q10), including Wimax clients. Prepaid and Postpaid customers represented 84% and 16%, respectively.

  

 

Personal’s subsidiary in Paraguay generated revenues equivalent to P$165 million during 1Q11 (+56% vs. 1Q10) with an increase in the level of ARPU that reached more than U$S6 (+39% vs. 1Q10) and an appreciation of the Guaraní.

  

 

Fixed Services (Voice, Data Transmission & Internet)

  

 

During 1Q11 revenues generated by fixed services amounted to P$1,232 million, +14% vs. 1Q10; with Internet revenues growing in relative terms the most in this segment (+25% vs. 1Q10), followed by Data (+15% vs. 1Q10).

  

 

Voice

  

 

Total Revenues for this service reached P$752 million in 1Q11 (+9% vs. 1Q10). The results of this line of business continue to be affected by frozen tariffs of regulated services.

  

 

Monthly Charges and Supplementary Services increased by P$14 million, or +6% vs. 1Q10, to P$230 million, as a consequence of a higher number of lines in service (+1%), which surpassed 4.1 million, and a 19% increase in supplementary services.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

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Revenues generated by Local and Domestic Long Distance Measured Services and International Services totaled P$343 million, an increase of P$27 million or +9% vs. 1Q10. In relative terms, revenues from local calls increased the most, with 14% vs. 1Q10, mainly due to the incorporation of flat rate packs and, secondly, by domestic long distance traffic (+3% vs. 1Q10). Meanwhile, revenues from international services increased by 9% vs. 1Q10.    LOGO

 

Interconnection revenues reached P$113 million (+14% vs. 1Q10), mainly due to an increase in mobile interconnection prices.

  

 

Public telephony reached P$14 million (-P$3 million vs. 1Q10). Finally, other revenues totaled P$52 million (+18% vs. 1Q10) mainly due to higher sales of fixed line equipment.

  

 

Data Transmission and Internet

  

 

Data transmission revenues amounted to P$85 million (+15% vs. 1Q10), where the focus was to strengthen Telecom’s position as an integrated ICT provider.

  

 

During 1Q11 Telecom continued promoting its Virtual Central, the communications platform that combines the traditional PBX service with advanced functions that enhance the integration with IT tools and allows savings in infrastructure costs.

  

 

During 1Q11, Telecom continued offering Data services in the SMEs segment benefiting from its competitive advantage of being an integrated operator. As a result, there was an annual increase of 50% in Internet and a 36% in Virtual Private Networks (VPN) accesses. In this quarter, ArnetBIZ portfolio services increased by 18% vs.1Q10.

  

 

In this period, Telecom continued focusing in MPLS network technology to private and public sectors, incorporating datacenter services and new technologies to the cloud computing solutions.

  

 

Revenues related to Internet totaled P$395 million (+P$79 million or 25% vs. 1Q10), mainly due to the continued expansion of broadband services.

  

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As of March 31, 2011, Telecom surpassed 1.4 million ADSL accesses (+14% vs. 1Q10). These connections represented 34% of Telecom’s fixed lines in service. In addition, ADSL ARPU reached to P$81 in 1Q11, +10% when compared to 1Q10 and churn reached 1.2% in 1Q11 (vs. 1.8% in 1Q10).

  

 

During 1Q11, Telecom continued enhancing the broadband offers with the aim of increasing the customer base, thus under the slogan “Internet en Todo” (Internet everywhere), positioned the Internet as a tool for the different aspects of everyday’s life. With this concept, Arnet presented its bundled offers with complementary services such as local calls or mobile Internet through “Arnet Móvil”. In 1Q11 more than 30% of the new Arnet broadband customers’ chose this bundled offer.

  

 

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Under the idea of being always connected, in March, a new VAS was launched: “Arnet Turbo”, a speed increase in periods of the day according to customers’ preferences. In this way, the Internet connection is powered to enjoy contents that require more bandwidth.   

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

  

 

The Cost of Services Provided, Administrative Expenses and Selling Expenses totaled P$3,151 million in 1Q11, an increase of P$665 million, or +27%, vs. 1Q10. The increase is a consequence of higher commercial costs due to a higher volume of revenues, inflationary effects on the general cost structure, and greater expenses related to competition in the industry.

  

 

The cost breakdown is as follows:

  

 

•        Salaries and Social Security Contributions totaled P$513 million (+27% vs. 1Q10), mainly affected by increases in salaries due to the labor agreement arranged in July 2010 and the increase in employees. Regarding personnel, in the same period the incorporation of 498 employees in the mobile business and the decrease in headcount in the fixed line business (-180 employees vs. 1Q10) resulted in a total headcount at the end of the period of 15,723 employees.

  

 

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•        Taxes reached P$362 million (+33% vs. 1Q10), impacted by higher rates in turnover taxes applied to higher volume of revenues, by taxes related to debit and credit taxes, and by higher taxes from provincial and municipal jurisdictions.

  

 

•        Network access costs (includes TLRD, Roaming, Interconnection, international settlement charges and lease of circuits) amounted to P$366 million, +P$15 million vs. 1Q10. This was mainly due to savings from stimulating on-net traffic among mobile clients and higher mobile coverage that allowed savings in roaming costs.

  

 

•        Agents, prepaid card commissions and other commissions were P$383 million (+39% vs. 1Q10), mainly due to the increase in commissions paid to commercial agents associated with higher revenues from more sophisticated handsets, higher costs associated with a higher volume of acquisitions and retention of customers and higher cards sales and prepaid recharges.

  

 

•        Advertising amounted to P$132 million (+67% vs. 1Q10), oriented towards supporting the commercial activity in mobile and Internet services in the summer season and to strengthen the Telecom Group brands.

  

 

•        Cost of handsets sold totaled P$418 million (+40% vs. 1Q10) due to an increase in high-end handsets sales and a higher number of handsets upgrade, to stimulate VAS usage. These effects resulted in the increase of the average cost of handsets.

  

 

•        Fees for services amounted to $181 million (+35% vs. 1Q10), principally due to higher costs from the call centers, more services requirements, and to the

  

 

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renegotiation with suppliers of certain agreements contemplating higher costs in the suppliers’ cost structure.   

•         Depreciation of Fixed and Intangible Assets reached P$362 million (+20% vs. 1Q10). Fixed-line telephony totaled P$181 million (+8% vs. 1Q10) and mobile services totaled P$181 million (+36% vs. 1Q10). This increase was due to a higher transfer to fixed assets, mainly in network access, transmission equipment and switching equipment in both businesses.

  

•         Others Costs totaled P$434 million (+17% vs. 1Q10). This increase was mainly due to general increases in services such as maintenance, materials and supplies, and increase in bad debt expenses of 34% vs. 1Q10 and an increase in costs related to VAS, such as content offers.

  

 

Consolidated Financial and Holding Results

  

 

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Financial and Holding Results resulted in a gain of P$41 million, an increase of P$98 million vs. a loss of $57 million in 1Q10. This was mainly due to losses for FX results of P$2 million in 1Q11 (a gain of P$57 million vs. 1Q10) thanks to the lack of exposure to foreign currency debts; and a gain in net financial interest of P$39 million in 1Q11 (+P$25 million vs. 1Q10).

  

 

Consolidated Net Financial Position

  

 

As of March 31, 2011, Net Financial Position (Cash, Cash Equivalents and current Investments minus Loans) totaled P$1,712 million in cash, an improvement of P$852 million vs. Net Financial Position as of March 2010. This was due to the strong cash flow generation evidenced in the period.

  

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures

  

 

During 1Q11, the Company invested P$335 million (excluding materials). This amount was allocated to Voice, Data and Internet businesses (P$208 million) and Mobile services (P$127 million). In relative terms, capex reached 8% of net consolidated revenues.

  

 

Main capex projects are related to the deployment of the network to boost capacity and quality of the Internet services that sustain the growth of Mobile Internet through 3G services together with the launch of innovative VAS, and to support ADSL services to improve customer speed access. Moreover, projects are associated to the expansion of transmission and transport networks to face the growing demand from fixed and mobile customers.

  

 

Recent Relevant Matters

  

 

The General Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Telecom Argentina approved last April, 7th, 2011 a cash dividend payment of P$915 million (equivalent to P$0.93 per share) that was paid on April, 19th.

  

 

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Telecom is the parent company of a leading telecommunications group in Argentina, where it offers, either or through its controlled subsidiaries local and long distance fixed-line telephony, cellular, data transmission and Internet services, among other services. Additionally, through a controlled subsidiary, the Telecom Group offers cellular services in Paraguay. The Company commenced operations on November 8, 1990, upon the Argentine government’s transfer of the telecommunications system in the northern region of Argentina.

 

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Nortel Inversora S.A. (“Nortel”), which acquired the majority of the Company from the Argentine government, holds 54.74% of Telecom’s common stock. Nortel is a holding company whose common stock (approximately 70% of capital stock) is owned by Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A. Additionally, Nortel capital stock comprised of preferred shares that are held by minority shareholders.

 

As of March 31, 2011, Telecom had 984,380,978 shares outstanding.

 

(*) Employee Stock Ownership Program

 

For more information, please contact the Investor Relations Department:

 

Pedro Insussarry

(5411) 4968 3743

  

Solange Barthe Dennin

(5411) 4968 3752

  

Ruth Fuhrmann

(5411) 4968 4448

  

Horacio Nicolás del Campo

(5411) 4968 6236

Voice Mail: (5411) 4968 3628

Fax: (5411) 4968 3616

E-mail: relinver@ta.telecom.com.ar

For information about Telecom Group services, visit:

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www.arnet.com.ar

Disclaimer

This document may contain statements that could constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s expectations for its future performance, revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity and capital structure; the effects of its debt restructuring process; the impact of emergency laws enacted by the Argentine Government; and the impact of rate changes and competition on the Company’s future financial performance. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “future” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the Company’s expected results. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of emergency laws enacted by the Argentine government that have resulted in the repeal of Argentina’s Convertibility law, devaluation of the peso, various changes in restrictions on the ability to exchange pesos into foreign currencies, and currency transfer policy generally, the “pesification” of tariffs charged for public services, the elimination of indexes to adjust rates charged for public services and the Executive branch announcement to renegotiate the terms of the concessions granted to public service providers, including Telecom. Due to extensive changes in laws and economic and business conditions in Argentina, it is difficult to predict the impact of these changes on the Company’s financial condition. Other factors may include, but are not limited to, the evolution of the economy in Argentina, growing inflationary pressure and evolution in consumer spending and the outcome of certain legal proceedings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events and circumstances after the date of this press release, including, without limitation, changes in the Company’s business or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are encouraged to consult the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, as well as periodic filings made on Form 6-K, which are filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for further information concerning risks and uncertainties faced by Telecom.

(Financial tables follow)

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Enrique Garrido

Chairman

 

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TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A.

Consolidated information

First Quarter - Fiscal Year 2011

(In millions of Argentine pesos)

 

1- Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

     03/31/2011      12/31/2010      D $     D %  

Cash, equivalents and investments

     1,905         1,387         518        37

Trade receivables

     1,546         1,449         97        7

Other current assets

     650         778         (128     -16

Total Current Assets

     4,101         3,614         487        13

Fixed & Intangible assets

     8,356         8,248         108        1

Other non-current assets

     90         102         (12     -12

Total Non Current Assets

     8,446         8,350         96        1

Total Assets

     12,547         11,964         583        5

Accounts payable

     2,746         2,908         (162     -6

Loans

     59         42         17        40

Taxes payable

     1,060         1,022         38        4

Reserves

     101         64         37        58

Other current liabilities

     422         444         (22     -5

Total Current Liabilities

     4,388         4,480         (92     -2

Accounts payable

     3         —           3        —     

Loans

     134         121         13        11

Taxes payable

     129         154         (25     -16

Reserves

     515         536         (21     -4

Other non-current liabilities

     303         310         (7     -2

Total Non Current Liabilities

     1,084         1,121         (37     -3

Total Liabilities

     5,472         5,601         (129     -2

Minority Interest

     160         126         34        27

Shareholders' equity

     6,915         6,237         678        11

Total Liabilities, Minority Interest and Equity

     12,547         11,964         583        5
                                  

 

2- Consolidated Loans

 

     03/31/2011      12/31/2010      D $     D %  

Banks and other financial institutions

     20         31         (11     -35

Bank overdraft

     35         9         26        —     

Accrued interest

     4         2         2        100

Total Current Loans

     59         42         17        40

Banks and other financial institutions

     134         121         13        11

Total Non Current Loans

     134         121         13        11

Total Loans

     193         163         30        18
                                  

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,905         1,387         518        37

Net Financial Position- Cash

     1,712         1,224         488        40
                                  

 

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TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A.

Consolidated information

First Quarter - Fiscal Year 2011

(In millions of Argentine pesos)

 

3- Consolidated Income Statement

Annual Comparison

 

     03/31/2011     03/31/2010     D $     D %  

Net revenues

     4,131        3,249        882        27

Cost of services

     (1,972     (1,618     (354     22

Gross Profit

     2,159        1,631        528        32

Administrative expenses

     (154     (121     (33     27

Selling expenses

     (1,025     (747     (278     37

Operating Profit

     980        763        217        28

Financial and holding results

     41        (57     98        -172

Other expenses, net

     (47     (51     4        -8

Results from ordinary operations

     974        655        319        49

Taxes on income

     (337     (242     (95     39

Minority interest

     (9     (2     (7     —     

Net Income

     628        411        217        53
                                

Operating Profit before D & A

     1,342        1,064        278        26

As a % of Net Revenues

     32     33    

Financial and Holding results

 

     03/31/2011     03/31/2010     D $     D %  

Financial results generated by assets

        

Interest

     46        37        9        24

Foreign currency exchange results

     11        12        (1     -8

Holding results generated by inventories

     (5     (8     3        -38

Other financial results

     (3     3        (6     -200

Total Financial results generated by assets

     49        44        5        11

Financial results generated by liabilities

        

Interest

     (7     (23     16        -70

Foreign currency exchange results and loss on derivatives

     (13     (71     58        -82

Other financial results

     12        (7     19        —     

Total Financial results generated by liabilities

     (8     (101     93        -92

Total Financial and holding results

     41        (57     98        -172
                                

 

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TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A.

Consolidated information

First Quarter - Fiscal Year 2011

(In millions of Argentine pesos)

 

4- Consolidated Revenues Breakdown

Annual Comparison

 

     03/31/2011      03/31/2010      D $     D %  

Fixed Telephony

     676         622         54        9

Measured service Local

     137         120         17        14

Measured service DLD

     130         126         4        3

Monthly charges

     230         216         14        6

Public telephones

     14         17         (3     -18

Interconnection

     113         99         14        14

Others

     52         44         8        18

International Telephony

     76         70         6        9

Data transmission & Internet

     480         390         90        23

Data

     85         74         11        15

Internet

     395         316         79        25

MobileTelephony

     2,899         2,167         732        34

Telecom Personal

     2,734         2,061         673        33

Monthly fee and measured service

     837         777         60        8

Calling Party Pays

     152         144         8        6

TLRD *

     196         181         15        8

VAS

     1,109         646         463        72

Handset sales

     303         186         117        63

Others (Includes Roaming)

     137         127         10        8

Núcleo

     165         106         59        56

Monthly fee and measured service

     64         49         15        31

Calling Party Pays

     2         2         —          0

TLRD *

     15         10         5        50

VAS

     66         34         32        94

Internet - Wimax

     5         4         1        25

Handset sales

     7         1         6        —     

Others (Includes Roaming)

     6         6         —          0

Total net revenues

     4,131         3,249         882        27
                                  

 

* Charges for the termination of calls of the cellular operators.

 

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TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A.

Consolidated information

First Quarter - Fiscal Year 2011

(In millions of Argentine pesos)

 

5- Consolidated Income Statement

Annual Comparison

 

     03/31/2011     03/31/2010     D $     D %  

Net Revenues

     4,131        3,249        882        27

Salaries and social security contributions

     (513     (404     (109     27

Taxes, taxes with the regulatory authority

     (362     (273     (89     33

Materials and supplies

     (188     (156     (32     21

Bad debt expenses

     (39     (29     (10     34

Interconnection cost

     (48     (47     (1     2

Settlement charges

     (34     (39     5        -13

Lease of lines and circuits

     (40     (36     (4     11

Service fees

     (181     (134     (47     35

Advertising

     (132     (79     (53     67

Agent, Prepaid card commissions and other commissions

     (383     (275     (108     39

Cost of voice, data and cellular handsets

     (418     (298     (120     40

Roaming and TLRD

     (244     (229     (15     7

Others

     (207     (186     (21     11

Total Costs before D&A

     (2,789     (2,185     (604     28

Operating Profit before D&A

     1,342        1,064        278        26

Depreciation of fixed assets

     (359     (297     (62     21

Amortization of intangible assets

     (3     (4     1        -25

Operating Profit

     980        763        217        28

Financial and Holding Income

     41        (57     98        -172

Other expenses, net

     (47     (51     4        -8

Income from ordinary operations

     974        655        319        49

Taxes on income

     (337     (242     (95     39

Minority interest

     (9     (2     (7     —     

Net Income

     628        411        217        53
                                

 

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Complementary Information - in IFRS -

(In million of Argentine pesos )

 

6- Consolidated Income Statement

Annual Comparison

 

     03/31/2011     03/31/2010     D $     D %  

Service Revenues

     3,795        3,055        740        24

Equipment Sales

     339        196        143        73

Other income

     15        8        7        88

Total Revenues

     4,149        3,259        890        27

Salaries and social security

     (512     (403     (109     27

Taxes

     (361     (273     (88     32

Interconnection costs and lease of circuits

     (122     (122     —          0

Agent commissions and distribution of prepaid cards commissions and other commissions

     (341     (246     (95     39

Charges for TLRD and Roaming

     (242     (228     (14     6

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies and advertising costs

     (490     (363     (127     35

Cost of sales

     (363     (223     (140     63

Contingencies

     (23     (28     5        -18

Severance payments and termination benefits

     (14     (6     (8     133

Other operating expenses

     (245     (215     (30     14

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

     1,436        1,152        284        25

Como % de ventas netas

     35     35     -1     -2

Depreciation of fixed assets

     (349     (294     (55     19

Depreciation of new intangible assets

     (126     (95     (31     33

Amortization of other intangible assets

     (3     (4     1        -25

Operating income

     958        759        199        26

Financial results generated by assets

     56        49        7        14

Financial results generated by liabilities

     (37     (113     76        -67

Net income before income tax

     977        695        282        41

Income tax expense, net

     (337     (255     (82     32

Net income

     640        440        200        45
                                

 

7- Balance Sheet

Annual Comparison

 

     03/31/2011     12/31/2010     D $     D %  

Net equity under Argentine GAAP

     6,915        6,237        678        11

IFRS adjustments

        

Non-controlling interest

     160        126        34        27

Revenue recognition

     (91     (100     9        -9

Intangible Assets

     469        466        3        1

Other adjustments

     (145     (109     (36     33

Tax effects on IFRS adjustments

     (110     (109     (1     1

Total equity under IFRS

     7,198        6,511        687        11
                                

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Telecom Argentina S.A.
Date: May 4, 2011   By:  

/s/ Enrique Garrido

    Name:  

Enrique Garrido

    Title:  

Chairman of the Board of Directors