Edgar Filing: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2009

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Deutsche Telekom AG

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140,

53113 Bonn,

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Press release

Bonn, November 5, 2009

Deutsche Telekom confirms guidance for the year after good third quarter

Deutsche Telekom posts good figures to continue the positive development of the prior quarter. The Group therefore confirms its guidance for the year as adjusted in April despite the recent negative development in exchange rates, particularly the marked weakness of the U.S. dollar against the euro over the course of the year. Cost-cutting measures and improvements in efficiency continue to bear fruit: Deutsche Telekom posted year-on-year increases in profitability in all operating segments between July and September.

Net revenue of the Group increased by 5.2 percent year-on-year to EUR 16.3 billion in the third quarter. At the same time, adjusted EBITDA improved by 5.2 percent to EUR 5.5 billion. At EUR 3.3 billion, free cash flow was considerably higher than both the prior-year figure of EUR 2.2 billion and the figure for the full first half year of EUR 1.8 billion.

In a comparison of the first nine months, revenue increased by 6.2 percent to EUR 48.4 billion over the same period in 2008 and adjusted EBITDA rose by 5.5 percent to EUR 15.6 billion. At EUR 5.1 billion, free cash flow remained slightly lower than the figure of EUR 5.8 billion posted at the same time last year due to the weak performance at the beginning of this year. Adjusted net profit decreased by 3.1 percent compared with the first nine months of 2008 to EUR 2.5 billion.

"We have continued the positive trend of the second quarter and have picked up the pace," said CEO René Obermann. "We responded quickly and took effective steps in those markets we were concentrating on in the first quarter – the United Kingdom, the United States, and Poland."

T-Mobile UK's business stabilized over the course of the year. On September 8 Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom announced that they were holding exclusive negotiations on the establishment of a 50:50 joint venture between the Deutsche Telekom's UK subsidiary and Orange UK. The roll-out of the 3G network in the United States is progressing well. The sale of 3G-enabled handsets and the sharp increase in data revenues show that the company has enormous growth potential. The Polish subsidiary PTC has finally mastered the challenges it faced thanks to improvements in efficiency and is now once again successful in the Polish market.

The Save for Service program continued its particularly successful course in the third quarter. This efficiency enhancement program has generated savings totaling EUR 5.4 billion so far since its launch in 2005. Deutsche Telekom will continue its cost cutting and address the entire cost base of the Group. Further details will be made available when the financial figures for the full year 2009 are published.

Development of the operating segments at a glance:

Germany

The Germany operating segment posted positive figures with domestic fixed-network and mobile communications activities reported together under the new structure. Revenue in the third quarter decreased by 2.0 percent year-on-year to EUR 6.5 billion and adjusted EBITDA fell by 3.3 percent to EUR 2.5 billion.

The German mobile communications business posted revenue growth of 1.4 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 43.6 percent in the third quarter. At T-Mobile Deutschland, the proportion of the average revenue per user (ARPU) generated by non-voice traffic increased year-on-year from 23 percent to 27 percent. This development was driven chiefly by data revenues, which in the first three quarters of 2009 were 51 percent higher than the prior-year figure. The number of contract customers rose in the third quarter to more than 17.1 million, boosted by high demand for the Apple iPhone. The share of contract customers increased year-on-year to 44 percent of the total customer base.

Revenue for the quarter from domestic fixed-network business decreased by 3.5 percent year-on-year and adjusted EBITDA fell by 2.6 percent. As a result, the EBITDA margin improved from 33.7 percent to 34.0 percent. The highlight was the development of Entertain, the television service of the future. 885,000 packages had been marketed by the end of the quarter, well on the way to achieving the target of one million for the full year.

The number of new DSL customers was lower, as expected and as announced with the half-year figures. The fact that many of the contracts for complete packages expired after two years in July and August in particular led to a fall in the market share of net additions to 18 percent in the third quarter. Seen over the full nine months, however, this figure was 46 percent and as such remained at the target level for the full year of at least 45 percent. The number of DSL customers who changed their provider also had a bearing on the number of lines lost at 573,000 in the third quarter, increased slightly year-on-year. The figure of 1.65 million lines lost after nine months means that for the full year, the prior-year figure of just under 2.5 million is likely to be undercut by around 15 percent.

United States

In a difficult quarter T-Mobile USA succeeded in keeping its margin stable and laying the foundation for future growth with the rapid roll-out of its 3G mobile network. Network coverage was expanded by almost 50 percent between July and September to its current level of around 170 million people. The goal of reaching 200 million people by the end of the year remains unchanged. In addition, the range of 3G-enabled handsets for customers is being expanded to 24 by the end of the year.

With the expansion of its own shops and a sales agreement with the U.S. electronics retail chain RadioShack, T-Mobile USA has boosted its sales interface from 5,300 shops mid-year to around 9,300 shops now. In addition, the new Even More price plans were launched a few days ago. These plans offer price advantages of up to 42 percent compared with those of its main competitors, AT&T and Verizon, and therefore reinforce T-Mobile's standing as the provider offering the best value for money.

Revenue grew by 3 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year to EUR 3.8 billion. Measured in U.S. dollars, the decrease was 2.3 percent to USD 5.4 billion. At the same time, the adjusted EBITDA margin of 29.0 percent was well above the 28.4 percent recorded in the third quarter of 2008. T-Mobile USA posted adjusted EBITDA of EUR 1.1 billion, 5 percent more than one year ago.

77,000 customers were lost in the third quarter, an unsatisfactory development. Growth in business with data services remains strong. Earnings in this area rose by 40 percent year-on-year to USD 575 million. One of the main factors here is the enormous growth in the popularity of 3G-enabled handsets. In the third quarter alone their number grew by a third compared with June 30 to 2.8 million.

Europe

The mobile communications companies in the United Kingdom, Poland, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Czech Republic, all combined within the new Europe operating segment, are doing well in a difficult environment. On a like-for-like basis, revenue in the segment decreased by 13.2 percent year-on-year in the third quarter to EUR 2.6 billion and adjusted EBITDA fell by 2.6 percent to EUR 0.7 billion. This reflects the negative impact of exchange rate effects – particularly in Poland and the United Kingdom – and the reduction of termination charges.

Almost all national companies increased their adjusted EBITDA margins thanks to strict cost discipline. The improvement in the Netherlands was particularly marked; the margin increased from 19.1 percent in the prior year to 28.3 percent. An increase of 7.9 percentage points to 31.5 percent was also recorded in Austria. The recovery in the United Kingdom continued over the course of the year. The margin was 0.8 percentage points lower than in the prior year, but 3.9 percentage points higher than in the second quarter.

The Polish company PTC recorded the best development in customer numbers with 99,000 new contract customers. Overall, the mobile communications companies in the Europe segment served 44.4 million customers at September 30, 2009, including 17.9 million contract customers.

Southern and Eastern Europe

The Southern and Eastern Europe segment continued its positive development in the third quarter of 2009. Following the first-time inclusion of the OTE group effective February of this year, the segment recorded a year-on-year revenue increase of around EUR 1.4 billion to EUR 2.6 billion in the third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased EUR 0.5 billion or 83.6 percent in the same period to EUR 1.1 billion.

The OTE group made a significant contribution of EUR 1.5 billion to this positive development as well as EUR 0.6 billion to adjusted EBITDA.

Measured in euros, the revenues generated by the national companies in Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Macedonia, and Montenegro fell in the third quarter, primarily due to negative exchange rate effects – mainly in Hungary due to the sharp decline in the forint – and continued high pressure from competition. Broadband growth in all countries did not fully make up for the decline in revenue in the traditional fixed-network area. Cost-cutting measures meant it was possible to compensate partially for the decreases in revenue, however.

EBITDA margins remained high in all countries and even increased in some cases.

The broadband market in Southern and Eastern Europe continued to grow in the first nine months of 2009. A total of 3.7 million broadband lines were in operation at the balance sheet date. This represents an increase of 576,000 lines year-on-year. This figure includes 337,000 broadband lines in the fixed network of OTE Greece and Romtelecom (Romania).

The mobile communications market is exhibiting slow growth reflecting macro-economic trends in many countries, while customer numbers in Hungary and Slovakia are stagnating compared with the prior year. In absolute terms, however, all mobile communications companies contributed to the increase in customer numbers. Over 2 million net additions were gained in the first nine months of the year. Overall, the mobile communications companies in the Southern and Eastern Europe segment served 33.7 million customers at the balance sheet date.

The integration of OTE continues to progress well. Synergies of more than EUR 100 million were generated in the current year up to the end of September. Deutsche Telekom expects to record a net total effect of around EUR 70 million for the full year 2009 on the back of the realization of the individual measures over the course of the year.

Systems Solutions

The profitability of T-Systems' business improved considerably once again in the third quarter. Apart from that, the effects of the financial and economic crisis were felt, as they were in the industry as a whole.

Total revenue from Systems Solutions decreased in the third quarter by 7.3 percent year-on-year to EUR 2.1 billion. Business with customers outside Deutsche Telekom generated revenues of EUR 4.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2009, a decrease of 2.8 percent year-on-year which reflects the general situation in the market. Customers are exercising restraint regarding new projects in particular as a result of the global financial and economic crisis. International revenue, by contrast, increased by around 1 percent and continued the positive trend of prior quarters.

Adjusted EBITDA rose 13.8 percent to EUR 231 million in the third quarter. Adjusted EBIT amounted to EUR 64 million compared with EUR 12 million in the prior-year quarter. This lifted the EBIT margin – an important indicator in the systems solutions business – to 3.0 percent from 0.5 percent in the same period of 2008.

The weaker revenue development was attributable to domestic business in particular where earnings declined by 8.5 percent between July and September. In addition, revenues within the Group decreased by a disproportionately high extent of 11.1 percent. This underlines once again T-Systems' contribution to Deutsche Telekom's efforts to cut costs.

T-Systems recorded an 11.7 percent drop in new orders in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008 to EUR 1.7 billion. The Automotive segment, for example, felt the consequences of the current general economic situation. It is therefore all the more encouraging that T-Systems was able to win major deals, such as with the automotive supplier Contintental. T-Systems also won important orders internationally, for example from Nobel Biocare, the world leader in dental solutions. In addition, the anti-trust authorities have approved the takeover by T-Systems of SAP's entire hosting customer base in Europe, which means T-Systems will in the future support the software applications of almost 90 companies at its own data centers.

The Deutsche Telekom Group at a glance*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €	Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €	Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	FY 2008 millions of €
Net revenue - Domestic - International	16,262 7,201 9,061	15,454 7,158 8,296	5.2 0.6 9.2	48,402 20,961 27,441	45,557 21,596 23,961	6.2 (2.9) 14.5	61,666 28,885 32,781
Profit (loss) before income taxes	1,696	1,634	3.8	2,195	4,147	(47.1)	3,452
Adjusted profit before income taxes	1,873	2,028	(7.6)	4,428	4,630	(4.4)	5,884
Net profit (loss)	959	895	7.2	356	2,213	(83.9)	1,483
Adjusted net profit	1,074	1,182	(9.1)	2,485	2,565	(3.1)	3,426
EBITDA	5,394	4,894	10.2	15,363	14,415	6.6	18,015
AdjustedEBITDA	5,528	5,254	5.2	15,598	14,790	5.5	19,459
Net cash from operating activities	5,343	4,285	24.7	11,821	11,298	4.6	15,368
Free cash flow before dividend payments	3,286	2,196	49.6	5,106	5,788	(11.8)	7,033
Cash outflows for investments in property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets (excluding goodwill)	(2,131)	(2,137)	0.3	(6,953)	(5,766)	(20.6)	(8,707)
Net debt at balance sheet date				42,389	39,449	7.5	38,158
Number of employees at balance sheet date				259,973	230,079	13.0	227,747

Germany operating segment*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €	Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €	Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue - Fixed network - Mobile communications	6,471 4,711 2,109	6,601 4,884 2,079	(2.0) (3.5) 1.4	19,022 14,063 6,008	19,792 14,795 6,062	(3.9) (4.9) (0.9)	26,400 19,782 8,069
Net revenue	6,008	6,160	(2.5)	17,828	18,583	(4.1)	24,754
Profit (loss) from operations	1,409	1,528	(7.8)	4,008	4,040	(0.8)	4,624
EBITDA	2,446	2,547	(4.0)	7,146	7,161	(0.2)	8,804
AdjustedEBITDA - Fixed network - Mobile communications	2,523 1,604 920	2,610 1,647 964	(3.3) (2.6) (4.6)	7,267 4,795 2,479	7,495 4,901 2,593	(3.0) (2.2) (4.4)	9,764 6,400 3,364
Average number of employees	84,369	89,215	(5.4)	85,199	90,888	(6.3)	89,961

Comments on the table:

The contributions of the subsegments generally show the unconsolidated view and do not take into consideration consolidation effects at operating segment level.

The 160,000 or so business customers transferred from the Systems Solutions operating segment effective January 1, 2009 are shown as part of the fixed-network operations in the Germany operating segment. All prior-quarter and prior-year figures have been adjusted for better comparability.

United States operating segment*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €		Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %		Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €		Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %		FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue		3,758		3,657		2.8		11,813		10,616		11.3		14,957
Profit (loss) from operations		595		570		4.4		1,779		1,656		7.4		2,299
EBITDA		1,089		1,017		7.1		3,326		2,993		11.1		4,183
Adjusted EBITDA		1,089		1,038		4.9		3,326		3,034		9.6		4,240
Average number of employees		37,996		36,636		3.7		37,859		35,641		6.2		36,076

Comments on the table:

Including first-time consolidation of SunCom from February 22, 2008.

Europe operating segment*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €		Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %			Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €			Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %			FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue		2,552		2,940		(13.2	)		7,561			8,559		(11.7	)		11,354
of which: T-Mobile UK		853		999		(14.6	)		2,575			3,073		(16.2	)		4,051
of which: T-Mobile NL		452		477		(5.2	)		1,361			1,340		1.6			1,806
of which: PTC		450		618		(27.2	)		1,306			1,722		(24.2	)		2,260
of which: T-Mobile CZ		313		357		(12.3	)		898			1,000		(10.2	)		1,329
of which: T-Mobile A		260		271		(4.1	)		782			815		(4.0	)		1,085
Net revenue		2,405		2,791		(13.8	)		7,145			8,142		(12.2	)		10,798
Profit (loss) from operations		349		201		73.6			(1,211	)		486	n.a.				496
EBITDA		738		749		(1.5	)		1,874			2,204		(15.0	)		2,853
Adjusted EBITDA		745		765		(2.6	)		1,895			2,231		(15.1	)		2,939
of which: T-Mobile UK		181		220		(17.7	)		447			646		(30.8	)		888
of which: T-Mobile NL		128		91		40.7			295			267		10.5			352
of which: PTC		175		222		(21.2	)		455			620		(26.6	)		785
of which: T-Mobile CZ		165		175		(5.7	)		473			491		(3.7	)		634
of which: T-Mobile A		82		64		28.1			205			205		0.0			285
Average number of employees		18,114		17,867		1.4			18,248			17,876		2.1			17,945

Comments on the table:

Including an impairment loss of EUR 1.8 billion recognized on the goodwill of the cash-generating unit T-Mobile UK in the first quarter of 2009.

Southern and Eastern Europe operating segment*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €		Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %			Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €		Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €		Change %			FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue		2,616		1,265	n.a.				7,096		3,499	n.a.				4,645
of which: Hungary		437		550		(20.5	)		1,240		1,524		(18.6	)		2,006
of which: Croatia		315		339		(7.1	)		885		921		(3.9	)		1,223
of which: Slovakia		244		262		(6.9	)		734		736		(0.3	)		994
of which: Greece		1,087		-	n.a.				2,800		-	n.a.				-
of which: Romania		296		-	n.a.				795		-	n.a.				-
of which: Othera		271		119	n.a.				722		328	n.a.				435
Net revenue		2,564		1,215	n.a.				6,965		3,382	n.a.				4,497
Profit (loss) from operations		462		371		24.5			1,203		920		30.8			915
EBITDA		1,082		583		85.6			2,906		1,572		84.9			1,949
Adjusted EBITDA		1,089		593		83.6			2,890		1,603		80.3			2,014
of which: Hungary		189		235		(19.6	)		522		648		(19.4	)		820
of which: Croatia		153		176		(13.1	)		414		443		(6.5	)		557
of which: Slovakia		118		119		(0.8	)		350		343		2.0			427
of which: Greece		413		-	n.a.				1,035		-	n.a.				-
of which: Romania		88		-	n.a.				227		-	n.a.				-
of which: Othera		130		62	n.a.				343		169					211
Average number of employees		53,593		21,083	n.a.				50,395		21,321	n.a.				21,229

Comments on the table:

Including first-time consolidation of OTE from February 1, 2009.

a Other consists of Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro.

Systems Solutions operating segment*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €	Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €	Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €	Change %	FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue	2,125	2,293	(7.3)	6,410	6,744	(5.0)	9,343
- Computing & Desktop Services - Systems Integration - Telecommunications	952 370 803	961 415 917	(0.9) (10.8) (12.4)	2,785 1,174 2,451	2,745 1,285 2,714	1.5 (8.6) (9.7)	3,877 1,741 3,725
Net revenue	1,467	1,553	(5.5)	4,465	4,595	(2.8)	6,368
New orders	1,689	1,912	(11.7)	6,014	7,380	(18.5)	10,235
Profit (loss) from operations	16	(11)	n.a.	54	407	(86.7)	81
EBITDA	183	180	1.7	571	981	(41.8)	862
Adjusted EBITDA	231	203	13.8	673	595	13.1	826
Average number of employees	45,877	46,028	(0.3)	45,063	46,109	(2.3)	46,095

Comments on the table:

Group Headquarters & Shared Services*:

	Q3 2009 millions of €			Q3 2008 millions of €			Change %			Q1-Q3 2009 millions of €			Q1-Q3 2008 millions of €			Change %			FY 2008 millions of €
Total revenue		593			748			(20.7	)		1,823			2,179			(16.3	)		2,781
Net revenue		63			82			(23.2	)		197			249			(20.9	)		307
Profit (loss) from operations		(311	)		(319	)		2.5			(964	)		(900	)		(7.1	)		(1,266	)
EBITDA		(112	)		(152	)		26.3			(316	)		(342	)		7.6			(493	)
Adjusted EBITDA		(112	)		74		n.a.				(304	)		(40	)	n.a.				(181	)
Average number of employees		20,548			25,141			(18.3	)		19,970			24,917			(19.9	)		23,581

*Deutsche Telekom defines EBITDA as profit/loss from operations before depreciation, amortization, and impairment losses. For a detailed explanation of non-GAAP performance measures, special factors affecting EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, the adjusted EBITDA margin as well as special factors affecting profit or loss and the adjusted net profit, please refer to “Reconciliation to pro forma figures” that is posted on Deutsche Telekom's Investor Relations website at www.telekom.com.

Development of customer numbers in the first three quarters of 2009

Germany operating segment:

	Sept. 30, 2009 thousands		Sept. 30, 2008 thousands		Change thousands			Change %
Fixed network
Fixed-network linesa		26,653		28,978		(2,325	)		(8.0	)
Broadband lines Retaila		11,301		10,242		1,059			10.3
Resale/IP-BSAb		1,752		2,905		(1,153	)		(39.7	)
ULLsc		8,914		7,906		1,008			12.7
IP-BSA SAd		517		54		463		n.a.
Mobile communications
Mobile communications customerse, f		39,330		38,800		530			1.4

Comments on the table:

The 160,000 or so business customers transferred from the Systems Solutions operating segment effective January 1, 2009 are shown as part of the fixed-network operations in the Germany operating segment. All prior-year figures were adjusted for better comparability.

a Lines in operation excluding internal use and public telecommunications systems, including IP-based lines and congstar.

b Resale: sale of broadband lines based on DSL technology to alternative providers outside the Deutsche Telekom Group, including bundled IP-BSA. In the case of IP bitstream access (IP-BSA), Deutsche Telekom leases DSL lines to the competitor and transports the datastream carried over the lines.

c Unbundled local loop line: Deutsche Telekom wholesale service that can be leased by alternative telecommunications operators without upstream technical equipment in order to offer their own customers a telephone or DSL line.

d IP-BSA Stand Alone: wholesale service not bundled with a PSTN line. Allows competitors to offer an all-IP product range.

e One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

f Due to various rulings on the expiry of prepaid credit and the limited validity of prepaid cards, T-Mobile Deutschland changed its terms of contract and therefore its deactivation policy in the first quarter of 2007 in favor of its prepay customers. These customers can now use their prepaid credit longer than before. As a result of the change in the terms of contract, prepaid contracts no longer end automatically, but run for an unlimited duration and can be terminated by the customer at any time and by T-Mobile with one month's notice. T-Mobile Deutschland reserves the right to make use of this right of termination and to deactivate cards in the system.

United States operating segment:

		Sept. 30, 2009 thousands				Sept. 30, 2008 thousands				Change thousands				Change %
Mobile customersa			33,420				32,136				1,284				4.0

Comments on the table:

a One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

Europe operating segment:

	Sept. 30, 2009 thousands		Sept. 30, 2008 thousands		Change thousands			Change %
Mobile customersa		44,409		43,867		542			1.2
of which: T-Mobile UKb		16,608		16,802		(194	)		(1.2	)
of which: T-Mobile NLc		5,474		5,327		147			2.8
of which: PTC		13,482		13,013		469			3.6
of which: T-Mobile CZ		5,458		5,392		66			1.2
of which: T-Mobile A		3,387		3,333		54			1.6

Comments on the table:

a One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

b Including Virgin Mobile.

c The consolidation of Online (formerly Orange Nederland Breedband B.V.) in the second quarter of 2008 has no effect on the number of customers of the T-Mobile Netherlands group, as only mobile communications customers are shown.

Southern and Eastern Europe operating segment:

	Sept. 30, 2009 thousands		Sept. 30, 2008 thousands		Change thousands			Change %
Fixed network
Fixed-network linesa		12,184		13,015		(831	)		(6.4	)
of which: Hungary		1,870		2,055		(185	)		(9.0	)
of which: Croatia		1,497		1,559		(62	)		(4.0	)
of which: Slovakia		1,104		1,126		(22	)		(2.0	)
of which: Greece		4,349		4,675		(326	)		(7.0	)
of which: Romania		2,832		3,009		(177	)		(5.9	)
Retail broadband lines		3,385		2,710		675			24.9
Resale/IP-BSAb		246		358		(112	)		(31.3	)
ULLsc		971		579		392			67.7
IP-BSA SAd		30		18		12			66.7
Mobile communications
Mobile customerse		33,711		29,848		3,863			12.9
of which: Hungary		5,207		5,156		51			1.0
of which: Croatia		2,885		2,620		265			10.1
of which: Slovakia		2,301		2,317		(16	)		(0.7	)
of which: Greece		9,064		7,411		1,653			22.3
of which: Romania		6,599		5,246		1,353			25.8

Comments on the table:

Including first-time consolidation of OTE from February 1, 2009. Prior-year figures have been adjusted on a pro forma basis.

a Lines in operation excluding internal use and public telecommunications, including IP-based lines.

d IP-BSA Stand Alone: wholesale service not bundled with a PSTN line. Allows competitors to offer an all-IP product range.

e One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

Net additions in the third quarter of 2009

Germany operating segment:

	Q3 2009 thousands			Q3 2008 thousands			Change thousands			Change %
Fixed network
Fixed-network linesa		(573	)		(565	)		(8	)		(1.4	)
Broadband lines Retaila		72			344			(272	)		(79.1	)
Resale/IP-BSAb		(200	)		(264	)		64			24.2
ULLsc		172			394			(222	)		(56.3	)
IP-BSA SAd		92			52			40			76.9
Mobile communications
Mobile communications customerse, f		227			401			(174	)		(43.4	)

Comments on the table:

The 160,000 or so business customers transferred from the Systems Solutions operating segment effective January 1, 2009 are shown as part of the fixed-network operations in the Germany operating segment. All prior-year figures were adjusted for better comparability.

a Lines in operation excluding internal use and public telecommunications systems, including IP-based lines and congstar.

d IP-BSA Stand Alone: wholesale service not bundled with a PSTN line. Allows competitors to offer an all-IP product range.

e One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

United States operating segment:

		Q3 2009 thousands				Q3 2008 thousands				Change thousands			Change %
Mobile customersa			(77	)			670				(747	)	n.a.

Comments on the table:

a One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

Europe operating segment:

	Q3 2009 thousands			Q3 2008 thousands		Change thousands			Change %
Mobile customersa		154			354		(200	)		(56.6	)
of which: T-Mobile UKb		20			8		12		n.a.
of which: T-Mobile NLc		51			49		2			4.1
of which: PTC		73			182		(109	)		(59.9	)
of which: T-Mobile CZ		25			79		(54	)		(68.4	)
of which: T-Mobile A		(15	)		36		(51	)	n.a.

Comments on the table:

a One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer.

b Including Virgin Mobile.

Southern and Eastern Europe operating segment:

	Q3 2009 thousands			Q3 2008 thousands			Change thousands			Change %
Fixed network
Fixed-network linesa		(205	)		(208	)		2			1.4
of which: Hungary		(48	)		(39	)		(9	)		(23.1	)
of which: Croatia		(16	)		(18	)		2			11.1
of which: Slovakia		(10	)		(5	)		(5	)	n.a.
of which: Greece		(58	)		(109	)		51			46.8
of which: Romania		(64	)		(28	)		(36	)	n.a.
Retail broadband lines		107			173			(66	)		(38.2	)
Resale/IP-BSAb		(17	)		(22	)		5			22.7
ULLsc		68			81			(13	)		(16.0	)
Mobile communications
Mobile customersd		728			232		n.a.			n.a.
of which: Hungary		(49	)		74			(123	)	n.a.
of which: Croatia		17			76			(59	)		(77.6	)
of which: Slovakia		(22	)		(13	)		(9	)		(69.2	)
of which: Greece		271		n.a.			n.a.			n.a.
of which: Romania		269		n.a.			n.a.			n.a.

Comments on the table:

First-time consolidation of OTE from February 1, 2009. Prior-year Fixed Network figures have been adjusted accordingly on a pro forma basis.

a Lines in operation excluding internal use and public telecommunications, including IP-based lines.

d One mobile communications card corresponds to one customer

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DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

By:	/s/ Raphael Kübler
Name:	Raphael Kübler
Title:	Senior Vice President Controlling and Accounting

Date: November 6, 2009