Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form,
the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ______ No ___X___
COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006
(CONSOLIDATED)
COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
_____________________________________________________________________
CONTENTS
Report of Independent Auditors
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statement of Income
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
ThCh$: | Thousands of Chilean pesos. |
UF : | The Unidad de Fomento, or UF, is an inflation-indexed Chilean peso-denominated monetary unit. The daily UF |
rate is fixed in advance based on the change in the Chilean Consumer Price Index of the previous month. | |
ThUS$: | Thousands of US dollars. |
Report of Independent Auditors
(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish--See Note 2 (b))
To the President of the Board, Shareholders and Directors of
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.:
We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheets of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended. These interim financial statements and the accompanying notes are the responsibility of the management of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. The accompanying Managements Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements is not an integral part of these financial statements, and therefore this report does not cover this item.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Chile for a review of interim financial information. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to the financial statements and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. The scope of this review is substantially less than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Chile, the objective of which is to express an opinion regarding the consolidated financial statement taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not have the ability to express, and we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review of the interim consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, we are not aware of any material modifications that are required for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Chile.
Andrés Marchant V. | ERNST & YOUNG LTDA. |
Santiago, Chile, October 24, 2007
COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of September 30,2007)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
ASSETS | Notes | 2007 | 2006 | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | Notes | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||||||||
Cash | 8,348,899 | 10,741,652 | Short-term obligations with banks | |||||||||||
Time deposits | (34) | 48,244,497 | 9,777,794 | and financial institutions | (15) | 2,490,521 | 2,720,357 | |||||||
Marketable securities, net | (4) | 3,460,274 | 16,950,662 | Public promissory notes | (17 a) | - | 12,433,488 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net | (5) | 179,047,695 | 178,842,272 | Current maturities of bonds payable | (17 b) | 2,624,461 | 2,697,692 | |||||||
Notes receivable, net | (5) | 4,058,052 | 3,953,478 | Current maturities of other long-term obligations | 17,749 | 15,642 | ||||||||
Other receivables | (5) | 5,857,114 | 16,337,109 | Dividends payable | 1,760,904 | 1,611,516 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable from related companies | (6 a) | 17,987,394 | 17,862,816 | Trade accounts payable | (35) | 142,988,024 | 91,627,687 | |||||||
Inventories, net | 6,740,673 | 8,436,016 | Other accounts payable | (36) | 28,443,238 | 13,424,565 | ||||||||
Prepaid taxes | 20,456,175 | 3,886,473 | Accounts payable to related companies | (6 b) | 34,506,286 | 32,654,685 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 3,640,971 | 2,133,915 | Accruals | (18) | 8,278,636 | 9,696,587 | ||||||||
Deferred taxes | (7 b) | 15,186,075 | 13,322,441 | Withholdings | 11,740,803 | 16,590,315 | ||||||||
Other current assets | (8) | 11,425,045 | 12,334,314 | Deferred Revenue | 4,444,121 | 9,173,704 | ||||||||
Other current liabilities | 1,089,858 | 1,486,704 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 324,452,864 | 294,578,942 | TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 238,384,601 | 194,132,942 | |||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | (10) | LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Land | 29,106,310 | 29,224,233 | Long-term debt with banks and | |||||||||||
Buildings and improvements | 834,720,952 | 833,831,959 | financial institutions |
(16) | 323,796,132 | 349,591,968 | ||||||||
Machinery and equipment | 2,950,510,972 | 2,902,962,480 | Bonds and promissory notes payable | (17 b) | 68,496,213 | 70,176,508 | ||||||||
Other property, plant and equipment | 363,529,499 | 312,922,852 | Other accounts payable | (36) | 35,336,691 | 25,551,563 | ||||||||
Technical revaluation | 9,949,821 | 9,946,299 | Accruals | (18) | 35,439,686 | 36,941,648 | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (2,944,516,055) | (2,775,656,387) | Deferred taxes, net | (7 b) | 47,516,483 | 52,925,029 | ||||||||
Other liabilities | 3,626,612 | 7,764,413 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
1,243,301,499 | 1,313,231,436 | TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 514,211,817 | 542,951,129 | |||||||||
MINORITY INTEREST | (20) | 92,672 | 1,259,726 | |||||||||||
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS | SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | (21) | ||||||||||||
Investments in related companies | (11) | 9,106,470 | 9,085,486 | Paid-in capital | 842,079,941 | 913,410,826 | ||||||||
Investments in other companies | 4,392 | 4,392 | Price-level restatement of paid-in capital | 43,287,782 | 22,919,442 | |||||||||
Goodwill, net | (12) | 15,518,195 | 17,833,859 | Other reserves | (2,929,171) | (2,449,378) | ||||||||
Other receivables | (5) | 13,651,450 | 12,452,347 | Retained earnings | 9,948,035 | 20,674,291 | ||||||||
Intangibles | (13) | 41,255,568 | 39,994,473 | Net income |
9,948,035 | 20,674,291 | ||||||||
Accumulated amortization | (13) | (17,855,879) | (12,289,352) | |||||||||||
Others non-current asset | (14) | 15,641,118 | 18,007,395 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM ASSETS |
77,321,314 | 85,088,600 | TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 892,386,587 | 954,555,181 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 1,645,075,677 | 1,692,898,978 | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 1,645,075,677 | 1,692,898,978 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of September 30, 2007)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
2007 | 2006 | |||||
OPERATING INCOME: | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||
Operating revenues | 459,584,857 | 456,014,832 | ||||
Operating costs | (311,397,321) | (294,364,862) | ||||
Gross profit | 148,187,536 | 161,649,970 | ||||
Administrative and selling expenses | (104,439,246) | (97,241,213) | ||||
OPERATING INCOME | 43,748,290 | 64,408,757 | ||||
NON-OPERATING RESULTS: | ||||||
Interest income | 5,266,065 | 3,637,614 | ||||
Equity participation in income of related companies | (11) | 1,347,366 | 1,446,783 | |||
Other non-operating income | (22 a) | 3,688,568 | 1,346,862 | |||
Equity losses in income of related companies | (11) | - | (33,748) | |||
Amortization of goodwill | (12) | (1,148,754) | (1,945,800) | |||
Interest expense | (12,926,197) | (16,071,813) | ||||
Other non-operating expenses | (22 b) | (9,139,076) | (12,987,031) | |||
Price-level restatement, net | (23) | 3,265,953 | 2,962,215 | |||
Foreign currency translation, net | (24) | (479,640) | 333,277 | |||
NON-OPERATING (LOSS) NET | (10,125,715) | (21,311,641) | ||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST | 33,622,575 | 43,097,116 | ||||
Income taxes | (7 c) | (23,969,002) | (22,690,823) | |||
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 9,653,573 | 20,406,293 | ||||
Minority interest | (20) | 294,462 | 267,998 | |||
NET INCOME | 9,948,035 | 20,674,291 | ||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of September 30, 2007)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
2007 | 2006 | |||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
NET CASH | ||||
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 170,622,551 | 152,636,606 | ||
Net income | 9,948,035 | 20,674,291 | ||
Sales of assets: | (1,908,859) | (570,106) | ||
Net income on sale of investments | (1,908,859) | (570,106) | ||
Charges ( credits ) to income that do not represent | ||||
cash flows: | 173,996,968 | 180,276,570 | ||
Depreciation | 155,826,435 | 163,054,338 | ||
Amortization of intangibles | 4,282,144 | 3,572,667 | ||
Provisions and write offs | 14,714,402 | 15,638,268 | ||
Accrued equity participation in income of related companies | (1,347,366) | (1,446,783) | ||
Accrued equity participation in losses of related companies | - | 33,748 | ||
Amortization of goodwill | 1,148,754 | 1,945,800 | ||
Price-level restatement, net | (3,265,953) | (2,962,215) | ||
Foreign currency translation, net | 479,640 | (333,277) | ||
Other credits to income that do not represent | ||||
cash flows |
(648,605) | (108,230) | ||
Other charges to income that do not represent | ||||
cash flows |
2,807,517 | 882,254 | ||
Changes in operating assets | ||||
(increase) decrease: | (11,945,813) | (49,971,000) | ||
Trade accounts receivable | (7,648,857) | (19,254,452) | ||
Inventories | (2,459,288) | (4,536,177) | ||
Other assets | (1,837,668) | (26,180,371) | ||
Changes in operating liabilities | ||||
increase (decrease): | 826,682 | 2,494,849 | ||
Accounts payable related to | ||||
operating activities |
30,407,709 | 4,015,470 | ||
Interest payable | 1,262,238 | 1,659,968 | ||
Income taxes payable, net | (18,006,372) | (1,371,003) | ||
Other accounts payable related to non-operating | ||||
activities |
(7,145,108) | (1,883,627) | ||
V.A.T. and other similar taxes payable | (5,691,785) | 74,041 | ||
Net loss from minority interest | (294,462) | (267,998) | ||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBRE 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of September 30, 2007)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
'2007 | 2006 | |||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
NET CASH USED IN | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (64,373,040) | (165,779,056) | ||
Bonds and promissory notes payable | - | 77,123,143 | ||
Dividends paid | (13,357,494) | (14,258,506) | ||
Capital distribution | (50,330,136) | (42,674,851) | ||
Repayment of bonds and promissory notes payable | (685,410) | (185,251,900) | ||
Other sources of financing | - | (716,942) | ||
NET CASH USED IN | ||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (83,211,216) | (63,612,746) | ||
Sales of property, plant and equipment | - | 63,685 | ||
Sale of other investments | 15,931,400 | - | ||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (99,142,616) | (63,676,431) | ||
NET CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD | 23,038,295 | (76,755,196) | ||
EFFECT OF INFLATION ON CASH | ||||
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (2,597,472) | (1,073,532) | ||
NET DECREASE OF CASH | ||||
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 20,440,823 | (77,828,728) | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT | ||||
BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 43,455,757 | 102,222,418 | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT | ||||
END OF PERIOD | 63,896,580 | 24,393,690 | ||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Composition of Consolidated Group and Registration in the Securities Registry:
a) Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile (Telefónica Chile, the Parent Company when referred to on an individual basis or the Company when referred in conjunction with its subsidiaries) is a publicly-held corporation that is registered in the Securities Registry under No. 009 and is therefore subject to supervision by the Chilean Security and Exchange Commission (SVS).
b) Subsidiary companies registered with the Securities Registry:
SUBSIDIARIES | Participation | |||||||
TAXPAYER | Registration | (direct & indirect) | ||||||
No. | Number | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
% | % | |||||||
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | 96,551,670-0 | 456 | 99.87 | 99.67 | ||||
Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A. | 96,971,150-8 | 863 | 99.99 | 99.99 | ||||
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
(a) Accounting period:
The consolidated financial statements correspond to the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
(b) Basis of preparation:
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Chile (Chilean GAAP) and standards set forth by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities Insurance (SVS). In the event of any discrepancies in these regulations, SVS regulations supersede Chilean GAAP. Certain accounting practices applied by the Company that conform to Chilean GAAP may not conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (US GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). For the convenience of the reader, these financial statements have been translated from Spanish to English.
The Companys consolidated financial statements as of June 30 and December 31 of each year are prepared in order to be reviewed and audited, respectively, in accordance with current legal regulations. The Company voluntarily submits the quarterly financial statements as of March 31 and September 30 to an interim financial information review performed in accordance with regulations established for this type of review, described in Generally Accepted Auditing Standard No. 45 Section No. 722, issued by the Chilean Association of Accountants.
(c) Basis of presentation:
The consolidated financial statements for 2006 and their notes have been adjusted for comparison purposes by 4.7% in order to allow for comparison with the 2007 consolidated financial statements. For comparison purposes, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 consolidated financial statements.
(d) Basis of consolidation:
These consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, income and cash flows of the Parent Company and subsidiaries. Significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated, and the participation of minority investors has been recorded under Minority Interest (Note 20).
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(d) Basis of consolidation, continued:
Companies included in consolidation:
As of September 30, 2007, the consolidated group (The Company) is composed of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and the following subsidiaries:
Company Name | Ownership Percentage | |||||||||
TAXPAYER | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||
No. |
Direct | Indirect | Total | Total | ||||||
96,551,670-0 | Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | 99.87 | - | 99.87 | 99.67 | |||||
96,961,230-5 | Telefonica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Chile S.A. | 99.99 | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||
74,944,200-K | Fundación Telefónica Chile | 50.00 | - | 50.00 | 50.00 | |||||
96,971,150-8 | Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A. | 99.99 | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||
90,430,000-4 | Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A. | 99.99 | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||
78,703,410-1 | Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A. (1) | 99.99 | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||
96,834,320-3 | Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. (2) | 99.99 | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||
96,811,570-7 | Instituto Telefónica Chile S.A. (3) | - | 99.99 | 99.99 | 79.99 |
1) On January 26, 2006, Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. sold its entire ownership interest of 449,081 shares to Telefónica Chile for ThCh$1,624,273 (historical). On that same date, CTC Equipos y Servicios de Telecomunicaciones S.A. sold its entire ownership interest of 1 share to Telefónica Chile S.A. for ThCh$4, corresponding to its participation in that company.
On April 19, 2006, Tecnonáutica S.A. changed its name to Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A.
2) On January 26, 2006 CTC Equipos y Servicios de Telecomunicaciones S.A. sold its entire ownership interest of 16 shares to Telefónica Chile for ThCh$132 (historical), corresponding to its participation in that company.
On January 27, 2006, Telefónica Empresas Chile sold its entire ownership interest of 215,099 shares to Telefónica Chile for ThCh$1,468,683 (historical), corresponding to its participation in that company.
3) On October 20, 2006, Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. sold 1,703,999 shares to Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Chile S.A. for ThCh$12,800 (historical).
On that same date, Telepeajes de Chile S.A. changed its name to Instituto Telefónica Chile S.A.
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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(e) Price-level restatement:
The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted by applying price-level restatement standards, in accordance with Chilean GAAP, in order to reflect the changes in the purchasing power of the currency during both exercises. The accumulated variation in the Chilean Customer Price Index (CPI) as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, for initial balances, is 5.1% and 2.5%, respectively.
(f) Basis of conversion:
Assets and liabilities in US$ (United States dollars), Euros, Brazilian Reales, Yen (JPY), UF (Unidad de Fomento) have been converted to pesos at the exchange rates as of each period end, as follows:
YEAR | US$ | EURO | BRAZILIAN | JPY | UF |
REAL | |||||
2007 | 511.23 | 729.29 | 279.36 | 4.45 | 19,178.94 |
2006 | 537.03 | 680.99 | 247.54 | 4.55 | 18,401.15 |
Foreign currency translation differences resulting from the application of this Standard are credited or debited to income for the period.
(g) Time deposits:
Time deposits are carried at cost plus UF indexation adjustments, where applicable, and accrued interest as of period end.
(h) Marketable securities:
Fixed income securities and shares are recorded at their price-level restated cost plus interest accrued as of each period end using either the actual interest yield determined at the purchase date or market value, whichever is less.
(i) Inventory:
Depending on the nature of respective items, equipment held for sale is carried at the lesser of either its price-level restated acquisition or development cost or at its market value.
Inventory that is expected to be used within twelve months of their acquisition are classified as current assets. Their cost is price-level restated. The obsolescence provision has been determined on the basis of an analysis of materials with slow turnover.
(j) Allowance for doubtful accounts:
The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated on the basis of the aging of such accounts, up to 100% of accounts outstanding for more than 120 days and 180 days in the case of large customers (corporations).
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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(k) Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment are carried at their price-level restated acquisition or construction cost.
Property, plant and equipment acquired up through December 31, 1979 are carried at their appraisal value, as
stipulated in Article 140 of D.F.L. No. 4. Some assets subsequently acquired were subject to a technical
revaluation of their appraisal value recorded as of September 30, 1986, as authorized in SVS Circular No. 550.
All these values have been price-level restated.
(l) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment:
Depreciation has been calculated and recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the
assets. The average annual financial depreciation rate of the Company is approximately 8.20% .
The estimated useful lives are summarized as follows:
Assets | Range of years | |
Buildings | 40 | |
Central telephone equipment | 7 to 12 | |
Subscriber equipment | 4 | |
External networks | 20 to 40 | |
Office furniture and equipment | 4 to 10 |
|
Software | 3 | |
Others | 4 to 10 | |
(m) Leased assets:
Leased assets with a purchase option, where the contracts satisfy the characteristics of a financial lease, are recorded in a manner similar to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, recognizing the full obligation and interest on an accrual basis. These assets are not legally owned by the Company; therefore, until the Company exercises the purchase option, such assets cannot be freely disposed of.
(n) Intangibles:
i) Rights to underwater cable:
Rights to underwater cable correspond to the rights acquired by the Company for the use of an underwater cable to transmit voice and data. These rights are amortized over the term of the respective contracts, with a maximum of 25 years (Note 13).
ii) Software licenses:
Software licenses are valued at their price-level restated acquisition cost. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life, which does not exceed 3 years (Note 13).
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(ñ) Investments in related companies:
These investments are accounted for under the equity method, which recognizes the investors share of income on an accrual basis. For investments abroad, the valuation methodology as defined in Technical Bulletin No. 64 is applied. Investments in countries deemed to be unstable and whose activities are not an extension of the operations of the Parent Company are controlled in US dollars.
(o) Goodwill:
This account corresponds to the differences originating from adopting the equity method and adjusting the cost of investments, or from the realization of new acquisitions. Goodwill and negative goodwill amortization periods have been determined taking into consideration aspects such as the nature and characteristics of the business and the estimated period of return on the investment (Note 12).
(p) Transactions with repurchase agreements:
Purchases of financial instruments that include repurchase agreements are recorded as fixed rate instruments and are classified as Other Current Assets (Note 8).
(q) Bonds and promissory notes payable:
Bonds payable are recorded under liabilities at the par value of the issued bonds (note 17b). The difference between par and placement value, determined on the basis of the actual interest rate for the transaction, is deferred and amortized over the term of the respective bond (Notes 8 and 14).
Promissory notes are recorded under liabilities at placement value plus accrued interest (Note 17a).
Costs directly related to the placement of these obligations are deferred and amortized over the term of the respective liability (Notes 8 and 14).
(r) Current and deferred income taxes:
Income tax is recorded on the basis of taxable net income. Deferred taxes on all temporary differences, tax loss carry forwards that can be realized as future tax benefits, and other events that create differences between the tax and accounting values are recognized in accordance with Technical Bulletins No. 60 and complementary technical bulletins thereto issued by the Chilean Association of Accountants, and with SVS Circular No. 1,466 dated January 27, 2000.
(s) Staff severance indemnities:
For employees who qualify for this benefit, the Companys staff severance indemnities obligation is provided for by applying the present value method to the projected benefit obligation using an annual discount rate of 6%, taking into consideration assumptions concerning the future service period of the employees, mortality rate of employees and salary increases used as the basis of actuarial calculations.
Costs for past services of employees resulting from changes in assumptions used as the actuarial bases, are deferred and amortized over average of the employees future service periods (Notes 8 and 14).
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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(t) Revenue recognition:
The Companys revenues are recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with Chilean GAAP. Since billing dates are different from the accounting close date, as of the date of preparation of these consolidated financial statements provisions have been established for services provided and not billed, which are determined on the basis of contracts, traffic, prices and current conditions for the period. These amounts are recorded under Trade Accounts Receivable.
(u) Foreign currency forwards:
The Company has entered into short-term forward contracts to purchase foreign currency. These contracts are hedging liabilities in foreign currency against changes in exchange rates.
These instruments are valued in accordance with Technical Bulletin No. 57 of the Chilean Association of Accountants.
The rights and obligations acquired are detailed in Note 27, being reflected in the balance sheet as only the net right or obligation at period end and classified according to the maturity of each contract under Other Current Assets or Other Payables, as applicable.
(v) Interest rate coverage:
Interest on loans for which associated interest rate swaps have been entered into is recorded recognizing the effect of those contracts on the interest rate established in such loans. The rights and obligations acquired therein are shown under Other Payables or under Other Current Assets, as applicable.
(w) Computer software:
The cost of software purchased is deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over a maximum period of three years and classified as other property, plant and equipment.
(x) Cumulative translation adjustment:
In this shareholders equity reserve account, the Company recognizes the difference between the variation in the exchange rate and the consumer price index (C.P.I.) originated in the restatement of its investment abroad and its goodwill, which are controlled in United States dollars. The balance of this account is recognized as income in the same period in which the net income or loss is recognized on the total or partial disposal of these investments.
(y) Statement of cash flows:
For the purposes of preparing the Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with Technical Bulletin No. 50 of the Chilean Association of Accountants and SVS Circular No. 1,312, the Company defines securities under agreements to resell and time deposits with a remaining maturity of less than 90 days as cash equivalents. Cash flows related to the Companys operations and all those not defined as resulting from investing or financing activities are included under Cash Flows from Operating Activities.
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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:
(z) Correspondents:
The Company has agreements with foreign counterparties to set the conditions that regulate international traffic., determining the payments for each counterparty based on fixed rates for the net exchange of traffic.
The receivables/payables related to these agreements are recorded on an accrual basis, recognizing the costs and income for the period in which these are incurred, recording the net receivable and payable for each counterparty where the legal right to offset exists under Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable, as applicable.
3. Accounting Changes:
During the periods covered in these interim consolidated financial statements, the accounting principles have been consistently applied.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
4. Marketable Securities:
The balance of marketable securities is as follows:
Description |
2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Publicly offered promissory notes | 3,460,274 | 16,950,662 | ||
Total | 3,460,274 | 16,950,662 | ||
Publicly offered promissory notes (Fixed Income)
Instrument | Date | Par Value ThCh$ |
Book Value | Market Value ThCh$ |
Provision | |||||||||
Amount ThCh$ |
Rate % |
|||||||||||||
Purchase | Maturity | ThCh$ | ||||||||||||
CERO010508 | 04-Sep-07 |
01-May-08 | 2,641,978 | 2,644,947 | 2.6% + UF | 2,644,947 | (1,698) | |||||||
CERO010508 | 04-Sep-07 |
01-May-08 | 236,814 | 237,126 | 2.6% + UF | 237,126 | (111) | |||||||
CERO010508 | 04-Sep-07 | 01-Jul-08 | 577,516 | 578,201 | 2.6% + UF | 578,201 | (350) | |||||||
Total | 3,456,308 | 3,460,274 | 3,460,274 | (2,159) | ||||||||||
(1) The book value is presented net of the provision.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
5. Current and long-term receivables:
The detail of current and long-term receivables is as follows:
Description | Current | Long-term | ||||||||||||||||||||
Up to 90 days | Over 90 up to 1 year | Subtotal | Total Current (net) | |||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 244,264,102 | 241,067,026 | 5,672,696 | 6,539,933 | 249,936,798 | 179,047,695 | 100.00 | 178,842,272 | 100.00 | 283,755 | - | |||||||||||
Fixed telephone service | 193,969,181 | 194,272,375 | 2,490,731 | 3,980,841 | 196,459,912 | 136,908,749 | 76.46 | 139,714,918 | 80.51 | 283,755 | - | |||||||||||
Long distance | 25,359,749 | 24,255,674 | - | - | 25,359,749 | 18,348,843 | 10.25 | 16,990,831 | 6.74 | - | - | |||||||||||
Communications corporate | 18,859,540 | 19,144,045 | 2,585,862 | 2,559,092 | 21,445,402 | 19,544,254 | 10.92 | 20,099,598 | 11.58 | - | - | |||||||||||
Other | 6,075,632 | 3,394,932 | 596,103 | - | 6,671,735 | 4,245,849 | 2.37 | 2,036,925 | 1.17 | - | - | |||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (70,889,103) | (66,774,266) | - | (1,990,421) | (70,889,103) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Notes receivable | 6,906,359 | 8,940,045 | 795,004 | 130,962 | 7,701,363 | 4,058,052 | 3,953,478 | - | - | |||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful notes | (3,643,311) | (5,117,529) | - | - | (3,643,311) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Miscellaneous accounts receivable | 4,212,873 | 11,520,775 | 1,644,241 | 4,816,334 | 5,857,114 | 5,857,114 | 16,337,109 | 13,367,695 | 12,452,347 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Long-term receivables | 13,651,450 | 12,452,347 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Balances and transactions with related entities:
a) Receivables from related parties are as follows:
Taxpayer No. | Company | Short term | Long term | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||
87,845,500-2 | Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A. | 5,944,107 | 6,777,862 | - | - | |||||
96,672,150-2 | Telefónica Móviles Chile Inversiones S.A. | 37,808 | 63,301 | - | - | |||||
96,672,160-k | Telefónica Móviles Chile Larga Distancia S.A. | 847,420 | 499,746 | - | - | |||||
96,834,230-4 | Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 962,160 | 3,930,766 | - | - | |||||
96,895,220-k | Atento Chile S.A. | 699,718 | 675,224 | - | - | |||||
96,910,730-9 | Telefónica International Wholesale Services Chile S.A. | 1,143,754 | 610,174 | - | - | |||||
59,083,900-0 | Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A. | 11,099 | 5,870 | - | - | |||||
96,990,810-7 | Telefónica Móviles Soluciones y Aplicaciones S.A. | 164,601 | 51,929 | - | - | |||||
96,942,730-3 | Telefónica Mobile Solutions Chile S.A. | - | 128,452 | - | - | |||||
96,527,390-5 | Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | 1,016 | 66,782 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica España | - | 534,035 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles España | 1,563,645 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles el Salvador | 4,306 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles de Argentina | 43,088 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles de Panamá | 10,772 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles de Perú | 32,316 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles de Colombia | 47,397 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Celular de Nicaragua | 6,463 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica LD Puerto Rico | 212,383 | 222,343 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Data Usa Inc. | 19,667 | 10,050 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Data España | 42,483 | 130,661 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Argentina | 1,354,691 | 1,724,218 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Soluciones de Informática España | 1,522,632 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica International Wholesale Services U.S.A. | - | 61,469 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica International Wholesale Services | 137,814 | 449,488 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos España | - | 11,727 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Perú | 445,200 | 276,012 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Procesos Tec. de Información | - | 1,594,041 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Sao Paulo | 187,434 | 38,666 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Multimedia Perú | 77,828 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica S.A. | 101,258 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Internacional S.A.U. | 296,905 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Centroamérica | 19,393 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Terra Networks México | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Terra Networks Brasil | 17,235 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Terra Networks Perú | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Servicios Comerciales Perú S.A.C | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Fundación Telefónica Perú | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Fundación Telefónica Brasil | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Perú S.A.C. | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Pegaso Recursos Humanos S.A. de C.V. | 49,551 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Media Networks Perú S.A.C. | 2,154 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Colombia Telecomunicaciones | 116,339 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Otecel Ecuador | 46,654 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telcel Venezuela | 1,777,441 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Atento Colombia | 1,885 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Vivo Brasil | 25,853 | - | - | - | |||||
Total |
17,987,394 | 17,862,816 | - | - | ||||||
There have been charges and credits recorded to current accounts with these companies for the invoicing of sales of materials, equipment and services.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Balances and transactions with related entities, continued:
b) Payables to related parties are as follows:
Taxpayer No. | Company | Short term | Long term | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||
96,527,390-5 | Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | 448,787 | 955,634 | - | - | |||||
96,834,230-4 | Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 4,334,211 | 1,673,693 | - | - | |||||
96,895,220-k | Atento Chile S.A. | 6,066,484 | 2,387,299 | - | - | |||||
96,910,730-9 | Telefónica International Wholesale Services Chile S.A. | 6,574,378 | 3,378,720 | - | - | |||||
87,845,500-2 | Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A. | 12,700,985 | 19,305,396 | - | - | |||||
96,672,160-k | Telefónica Móviles Chile Larga Distancia S.A. | 12,558 | 3,890 | - | - | |||||
59,083,900-0 | Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A. | 83 | 554,949 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos España | 137 | 9,001 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Argentina | 1,554,052 | 119,509 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Perú | 186,977 | 16,843 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Guatemala | 35,295 | 16,049 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móvil El Salvador S.A. de C.V. | 26,196 | 22,255 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica International Wholesale Services | 371,213 | 188,635 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Puerto Rico | 14,066 | 8,335 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo | 364,080 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telecomunicaciones de Sao Paulo | 698,972 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Sao Paulo | - | 66,833 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | SP Telecomunicaciones Holding Ltda. | 67,621 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Terra Networks | - | 2,242,368 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Colombia Telecomunicaciones | 16,088 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telecomunicaciones Multimedia S.A.C. | 1,034,103 | - | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica Móviles S.A. | - | 1,703,382 | - | - | |||||
Foreign | Telefónica España | - | 1,894 | - | - | |||||
Total |
34,506,286 | 32,654,685 | - | - | ||||||
As per Article No. 89 of the Corporations Law, all of these transactions are carried out under normal market conditions.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Balances and transactions with related companies, continued:
c) Transactions (1):
Company | Tax No. | Nature | Description | 2007ThCh$ | 2006 ThCh$ | ||
of Relationship | of transaction | ||||||
Telefónica Móviles España S.A. | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 1,462,239 | 1,462,239 | - | - |
company | Purchases | (379,958) | (379,958) | - | - | ||
Telefónica España | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | - | - | 499,531 | 499,531 |
company | Purchases | - | - | (224,060) | (224,060) | ||
Telefonica Data Usa Inc. | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 5,594 | 5,594 | 8,459 | 8,459 |
company | Purchases | (8,305) | (8,305) | - | - | ||
Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | 96,527,390-5 | Parent company | Purchases | (463,695) | (463,695) | (456,293) | (456,293) |
Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 96,834,230-4 | Related company | Sales | 1,476,997 | 1,476,997 | 5,743,716 | 5,743,716 |
Purchases | (8,283,992) | (8,283,992) | (499,651) | (499,651) | |||
Atento Chile S.A. | 96,895,220-k | Related company | Sales | 1,155,908 | 1,155,908 | 997,566 | 997,566 |
Purchases | (16,772,558) | (16,772,558) | (12,141,605) | (12,141,605) | |||
Telefónica Argentina | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 1,753,995 | 1,753,995 | 1,395,968 | 1,395,968 |
company | Purchases | (2,948,648) | (2,948,648) | (854,394) | (854,394) | ||
Telecomunicaciones de Sao Paulo | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 51,936 | 51,936 | 105,677 | 105,677 |
company | Purchases | (54,769) | (54,769) | (101,791) | (101,791) | ||
Telefónica Guatemala | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 14,906 | 14,906 | 7,114 | 7,114 |
company | Purchases | (77,752) | (77,752) | (34,848) | (34,848) | ||
Telefónica Perú | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 1,118,439 | 1,118,439 | 688,825 | 688,825 |
company | Purchases | (1,087,113) | (1,087,113) | (499,895) | (499,895) | ||
Telefónica LD Puerto Rico | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 5,824 | 5,824 | 7,713 | 7,713 |
company | Purchases | (24,714) | (24,714) | (13,306) | (13,306) | ||
Telefónica El Salvador | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 7,891 | 7,891 | 3,988 | 3,988 |
company | Purchases | (68,613) | (68,613) | (23,835) | (23,835) | ||
Telefónica Moviles Chile Larga Distancia | Related to parent | Sales | 631,861 | 631,861 | 257,689 | 257,689 | |
S.A. | 96,672,160-k | company | Purchases | (1,038) | (1,038) | (4,796,678) | (4,796,678) |
Telefónica International WholeSale Services | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 88 | 88 | 143 | 143 |
América | company | Purchases | (974,276) | (974,276) | (9,028) | (9,028) | |
Telefónica Móviles Chile Inversiones S.A. | 96,672,150-2 | Related to parent | Sales | 57,077 | 57,077 | 6,298 | 6,298 |
company | |||||||
Telefónica Internacional Wholesale | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 4,801 | 4,801 | - | - |
Services Uruguay | company | Purchases | (1,250,041) | (1,250,041) | (880,238) | (880,238) | |
Telefónica Gestión de | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | 251 | 251 | - | - |
Serv.Compartidos España S.A. | company | Purchases | (144,128) | (144,128) | - | - | |
Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A. | 59,083,900-0 | Related to parent | Sales | 7,800 | 7,800 | 109,500 | 109,500 |
company | Purchases | (114,657) | (114,657) | (29,510) | (29,510) | ||
Telefónica Móviles Soluciones y | 96,990,810-7 | Related to parent | |||||
Aplicaciones S.A. | company | Sales | 114,618 | 114,618 | 68,435 | 68,435 | |
Telefónica International Wholesale | Foreign | Related to parent | |||||
Services USA | company | Purchases | (113) | (113) | - | - | |
Telefónica Internacional Wholesale Services | 96,910,730-9 | Related to parent | Sales | 1,036,847 | 1,036,847 | 1,428,449 | 1,428,449 |
Chile S.A. | company | Purchases | (4,943,718) | (4,943,718) | (3,081,614) | (3,081,614) | |
Telefónica MóvilesChile S.A. | 87,845,500-2 | Related to parent | Sales | 12,389,414 | 12,389,414 | 10,442,602 | 10,442,602 |
company | Purchases | (32,553,454) | (32,553,454) | (30,091,082) | (30,091,082) | ||
Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo | Foreign | Related to parent | |||||
company | Purchases | (41,610) | (41,610) | - | - | ||
Telefónica Mobile Solutions Chile S.A. | 96,942,730-3 | Related to parent | |||||
company | Sales | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
Terra Networks Inc. | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | ||||
company | - | - | 87 | 87 | |||
Telefónica Internacional S.A.U | Foreign | Related to parent | Sales | ||||
company | 75,000 | 75,000 | - | - | |||
Telefónica Data Corp España | Foreign | Related to parent | |||||
company | Sales | 156,331 | 156,331 | - | - | ||
(1) Includes all transactions performed with related companies.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Balances and transactions with related companies, continued:
The intercompany account with Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. includes short-term and long-term contractual terms denominated in US dollars, accruing interest at a variable rate adjusted to market rates (US$ + Market Spread).
Items recorded under Sales and Services Rendered have a short-term character (maturity of less than a year); individual terms for each transaction vary based on related transactions.
7. Current and deferred income taxes:
a) General information:
As of September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Parent Company recorded a first category income tax provision based on taxable income of ThCh$87,584,636 and ThCh$116,548,610 respectively.
In addition, as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, a provision for first category income tax in subsidiaries was recorded based on the subsidiaries respective taxable income of ThCh$36,410,189 and ThCh$35,057,537, respectively.
As of September 30, 2007 and 2006, accumulated tax losses of subsidiaries amount to ThCh$9,665,003 and ThCh$6,963,950, respectively.
According to current legislation, the tax years subject to an eventual review by the fiscal authority will consider transactions generated from 2004 to date for most of the Companys operations subject to taxes.
In the normal course of operations, the Company is subject to the regulation and oversight of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service. Based on the information available to date, management believes that there are no additional significant liabilities other than those recorded in the financial statements. However, actual taxable results may differ from these estimations.
The companies in the group with positive Retained Taxable Earnings and their associated credits are as follows:
Subsidiaries | Retained | Retained | Retained | Retained | Retained | Amount | ||||||
Taxable | Taxable | Taxable | Taxable | Taxable | of | |||||||
Earnings | Earnings | Earnings | Earnings | Earnings | credit | |||||||
w/15% credit | w/16% credit | w/16.5% credit | w/17% credit | w/o credit | ThCh$ | |||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | 2,296,255 | 869,981 | 622,807 | 81,538,181 | 4,421,998 | 17,394,569 | ||||||
Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A. | - | - | - | 32,923,293 | 2,212,644 | 6,743,317 | ||||||
Telefónica Chile S.A. | - | - | - | 2,992,771 | 123,577 | 612,976 | ||||||
Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. | - | - | 5,615,869 | 157,984,162 | 15,602,225 | 33,467,876 | ||||||
Total |
2,296,255 | 869,981 | 6,238,676 | 275,438,407 | 22,360,444 | 58,218,738 | ||||||
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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
7. Current andtaxes ,deferred income continued:
b) Deferred taxes:
As of September 30, 2007 and 2006, the net deferred tax liabilities amounted to ThCh$32,330,408 and ThCh$39,602,588, respectively, detailed as follows:
Description | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | Deferred tax liabilities | Deferred tax assets | Deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||||
Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | |||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 11,384,788 | - | - | - | 11,597,254 | - | - | - | ||||||||
Vacation provision | 571,050 | - | - | - | 754,031 | - | - | - | ||||||||
Tax benefits for tax losses | - | 1,642,140 | - | - | - | 1,183,872 | - | - | ||||||||
Staff severance indemnities | - | 1,771 | - | 3,609,081 | 867 | 5,127 | - | 5,108,826 | ||||||||
Leased assets and liabilities | - | 37,674 | - | 77,251 | - | 21,622 | - | 212,153 | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | - | 618,838 | - | 139,235,399 | - | 711,466 | - | 158,061,452 | ||||||||
Difference in amount of capitalized staff severance | - | 270,157 | - | 143,825 | - | 530,581 | 372 | - | ||||||||
Deferred charge on sale of assets | - | - | - | 216,331 | - | - | - | 364,280 | ||||||||
Development software | - | - | - | 3,724,256 | - | - | - | 2,319,612 | ||||||||
Incentive provision | 194,039 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Obsolescence provision | 377,154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Collective negotiation bonus | - | - | - | 110,390 | - | - | - | 86,775 | ||||||||
Other | 2,700,652 | 748,701 | 41,608 | 804,303 | 1,032,104 | 242,560 | 61,444 | 556,335 | ||||||||
Sub-Total | 15,227,683 | 3,319,281 | 41,608 | 147,920,836 | 13,384,256 | 2,695,228 | 61,816 | 166,709,433 | ||||||||
Complementary accounts net of accumulated amortization | - | (819,073) | - | (97,904,145) | - | (894,838) | - | (111,984,014) | ||||||||
Sub-Total | 15,227,683 | 2,500,208 | 41,608 | 50,016,691 | 13,384,256 | 1,800,390 | 61,816 | 54,725,419 | ||||||||
Tax reclassification | (41,608) | (2,500,208) | (41,608) | (2,500,208) | (61,815) | (1,800,390) | (61,816) | (1,800,390) | ||||||||
Total | 15,186,075 | - | - | 47,516,483 | 13,322,441 | - | - | 52,925,029 | ||||||||
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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
7. Current and deferred income taxes, continued:
c) Income tax detail:
The current tax expense recorded by the Company for the periods 2007 and 2006 resulted from the following items:
Description | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Common tax expense before tax credit (income tax 17%) | 21,079,120 | 25,773,050 | ||
Current tax expense (article 21 single tax at 35%) | 44,824 | 29,185 | ||
Tax expense adjustment | 358,020 | (353,538) | ||
Current income tax subtotal | 21,481,964 | 25,448,697 | ||
- Current period deferred taxes | (7,887,026) | (13,647,988) | ||
- Effect of amortization of complementary accounts for deferred assets and liabilities | 10,374,064 | 10,890,114 | ||
Deferred tax subtotal | 2,487,038 | (2,757,874) | ||
Total income expense tax | 23,969,002 | 22,690,823 | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
8. Other Current Assets:
The detail of other current assets is as follows:
Description | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Fixed income securities purchased with resale agreement (note 9) | 7,303,184 | 3,874,244 | ||
Deferred union contract bonus (1) | 1,367,284 | 866,006 | ||
Telephone directories for connection program | - | 3,415,584 | ||
Deferred higher bond discount rate (note 25) | 237,848 | 243,189 | ||
Deferred disbursements for placement of bonds (note 25) | 132,946 | 135,769 | ||
Disbursements on the placement of commercial paper (Note 25) | - | 17,960 | ||
Deferred disbursements for foreign financing proceeds (2) | 366,021 | 490,550 | ||
Exchange insurance receivable | 634,587 | 840,188 | ||
Deferred staff severance indemnities charges (3) | 1,210,332 | 1,267,095 | ||
Others | 172,843 | 1,183,729 | ||
Total |
11,425,045 | 12,334,314 | ||
(1) Between May and September 2006, the Company negotiated a 38-month and 48-month union contract with a number of its employees, granting them, among other benefits, a signing bonus. That bonus was paid between July and December 2006. The total benefit of ThCh$4,918,946 (historical), is amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the union agreement. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other non-current assets) (Note 14).
During July 2005 and July 2007, subsidiary Telefónica Larga Distancia negotiated with its employees collective contracts for 30 and 26 months, respectively
(2) This amount corresponds to the cost (net of amortization) of the mandatory reserve paid to the Central Bank of Chile and disbursements incurred for foreign loans obtained by the Company to finance its investment plan. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other Assets) (Note 14).
(3) Corresponds to the short-term portion to be amortized due to changes in the actuarial hypothesis and to the concept of loans to employees. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other Assets) (Note 14).
9.- Information regarding sales commitment transactions (agreements):
Code | Dates | Counterparty | Original currency |
Subscription value ThCh$ |
Rate | Final Value ThCh$ |
Instrument Identification |
Book Value ThCh$ |
|
Inception | End | ||||||||
CRV | September 27, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | BCI | Ch$ | 2,027,342 | 5.76% | 2,028,639 | BCP0800709 | 2,028,315 |
CRV | September 27, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | BCI | Ch$ | 955,404 | 5.76% | 956,016 | BCP0800810 | 955,863 |
CRV | September 27, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | BCI | Ch$ | 2,317,254 | 5.76% | 2,318,737 | BCP0800811 | 2,318,366 |
CRV | September 28, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | BCI | Ch$ | 2,000,000 | 5.76% | 2,000,960 | BCP0800810 | 2,000,640 |
Totales |
7,300,000 | 7,304,352 | 7,303,184 | ||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
10. Property, plant and equipment:
The detail of property, plant and equipment is as follows:
Description | 2007 | 2006 | ||
Accumulated | Gross prop., plant | Accumulated | Gross prop., plant | |
depreciation | and equipment | depreciation | and equipment | |
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Land | - | 29,106,310 | - | 29,224,233 |
Building and improvements | 393,615,403 | 834,720,952 | 371,243,279 | 833,831,959 |
Machinery and equipment | 2,329,848,939 | 2,950,510,972 | 2,214,080,334 | 2,902,962,480 |
Central office telephone equipment | 1,433,719,796 | 1,649,634,324 | 1,352,075,371 | 1,631,339,043 |
External building | 660,144,551 | 990,963,797 | 643,507,986 | 987,009,266 |
Subscribers equipment | 197,449,363 | 270,518,381 | 180,466,306 | 245,802,536 |
General equipment | 38,535,229 | 39,394,470 | 38,030,671 | 38,811,635 |
Other Property, Plant and Equipment | 209,776,493 | 363,529,499 | 178,939,286 | 312,922,852 |
Office furniture and equipment | 108,231,936 | 117,066,488 | 96,209,130 | 117,695,200 |
Projects, work in progress and materials | - | 123,566,932 | - | 98,357,522 |
Leased assets (1) | 74,659 | 528,681 | 65,847 | 528,681 |
Assets temporarily out of service | 7,200,635 | 7,200,635 | 7,361,739 | 7,361,739 |
Software | 93,013,300 | 113,766,219 | 74,287,385 | 87,748,648 |
Other | 1,255,963 | 1,400,544 | 1,015,185 | 1,231,062 |
Technical revaluation Circular 550 | 11,275,220 | 9,949,821 | 11,393,488 | 9,946,299 |
Total |
2,944,516,055 | 4,187,817,554 | 2,775,656,387 | 4,088,887,823 |
(1) Corresponds to buildings.
Operating costs include a depreciation charge for the periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 amounting to ThCh$151,158,443 and ThCh$154,962,512, respectively, and administrative and selling expenses with a depreciation charge of ThCh$4,667,992 and ThCh$7,170,794 for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Assets temporarily out of service mainly consist of telephone equipment under repair, and incurred depreciation amounting to ThCh$921,032 in 2006, which is classified as Other non-operating expenses (note 22b).
During the normal course of operations, the Company monitors both new and existing assets and their depreciation rates, adjusting them to the technological evolution and development of the market in which it competes.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
10. Property, plant and equipment, continued:
The detail of item after the technical revaluation is as follows:
Net | Accumulated | Gross property, | Gross property, | |
Balance | Depreciation | plant and | plant and | |
equipment | equipment | |||
Description | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Land | (499,238) | - | (499,238) | (543,569) |
Building and improvements | (777,477) | (4,379,586) | (5,157,063) | (5,216,255) |
Machinery and equipment | (48,684) | 15,654,806 | 15,606,122 | 15,706,123 |
Total |
(1,325,399) | 11,275,220 | 9,949,821 | 9,946,299 |
Depreciation of the technical reappraisal surplus amounted to ThCh$(52,694) and ThCh$(52,119) for 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Gross property, plant and equipment includes assets that have been fully depreciated in the amount of ThCh$1,505,419,097 in 2007 and ThCh$1,359,708,348 in 2006, which include ThCh$15,273,975 and ThCh$13,529,582, respectively, from the reappraisals
mentioned in Circular No. 550.
11. Investments in related companies:
The detail of investments in related companies is as follows:
Taxpayer No. | Company | Country of origin |
Currency controlling the investment |
Number of shares |
Percentage participation |
Equity of the companies |
|||
2007 % |
2006 % |
2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
||||||
Foreign | TBS Celular Participación S.A. (1) (2) | Brazil | Dollar | 48,950,000 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 145,924,450 | 159,753,294 | |
96,895,220-K | Atento Chile S.A. (2) | Chile | Pesos | 3,209,204 | 28.84 | 28.84 | 18,369,769 | 17,045,510 | |
Taxpayer No. | Company | Net income (loss) of the companies |
Equity in income (loss) of the investment |
Investment value |
Investment book value |
|||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||
Foreign | TBS Celular Participación S.A. (1) (2) | 720,212 | (1,293,038) | 18,798 | (33,748) | 3,808,628 | 4,169,561 | 3,808,628 | 4,169,561 | |||
96,895,220-K | Atento Chile S.A. (2) | 4,606,688 | 5,016,587 | 1,328,568 | 1,446,783 | 5,297,842 | 4,915,925 | 5,297,842 | 4,915,925 | |||
Total | 9,106,470 | 9,085,486 | 9,106,470 | 9,085,486 | ||||||||
(1) The company records its investment in TBS Celular Participación S.A. using the equity method since it exercises significant influence through the Telefónica group to which it belongs, as established in paragraph N° 4 of Circular No. 1,179 issued by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and ratified in Title II of Circular No. 1,697. Although Telefónica Chile only has a 2.61% direct participation in TBS Celular Participaciónes S.A., its Parent Company, Telefónica S.A., Spain, directly and indirectly has a percentage exceeding 20% ownership of the capital stock of that Company.
(2) As of September 30, 2007, the value of the investment was recognized on the basis of the unaudited financial statements.
As of the date of these financial statements, there are no liabilities for hedge instruments assigned to foreign investments.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
12. Goodwill:
The detail of goodwill is as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Taxpayer No. | Company | Year | Amount | Balance of | Amount | Balance of |
of | amortized | Goodwill | amortized | Goodwill | ||
origin | in the year | in the year | ||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Foreign | TBS Celular Participación S.A. | 2001 | 149,698 | 1,538,060 | 149,698 | 2,517,991 |
96,551,670-0 | Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | 1998 | 923,575 | 13,651,943 | 923,575 | 14,886,758 |
78,703,410-1 | Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A. (1) | 1998 | - | - | 797,046 | - |
96,834,320-3 | Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A.(2) | 1999 | 75,481 | 328,192 | 75,481 | 429,110 |
Total | 1,148,754 | 15,518,195 | 1,945,800 | 17,833,859 | ||
(1) As indicated in Note 2d) No. 1, on January 26, 2006 the Board of Directors of Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. agreed to sell the shares of Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A. (formerly Tecnonáutica S.A.) to Telefónica Chile S.A. This sale was performed at book value, not taking into consideration in the price the amount corresponding to goodwill,, which meant recognizing in results (in an extraordinary manner) the amortization of the balance of goodwill as of that date.
(2) On January 27, 2006 Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile sold to Telefónica Chile S.A. 215,099 shares at ThCh$1,468,683 (historical), which corresponded to its participation in this company.
On January 26 CTC Equipos y Servicios de Telecomunicaciones sold to Telefónica Chile S.A. 16 shares at ThCh$132 (historical), which corresponded to its participation in this company.
Goodwill amortization periods have been determined taking into account aspects such as the nature and characteristics of the business and estimated period of return on investment.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
13. Intangibles:
The detail of intangibles is as follows:
Description | 2007 | 2006 |
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Underwater cable rights (gross) |
24,878,004 | 24,887,226 |
Accumulated amortization, previous exercises | (4,543,453) | (3,311,700) |
Amortization for the period | (950,631) | (941,101) |
Licenses (Software) (gross) | 16,377,564 | 15,107,247 |
Accumulated amortization, previous exercises | (9,030,282) | (5,404,985) |
Amortization for the period | (3,331,513) | (2,631,566) |
Total Net Intangibles |
23,399,689 | 27,705,121 |
14. Other non-current assets:
The detail of other non-current assets is as follows:
Description | 2007 | 2006 |
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Deferred issuance cost for obtaining external financing (note 8(2)) (1) | 532,011 | 844,135 |
Deferred union contract bonus (note 8(1)) | 2,050,634 | 1,734,268 |
Bond issue expenses (note 25) | 607,576 | 756,948 |
Bond discount (note 25) | 993,647 | 1,236,967 |
Securities deposits | 138,367 | 124,553 |
Deferred charge due to change in actuarial estimations (note 8(3)) (2) | 7,400,895 | 8,609,164 |
Deferred staff severance indemnities (3) | 3,917,988 | 4,507,653 |
Other | - | 193,707 |
Total |
15,641,118 | 18,007,395 |
(1) This amount corresponds to the cost (net of amortizations) of the disbursements incurred for foreign loans obtained by the Company to finance its investment plan. The short-term portion is presented under Other Current Assets (Note 8).
(2) With the implementation of new contractual conditions derived from the organizational changes in the Company, there have been a series of studies that allowed, with primary effect in 2004, the modification in the calculation basis for staff severance indemnities of the variable for future service life of employees. After concluding these studies, in 2005, other changes in estimates were incorporated, such as personnel fluctuation rate, mortality of employees and future salary increases for the year 2006, which includes the rate mentioned in Note 2 (s) for 2006, all determined on the basis of actuarial calculations, as established in Technical Bulletin No. 8 of the Chilean Association of Accountants. The short-term portion is recorded under Other Current Assets (Note 8)
The difference generated as a result of changes in the actuarial estimates constitutes actuarial gains or losses, which are deferred and amortized over the estimated average remaining future service life of the employees that will receive the benefit (see Note 2s).
(3) In conformity with the union agreements between the Company and its employees, loans were granted to employees, the amounts and conditions of which were based on, among other considerations, the accrued balances of staff severance indemnities at the date of the grant. The short-term portion is recorded under Other Current Assets (Note 8)
The staff severance indemnities provision has been recorded in part at its current value, deferring and amortizing this effect over the years of average remaining future service life of employees that subscribe to the benefit. The loan is presented under Other Long-term Receivables.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
15. Short-term obligations with banks and financial institutions:
The detail of short-term obligations with banks and financial institutions is as follows:
US$ | U.F. | TOTAL | |||||||
Taxp.No. | Bank or financial institution | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | |||||||||
97,015,000-5 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | - | - | 1,016,230 | 1,015,921 | 1,016,230 | 1,015,921 | ||
Foreign | CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH AND | ||||||||
OTHERS | 142,825 | 163,025 | - | - | 142,825 | 163,025 | |||
97,008,000-7 | CITIBANK (2) | 628,046 | 702,864 | - | - | 628,046 | 702,864 | ||
Foreign | BBVA BANCOMER AND OTHERS | 703,420 | 838,547 | - | - | 703,420 | 838,547 | ||
Total | 1,474,291 | 1,704,436 | 1,016,230 | 1,015,921 | 2,490,521 | 2,720,357 | |||
Outstanding principal | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Average annual interest rate | 5.64% | 5.76% | 3.18% | 3.16% | 5.19% | 5.25% |
Percentage of obligations in foreign currency : | 59.20 % for 2007 and 62.65 % for 2006 | |||
Percentage of obligations in local currency : | 40.80 % for 2007 and 37.35 % for 2006 |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
16. Long-term obligations with banks and financial institutions
Long-term obligations with banks and financial institutions:
Taxp.No. | Bank or financial institution | Currency or Indexation Index |
Years to maturity for long-term portion | Long-term portion as of September 30,2007 |
Average annual interest rate |
Long-term portion as of September 30,2006 |
||
1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 5 | ||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | |||
LOANS IN DOLLARS | ||||||||
Foreign | CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH AND OTHERS (1) | US$ | - | 102,246,000 | - | 102,246,000 | Libor + 0.35% | 112,443,185 |
Foreign | BBVA BANCOMER AND OTHERS (3) | US$ | - | - | 76,684,500 | 76,684,500 | Libor + .334% | 84,332,388 |
97,008,000-7 | BANCO CITIBANK (2) | US$ | 76,684,500 | - | - | 76,684,500 | Libor + 0.31% | 84,332,388 |
SUBTOTAL |
76,684,500 | 102,246,000 | 76,684,500 | 255,615,000 | 5.64% | 281,107,961 | ||
LOANS IN UNIDADES DE FOMENTO | ||||||||
97,015,000-5 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO (4) | UF | - | 68,181,132 | - | 68,181,132 | Tab 360+0.325% | 68,484,007 |
SUBTOTAL |
- | 68,181,132 | - | 68,181,132 | 3.18% | 68,484,007 | ||
TOTAL |
76,684,500 | 170,427,132 | 76,684,500 | 323,796,132 | 5.12% | 349,591,968 | ||
Percentage of obligations in foreign currency : | 78.94 % for 2007 and 80.41 % for 2006 | |||
Percentage of obligations in local currency : | 21.06 % for 2007 and 19.59 % for 2006 |
(1) In December 2004, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from February and August 2005 to December 2009; in addition, the Company changed the agent bank, which until then had been Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Bank. (2) In May 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from April 2006 and April 2007 to December 2008; in addition, the Companychaned the agent bank, which until then had been the ABN Amro Bank.
(3) In November 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from April 2006, April 2007 and April 2008 to June 2011; in addition, the Company changed the agent bank, which until then had been the ABN Amro Bank.
(4) In April 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, which allowed it to extend the due date from April 2008 to April 2010. In February 2007 the interest rate was changed from 0.45% to 0.325% .
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
17. Bonds and promissory notes payable:
a) Promissory notes:
On January 27, 2003 and May 12, 2004, Telefónica Chile registered a series of promissory notes in the securities registry, the inspection numbers of which are 005 and 015, respectively. The maximum amount of each line is ThCh$35,000,000, and placements charged to this line may not exceed that amount. The term of each line will be 10 years from the date of registration with the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance. The interest rate will be defined upon each issuance of these promissory notes.
On March 21, 2006, a Series I placement of the same type of instrument was made for ThCh$12,000,000, maturing on December 6, 2006. The placement agent was Inversiones Boston Corredores de Bolsa.
The details of these transactions are described below:
Registration or identification number of the instrument |
Series | Current nominal amount placed ThCh$ |
Bond readjustment unit ThCh$ |
Interes t rate % |
Final Maturity |
Accounting value | Placement in Chile or abroad |
|
2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
|||||||
Short-term | ||||||||
promissory note |
||||||||
015 | I | 12,000,000 | Ch$ non-adjustable | 0.4800 | Dec 06, 2006 | - | 12,433,488 | Chile |
Total | - | 12,433,488 | ||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
17. Bonds and Commercial Papers Payable, continued: b) Bonds
The detail of bonds issued, classified as short and long-term, is as follows:
Registration number or identification of the instrument |
Series | Nominal Amount of issue |
Readjustment unit for bond |
Nominal annualinterest rate |
Final maturity |
Frequency | Par value | Placement in Chile or abroad |
|||
Interest payment | Amortizations | 2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
||||||||
Short-term portion of long-term bonds | |||||||||||
143,27,06,91 | F | 71,429 | U.F. | 6.000 | Apr, 2016 | Semi-annual | Semi-annual | 1,704,052 | 1,755,310 | Chile | |
281,20,12,01 | L (1) | - | U.F. | 3.750 | Oct, 2012 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 920,409 | 942,382 | Chile | |
Total | 2,624,461 | 2,697,692 | |||||||||
Long-term bonds | |||||||||||
143,27,06,91 | F | 571,429 | U.F. | 6.000 | Apr, 2016 | Semi-annual | Semi-annual | 10,959,393 | 12,384,097 | Chile | |
281,20,12,01 | L (1) | 3,000,000 | U.F. | 3.750 | Oct, 2012 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 57,536,820 | 57,792,411 | Chile | |
Total | 68,496,213 | 70,176,508 | |||||||||
(1) On March 29, 2006, the Company placed bonds in the local market for a nominal amount of UF3,000,000 equivalent to US$102.1 million (historical) of a series denominated L, which is composed of 6,000 bonds with a value of UF 500 each.
These bonds mature in one installment on October 25, 2012. The annual interest rate amounts to UF + 3.75% and interest is paid semi-annually. There is a redemption option as of October 25, 2007.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
18. Accruals and Write-offs:
The detail of accruals shown in liabilities is as follows:
2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||
Current | |||
Staff severance indemnities | 1,983,028 | 451,789 | |
Vacation | 3,359,115 | 4,507,713 | |
Other employee benefits (1) | 5,810,557 | 6,877,974 | |
Employee benefit advances | (2,874,064) | (2,140,889) | |
Sub-Total | 8,278,636 | 9,696,587 | |
Long-term | |||
Staff severance indemnities | 35,439,686 | 36,941,648 | |
Total | 43,718,322 | 46,638,235 | |
(1) Includes provisions as per current union agreement.
During the period, there were bad debt write-offs of ThCh$6,468,303 in 2007 and ThCh$2,739,453 in 2006, which were charged against the respective allowance for doubtful accounts.
19. Staff severance indemnities:
The detail of the charge to income for staff severance indemnities is as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Beginning balance (historical values) (1) | 35,988,274 | 37,690,095 |
Payments for the period | (1,997,976) | (5,898,615) |
Changes in actuarial hypotheses | - | 2,928,596 |
Provision increase | 3,432,416 | 2,673,361 |
Total | 37,422,714 | 37,393,437 |
(1) Restatement for comparison purposes.
20. Minority interest:
Minority interest recognizes the portion of equity and net income of subsidiaries owned by third parties. The detail for 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
Percentage | Participation in equity |
Participation in net income (loss) |
||||
Minority | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Interest | |||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |
% | % | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |
Instituto Telefónica Chile S.A. | - | 20.00 | - | 7,155 | - | (44.718) |
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | 0.13 | 0.82 | 219,440 | 1,289,278 | 17,625 | 103.087 |
Fundación Telefónica Chile | 50.00 | 50.00 | (126,782) | (36,724) | (312,086) | (326,369) |
Telefónica Gestión Servicios Compartidos de Chile S.A. | 0.001 | 0.001 | 14 | 17 | (1) | 2 |
Totales | 92,672 | 1,259,726 | (294,462) | (267,998) | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
21. Shareholders equity
During the 2007 and 2006, changes to shareholders equity accounts are as follows:
Paid-in | Reserve equity | Other | Retained | Net | Interim | Total | ||||||||
capital | indexation | reserves | earnings | income | dividend | shareholders´ | ||||||||
equity | ||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2006 | 890,894,953 | - | (3,000,511) | - | 23,353,046 | (10,486,613) | 900,760,875 | |||||||
Transfer of 2006 income to retained earnings | - | - | - | 23,353,046 | (23,353,046) | - | - | |||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | (492,779) | - | - | - | (492,779) | |||||||
Capital decrease | (48,815,012) | - | - | - | - | - | (48,815,012) | |||||||
Absorption of interim dividends | - | - | - | (10,486,613) | - | 10,486,613 | - | |||||||
2006 final dividends | - | - | - | (12,866,433) | - | - | (12,866,433) | |||||||
Price-level restatement, net | - | 43,287,782 | (118,227) | - | - | - | 43,169,555 | |||||||
Other reserves | - | - | 682,346 | - | - | - | 682,346 | |||||||
Net income | - | - | - | - | 9,948,035 | - | 9,948,035 | |||||||
Balances as of September 30, 2007 | 842,079,941 | 43,287,782 | (2,929,171) | - | 9,948,035 | - | 892,386,587 | |||||||
2006 | ||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2005 | 912,692,729 | - | (1,751,241) | - | 25,183,320 | (10,549,786) | 925,575,022 | |||||||
Transfer of 2005 income to retained earnings | - | - | - | 25,183,320 | (25,183,320) | - | - | |||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | 134,548 | - | - | - | 134,548 | |||||||
Capital decrease | (40,200,514) | - | - | - | - | - | (40,200,514) | |||||||
Absorption of interim dividends | - | - | - | (10,528,728) | - | 10,528,728 | - | |||||||
2005 final dividends | - | - | - | (14,654,592) | - | - | (14,654,592) | |||||||
Price-level restatement, net | - | 21,892,706 | (43,781) | - | - | 21,058 | 21,869,983 | |||||||
Other reserves | - | - | (679,178) | - | - | - | (679,178) | |||||||
Net income | - | - | - | - | 19,748,132 | - | 19,748,132 | |||||||
Balances as of September 30, 2006 | 872,492,215 | 21,892,706 | (2,339,652) | - | 19,748,132 | - | 911,793,401 | |||||||
Restated balances as of September 30, 2007 | 913,410,826 | 22,919,442 | (2,449,378) | - | 20,674,291 | - | 954,555,181 | |||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
21. Shareholders Equity, continued:
(a) Paid-in capital:
As of September 30, 2007 the Companys paid-in capital is as follows:
Number of shares:No. of subscribed | No. of paid | No. of shares with | ||||
Series | shares | shares | voting rights | |||
A | 873,995,447 | 873,995,447 | 873,995,447 | |||
B | 83,161,638 | 83,161,638 | 83,161,638 | |||
Subscribed | Paid-in | |||||
Series | Capital | Capital | ||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||
A | 768,916,666 | 768,916,666 | ||||
B | 73,163,275 | 73,163,275 | ||||
(b) Shareholder distribution:
As indicated in SVS Circular No.792, the stratification of shareholders by percentage of ownership in the Company as of September 30, 2007 is as follows:
Percentage of Total | Number of | |||
holdings | shareholders | |||
Type of shareholder | % | |||
10% holding or more | 60.15 | 2 | ||
Less than 10% holding: | 39.10 | 1,397 | ||
Investment equal to or exceeding UF 200 | ||||
Investment under UF 200 | 0.75 | 10,796 | ||
Total | 100.00 | 12,195 | ||
Controlling company | 44.90 | 1 | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
21. Shareholders Equity, continued:
(c) Dividends:
i) Dividend policy:
In accordance with Law No.18,046, unless otherwise decided at the Shareholders Meeting by unanimous vote of the outstanding shares, when there is net income, at least 30% must be allocated in dividend payments.
Taking into consideration the cash situation, the levels of projected investment and the solid financial indicators for 2005 and future years, on April 14, 2005, the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting modified the dividend distribution policy reported at the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting of April 2004, and agreed to distribute 100% of net income generated during the respective year by means of an interim dividend in November of each year and a final dividend in May of the following year.
ii) Dividend distributed:
On April 20, 2006, the Company modified its bylaws in order to perform a capital decrease in the amount of ThCh$40,200,514 (historical), for the purpose of distributing additional cash to the shareholders in 2006. That distribution was equivalent to Ch$42 per share and Ch$168 per ADR.
On October 26, 2006, the Board of Directors agreed to pay interim dividend No. 172, in the amount of ThCh$ 10,528,728 (historical), equivalent to Ch$11 per share.
On April 13, 2007, the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting approved payment of final dividend No. 173, in the amount of ThCh$12,866,433 (historical), equivalent to Ch$13.44234 per share, charged to 2006 net income. The dividend was paid on May 15, 2007.
In addition, the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on April 13, 2007, approved modification of the Companys bylaws in order to carry out a capital decrease in the amount of ThCh$48,815,012 (historical), for the purpose of distributing additional cash to the shareholders in 2007. That capital distribution was equivalent to Ch$51 per share.
(d) Other reserves:
Other Reserves include the participation of the reserve established by Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. for the acquisition of the shares of dissident minority shareholders and the net effect of the adjustment for conversion differences as established in Technical Bulletin No. 64 of the Chilean Association of Accountants, the detail of which is as follows:
Amount | ||||||||||
December 31, | Balance as of | |||||||||
Company | 2006 | Price-level | September 30, | |||||||
restatement | Net Movement | 2007 | ||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||
96,551,670-0 | Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. | (682,346) | - | 682,346 | - | |||||
Foreign | TBS Celular Participación S.A. | (2,318,165) | (118,227) | (492,779) | (2,929,171) | |||||
Total | (3,000,511) | (118,227) | 189,567 | (2,929,171) | ||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
22. Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses:
(a) Other non-operating income:
The detail of other non-operating income is as follows:
Other Income | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Administrative services | 1,131,066 | 180,585 | ||
Fines levied on suppliers and indemnities | 38 | 131,763 | ||
Proceeds from sale of used equipment | 1,908,859 | 570,106 | ||
Real estate rental | - | 356,178 | ||
Other | 648,605 | 108,230 | ||
Total | 3,688,568 | 1,346,862 | ||
(b) Other non-operating expenses:
The detail of other non-operating expenses is as follows:
Other Expenses | 2007 | 2006 | ||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Lawsuit and other provisions | 5,003,209 | 1,439,008 | ||
Removal of property, plant and equipment that is out of service | 1,162,095 | 698,270 | ||
Depreciation of out of service property, plant and equipment (2) | - | 921,032 | ||
Restructuring costs (1) | 1,449,447 | 9,772,180 | ||
Extraordinary payment to contractors | 484,736 | - | ||
Other | 1,039,589 | 156,541 | ||
Total | 9,139,076 | 12,987,031 | ||
(1) Corresponds mainly to payments made to employees on the basis of the Early Retirement Plan.
(2) As of September 2006 this heading is mainly composed of depreciation of telephone equipment maintained in stock for replacements.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
23. Price-level restatement:
The detail of price-level restatement is as follows:
Assets (Charges) Credits | Indexation | 2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
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Inventory | C.P.I. | 76,077 | 26,824 | |||
Prepaid expenses | C.P.I. | - | (1,314) | |||
Prepaid expenses | U.F. | - | 28,102 | |||
Other current assets | C.P.I. | - | 158,505 | |||
Other current assets | U.F. | 1,235,396 | 93,113 | |||
Short and long-term deferred taxes | C.P.I. | 5,214,477 | 2,996,302 | |||
Property, plant and equipment | C.P.I. | 65,525,857 | 35,097,564 | |||
Investments in related companies | C.P.I. | 381,236 | 186,215 | |||
Goodwill | C.P.I. | 846,606 | 463,089 | |||
Long-term receivables | C.P.I. | 1,442 | (323,339) | |||
Long-term receivables | U.F. | 35,468 | 189,245 | |||
Other long-term assets | C.P.I. | 1,003,787 | 700,430 | |||
Other long-term assets | U.F. | 24,463 | (104,662) | |||
Expense accounts | C.P.I. | 13,138,677 | 6,484,796 | |||
Total Credits | 87,483,486 | 45,994,870 | ||||
Liabilities Shareholders Equity (Charges) Credits | Indexation | 2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
|||
Short-term obligations | C.P.I. | (54,249) | - | |||
Short-term obligations | U.F. | (458,840) | (175,480) | |||
Long-term obligations | C.P.I. | 11,679 | (29,844) | |||
Long-term obligations | U.F. | (21,039,445) | (9,972,511) | |||
Shareholders equity | C.P.I. | (43,169,555) | (22,895,653) | |||
Revenue accounts | C.P.I. | (19,507,123) | (9,959,167) | |||
Total (Charges) | (84,217,533) | (43,032,655) | ||||
Price-level restatement, net | 3,265,953 | 2,962,215 | ||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
24. Foreign currency translation:
The detail of the gain on foreign currency translation is as follows:
Assets (Charges) Credits | Currency | 2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
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Current assets | US$ | (153,244) | 4,182,527 | |||
Current assets | EURO | (31,994) | 1,645 | |||
Current assets | REAL | 193,569 | 145,169 | |||
Long-term receivables | US$ | 609,700 | 1,478,100 | |||
Other long-term assets | US$ | - | (891) | |||
Total Credits | 618,031 | 5,806,550 | ||||
Liabilities (Charges) Credits | Currency | 2007 ThCh$ |
2006 ThCh$ |
|||
Short-term obligations | US$ | 112,808 | (2,357,269) | |||
Short-term obligations | EURO | 19,825 | 991 | |||
Short-term obligations | REAL | (33,550) | 85,877 | |||
Short-term obligations | JPY | (105) | - | |||
Long-term obligations | US$ | (1,196,649) | (3,202,872) | |||
Total (Charges) | (1,097,671) | (5,473,273) | ||||
Foreign currency translation, net | (479,640) | 333,277 | ||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
25. Expenses from issuance and placement of shares and debt:
The detail of this item is as follows:Short-term | Long-term | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||
Bond issuance expenses | 132,946 | 135,769 | 607,576 | 756,948 | ||||||
Discount on debt | 237,848 | 243,189 | 993,647 | 1,236,96 | ||||||
Disbursements on the placement of promissory notes | - | 17,960 | - | - | ||||||
Total | 370,794 | 396,918 | 1,601,223 | 1,993,915 | ||||||
The corresponding items are classified as Other Current Assets and Other Long-term Assets, as applicable, and are amortized over the term of the respective obligations.
26. Cash flows:
Financing and investing activities that do not generate cash flows during the period, but which generate future cash flows are as follows:
a) Financing activities: Financing activities that generate future cash flows are as follows:
Obligations with banks and financial institutions - Notes 15 and 16
Obligations with the public - Note 17
b) Investing activities: Investing activities that generate future cash flows are as follows:
Maturity | ThCh$ | |||
BCD | 2008 | 3,460,274 | ||
c) Cash and cash equivalents:
2007 | 2006 | |||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||
Cash | 8,348,899 | 10,741,652 | ||
Time deposits | 48,244,497 | 9,777,794 | ||
Other current assets | 7,303,184 | 3,874,244 | ||
Total | 63,896,580 | 24,393,690 | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
27. Derivative Contracts:
The detail of derivative contracts is as follows:
Type of Derivative |
Type of Contract |
Description of Contract | Value of Hedged Item ThCh$ |
Affected Accounts | ||||||||
Contract Value |
Maturity | Specific Item | Purchase Sale Position | Hedged Item or Transaction | Asset/Liability | Effect on Income | ||||||
Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Realized ThCh$ | Unrelized ThCh$ |
|||||||
S | CCPE | 150,000,000 | III Quarter 2008 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig,in US$ | 150,000,000 | 76,648,500 | asset | 76,969,077 | (6,237,553) | - |
liabilities | (94,852,357) | |||||||||||
S | CCPE | 200,000,000 | II Quarter 2009 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig,in US$ | 200,000,000 | 102,246,000 | asset | 102,285,865 | (8,857,054) | - |
liabilities | (126,343,313) | |||||||||||
S | CCPE | 150,000,000 | II Quarter 2011 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig,in US$ | 150,000,000 | 76,684,500 | asset | 76,899,314 | (6,650,993) | - |
liabilities | (88,187,169) | |||||||||||
FR | CI | 7,000,000 | IV Quarter 2007 | Exchange rate | C | - | - | - | asset | 3,590,230 | 11,572 | - |
liabilities | (3,578,658) | |||||||||||
FR | CI | 2,913,614 | IV Quarter 2007 | Exchange rate | C | - | - | - | asset | 1,489,527 | (23,999) | - |
liabilities | (1,513,526) | |||||||||||
FR | CI | 3,449,508 | IV Quarter 2007 | Exchange rate | C | - | - | - | asset | 963,655 | 142,887 | - |
liabilities | (820,767) | |||||||||||
FR | CI | 641,546 | I Quarter 2008 | Exchange rate | C | - | - | - | asset | 179,222 | 26,637 | - |
liabilities | (152,585) | |||||||||||
Exchange forward contracts expensed during the period ( net ) | (97,116) | - | ||||||||||
TOTAL | (21,685,619) | - | ||||||||||
Type of derivates : | FR: Forwad | Type of Contract: | CCPE: Hedge contract for existing transactions | |||
S : Swap | CI: Investment hedge contract |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
28. Contingencies and commitments:
a) Lawsuits against the Government:
i) On October 31, 2001,Telefónica Chile filed an administrative motion before the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Economy, requesting correction of the errors and illegalities in Rate Decree No. 187 of 1999. On January 29, 2002, the Ministries issued a joint response rejecting the attempted administrative recourse determining that it had carefully evaluated the viability and timeliness of the petition made, taking into consideration the set of concurring circumstances set forth in the motion together with the prudence that must orient public actions, adding that the rejection had no other motivation apart from protecting the general interest and progress of the telecommunications services.
After administrative attempts to correct the errors and illegalities involved in the tariff setting process of 1999 came to the end discussed above, in March 2002, Telefónica Chile filed a lawsuit against the State of Chile, claiming damages of ThCh$ 181,038,411, plus readjustments and interest, which covers past and future damages through May 2004. The lawsuit is currently awaiting judgment.
ii) Telefónica Chile and Telefónica Larga Distancia filed an indemnity lawsuit against the Government of Chile, claiming damages stemming from the modifications to telecommunications networks as a result of related to work performed on highways by concessionaires from 1996 to 2000.
The Government forced both companies to pay for the transfer of their communications networks due to the construction of public works by concession under the Concessions Law, and the related damages amount to:
a.- Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.: ThCh$1,929,207
b.- Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.: ThCh$ 2,865,209
The process is currently in the final judgement stage.
b) Lawsuits:
(i) Voissnet Accusation:
On March 14, 2005, Telefónica Chile responded to the Voissnet complaint filed before the Antitrust Commission for alleged events that in its opinion attempted against free competitions, against development and growth of Internet technology, fundamentally broadband telephony, and access to broadband, by establishing the prohibition to carry voice through the broadband service for access to Internet provided by Telefónica Chile. Voissnet intends for the TDLC to force Telefónica Chile to allow third parties to provide IP telephony through Internet over its ADSL.
On October 26, 2006, the Company was notified of the sentence dictated by the Antitrust Commission, which partially accepted the complaint filed by Voissnet S.A. and the requirement of the National Economic Attorney Generals Office, and fined Telefónica Chile 1,500 Annual Tax Units.
On July 4, 2007, the Supreme Court dictated sentence on the complaint filed by Telefónica Chile, against the sentence of the Antitrust Commission which partially accepted the complaint filed by Voissnet and the requirement of the National Economic Attorney Generals Office (Fiscalía Nacional Económica).
The sentence handed down by the Supreme Court reduced the fine from 1,500 to 556 UTA, eliminated whereas clauses 72 to 81 of the sentence of the TDLC, which would allow Voissnet to act without a concession and left in force the whereas clauses that declare that broadband is an unregulated service that does not require concession.
28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
(ii) New Voissnet Complaint:
On July 12, 2007 Voissnet filed a complaint before the Antitrust Commission (TDLC) against Telefónica Chile for alleged cross subsidy in the joint commercialization of its broadband and fixed telephony services, taking advantage of its dominant position in those markets. Telefónica Chile was notified of this complaint on August 20, 2007.
In response, Telefónica Chile requested that the complaint be rejected and that the costs be absorbed by Voissnet, since the packaged voice and broadband offers are due to a competitive dynamic, and the Company has not partaken in monopolistic practices.
After the discussion stage is completed, the Court should dictate the resolution establishing the evidence that must be provided.
(iii) Complaint filed by VTR Telefónica S.A.:
On June 30, 2000, VTR Telefónica S.A. filed a plenary suit requesting payment of Ch$2,204 million plus sums accrued during the suit to cover access charges for the use of its networks. VTR bases its complaint on the differences that occurred as a result of the reduction of access charge tariffs after Tariff Decree No. 187 came into effect. Telefónica Chile responded to the complaint by arguing that the tariffs for access charges that both parties must pay for the reciprocal use of their networks are regulated under a contract signed with VTR. VTR, however, does not recognize the validity of this contract. VTRs complaint has been accepted and the requested compensation has been ordered. The Company filed an appeal for annulment which is currently pending before the Court of Appeals of Santiago.
In connection with the above proceeding, two additional judicial proceedings are underway The first was filed by VTR before Subtel in 2002 for alleged non-payment of invoices for access charges set by D.S. 26. VTR has requested that Telefónica Chile be forced to pay such invoices and pay the fines imposed by the General Telecommunications Laws. That case has been suspended by order of the Minister until a judgment is issued in the judicial proceeding filed by VTR in 2000. The second proceeding underway was filed by Telefónica Chile on June 6, 2003, for VTRs non-payment of access charges in accordance with the contract signed between the parties. That case has been suspended until a judgment is provided in the first of the aforementioned lawsuits.
In turn, on December 21, 2005, Telefónica Chile sued VTR for non-payment of automatic reversal of charges service (800 service), in the amount of Ch$1,500 million, plus sums accrued during the course of the trial. Based on the same argument, VTR filed a countersuit in the amount of Ch$1,200 million. The judicial process is currently in the first phase.
28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
(iv) Manquehue Net:
On June 24, 2003, Telefónica Chile filed a lawsuit against Manquehue Net, to be heard by the mixed arbitrator Mr. Victor Vial del Río, requesting economic compensation for breach of contract in the amount of ThCh$3,647,689, in addition to the sums accrued during the proceeding. and requesting that Manquehue Net be forced to comply with the terms of the contract. Likewise, and on the same date, Manquehue Net filed a complaint regarding compliance with discounts (in the amount of UF 107,000), in addition to an obligation to perform complaint (signing of 700 service contract). On June 5, 2004, following the evidence presentation stage, the arbitrator summoned the parties to hear sentencing.
On April 11, 2005, the Court issued the sentence for the first phase, in which it accepted the complaint filed by Telefónica Chile, condemning Manquehue Net to pay approximately Ch$ 452 million, and at the same time the Court accepted the complaint filed by Manquehue Net, condemning Telefónica Chile to pay UF 47,600.
Telefónica Chile filed an appeal for annulment, which is currently pending before the Court of Appeals of Santiago.
(v) Chilectra and CGE:
In June 2006, Telefónica Chile filed complaints against Chilectra S.A. and Río Maipo (currently CGE Distribución), in which it requests a readjusted refund of the Reimbursable Financial Contributions (AFR) (Aportes Financieros Reembolsables) made by the Company between 1992 and 1998, in relation to the Electrical Law. The restitution amounts claimed are ThCh$899,658 and ThCh$117,350, respectively. The parties have recently been noticed and the lawsuit is proceeding through the initial stages.
(vi) Protection Motion:
On June 28, 2006 television channels UCTV and TVN filed a petition for protection against Telefónica Chile requesting suspension of the inclusion of such signals in the Digital Television Plan. On June 30th, the Court of Appeals declared the petition inadmissible. The decision was confirmed on July 4, 2006, when the motion for reversal was rejected.
The complaint filed before the Supreme Court by the television channels was declared inadmissible on July 13, 2006.
(vii) Labor lawsuits:
In the course of normal operations, labor lawsuits have been filed against the Company.
To date, there are labor proceedings, among others, involving former employees, who claim wrongful dismissal. These employees did not sign termination releases or receive staff severance indemnities. On various past occasions, the Supreme Court has reviewed the judgments handed down on the matter, accepting the argument of the Company and ratifying the validity of the terminations.
There are, in addition, other lawsuits involving former employees, whose staff severance indemnities have been paid and their termination releases signed, and who, in spite of having chosen voluntary retirement plans or having been terminated due to company needs, intend to have the terminations voided. To date, two of these lawsuits have resulted in favorable judgments for the Company, rejecting the annulments.
28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:
Certain unions have filed complaints before the Santiago Labor Courts, requesting damage payments for various reasons.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
Management and their internal and external legal counsel periodically monitor the evolution of the lawsuits and contingencies affecting the Company in the normal course of its operations, analyzing in each case the possible effect on the financial statements. Based on this analysis and on the information available to date, Management and their legal counsel believe that it is unlikely that the Companys income and equity will be significantly affected by a loss contingency representing significant liabilities in excess of those already recorded in the financial statements.
(c) Financial restrictions
In order to develop its investment plans, the Company has obtained financing both in the domestic market and abroad (notes 15, 16 and 17) which establish, among other things: clauses on the maximum debt the Company may maintain. The maximum debt ratio is 1.60.
Non-compliance with these clauses implies that all the obligations assumed in these financing contracts would be considered due and payable.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company complies with all financial restrictions.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
29. Third party guarantees:
The Company has not received any guarantees from third parties.
30. Local and Foreign Currency:
A summary of the assets in local and foreign currency is as follows:
Description | Currency | 2007 | 2006 | |||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||
Total current assets: | 324,452,864 | 294,578,942 | ||||
Cash | Non-indexed Ch$ | 7,935,388 | 6,198,019 | |||
US$ | 356,148 | 4,494,040 | ||||
Euros | 57,363 | 49,593 | ||||
Time deposits | Indexed Ch$ | 324,230 | 316,976 | |||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 45,072,613 | 5,036,666 | ||||
US$ | 2,847,654 | 4,424,152 | ||||
Marketable securities | Indexed Ch$ | 3,460,274 | 2,030,789 | |||
US$ | - | 14,919,873 | ||||
Notes and accounts receivable (1) | Indexed Ch$ | - | 16,848 | |||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 180,428,289 | 192,110,024 | ||||
US$ | 8,481,179 | 6,984,601 | ||||
Euros | 53,393 | 21,386 | ||||
Accounts receivable from related companies | Non-indexed Ch$ | 10,012,682 | 13,473,398 | |||
US$ | 7,974,712 | 4,389,418 | ||||
Other current assets (2) | Indexed Ch$ | 17,753,738 | 13,174,406 | |||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 39,495,747 | 26,807,146 | ||||
US$ | 23,950 | 55,182 | ||||
Reales | 175,504 | 76,425 | ||||
Total property, plant and equipment : | 1,243,301,499 | 1,313,231,436 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment and accumulated | Indexed Ch$ | |||||
Depreciation | 1,243,301,499 | 1,313,231,436 | ||||
Total other long-term assets | 77,321,314 | 85,088,600 | ||||
Investment in related companies | Indexed Ch$ | 9,106,470 | 9,085,486 | |||
Investment in other companies | Indexed Ch$ | 4,392 | 4,392 | |||
Goodwill | Indexed Ch$ | 15,518,195 | 17,833,859 | |||
Other long-term assets (3) | Indexed Ch$ | 32,995,396 | 36,146,971 | |||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 19,696,861 | 21,960,541 | ||||
US$ | - | 57,351 | ||||
Total assets | 1,645,075,677 | 1,692,898,978 | ||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 1,322,464,194 | 1,391,841,163 | |||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 302,641,580 | 265,585,794 | ||||
US$ | 19,683,643 | 35,324,617 | ||||
Euros | 110,756 | 70,979 | ||||
Reales | 175,504 | 76,425 | ||||
(1) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Trade Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable and Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable. |
(2) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Inventories, Recoverable Taxes, Prepaid Expenses, Deferred Taxes and Other Current Assets. |
(3) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Long-term Debtors, Intangibles, Accumulated amortization and Others. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
30. Local and, Currency Foreign continued:
A summary of the current liabilities in local and foreign currency is as follows:
Up to 90 days | 90 days up to 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Description | Currency | Average | Average | Average | Average | |||||||||||||
Amount | annual | Amount | annual | Amount | annual | Amount | annual | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | interest | ThCh$ | interest | ThCh$ | interest | ThCh$ | interest | |||||||||||
% | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||
Short-term portion of obligations with banks and financial institutions | Indexed Ch$ | 1,016,230 | 3.18 | 1,015,921 | 3.16 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
US$ | 1,474,291 | 5.64 | 1,704,436 | 5.76 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Bonds and promissory notes payable (Promissory notes) | Non-indexed Ch$ | |||||||||||||||||
- | - | 12,433,488 | 0.48 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Bonds and promissory notes payable (Bonds payable) | Indexed Ch$ | 1,704,052 | 6.00 | 2,697,692 | 4.15 | 920,409 | 3.75 | - | - | |||||||||
Long-term obligations maturing within a year | ||||||||||||||||||
Indexed Ch$ | 4,437 | 8.10 | 3,912 | 8.10 | 13,312 | 8.10 | 11,730 | 8.10 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable to related companies | Indexed Ch$ | 448,787 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 31,113,176 | - | 30,151,595 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
US$ | 2,944,323 | - | 2,503,090 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Other current liabilities (4) | Indexed Ch$ | 2,261,992 | - | 245,110 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 164,334,812 | - | 125,432,900 | - | 18,431,145 | - | 3,501,229 | - | ||||||||||
US$ | 13,482,282 | - | 14,253,620 | - | - | - | 9,684 | - | ||||||||||
Euros | 45,731 | - | 161,411 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Yenes | 2,298 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Reales | 187,324 | - | 7,124 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 219,019,735 | 190,610,299 | 19,364,866 | - | 3,522,643 | |||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 5,435,498 | 3,962,635 | 933,721 | 11,730 | |||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 195,447,988 | 168,017,983 | 18,431,145 | 3,501,229 | ||||||||||||||
US$ | 17,900,896 | 18,461,146 | - | 9,684 | ||||||||||||||
Euros | 45,731 | 161,411 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Yenes | 2,298 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Reales | 187,324 | 7,124 | - | - |
(4) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Dividends payable, Trade accounts payable, Notes payable, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Withholdings, Income taxes, Unearned Income and Other current liabilities. |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements
30. Local and Foreign Currency, continued:
A summary of the long-term liabilities in local and foreign currency is as follows:
Description | Currency | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | over 10 years | |||||||||||||
2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Average | Amount | Average | Amount | Average | Amount | Average | |||||||||||
annual | annual | annual | annual | |||||||||||||||
interest | interest | interest | interest | |||||||||||||||
rate | rate | rate | rate | |||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | |||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligation with banks and | ||||||||||||||||||
financial institutions | Indexed Ch$ | 68,181,132 | 3.18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
US$ | 178,930,500 | 5.64 | 76,684,500 | 5.64 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Bonds and promissory notes payable | Indexed Ch$ | 2,553,645 | 6.00 | 2,553,645 | 6.00 | 63,388,923 | 4.11 | - | ||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities (5) | Indexed Ch$ | 26,973,189 | - | 10,271,177 | - | 11,363,222 | - | 64,751,341 | ||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | ||||||||||||||||||
552,548 | - | 433,990 | - | 1,171,366 | - | 6,402,639 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM | ||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES | 277,191,014 | 89,943,312 | 75,923,511 | 71,153,980 | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 97,707,966 | 12,824,822 | 74,752,145 | 64,751,341 | |||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 552,548 | 433,990 | 1,171,366 | 6,402,639 | ||||||||||||||
US$ | 178,930,500 | 76,684,500 | - | - |
A summary of the long-term liabilities in local and foreign currency for 2006 is as follows :
Description | Currency | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | over 10 years | |||||||||||||
2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Average | Amount | Average | Amount | Average | Amount | Average | |||||||||||
annual | annual | annual | annual | |||||||||||||||
interest | interest | interest | interest | |||||||||||||||
rate | rate | rate | rate | |||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | |||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligation with banks and | ||||||||||||||||||
financial institutions | Indexed Ch$ | - | - | 68,484,007 | 3.16 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
US$ | 196,775,573 | 5.74 | 84,332,388 | 5.80 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Bonds and promissory notes payable | Indexed Ch$ | 2,607,178 | 6.00 | 2,607,178 | 6.00 | 64,962,152 | 4.15 | - | - | |||||||||
Other long-term liabilities (5) | Indexed Ch$ | 41,830,935 | - | 14,767,180 | - | 23,766,148 | - | 32,983,040 | - | |||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 1,077,555 | - | 400,086 | - | 1,000,214 | - | 7,357,495 | - | ||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM | ||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES | 242,291,241 | 170,590,839 | 89,728,514 | 40,340,535 | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 44,438,113 | 85,858,365 | 88,728,300 | 32,983,040 | |||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 1,077,555 | 400,086 | 1,000,214 | 7,357,495 | ||||||||||||||
US$ | 196,775,573 | 84,332,388 | - | - |
(5) Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Accounts payable to related companies, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Deferred long-term taxes, Other long-term liabilities. |
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31. Sanctions:
Neither the Company nor its Directors and Managers have been sanctioned by the SVS or any other administrative authority during 2007 and 2006.
32. Subsequent events:
On October 24, 2007, the Board of Directors agreed to pay an interim dividend (No. 174) of Ch$6 per share, equivalent to ThCh$ 5,742,943, with a charge to net income produced by the Company as of September 30, 2007, which will be paid as of November 21, 2007.
Management is unaware of any other significant subsequent events that have occurred between October 1 and 24, 2007, that may affect the Companys financial position or the interpretation of these consolidated financial statements.
33. Environment:
In the opinion of Management and the Companys in-house legal counsel, because the nature of the Companys operations do not directly or indirectly affect the environment, as of the closing date of these consolidated financial statements, no resources have been set aside nor have any payments been made for non-compliance with municipal ordinances or to other supervising organizations.
34. Time deposits:
The detail of time deposits is as follows:
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Principal ThCh$ |
Rate % |
Principal ThCh$ |
Accrued | 2007 | ||||||||||||
Placement | Institution | Currency | Maturity | interest | ThCh$ | |||||||||||
29-Ago-07 | BANCO CHILE | Ch$ | 4,700,000 | 6.12 | 22-Oct-07 | 4,700,000 | 25,568 | 4,725,568 | ||||||||
30-Ago-07 | BBVA | Ch$ | 2,100,000 | 6.12 | 22-Oct-07 | 2,100,000 | 11,067 | 2,111,067 | ||||||||
30-Ago-07 | BBVA | Ch$ | 1,500,000 | 6.12 | 11-Oct-07 | 1,500,000 | 7,905 | 1,507,905 | ||||||||
31-Ago-07 | BANCO CHILE | Ch$ | 4,100,000 | 6.06 | 01-Oct-07 | 4,100,000 | 20,704 | 4,120,704 | ||||||||
06-Sep-07 | HSBC | Ch$ | 2,200,000 | 6.06 | 12-Oct-07 | 2,200,000 | 8,888 | 2,208,888 | ||||||||
11-Sep-07 | CORPBANCA | Ch$ | 6,700,000 | 6.24 | 12-Oct-07 | 6,700,000 | 22,065 | 6,722,065 | ||||||||
11-Sep-07 | HSBC | Ch$ | 2,400,000 | 6.06 | 12-Oct-07 | 2,400,000 | 7,676 | 2,407,676 | ||||||||
11-Sep-07 | HSBC | Ch$ | 900,000 | 6.06 | 11-Oct-07 | 900,000 | 2,879 | 902,879 | ||||||||
12-Sep-07 | CORPBANCA | Ch$ | 800,000 | 6.24 | 12-Oct-07 | 800,000 | 2,496 | 802,496 | ||||||||
12-Sep-07 | BANCO SANTANDER | Ch$ | 2,145,000 | 6.12 | 16-Oct-07 | 2,145,000 | 6,371 | 2,151,371 | ||||||||
12-Sep-07 | BANCO SECURITY | Ch$ | 600,000 | 6.12 | 12-Oct-07 | 600,000 | 1,836 | 601,836 | ||||||||
24-Sep-07 | BANCO CHILE | Ch$ | 1,700,000 | 6.24 | 26-Oct-07 | 1,700,000 | 1,768 | 1,701,768 | ||||||||
24-Sep-07 | HSBC | Ch$ | 600,000 | 6.12 | 26-Oct-07 | 600,000 | 612 | 600,612 | ||||||||
24-Sep-07 | BANCO SANTANDER | Ch$ | 1,400,000 | 6.12 | 26-Oct-07 | 1,400,000 | 1,428 | 1,401,428 | ||||||||
25-Sep-07 | HSBC | Ch$ | 1,200,000 | 6.18 | 25-Oct-07 | 1,200,000 | 1,030 | 1,201,030 | ||||||||
27-Sep-07 | BBVA | Ch$ | 6,900,000 | 6.24 | 20-Nov-07 | 6,900,000 | 3,588 | 6,903,588 | ||||||||
28-Sep-07 | BANCO SANTANDER | Ch$ | 5,000,000 | 6.24 | 29-Oct-07 | 5,000,000 | 1,732 | 5,001,732 | ||||||||
10-Sep-07 | BCI | US$ | 157 | 5.32 | 10-Oct-07 | 80,121 | 285 | 80,406 | ||||||||
10-Sep-07 | BCI | US$ | 111 | 5.32 | 10-Oct-07 | 56,815 | 202 | 57,017 | ||||||||
28-Sep-07 | ABN AMRO BANK | US$ | 5,300 | 4.73 | 01-Oct-07 | 2,709,519 | 712 | 2,710,231 | ||||||||
04-Sep-07 | BCI | UF | 17 | - | 04-Dic-07 | 324,230 | - | 324,230 | ||||||||
Total | 48,115,685 | 128,812 | 48,244,497 | |||||||||||||
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35. Accounts payable:
The detail of the accounts payable balance is as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Description | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||
Suppliers | ||||||
Chilean | 121,039,968 | 77,773,225 | ||||
Foreign | 8,045,381 | 4,226,034 | ||||
Provision for work in progress | 13,902,675 | 9,628,428 | ||||
Total | 142,988,024 | 91,627,687 | ||||
36. Other accounts payable:
The detail of other accounts payable is as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Description | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||
Exchange insurance contract payables | 18,496,738 | 33,106 | ||||
Billing on behalf of third parties | 7,249,807 | 7,414,719 | ||||
Accrued supports | 871,659 | 2,668,457 | ||||
Carrier service | 1,796,342 | 3,266,384 | ||||
Others | 28,692 | 41,899 | ||||
Sub Total | 28,443,238 | 13,424,565 | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Description | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||
Exchange insurance contract creditors | 35,336,691 | 25,551,563 | ||||
Sub Total | 35,336,691 | 25,551,563 | ||||
Total | 63,779,929 | 38,976,128 | ||||
Antonio José Coronet | José Molés Valenzuela |
General Accountant | General Manager |
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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1. HIGHLIGHTS
Decrease in Financial Debt
Telefónica Chile improved its level of indebtedness and financial ratios, through a decrease in the debt level, in 2006 and has continued improving during the first nine months of 2007. As of September 30, 2007, the financial debt reached Ch$397,425 million, reflecting a 9.2% decrease with respect to the financial debt of Ch$437,635 million recorded as of September 30, 2006. The decrease in the indebtedness levels, together with the improved financing conditions, translated into a decrease of 19.6% in financial expenses as of September 30, 2007.
Capital Reduction
Shareholders at the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on April 13, 2007 approved the following:
a) Reduce paid-in capital by Ch$ 48,815,011,335, maintaining the same amount of shares issued by the Company, for a payout of Ch$ 51 per share. The Board of Directors will set the date of payment to the shareholders.
b) Modify the Company bylaws to
reflect the previous agreements.
On May 23, 2007, the Board of Directors of Telefónica Chile agreed to pay the capital decrease of Ch$48,815,011,335 to the shareholders on June 12, 2007.
Appointment of Directors
Telefónica Chile
Shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 13, 2007 approved the following:
i) Appoint the following people as Series A Directors of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.:
Directors | Alternates | ||||
Emilio Gilolmo López | José María Alvarez-Pallete | ||||
Narcis Serra Serra | Manuel Alvarez-Tronge | ||||
Andrés Concha Rodríguez | Luis Cid Alonso | ||||
Fernando Bustamante Huerta | Mario Vásquez | ||||
Hernán Cheyre Valenzuela | Carlos Díaz Vergara | ||||
Patricio Rojas Ramos | Benjamín Holmes Bierwirth | ||||
ii) | Designate the following people as Series B Directors of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.: | ||||
Director | Alternate | ||||
Marco Colodro Hadjes | Alfonso Ferrari Herrero |
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Telefónica Larga Distancia
Shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 12, 2007 agreed to appoint the following people as directors:
-Emilio Gilolmo López
-José Moles Valenzuela
-Julio Covarrubias Fernández
-Diego Martínez-Caro de la Concha-Castañeda
-Humberto Soto Velasco
-Cristian Aninat sala s
-Juan Antonio Etcheverry Duhalde
Telefónica Multimedia Chile
Shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 20, 2007 agreed to appoint the following people as directors:
-José Moles Valenzuela
-Julio Covarrubias Fernández
-Humberto Soto Velasco
-Juan Antonio Etcheverry Duhalde
-Cristian Aninat Salas
Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad
The resignation of Director Mr. Julio Covarrubias Fernández was announced at the Board Meeting held on September 25, 2007, and Mr. Manual Plaza Martin was appointed Company director in his replacement.
Instituto Telefónica
The resignation of Mr. Julio Covarrubias Fernández as President and Director was announced at the Board Meeting held on September 7, 2007, and Mr. José Morales Valenzuela was appointed president of the Company.
Resignation of the Vice President of Finance
Telefónica Chile
At the Board of Directors Meeting held on August 27, 2007, the announcement was made that on August 31, 2007, Mr. Julio Covarrubias Fernandez, who presented his voluntary resignation, would cease to be Vice President of Finance.
Resignation and appointment of General Manager
Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad
The resignation of General Manager, Mr. Raúl Venegas Carulla was announced at the Board Meeting held on August 22, 2007. Mr. Daniel Arnaldo Domínguez was appointed as the new general manager of the Company beginning on September 1,
2007.
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Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Chile
The resignation of General Manager, Mr. Julio Covarrubias Fernández was announced at the Board Meeting held on August 31, 2007 and Mr. César Valdéz Morales was appointed general manager beginning on September 1, 2007.
Instituto Telefónica
The resignation of General Manager, Mr. Reinaldo Neira Molina was announced at the Board Meeting held on September 7, 2007 and Mr. Rubén Sepúlveda Miranda was appointed general manager beginning on September 1, 2007.
Dividend Policy
Telefónica Chile
Shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 13, 2007 agreed to distribute 2006 net income by paying a final dividend of Ch$13.44234 per share, to be paid on May 15, 2007. In accordance with the current dividend policy, this
dividend added to the interim dividend that was approved in October 2006 add up to 100% of 2006 net income.
Telefónica Larga Distancia
On September 23, 2006, the Board of Directors of Telefónica Larga Distancia agreed to modify the dividend policy. The Board established its intention to distribute 30% of net income generated during the respective year through a final dividend
in May of each year, to be proposed at the General Shareholders Meeting.
Shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 12, 2007 agreed to distribute 30% of net income for the year through payment of a dividend of Ch$77.69941 per share, to be paid on May 10, 2007.
Telefónica Empresas
Shareholders at the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile held on March 23, 2007 agreed to pay a final dividend in the amount of Ch$10,473,441,211, equivalent to Ch$ 26.118085 per share, to be paid in cash
before March 30, 2007 with a charge to retained earnings as of March 30, 2007.
Name Change
Telefónica Empresas
Shareholders at the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on March 23, 2007 approved the companys name change from Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile S.A. to Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A. and replaced the
first article of its bylaws.
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Permit for Limited Satellite and Cable Television Service
Through Exempt Resolution No. 1605 of December 23, 2005, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) granted Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A. (formerly Tecnonáutica S.A.) a limited satellite television service permit to operate throughout the national territory for a renewable 10-year term. In addition, Telefónica Multimedia has a limited cable television service permit to provide services through the broadband network of Telefónica Chile, granted through Exempt Resolutions No. 81 of 2006 and No. 260 of 2007.
Telefónica Multimedia began commercializing satellite television services and is authorized to commercialize television services through the broadband network. In turn Telefónica Chile began commercializing bundled services, which include voice, pay television and broadband.
As of June 14, 2007, Telefónica Multimedia Chile S. A. began providing IPTV (television over broadband) services through the XDSL broadband network.
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2. VOLUME STATISTICS, STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA
TABLE No. 1
VOLUME STATISTICS
DESCRIPTION | SEPTEMBER | SEPTEMBER | VARIATION | |||||
2006 | 2007 | Q | % | |||||
Lines in Service (end of period) | 2,235,686 | 2,179,739 | -55,947 | -3% | ||||
Normal | 969,425 | 730,084 | -239,341 | -25% | ||||
Plans | 901,579 | 1,088,535 | 186,956 | 21% | ||||
Prepaid | 364,682 | 361,120 | -3,562 | -1% | ||||
Broadband | 464,764 | 607,322 | 142,558 | 31% | ||||
DLD Traffic (thousands) Total minutes (188+120) | 411,437 | 400,812 | -10,625 | -3% | ||||
ILD Traffic (thousands) Outgoing minutes (188+120) | 50,393 | 54,406 | 4,013 | 8% | ||||
IP Dedicated (1) | 11,786 | 14,624 | 2,838 | 24% | ||||
Television | 52,380 | 197,279 | 144,899 | 277% | ||||
Digital Television | 52,380 | 197,069 | 144,689 | 276% | ||||
IP Television | - | 210 | 210 | n.d. |
(1) Does not include citynet network.
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TABLE No. 2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Figures in millions of pesos as of September 30, 2007)
DESCRIPTION | JANSEP | JAN-DEC | JAN-SEP | VARIATION (2007/2006) | ||||||
2006 | 2006 | 2007 | ThCh$ | % | ||||||
OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||||
FIXED TELECOMUNICATIONS | 347,851 | 457,979 | 339,486 | (8,365) | -2.40% | |||||
Basic Telephony | 212,411 | 277,864 | 186,981 | (25,430) | -12.0% | |||||
Fixed Charge (1) | 68,635 | 84,793 | 40,024 | (28,611) | -41.7% | |||||
Variable Charge | 57,973 | 73,432 | 37,063 | (20,910) | -36.1% | |||||
Connections and Other Installations | 1,143 | 1,558 | 1,744 | 601 | 52.6% | |||||
Flexible Plans (Minutes) (1) | 66,811 | 95,041 | 93,781 | 26,970 | 40.4% | |||||
Value Added Services | 12,505 | 17,407 | 10,961 | (1,544) | -12.3% | |||||
Other Basic Telephony Services | 5,344 | 5,633 | 3,408 | (1,936) | -36.2% | |||||
Broadband and Broadband Plus Voice | 47,271 | 64,423 | 73,261 | 25,990 | 55.0% | |||||
Access Charges and Interconnections (2) | 40,580 | 53,833 | 38,612 | (1,968) | -4.8% | |||||
Domestic Long Distance (DLD) | 6,791 | 8,927 | 5,593 | (1,198) | -17.6% | |||||
International Long Distance (ILD) | 1,295 | 1,678 | 1,291 | (4) | -0.3% | |||||
Other Interconnection Services | 32,494 | 43,228 | 31,728 | (766) | -2.4% | |||||
Other Fixed Telephony Services | 47,589 | 61,859 | 40,632 | (6,957) | -14.6% | |||||
Advertising in Telephone Directories | 3,936 | 4,563 | 2,739 | (1,197) | -30.4% | |||||
ISP (Switchboard and Dedicated) | 1,758 | 2,340 | 1,158 | (600) | -34.1% | |||||
Telemergencia (Security Services) | 7,004 | 9,275 | 6,193 | (811) | -11.6% | |||||
Public Phones | 8,058 | 10,471 | 6,208 | (1,850) | -23.0% | |||||
Interior Installation and Equipment Rental | 24,493 | 32,217 | 21,786 | (2,707) | -11.1% | |||||
Equipment Commercialization | 2,340 | 2,993 | 2,548 | 208 | 8.9% | |||||
TELEVISION | 860 | 3,985 | 17,413 | 16,553 | - | |||||
LONG DISTANCE | 46,135 | 61,927 | 42,679 | (3,456) | -7.5% | |||||
Long Distance | 17,399 | 23,206 | 15,934 | (1,465) | -8.4% | |||||
International Service | 17,580 | 23,699 | 19,144 | 1,564 | 8.9% | |||||
Network Capacity and Circuit Rentals | 11,156 | 15,022 | 7,601 | (3,555) | -31.9% | |||||
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS | 59,025 | 79,995 | 58,380 | (645) | -1.1% | |||||
Terminal Equipment | 8,886 | 11,895 | 8,732 | (154) | -1.7% | |||||
Complementary Services | 10,901 | 14,432 | 10,172 | (729) | -6.7% | |||||
Data Services | 20,722 | 28,122 | 21,366 | 644 | 3.1% | |||||
Dedicated Links and Others | 18,516 | 25,546 | 18,110 | (406) | -2.2% | |||||
OTHER BUSINESSES (3) | 2,143 | 2,755 | 1,627 | (516) | -24.1% | |||||
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 456,014 | 606,641 | 459,585 | 3,571 | 0.8% | |||||
Salaries | (54,431) | (72,149) | (59,684) | 5,253 | 9.7% | |||||
Depreciation | (164,325) | (217,853) | (159,158) | (5,167) | -3.1% | |||||
Other Operating Costs | (172,850) | (229,801) | (196,994) | 24,144 | 14.0% | |||||
|
(391,606) | (519,803) | (415,836) | 24,230 | 6.2% | |||||
|
64,408 | 86,838 | 43,749 | (20,659) | -32.1% | |||||
Interest Income | 3,637 | 4,663 | 5,266 | 1,629 | 44.8% | |||||
Other Non-operating Income | 1,347 | 1,699 | 3,689 | 2,342 | 173.9% | |||||
Income from Investments in Related Companies (4) | 1,413 | 2,013 | 1,347 | (66) | -4.7% | |||||
Interest Expenses | (16,072) | (20,473) | (12,926) | (3,146) | -19.6% | |||||
Amortization of Goodwill | (1,946) | (2,336) | (1,149) | (797) | -41.0% | |||||
Other Non-operating Expenses | (12,986) | (17,494) | (9,139) | (3,847) | -29.6% | |||||
Price-level restatement | 3,296 | 700 | 2,786 | (510) | -15.5% | |||||
NON-OPERATING INCOME | (21,311) | (31,228) | (10,126) | (11,185) | -52.5% | |||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX | 43,097 | 55,610 | 33,623 | (9,474) | -22.0% | |||||
Income taxes | (22,691) | (31,110) | (23,969) | 1,278 | 5.6% | |||||
Minority Interest | 268 | 44 | 294 | 26 | 9.7% | |||||
NET INCOME (5) | 20,674 | 24,544 | 9,948 | (10,726) | -51.9% |
(1) The decrease in Fixed Monthly Charge is explained by the migration of customers to Flexible Plans. |
(2) Due to accounting consolidation does not include access charges of Telefónica Larga Distancia. |
(3) Includes revenues from t-gestiona, Telepeajes and Fundación. |
(4) For the purposes of a comparative analysis, equity participation in income from investments in related companies is shown net (net income/losses). |
(5) For comparison purposes, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 statements of income. |
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3. ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
3.1 OPERATING INCOME
As of September 30, 2007, operating income amounted to Ch$43,749 million, which represents a 32.1% decrease with respect to the previous year.
Operating Revenue
The third quarter closing figures present operating income in the amount of Ch$459,585 million, with 0.8% growth in comparison to the previous year, which reached Ch$456,014 million.
The Companys strategy of focusing on new businesses has allowed us to strengthen our Broadband and Television growth, which together with Flexible Plans, has neutralized the loss of income from Traditional Business, Long Distance and Corporate Communications.
Revenues from Local Telephony Services: Revenues from local telephony services increased 2.40% in comparison to the previous year, mainly due to:
Basic Telephony Service, which decreased 12.0% with respect to the previous period, as a result of the following:
Fixed monthly charge, corresponding to the fixed monthly charge for connection to the network, which decreased by 41.7%, mainly due to the migration of customers to flexible plans.
Variable charge, which decreased by 36.1%, due to the downturn in traffic per line and the migration of customers to flexible plans.
Connections and other installations, which increased by 52.6% with respect to the previous year.
Flexible plans, 16% growth in Flexible Plans, leveraged by migration from Traditional Telephony and capturing new customers, allowed for a growth of Ch$26,970, which assumes an increase of 40.4% in comparison to the previous year.
Value-added services, which decreased by 12.3% with respect to the previous year, mainly due to the drop in average lines in service.
Broadband services show sustained growth, reaching revenues of Ch$73,261 million in the period from January to September 2007, a 55.0% increase over the same period of the previous year, when revenues from these services amounted to Ch$47,271 million.
Access and interconnection charges decreased by 4.8%, mainly due to 17.6% lower income from domestic long distance access charges and 0.3% lower income from international long distance. Other interconnection services decreased by 2.4%, with the highlight being increases in media services rental, information and unbundling services and fixed-fixed access charges.
Other fixed Telephone Services decreased by 14.6%, equivalent to Ch$6,957 million, explained by a Ch$2,707 million drop in internal rental and equipment rental, mainly due to a drop of Ch$1,197 million in income from telephone directory advertisement, Ch$811 million in Telemergencia, Ch$1,850 million in Public Telephones, Ch$600 million in dedicated and switchboard ISP, which was partly offset by a Ch$208 million increase due to higher income from equipment commercialization,
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Television: one year after the commercial launch of Pay TV services, TV revenues account for 3.8% of operating income, with Ch$17,413 million for the period from January to September 2007, whereas in the same period the previous year, revenues from these services amounted to Ch$ 860 million.
Long Distance: Revenues from these services decreased by 7.5% in comparison to 2006, due to an 8.4% and 31.9% decrease in DLD and media and circuit rental, respectively. This drop was mitigated by an 8.9% increase in income from International Services.
Corporate Communications: Revenues from the corporate communications business fell 1.1% with respect to the same period the year before, mainly due to a 6.7% drop in revenues from complementary services, together with a 1.7% drop in revenues from terminal equipment and a 2.2% drop in revenues from circuits and others. These decreases were partly offset by a 3.1% increase in revenues from data services.
Other Businesses: Revenues from other businesses declined 24.1%, mainly due to the decrease in revenues from t-gestiona and Fundación.
Operating Costs
Operating costs for the period amounted to Ch$ 415,836 million, increasing by 6.2% in comparison to the same period in 2006, when they amounted to Ch$ 391,606 million. This is mainly explained by costs generated by the new business model of Internet access with the ISP Terra, for ADSL customers, and by the purchase of content for the television business, as well as a 9.7% increase in salary expenses, explained by the Companys application of the new Subcontracting Law, which requires certain independent contractors to be hired as internal employees. On the other hand, depreciation cost dropped by 3.1% .
3.2 NON-OPERATING INCOME
Non-operating income obtained in the period ended as of September 30, 2007 shows a deficit of Ch$10,126 million, whereas in the previous period it was a deficit of Ch$21,311, which impliea a 52.5% decrease in the deficit. Where:
Financial income increased 44.8%, mainly because in the 2007 period greater volumes of funds were temporarily allocated to financial investments.
Other non-operating income amounted to Ch$ 3,689 million, exceeding the Ch$ 1,347 million recorded in 2006. This is mainly due to higher income obtained on the sale of recovered material.
Financial expenses decreased by 19.6% in 2007, associated mainly to lower financial debt and an improved international risk rating from BAA2 to BAA1.
Amortization of goodwill decreased by Ch$ 797 million with respect to 2006, mainly explained by full amortization of goodwill in Tecnonautica during the first quarter of 2006, due to the restructuring of the Telefónica Chile Group.
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Other non-operating expenses amounted to Ch$ 9,139 million, Ch$ 3,847 million less than in 2006. This is mainly due to the cost of personnel restructuring carried out in 2006.
Price-level restatement in 2007 shows a net gain of Ch$ 2,786 million, mainly due to the variations experienced by the CPI, Unidad de Fomento and exchange rate. It should be noted that the Company maintains hedges to cover 100% of exchange rate fluctuations and 84% of interest rate fluctuations.
3.3 NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
As of September 30, 2007 net income reached Ch$ 9,948 million, whereas in 2006 net income reached Ch$20,674 million. The lower income obtained in 2007 in comparison to 2006 is derived from a 6.2% increase in operating costs and is partly compensated by a 52.5% decrease in non-operating income, and by the increase in the income tax level.
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3.4 RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA
1. Local Telephony Business: Recorded a net loss of Ch$4,025 million as of September 30, 2007, greater than the Ch$2,299 million deficit recorded in the same period in 2006. This is due to lower operating income, generated by a decrease in operating income. This effect is compensated by the lower non-operating deficit, mainly due to recording the cost of the restructuring performed in the first quarter of 2006.
2. Corporate Communications Business: This business contributed net income of Ch$ 3,468 million in the period, a 66.6% decrease in relation to the Ch$10,376 million recorded in 2006. The main explanation of the difference was lower operating income, due to the increase in depreciation cost, which was offset by the decrease in the cost of goods and services and by the increase in non-operating income.
3. Long Distance Business: As of September 30, 2007 this business shows net income of Ch$13,513 million, exceeding net income reached in 2006 in the amount of Ch$12,498 million. This variation is mainly produced by greater operating income which was decreased by a deficit in non-operating income obtained during the 2007 period in the amount of Ch$ 335 million.
4. Other Businesses: Other businesses mainly include the services of Telefónica Multimedia, Instituto Telefónica, t-gestiona and Fundación. This group of businesses generated a net loss of Ch$ 3,007 million, whereas in the same period the previous year a net income of Ch$ 294 million was recorded. This difference is due to lower income obtained by Fundación and Instituto Telefónica Chile (formerly Telepeajes).
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4. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
TABLE No. 3
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Figures in millions of pesos as of September 30, 2007)
DESCRIPTION | JAN-SEP | JAN-SEP | VARIATION | |||||
2006 | 2007 | ThCh$ | % | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 102,222 | 43,456 | (58,766) | -57.5% | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 152,637 | 170,622 | 17,985 | 11.8% | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (165,779) | (64,373) | (101,406) | -61.2% | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (63,613) | (83,211) | 19,598 | 30.8% | ||||
Effect of inflation on cash and cash equivalents | (1,073) | (2,597) | 1,524 | 142.0% | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 24,394 | 63,897 | 39,503 | 161.9% | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for the year | (77,828) | 20,441 | 98,269 | 126.3% |
The positive net variation of cash and cash equivalents of Ch$20,441 million in cash flows for the period from January to September 2007, compared to the negative variation of Ch$77,828 million in 2006. This is because during 2007 less cash flows were destined to financing activities, because no payments for obligations with the public were recorded during the 2007 period. In addition greater cash flows were obtained from operating activities, effect that was compensated with the allotment of greater cash flows to investment activities due to an increase in long-term investments.
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5. FINANCIAL INDICATORS
TABLE No. 4
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INDICATORS
DESCRIPTION | JAN-SEP | JAN-DEC | JAN-SEP | |||
2006 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
LIQUIDITY RATIOS | ||||||
Current Ratio | ||||||
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities) | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.36 | |||
Acid Ratio | ||||||
(Most liquid assets / Current Liabilities) | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.25 | |||
DEBT RATIOS | ||||||
Leverage Ratio | ||||||
(Total Liabilities / Shareholders Equity) | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.84 | |||
Long-term Debt Ratio | ||||||
(Long-term Liabilities / Total Liabilities) | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.68 | |||
Financial Expenses Coverage | ||||||
(Income Before Taxes and Interest / Interest Expenses) | 3.68 | 3.49 | 3.60 | |||
RETURN AND EARNINGS PER SHARE RATIOS | ||||||
Operating Margin | ||||||
(Operating Income / Operating Revenues) | 14.12% | 14.31% | 9.52% | |||
Return on Fixed Assets | ||||||
(Operating Income / Net Property, Plant and Equipment (1) ) | 4.62% | 6.2% | 3.4% | |||
Earnings per Share | ||||||
(Net Income / Average number of paid shares each year) | $ 21.6 | $ 24.4 | $ 10.4 | |||
Return on Equity | ||||||
(Income / Average shareholders equity) | 2.12% | 2.53% | 1.08% | |||
Profitability of Assets | ||||||
(Income/Average assets) | 1.17% | 1.38% | 0.59% | |||
Operating Assets | ||||||
(Net income / Average operating assets (2) ) | 4.76% | 6.46% | 3.45% | |||
Return on Dividends | ||||||
(Paid dividends / Market Price per Share) | 2.8% | 24.4% | 6.2% | |||
ACTIVITY INDICATORS | ||||||
Total Assets (millions of Ch$) | 1,692,899 | 1,699,232 | 1,645,076 | |||
Sale of Assets (millions of Ch$) | 862 | 1,088 | - | |||
Investments in other companies and property, plant and | ||||||
equipment (millions of Ch$) | 76,658 | 46,768 | 98,911 | |||
Inventory Turnover | ||||||
(Cost of Sales / Average Inventory) | 2.54 | 2.15 | 1.82 | |||
Days in Inventory | ||||||
(Average Inventory / Cost of sales times 360 days) | 141.54 | 167.49 | 198.11 |
(1) | Figures at the beginning of the year, restated. | |
(2) | Property, plant and equipment are considered operating assets |
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The key points from the table above are the following:
The common liquidity ratio shows a decrease due to an increase in current liabilities equivalent to 22.8%, due to the increase in accounts payable in comparison to as of September of the previous year, whereas current assets increased by 10.1% .
The increase in the debt ratio is explained by a 2.8% increase in demand liabilities, whereas shareholders equity decreased by 6.5%, mainly due to a decrease in stock capital carried out in 2006 and 2007, in order to distribute surplus cash to shareholders.
6. EXPLANATION OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MARKET OR ECONOMIC VALUE AND THE BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANYS ASSETS
Due to market imperfections regarding the capital assets of the sector, there is no economic or market value that can be compared to their accounting values. However, there are certain buildings with a book value equal or close to zero. These buildings have a market value, but it is not significant with respect to the Companys assets in the aggregate.
For other assets with a referential market value, such as marketable securities (shares and promissory notes), provisions have been established when the market value is less than the book value.
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7. ANALYSIS OF MARKETS, COMPETITION AND RELATIVE MARKET SHARE
Relevant Aspects of the Industry
As of the third quarter of 2007, development of the following continues: broadband, pay television, growth in the mobile sector, convergence of services and development of wireless solutions.
The consolidation of broadband throughout the country continues with ADSL technology and coaxial cable, reaching over 1,233,000 accesses in September 2007, growth of 26% in comparison to September 2006.
In pay television, the strong growth of the market stands out, with an inter-annual variation of 26% as of September 2007, mainly due to the success of Telefonica Chiles satellite offer.
In service convergence there has been a consolidation of competition among fixed infrastructure operators with their own services or in alliances with third parties. In this manner almost all fixed operators already have bundled service offers (voice, broadband and TV).
In the wireless solutions area, the main operators have publicly announced their wireless broadband technology prospects. Telmex commercially launched the Wimax service, while VTR declared its intention to extend its coverage for bidirectional services in 2007, also using Wimax technology. Telsur announced recent successes in the installation of its wireless services.
The mobile sector has begun a trend of substantial increases in voice traffic, at both the aggregate and user levels, due to the migration to technological networks with greater network capacities. The operator Claro announced that it finished implementing its new GSM network (with 95% national coverage), Entel began building its 3.5G network, and Movistar is accelerating its migration to the GSM network.
Synthesis of Market Evolution
It is estimated that there were approximately 3.3 million lines in service in the Chilean market as of September 2007, a 0.9% increase in comparison to September 2006. Within fixed voice services, there were decreases of 6.1% in local, 12.3% in DLD and 12.1% in ILD with respect to the previous year.
It is estimated that the mobile telephony market had a total of 14.2 million subscribers as of September 2007, which represents growth of 14% with respect to September 2006.
The Internet market maintains the migration from narrowband to broadband, with a 60% decrease in narrowband connections. Accumulated narrowband traffic from January to September 2007 reached approximately 805 million minutes with a 53% drop in comparison to the same period in 2006. The Broadband market increased by 26% in comparison to the same period in 2006, reaching 1,233,000 accesses.
In Pay Television, Telefónica Chile offers DTH (direct to home) satellite television services. During the third quarter of 2007 it grew by 26% in comparison to September 2006. In addition Telefónica Chile is at the threshold of launching testing of the commercial concept of IPTV (interactive digital television using the broadband network).
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Relative Market Share
The following table shows the relative market share of Telefónica Chile in the markets in which it participates, as of September 30, 2007:
Telefónica | ||||||
Business | Market Share | Market Penetration | Chiles Position | |||
in the Market | ||||||
Fixed Telephony | 66% | 20.0 lines / 100 inhabitants | 1 | |||
Domestic Long Distance | 40% | 84 minutes / inhabitant per year | 1 | |||
International Long Distance | 40% | 10 minutes / inhabitant per year | 1 | |||
Corporate Communications | 44% | Ch$ 205,137 million(*) | 1 | |||
Broadband | 49% | 1,233,000 Connections | 1 | |||
Security Services | 20% | 262,000 Connections | 2 | |||
Pay TV | 16% | 1,241,000 Customers | 2 |
(*) Estimated annual income.
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8. ANALYSIS OF MARKET RISK
Financial Risk Coverage
Due to the attractive foreign interest rates in certain periods, the Company has obtained financing abroad, denominated mainly in dollars and in certain cases at a floating interest rate. Consequently, the Company faces two types of financial risks: the risk of exchange rate fluctuations and the risk of interest rate fluctuations.
Financial risk due to foreign currency fluctuations
The Company has exchange rate hedging instruments. The purpose of these instruments is to reduce the negative impact of fluctuations of the dollar on Company results. The percentage of interest-bearing debt exposure is defined and continuously reviewed, basically considering the volatility of the exchange rate, its trend, and the cost and availability of hedging instruments for different terms.
The main hedging instruments used are Cross Currency Swaps and dollar/UF and dollar/peso exchange insurance.
As of September 30, 2007, the interest-bearing debt expressed in dollars was US$ 770 million, including US$ 500 million in dollardenominated financial liabilities and US$ 270 million of debt expressed in UF. Consequently, US$ 500 million corresponds to debt directly exposed to the variations of the dollar.
During the period, the Company had Cross Currency Swaps, dollar/peso exchange insurance and assets in dollars that resulted, as of the end of the second quarter of 2007, in close to 0% exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations.
Financial risk due to floating interest rate fluctuations
The policy for hedging interest rates seeks to reduce the negative impact on financial expenses due to interest rate increases.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had debt at the variable interest rates Libor and TAB, mainly for bank loans.
To protect the Company from increases in the floating interest rates, derivative financial instruments have been used, particularly Cross Currency Swaps (which cover the Libor rate), to limit the future fluctuation of interest rates. As of September 30, 2007, the use of these swaps has allowed the Company to limit its exposure to 17% of the total interest-bearing debt in Chilean pesos.
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Modifications of the Regulatory Structure
1. Public consultations carried out by the Undersecretary of Telecommunications for the purpose of modifying the current regulatory framework
- Creation of a Panel de Experts: The purpose of this project is to create a panel of experts, of a technical nature, integrated by seven professionals which will be in charge of resolving litigations and disagreements between the company and the regulator, in order to reduce the judicialization of various rule-making and regulatory processes in the telecommunications sector. The preliminary project submitted for public consultation, proposes, among other things, the matters that will be resolved by the Panel, its attributions and functions, and composition (5 engineers and two attorneys) to be appointed by the Antitrust Commission. The Panels costs will be paid by the concessionary companies on a pro rata basis which can consider both the value of its assets as well as the estimated number of discrepancies that affect them and their nature and complexity.
- Modifying the concessionary regime: The purpose of the project is to adjust to the technological improvements reached at a worldwide level to propitiate convergence of networks and services so that network operators and service providers can have a regime that avoids bureaucratic processes to begin their services, replacing the current regime for a registration system unless privative use of the radio-electric spectrum is required. In addition, there is differentiation between network operators and service operators, local DLD separation and DLD multi-carrier is eliminated, it is only maintained for ILD; the freedom to freely define the service zone is modified by establishing that the service zones originally registered in the registry cannot be decreased; Broadband is qualified as a telecommunications service, which makes it possible to apply a series of regulations to it; sanctions are increased by increasing fines, the deadline for attending to service supply petitions is reduced from 2 years to 6 months.
- Creating the Superintendency of Telecommunications: The purpose of the project is to separate the competencies related to dictating telecommunications policies for supervision activities and preventive punitive market operation control activities. The preliminary project is under analysis at Subtel.
2. Regulation of public voice services through the Internet
On December 19, 2006, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications carried out a public consultation regarding the regulation project that defines the conditions that must be adhered to by any party interested in providing public voice services through the Internet.
Telefónica Chile S.A. submitted its comments and observations within the deadline.
The Undersecretary of Telecommunications proposed the supreme decree that approves the mentioned regulations, which is in process. As of September 30, 2007, it has not been published in the Official Gazette.
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3. Consultation from the Antitrust Commission (TDLC) (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia) regarding 3G
Through publication in the Official Gazette of October 5, 2007, the TDLC reinitiated the consultation process in decree ROL NC No. 198-07, denominated Consultation from the Undersecretary of Telecommunications regarding participation of mobile telephony concessionaries in public tender for advanced digital mobile telephony.
Telefónica Chile is analyzing the consultation in order to issue its comments and observations.
4. Terrestrial Digital Television Standard
The Undersecretary of Telecommunications is developing Digital TV field tests which will be performed in 160 homes, to verify the quality of the image of the transmissions of the three digital television standards: DVB; ATSC and ISDB. This program will adhere to the protocol submitted for public consultation.
The Undersecretary of Telecommunications has manifested that the definition regarding the technical standard would be in place ready to be adopted before the end of this year.
Verdict of the Antitrust Commission (TDLC) (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia) in the Voissnet complaint
On July 4, 2007, the Supreme Court dictated sentence in the complaint filed by Telefónica Chile S.A. against the verdict of the Antitrust Commission that accepted the complaint filed by Voissnet S.A. and the requirement of the National Economic Attorney Generals Office (Fiscalía Nacional Económica).
The sentence of the Supreme Court reduced the fine from 1,500 Unidades Tributarias Anuales to 556 Unidades Tributarias Anuales; eliminated whereas clauses 72 to 81 of the verdict of the Antitrust Commission that would allow Voissnet to act without a concession and left fully in force the whereas clauses that declare that broadband is an unregulated service that does not require concession.
New Voissnet Complaint
On July 12, 2007 Voissnet filed a complaint before the Antitrust Commission (TDLC) (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia) against Telefónica Chile for an alleged cross subsidy in the joint commercialization of its broadband and fixed telephony services, taking advantage of its dominion in those markets. The mentioned complaint was notified to Telefónica Chile on August 20, 2007.
Telefónica Chile in its answer, requested that the complaint be rejected, with costs, since the packaged voice and broadband offers are due to a competitive dynamic, and they have not incurred in practices that attempt against free competition.
Once the discussion stage is complete, the Court should dictate the resolution that sets the events about which evidence must be presented.
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
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/S/ Julio Covarrubias F.
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Name: Julio Covarrubias F.
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