FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For March 8, 2005
Commission File Number: 001-10579
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Avenida Providencia No. 111, Piso
22
Providencia, Santiago, Chile
(562) 691-2020
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item | ||||||
1 | Report on the Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 (Consolidated). | |||||
2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended as of December 31, 2004 and 2003. | |||||
Item 1
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT ON THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the years ended
December 31,
2004 and 2003
(CONSOLIDATED)
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONTENTS
Independent Auditors' Report | ||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||
Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||
ThCh$: | Thousands of Chilean pesos |
UF: | The Unidad de Fomento, or UF, is an inflation-indexed peso denominated monetary unit in Chile. The daily UF rate is fixed in advance based on the change in the Chilean Consumer Price Index of the previous month |
ThUS$: | Thousands of US dollars |
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(Restated for general
price-level changes and expressed
in thousands of constant Chilean
pesos as of December 31, 2004)
ASSETS
Notes | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
Cash | 7,859,890 | 19,826,344 | ||||||||||||
Time deposits | (34) | 53,138,702 | 5,512,430 | |||||||||||
Marketable securities, net | (4) | 26,120,961 | 44,289,925 | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | (5) | 146,624,878 | 212,963,591 | |||||||||||
Notes receivable, net | (5) | 4,563,212 | 7,535,879 | |||||||||||
Other receivables | (5) | 28,924,667 | 17,246,222 | |||||||||||
Due from related companies | (6 a) | 21,160,267 | 18,997,848 | |||||||||||
Inventories, net | 6,408,059 | 20,473,935 | ||||||||||||
Recoverable taxes | — | 15,814,237 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 3,137,542 | 7,695,407 | ||||||||||||
Deferred taxes | (7 b) | 14,247,630 | 17,528,897 | |||||||||||
Other current assets | (8) | 110,140,983 | 43,315,885 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 422,326,791 | 431,200,600 | ||||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | (10) | |||||||||||||
Land | 26,340,152 | 28,321,545 | ||||||||||||
Buildings and improvements | 189,687,779 | 190,343,681 | ||||||||||||
Machinery and equipment | 3,112,316,611 | 3,543,119,301 | ||||||||||||
Other property, plant and equipment | 257,569,111 | 385,595,071 | ||||||||||||
Technical revaluation | 9,436,071 | 9,455,025 | ||||||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 2,212,472,622 | 2,281,219,997 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 1,382,877,102 | 1,875,614,626 | ||||||||||||
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
Investment in related companies | (11) | 7,621,263 | 10,273,018 | |||||||||||
Investment in other companies | 3,950 | 3,950 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | (12) | 19,338,697 | 162,082,398 | |||||||||||
Other receivables | (5) | 17,440,821 | 30,961,064 | |||||||||||
Intangibles | (13) | 38,450,118 | 41,416,755 | |||||||||||
Less: Accumulated amortization | (13) | 6,893,848 | 4,672,837 | |||||||||||
Others | (14) | 13,456,048 | 10,475,756 | |||||||||||
TOTAL OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS | 89,417,049 | 250,540,104 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 1,894,620,942 | 2,557,355,330 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(Restated for general
price-level changes and expressed
in thousands of constant Chilean
pesos as of December 31, 2004)
LIABILITIES
Notes | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||
Short-term debt with banks and financial institutions | (15) | 19,478,974 | 19,811,495 | |||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | (15) | 15,516,787 | 85,431,911 | |||||||||||
Commercial paper | (17 a) | 34,746,717 | — | |||||||||||
Current maturities of bonds payable | (17 b) | 76,398,621 | 115,522,859 | |||||||||||
Current maturities of other long-term obligations | 32,134 | 458,901 | ||||||||||||
Dividends payable | 1,771,031 | 113,854 | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | (35) | 66,935,017 | 128,727,583 | |||||||||||
Notes payable | — | 304,306 | ||||||||||||
Other payables | (36) | 46,401,050 | 85,091,154 | |||||||||||
Due to related companies | (6 b) | 27,956,712 | 25,586,054 | |||||||||||
Accruals | (18) | 7,463,071 | 11,871,868 | |||||||||||
Withholdings | 15,523,994 | 12,785,949 | ||||||||||||
Income tax | 27,319,414 | — | ||||||||||||
Unearned income | 7,700,576 | 9,076,018 | ||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 1,114,676 | 5,003,736 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 348,358,774 | 499,785,688 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt with banks and financial institutions | (16) | 340,262,113 | 314,128,186 | |||||||||||
Bonds payable | (17) | 127,836,164 | 319,449,187 | |||||||||||
Other accounts payable | 2,179,391 | 6,988,687 | ||||||||||||
Due to related companies | (6 b) | — | 21,000,675 | |||||||||||
Accruals | (18) | 29,254,826 | 19,675,441 | |||||||||||
Deferred taxes | (7 b) | 56,011,841 | 47,729,995 | |||||||||||
Other liabilities | 4,215,598 | 4,705,632 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 559,759,933 | 733,677,803 | ||||||||||||
MINORITY INTEREST | (20) | 1,631,223 | 1,398,355 | |||||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | (21) | |||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | 880,977,537 | 880,977,537 | ||||||||||||
Other reserves | (1,237,651 | ) | (810,979 | ) | ||||||||||
Retained earnings | 105,131,126 | 442,326,926 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 48,806,351 | 431,939,697 | ||||||||||||
Net income for the year | 311,628,674 | 10,387,229 | ||||||||||||
Interim dividend (less) | 255,303,899 | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 984,871,012 | 1,322,493,484 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 1,894,620,942 | 2,557,355,330 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(Restated for general price-level changes and
expressed
in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of December 31,
2004)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
OPERATING RESULTS: | ||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | 702,875,206 | 833,109,969 | ||||||||||||
Less: Operating costs | 444,449,995 | 539,128,218 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 258,425,211 | 293,981,751 | ||||||||||||
Less: Administrative and selling expenses | 159,291,069 | 175,740,046 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING RESULTS | 99,134,142 | 118,241,705 | ||||||||||||
NON-OPERATING RESULTS: | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 9,285,886 | 7,253,943 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of equity-method investees | (11) | 720,306 | 1,121,754 | |||||||||||
Other non-operating income | (22 a) | 475,489,010 | 12,642,215 | |||||||||||
Equity in losses of equity-method investees | (11) | 177,673 | 423,974 | |||||||||||
Less: Amortization of goodwill | (12) | 140,402,335 | 23,660,877 | |||||||||||
Less: Interest expense and other | 54,053,465 | 62,776,634 | ||||||||||||
Less: Other non-operating expenses | (22 b) | 24,670,964 | 12,782,812 | |||||||||||
Price-level restatement | (23) | (4,166,614 | ) | 385,734 | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain | (24) | 13,148,626 | 264,789 | |||||||||||
NON-OPERATING GAIN (LOSS), NET | 275,172,777 | (77,975,862 | ) | |||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST | 374,306,919 | 40,265,843 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | (7 c) | (62,395,207 | ) | (29,734,381 | ) | |||||||||
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 311,911,712 | 10,531,462 | ||||||||||||
Minority interest | (20) | (283,038 | ) | (144,233 | ) | |||||||||
NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR | 311,628,674 | 10,387,229 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND
2003
(Restated for general price-level changes and
expressed
in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of December 31,
2004)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 221,919,478 | 291,433,492 | ||||||||
Net income for the year | 311,628,674 | 10,387,229 | ||||||||
Sales of assets: | (471,335,967 | ) | (5,342,789 | ) | ||||||
(Gain) loss on sales of property, plant and equipment | 15,297 | (1,731,090 | ) | |||||||
Gain on sales of investments (less) | (471,351,264 | ) | (3,679,867 | ) | ||||||
Loss on sales of investments | — | 68,168 | ||||||||
Debits (credits) to income that do not represent cash flows : | 413,812,994 | 337,785,829 | ||||||||
Depreciation for the year | 234,252,467 | 275,920,648 | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 2,576,077 | 1,951,505 | ||||||||
Provisions and write offs | 35,549,878 | 36,806,792 | ||||||||
Equity in earnings of equity method investees | (720,306 | ) | (1,121,754 | ) | ||||||
Equity in losses of equity method investees | 177,673 | 423,974 | ||||||||
Amortization of goodwill | 140,402,335 | 23,660,877 | ||||||||
Price-level restatement | 4,166,614 | (385,734 | ) | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain | (13,148,626 | ) | (264,789 | ) | ||||||
Other credits to income that do not represent cash flows | (1,003,487 | ) | (7,698,661 | ) | ||||||
Other debits to income that do not represent cash flows | 11,560,369 | 8,492,971 | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets Increase (decrease) | (4,261,591 | ) | (28,888,594 | ) | ||||||
Trade accounts receivable | (13,516,134 | ) | (39,668,607 | ) | ||||||
Inventories | (13,498,554 | ) | (7,166,473 | ) | ||||||
Other assets | 22,753,097 | 17,946,486 | ||||||||
Changes in operating liabilities (Increase) decrease | (28,207,670 | ) | (22,652,416 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable related to operating activities | (61,796,608 | ) | (35,037,566 | ) | ||||||
Interest payable | (7,336,826 | ) | (3,916,724 | ) | ||||||
Income taxes payable (net) | 44,289,577 | 19,195,460 | ||||||||
Other accounts payable related to non-operating activities | (6,399,548 | ) | (3,772,001 | ) | ||||||
V.A.T. and other similar taxes payable | 3,035,735 | 878,415 | ||||||||
Minority interest | 283,038 | 144,233 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND
2003
(Restated for general price-level changes and
expressed
in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of December 31,
2004)
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (852,006,372 | ) | (176,077,608 | ) | ||||||||||
Obligations with the public | 34,859,951 | 20,460,661 | ||||||||||||
Dividends paid (less) | (633,850,272 | ) | (17,134,418 | ) | ||||||||||
Loans repaid (less) | (17,184,388 | ) | (96,972,241 | ) | ||||||||||
Repayment of obligations with the public (less) | (213,512,442 | ) | (82,426,143 | ) | ||||||||||
Repayment of other loans from related companies (less) | (22,319,221 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Other sources of financing | — | (5,467 | ) | |||||||||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES | 759,412,068 | (102,447,886 | ) | |||||||||||
Sales of property, plant and equipment | 179,156 | 1,105,822 | ||||||||||||
Sales of permanent investments | 681,208,764 | 34,335,676 | ||||||||||||
Sales of other investments | 17,077,848 | 60,659,425 | ||||||||||||
Collection of documented loans to related companies | 170,044,392 | — | ||||||||||||
Other investment income | — | 212 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (less) | (88,201,418 | ) | (156,836,024 | ) | ||||||||||
Investments in financial instruments (less) | (10,929,760 | ) | (33,991,800 | ) | ||||||||||
Other investment activities (less) | (9,966,914 | ) | (7,721,197 | ) | ||||||||||
NET CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR | 129,325,174 | 12,907,998 | ||||||||||||
EFFECT OF INFLATION ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (6,347,081 | ) | (518,687 | ) | ||||||||||
NET INCREASE OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 122,978,093 | 12,389,311 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 34,163,925 | 21,774,614 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | 157,142,018 | 34,163,925 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements
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1. | Composition of Consolidated Group and Registration with the Securities Registry: |
a) | The company is an open stock corporation that is registered in the Securities Registry under No. 009 and is therefore subject to supervision by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance. |
b) | Subsidiary companies registered with the Securities Registry: |
As of December 31, 2004 the following subsidiaries of the Group are registered with the Securities Registry:
Subsidiaries | Taxpayer N° |
Registration Number |
Participation (direct & indirect) |
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2004 % |
2003 % |
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Telefónica Mundo S.A. | 96,551,670-0 | 456 | 99.16 | 99.16 | ||||||||||||||
Globus 120 S.A. | 96,887,420-9 | 694 | 99.99 | 99.99 | ||||||||||||||
Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A. | 96,971,150-8 | 863 | 99.99 | 99.99 | ||||||||||||||
2. | Significant Accounting Principles: |
(a) | Accounting period: |
The financial statements cover the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.
(b) | Basis of preparations: |
These consolidated financial statements (hereinafter the financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in Chile and standards set forth by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance.
In the event of discrepancies between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in Chile issued by the Chilean Accountants Association and the standards set forth by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, the standards set forth by the Superintendency shall prevail for the Company.
(c) | Basis of presentation: |
The consolidated financial statements for 2003 and their notes have been adjusted for comparison purposes by 2.5% in order to allow comparison with the 2004 financial statements.
For comparison purposes there have been certain reclassifications made to the 2003 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 inter company transactions have been eliminated and the participation of minority investors has been recognized under Minority Interest (See Note 20).
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
Companies included in consolidation:
As of December 31, 2004 the consolidated group (The Company) is composed of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and the following subsidiaries:
Taxpayer N° |
Company Name | Participation Percentage | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 Total |
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Direct | Indirect | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
79,727,230-2 | CTC Isapre S.A. (1) | — | — | — | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,545,500-0 | CTC Equipos y Servicios de Telecomunicaciones S.A. | 99.99 | — | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,551,670-0 | Telefónica Mundo S.A. | 99.16 | — | 99.16 | 99.16 | |||||||||||||||||
96,961,230-5 | Telefonica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Chile S.A. | 99.90 | 0.09 | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,786,140-5 | Telefónica Móvil S.A. (2) | — | — | — | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
74,944,200-k | Fundación Telefónica Chile | 50.00 | — | 50.00 | 50.00 | |||||||||||||||||
96,887,420-9 | Globus 120 S.A. | 99.99 | — | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,971,150-8 | Telemergencia S.A. | 99.67 | 0.32 | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
90,430,000-4 | Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile S.A. | 99.99 | — | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
90,184,000-8 | Comunicaciones Mundiales S.A. (3) | — | — | — | 99.66 | |||||||||||||||||
96,834,320-3 | Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. (4) | — | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,811,570-7 | Administradora de Telepeajes de Chile S.A. (5) | — | 79.99 | 79.99 | 79.99 | |||||||||||||||||
78,703,410-1 | Tecnonáutica S.A. | — | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,934,950-7 | Portal de Pagos e Información S.A. (6) | — | — | — | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
96,893,540-2 | Infochile S.A. (5) | — | — | — | 99.99 | |||||||||||||||||
1) | On September 1, 2003, Telefónica CTC Chile, sold 100% of its participation in this subsidiary for UF 9,175, which resulted in Telefónica CTC Chile recognizing a loss on sale of subsidiary of ThCh$ 66,705. |
2) | On July 23, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile sold 100% of its participation in Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A.. This transaction meant a disbursement by Telefónica Móviles S.A. (purchaser) of US$ 1,058 million, which were paid on July 28, 2004. For Telefónica CTC Chile this transaction meant recognizing a net of tax gain of US$ 470 million after extraordinary amortization of the balance of goodwill on this investment as of June 2004 (see Note 12c). |
3) | The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile S.A., held on December 9, 2003, approved the absorption by incorporation of the subsidiary Comunicaciones Mundiales S.A. |
4) | On June 19, 2003, Infoera S.A. changed its name to Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. |
5) | On December 1, 2003, the Board of Telefónica Empresas CTC Chile S.A. approved the sale of its shareholding in that company as of that date, to its subsidiary Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. |
6) | By means of public deeds dated December 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003, the Boards of Portal de Pagos e Información S.A. and Infochile S.A. recorded the absorption of these companies by Tecnonáutica S.A. |
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(e) | Price-level restatement: |
The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted by applying price-level restatement standards, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in Chile, in order to reflect the changes in the purchasing power of the currency during both years. The accumulated variation in the CPI as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, for opening balances, is 2.5% and 1.0%, respectively.
(f) | Basis of conversion: |
Assets and liabilities in US$ (United States dollars), Euros, and UF (Unidad de Fomento), have been converted to pesos at the exchange rates as of each year end:
Year | US$ | EURO | UF | |||||||||||
2004 | 557.40 | 760.13 | 17,317.05 | |||||||||||
2003 | 593.80 | 744.95 | 16,920.00 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange gains/losses, are credited or debited to income for the year.
(g) | Time deposits: |
Time deposits are carried at cost, price-level restated (if necessary), plus accrued interest.
(h) | Marketable securities: |
Fixed income securities are carried at price-level restated cost or market value, whichever is less, plus accrued interest at each year end, using the real interest rate calculated at the date of acquisition.
Investments in mutual fund units are carried at the value of the unit at each year end. Investments in shares are shown at their price-level restated value or at their market value, whichever is less.
(i) | Inventories: |
Equipment, is carried at price-level restated purchase or development cost or at market value, whichever is less.
Inventories with an estimated turnover period of less than twelve months are classified as current assets and their cost is price-level restated. The obsolescence provision has been determined on the basis of a survey of materials with slow turnover.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(j) | Subsidies on sale of cellular telephones: |
Represents the difference between the cost at which Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. acquires the cellular equipment from its suppliers and the price at which they are sold to its customers, that is the of subsidy granted to customers.
The amount of subsidy both for prepayment as well as contract, with the exception of in accommodation, is charged to income at the time the equipment is sold.
(k) | Accommodation Contracts: |
The acquisition cost of these cellular units is capitalized as property, plant and equipment and is depreciated over a term of 24 months from the date the contract is signed. The initial depreciation charge is recorded during the month the contract is signed.
As of June 1, 2002, as a customer retention commercial strategy, the company implemented a customer loyalty policy, which consists in changing equipment that is 18 months old related to accommodation contracts. Based on the above, depreciation provisions have been established for early write-off of equipment.
As of September 2003, the Company changed the manner in which it commercializes accommodation cellular equipment for rental cellular equipment, by means of which the equipment is delivered for use during an agreed upon period of time, while the Company maintains ownership of the equipment.
(l) | Allowance for doubtful accounts: |
Differentiated percentages are applied when calculating allowance for doubtful accounts, taking into consideration aging of and eventual administrative collections costs, reaching in some cases 100% of debts past due more older than 120 days and 180 days in the case of large customers (corporations).
(m) | Property, plant and equipment: |
Property, plant and equipment are carried at their price-level restated acquisition and/or construction cost.
Property, plant and equipment acquired up to December 31, 1979 are carried at their appraisal value, as stipulated in Article 140 of D.F.L. No. 4, and those acquired subsequently are carried at their acquisition value, except for those assets which are carried at the appraisal value recorded as of June 30, 1986, as authorized in Circular No. 550 issued by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance. All these values have been price-level restated.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(n) | 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 7.93%.
(ñ) | Leased assets: |
Leased assets with a purchase option.
Leased assets with a purchase option which are under contracts which meet the characteristics of a financial lease, are recorded as "Other Assets". These assets are not legally owned by the Company; therefore until it exercises the purchase option they cannot be freely disposed of.
(o) | Intangibles |
i) | Rights to underwater cable: |
Corresponds to the rights acquired by the Company, for of use underwater cable to transmit voice and data. This right is amortized over the term of the respective contracts, with a maximum of 25 years.
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 4 years.
iii) | License for the use of radio-electric space: |
Corresponds to the cost incurred in obtaining licenses for the use of broad-band width. They are shown at price-level restated value and are amortized over the concession term (30 years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the decrees that formalize the granting of the respective licenses).
(p) | Investments in related companies: |
These investments are accounted for under the equity method which recognizes the investee's share of income on an accrual basis. For investments abroad the valuation methodology applied is that defined in Technical Bulletin N°64. These investments are controlled in dollars, since they are in countries deemed to be unstable and their activities are not an extension of the operations of the Parent Company.
(q) | Goodwill: |
In the case of investments made though December 31, 2003, corresponds to the excess of the purchase price of an investment over the net book value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, under the equity method. Goodwill amortization periods have been determined considering factors such as the nature and characteristics of the business and the estimated period of return of the investment. Goodwill arising on the acquisition of investments abroad are controlled in United States dollars (same currency in which the investment is controlled) as per Technical Bulletin N°64 of the Chilean Accountants Association. (See Note 11).
Goodwill impairment has been assessed as required in Circular No. 151, of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and Technical Bulletin No. 72, of the Chilean Association of Accountants.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(r) | Transactions with resale agreements: |
Purchases of securities under agreement to resell are recorded as fixed rate securities and are classified under Other Current Assets.
(s) | Obligations with the public: |
• | Bonds payable: are presented in liabilities at the par value of the issued bonds (see note 17b). The difference between the par and placement value, determined on the basis of the designated interest rate for the transaction, is deferred and amortized straight-line over the term of the respective bond (see notes 8 and 14). |
• | Commercial paper is presented in liabilities at its placement value, plus accrued interest (see note 17a). |
Costs directly related to the placement of these obligations are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the respective liability.
(t) | Income tax and deferred income tax: |
Income tax is recorded on the basis of taxable net income. Recognition of deferred taxes on all temporary differences, utilizable tax loss carry forwards, and other events that create differences between the tax and accounting base, is recorded following Technical Bulletins No. 60 and 69 of the Chilean Accountants Association and as established by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance in Circular N°1,466 dated January 27, 2000.
On September 28, 2001 Law N°19,753 was published, increasing the income tax rate to 16% in 2002, 16.5% in 2003 and 17% in 2004 and thereon. As of December 31 of each period presented, deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the increase in tax rate. Recognition for the effect on deferred taxes from an increase in income tax rates follows Technical Bulletin N°71 issued by of the Chilean Accountants Association. (See Note 7).
(u) | Staff severance indemnities: |
For employees subject to this benefit the Company's staff severance indemnities obligation is provided for applying the present value the obligation using an annual discount rate of 7%, considering the projected service periods of the employee determined on the basis of actuarial calculations (see note 19).
Actuarial gains and losses are deferred and amortized over average periods of employee service.
(v) | Operating revenues: |
The Company's revenues are recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Chile. Since billing is performed on cycle rather than month-end dates, revenue has been accrued for services that have not been invoiced, determined on the basis of the contracts in force. These amounts are recorded under Trade Accounts Receivable.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(w) | Foreign currency future contracts: |
The Company has entered into future foreign currency contracts, which represent a hedge against the variation in the exchange rate of its obligations in foreign currency.
These instruments are valued in accordance with Technical Bulletin N°57 of the Chilean Accountants Association.
The rights and obligations acquired are detailed in Note 27, reflecting in the balance sheet only the net right or obligation at period end, classified according to the maturity of each contract under Other Current Assets or Other Creditors, as applicable. The exchange cover insurance premium implicit in the contract is deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the same.
(x) | Interest rate coverage: |
Interest on loans for which associated interest rate swaps have been entered into, are recorded recognizing the effect of those contracts on the interest rate established in such loans and the rights and obligations acquired there under are shown under Other Creditors or under Other Current Assets, as applicable (See Note 27).
(y) | Computer software: |
The cost of software purchased is deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over a maximum period of four years.
(z) | Research and development expenses: |
Research and development expenses are charged to income in the period in which they are incurred. Those expenses have not been significant in recent years.
(aa) | Accumulated adjustment for conversion differences: |
The Company recognizes in this equity reserve account the difference from exchange rate fluctuations and the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) from restating its investments abroad. These investments are controlled in United States dollars. The balance of this account is credited (charged) to income in the same period in which the gain or loss is recognized over the total or partial disposal of these investments.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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2. | Significant Accounting Principles, continued: |
(ab) | Statement of cash flows: |
For the purposes of preparing the Statement of Cash Flows according to Technical Bulletin No. 50 of the Chilean Accountants Association and Circular No. 1,312 of the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, the Company considers mutual funds, securities under agreements to resell and time deposits maturing in less than 90 days as cash equivalents.
Cash flows related to the Company's line of business and all those not defined as from investment or financing activities are included under "Cash Flows from Operating Activities".
(ac) | Correspondents: |
The Company has current agreements with foreign correspondents, which set the conditions that regulate international traffic, charging or paying the same according to net traffic receivable/payable and the rates set in each agreement.
This receivable/payable is recorded on an accrual basis, recognizing the costs and income for the period in which these, are incurred, recording the net balances receivable and payable of each correspondent under "Trade Accounts Receivable" or "Accounts Payable" as applicable.
3. | Accounting Changes: |
a) | Accounting changes |
During the years covered in these financial statements, the accounting principles have been consistently applied.
b) | Change in estimate |
As established in Technical Bulletin No. 8 of the Chilean Association of Accountants, and derived from the current conditions in the collective agreements, the Company modified the estimation of future permanence of employees subject to the mentioned agreements. As a product of this change in estimate, the Company recorded deferred charge for ThCh$ 6,008,992 at the beginning of the year which will be amortized over the period of future permanence of employees eligible for the benefit (see Note 14b).
c) | Change of reporting entity: |
i) | Sale of Compañía de Teléfonos Isapre S.A.: |
On September 2, 2003, the sale of the subsidiary Compañía de Teléfonos Isapre S.A. was completed and its net effect resulted in a ThCh$66,705 (historic) loss on the sale of that investment.
ii) | Sale of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. |
Due to the sale of the shares the company held in subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A., Telefónica CTC Chile deconsolidated that company from its financial statements as of July 1, 2004.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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3. | Accounting Changes, continued: |
c) | Change of reporting entity, continued: |
As of December 31, 2003 this investment was consolidated. The balance sheet of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. at that date was as follows:
Assets | 2003 ThCh$ |
Liabilities | 2003 ThCh$ |
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Current Assets | 88,568,354 | Current Liabilities | 120,285,807 | |||||||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | 358,599,935 | Long-Term Liabilities | 125,744,985 | |||||||||||
Other Long-Term Assets | 14,595,150 | Shareholders' Equity | 215,732,647 | |||||||||||
Total Assets | 461,763,439 | Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | 461,763,439 | |||||||||||
In order to make a comparative analysis of the figures, the consolidated statements of income are presented, assuming for both periods that the investment in Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. was recorded at Equity Value only.
Jan-Dec 2004 ThCh$ |
Jan-Dec 2003 ThCh$ |
Variation | ||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | 576,496,055 | 600,418,277 | (23,922,222 | ) | -4.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating costs | (473,878,230 | ) | (496,020,799 | ) | 22,142,569 | -4.5 | % | |||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | (76,223,681 | ) | (77,374,932 | ) | 1,151,251 | -1.5 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation | (192,032,223 | ) | (207,548,689 | ) | 15,516,466 | -7.5 | % | |||||||||||
Goods and services | (205,622,326 | ) | (211,097,178 | ) | 5,474,852 | -2.6 | % | |||||||||||
OPERATING RESULTS | 102,617,825 | 104,397,478 | (1,779,653 | ) | -1.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 14,158,699 | 15,727,926 | (1,569,227 | ) | -10.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of equity-method investees (1) | (7,435,679 | ) | 5,353,796 | (12,789,475 | ) | C.S. | ||||||||||||
Amortization of goodwill | (140,402,335 | ) | (23,660,877 | ) | (116,741,458 | ) | 493.4 | % | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (53,584,979 | ) | (61,885,810 | ) | 8,300,831 | -13.4 | % | |||||||||||
Other non-operating expenses | 450,660,842 | 2,298,490 | 448,362,352 | 19,506.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Price-level restatement | 9,632,011 | 133,789 | 9,498,222 | 7,099.4 | % | |||||||||||||
NON-OPERATING RESULTS | 273,028,559 | (62,032,686 | ) | 335,061,245 | C.S. | |||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST | 375,646,384 | 42,364,792 | 333,281,592 | 786.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Income taxes | (63,734,672 | ) | (31,833,330 | ) | (31,901,342 | ) | 100.2 | % | ||||||||||
Minority interest | (283,038 | ) | (144,233 | ) | (138,805 | ) | 96.2 | % | ||||||||||
NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD | 311,628,674 | 10,387,229 | 301,241,445 | 2,900.1 | % | |||||||||||||
(1) | In 2004 Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A., incurred a loss of ThCh$ 7,978,287, whereas in 2003 its net income was ThCh$ 4,656,002. |
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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4. | Marketable Securities: |
The balance of marketable securities is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
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Shares (a) | 439,546 | 470,234 | ||||||||
Publicly offered promissory notes | 25,681,415 | 43,503,554 | ||||||||
Mutual fund units | — | 316,137 | ||||||||
Total Marketable Securities | 26,120,961 | 44,289,925 | ||||||||
Shares
Taxpayer No. |
Company Name |
Number
of Shares |
Interest % |
Market
Quote per share ThCh$ |
Market
Value ThCh$ |
Restated
Cost ThCh$ |
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Foreign | INTELSAT | 96,022 | 0.057 | % | — | — | 439,546 | |||||||||||||||||||
Value of investment portfolios | — | 439,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to market value provision | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book value of investment portfolio | — | 439,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publicly offered promissory notes (Fixed Income)
Instrument | Date | Par Value ThCh$ |
Book Value | Market
Value ThCh$ |
Provision ThCh$ |
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Purchase | Maturity | Amount ThCh$ |
Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-051201 | Dec-2002 | Oct-2005 | 2,974,206 | 3,483,329 | 5.07 | 3,530,989 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-051101 | Dec-2002 | Nov-2005 | 1,419,031 | 1,693,521 | 5.85 | 1,716,749 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-051001 | Dec-2002 | Dec-2005 | 11,146,556 | 13,315,639 | 5.85 | 13,502,502 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-Total | 15,539,793 | 18,492,489 | 18,750,240 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCD-501005 | Sep-2004 | Oct-2005 | 2,787,000 | 2,853,362 | 5.00 | 2,853,362 | 33,854 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BCD-501005 | Nov-2004 | Oct-2005 | 1,393,500 | 1,426,332 | 5.00 | 1,426,332 | 4,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BCD-501005 | Dec-2004 | Sep-2005 | 2,787,000 | 2,909,232 | 5.00 | 2,911,454 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-Total | 6,967,500 | 7,188,926 | 7,191,148 | 38,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 22,507,293 | 25,681,415 | — | 25,941,388 | 38,470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Financial
Statements , continued
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5) | Current and long-term receivables: |
The detail of current and long-term receivables is as follows:
Description | Current | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up to 90 days | Over 90 up to 1 year | Subtotal 2004 ThCh$ |
Total Current (net) | Long-term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
2004 | 2003 | 2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
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ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | 218,916,204 | 287,748,331 | 6,837,623 | 10,658,446 | 225,753,827 | 146,624,878 | 100.0 | 212,963,591 | 100.0 | 2,072,828 | 4,642,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard telephony service | 151,452,021 | 165,387,825 | 3,984,556 | 8,863,641 | 155,436,577 | 87,172,573 | 59.45 | 108,142,330 | 50.78 | 2,072,828 | 4,642,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long distance | 41,492,909 | 44,750,957 | — | — | 41,492,909 | 34,530,424 | 23.55 | 41,020,546 | 19.26 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mobile | — | 50,112,953 | — | — | — | — | — | 38,989,773 | 18.31 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communications companies | 21,981,344 | 23,081,603 | 2,760,633 | 1,794,470 | 24,741,977 | 21,277,762 | 14.51 | 20,542,213 | 9.65 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Others | 3,989,930 | 4,414,993 | 92,434 | 335 | 4,082,364 | 3,644,119 | 2.49 | 4,268,729 | 2.00 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (77,083,766 | ) | (81,011,366 | ) | (2,045,183 | ) | (4,431,820 | ) | (79,128,949 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes receivable | 12,052,045 | 15,867,332 | 699,983 | 422,032 | 12,752,028 | 4,563,212 | 7,535,879 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful notes | (8,188,816 | ) | (8,753,485 | ) | — | — | (8,188,816 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous accounts receivable | 11,379,621 | 14,138,120 | 17,545,046 | 3,108,102 | 28,924,667 | 28,924,667 | 17,246,222 | 15,367,993 | 26,318,452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total long-term receivables | 17,440,821 | 30,961,064 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial
Statements , continued
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6. | Balances and transactions with related entities: |
a) | Due from: |
Taxpayer No. | Company | Short-term | Long-term | |||||||||||||||||||
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
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96,942,730-3 | Telefónica Mobile Solutions Chile S.A. | 111,342 | 49,823 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica España | 40,000 | 659,965 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | — | 6,813 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
93,541,000-2 | Impresora Comercial y Publiguías S.A. | 4,211,378 | 3,518,463 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Sao Paulo | — | 241,665 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Emergia U.S.A. | 44,003 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,834,230-4 | Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 588,828 | 1,265,268 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,895,220-k | Atento Chile S.A. | 257,803 | 405,164 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,545,480-2 | CTC Marketing e Inform S.A. (Nexcom S.A.) | — | 301,788 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,910,730-9 | Emergia Chile S.A. | 42,106 | 129,777 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica LD Puerto Rico | 2,569 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Data EEUU | 50,104 | 330,221 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Data España | 92,163 | 413,203 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Argentina | 190,973 | 1,119,230 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Emergia S.A. (Uruguay) | — | 45,103 | |||||||||||||||||||
96,786,140-5 | Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. | 6,200,708 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Procesos Tec. de Información | 9,136,863 | 9,976,868 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
59,083,900-0 | Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A. | 1,669 | 5,999 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Whole Sale International Services | 189,758 | 452,647 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
82,049,000-2 | Coasin Chile S.A. | — | 75,851 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 21,160,267 | 18,997,848 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
There have been charges and credits recorded to current accounts with these companies for invoicing of sale of materials, equipment and services.
b) | Due to: |
Taxpayer No. | Company | Short-term | Long-term | |||||||||||||||||||
2003 ThCh$ |
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
2004 ThCh$ |
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96,942,730-3 | Telefönica Mobile Solutions Chile S.A. | — | 1,452,155 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica España | 172,794 | 232,241 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,527,390-5 | Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | 270,146 | 270,551 | — | 21,000,675 | |||||||||||||||||
93,541,000-2 | Impresora Comercial y Publiguías S.A. | 1,248,641 | 1,113,562 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Perú | 38,369 | 32,947 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,834,230-4 | Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 4,195,523 | 4,979,587 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,895,220-k | Atento Chile S.A. | 1,776,718 | 4,567,808 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,910,730-9 | Emergia Chile S.A. | 129,078 | 515,223 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Emergia S.A. (Uruguay) | — | 4,408,582 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Guatemala | 2,016 | 2,202 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica El Salvador | 144,134 | 157,385 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,786,140-5 | Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. | 11,968,083 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
96,545,480-2 | CTC Marketing e Inform S.A. (Nexcom S.A.) | — | 108 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Procesos Tec. de Información | 7,076,254 | 7,253,160 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
59,083,900-0 | Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A. | 33,168 | 6,285 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Whole Sale International Services | 892,342 | 575,672 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica LD Puerto | — | 3,159 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
78,868,200-k | Atento Recursos Ltda. | — | 10,668 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
82,049,000-2 | Coasin Chile S.A. | — | 4,759 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign | Telefónica Sao Paulo | 9,446 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 27,956,712 | 25,586,054 | — | 21,000,675 | ||||||||||||||||||
As per Article No. 89d of the Corporations Law, all these transactions are carried out under conditions similar to those that normally prevail in the market.
The balance of long-term accounts with related companies, corresponds to the mercantile current account that Telefónica CTC Chile has signed with Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A.
This mercantile current account is in a contract denominated in dollars with undefined maturities, which accrue interest at a fixed annual rate of 2.07%.
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Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in
Spanish)
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6. | Balances and transactions with related entities, continued: |
c) | Transactions: |
Company | Tax No. | Nature of Relationship |
Description of transaction |
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
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Amount | Effect
on income |
Amount | Effect
on income |
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Telefónica España | Foreign | Parent Co. | Sales Purchases |
510,336 (321,227) |
510,336 (321,227) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. | 96.527.390-5 | Parent Co. | Purchases Financial Expenses |
(542,386) (259,694) |
(542,386) (259,694) |
(542,126) (533,333) |
(542,126) (533,333) |
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Impresora y Comercial Publiguías S.A. | 93.541.000-2 | Associate | Sales Purchases Financial Income Other Non-operating Income |
5,573,038 (5,590,375) 6,502,477 — |
5,573,038 (5,590,375) 6,502,477 — |
5,407,871 (6,569,252) 351,624 1,606,859 |
5,407,871 (6,569,252) 351,624 1,606,859 |
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Terra Networks Chile S.A. | 96.834.230-4 | Associate | Sales Purchases |
5,470,643 (1,983,263) |
5,470,643 (1,983,263) |
5,993,078 (2,328,558) |
5,993,078 (2,328,558) |
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Atento Chile S.A | 96.895.220-k |
Associate | Sales Purchases Other Non-operating Income |
1,069,304 (17,009,235) — |
1,069,304 (17,009,235) — |
979,192 (12,465,811) 17,153 |
979,192 (12,465,811) 17,153 |
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Emergia Chile S.A. | 96.910.730-9 | Associate | Sales Purchases Other Non-operating Income |
667,097 (76,223) — |
667,097 (76,223) — |
1,087,685 (84,368) — |
1,087,685 (84,368) — |
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Telefónica Argentina | Foreign |
Associate | Sales Purchases |
1,202,242 (847,786) |
1,202,242 (847,786) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica Mobile Solutions Chile S.A. | 96.942.730-3 | Associate | Sales | 11,755 | 11,755 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica Wholesale International Services | Foreign | Associate | Sales Purchases |
212,987 (2,256,493) |
212,987 (2,256,493) |
382,356 (1,534,171) |
382,356 (1,534,171) |
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Telefónica Sao Paulo | Foreign | Associate | Sales Purchases |
179,247 (189,910) |
179,247 (189,910) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica International Wholesale Services Guatemala S.A. | Foreign | Associate | Sales Purchases |
7,833 (17,222) |
7,833 (17,222) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica Perú | Foreign | Associate | Sales Purchases |
547,945 (614,368) |
547,945 (614,368) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica LD Puerto Rico | Foreign | Associate | Sales Purchases |
14,720 (13,454) |
14,720 (13,454) |
— — |
— — |
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Telefónica El Salvador | Foreign | Associate | Sales | (32,500) | (32,500) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. | 96.786.140-5 | Associate | Sales Purchases Financial income |
6,945,172 (19,236,543) 695,988 |
6,945,172 (19,236,543) 695,988 |
— — — |
— — — |
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Atento Recursos Ltda. | 78.868.200-k | Associate | Purchases | — | — | (13,569) | (13,569) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica Móviles S.A. | Extranjera | Associate | Other
Non-operating Income Amortization goodwill |
464,847,415 (133,872,010) |
464,847,415 (133,872,010) |
— — |
— — |
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The conditions of the agreement related to intercompany transactions between the Company and its equity-method investees and its mercantile current account are short and long-term, respectively, in the case of Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A.. It is denominated in US dollars, accruing interest at a variable rate adjusted to market rates (US$ + Market Spread) |
In the case of Sales and Services Rendered, these mature in the short-term (less than a year) and the maturity terms for each case vary based on the related transaction. |
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COMPAÑÍA
DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements,
continued
__________________
7. Income tax and deferred taxes:
a) General information:
As of December 31, 2004 and 2003 Head Office has provided for a first category income tax of ThCh$ 15,283,524 and ThCh$ 5,335,675, respectively.
In addition, as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 a first category income tax in subsidiaries was provided of ThCh$ 9,908,173 and ThCh$ 4,459,182, respectively.
As of December 31, 2004, accumulated tax losses amount to ThCh$ 9,332,756 and correspond mainly to Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A., which for 2003 reached ThCh$ 27,920,688, corresponding mainly to former subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A.
The companies in the group with positive Taxed Retained Earnings and their associated credits are as follows:
Subsidiaries | Taxed Retained Earnings w/15% credit ThCh$ |
Taxed Retained Earnings w/16% credit ThCh$ |
Taxed Retained Earnings w/16.5% credit ThCh$ |
Taxed Retained Earnings w/17% credit ThCh$ |
Taxed Retained Earnings w/o credit ThCh$ |
Amount of credit ThCh$ |
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CTC Equipos y Servicios de Telecomunicaciones S.A. | 3 | 545,908 | 2,486,900 | 2,816,366 | 2,824,402 | 5,849,177 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica Mundo S.A. | — | 1,888,094 | 963,473 | 4,099,089 | 4,133,603 | 6,950,656 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Globus 120 S.A. | 374,527 | 154,805 | 112,738 | 99,665 | 104,651 | 741,735 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica
Empresas CTC Chile S.A. |
162,401 | 1,393,774 | 965,255 | 2,834,946 | 2,928,463 | 5,356,377 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Administradora de Sistemas de Telepeajes de Chile S.A. | — | — | — | 57,820 | 57,820 | 57,820 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 536,931 | 3,982,581 | 4,528,366 | 9,907,886 | 10,048,939 | 18,955,765 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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COMPAÑÍA DE
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements,
continued
__________________
7. Income tax and deferred taxes, continued:
b) Deferred taxes:
As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, deferred tax liabilities amounted to ThCh$ 41,764,211 and ThCh$ 30,201,098, respectively and the detail is as follows:
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | Deferred tax liabilities | Deferred tax assets | Deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temporary differences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 12,965,656 | — | — | — | 14,758,399 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vacation provision | 652,674 | — | — | — | 819,047 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefits for tax losses | — | 1,537,122 | — | — | — | 21,138,354 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Staff severance indemnities | — | — | — | 6,165,790 | — | 2,467 | — | 6,961,082 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leased assets and liabilities | — | 62,761 | — | 89,725 | 70,873 | 634,988 | — | 124,751 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 2,780 | 3,863,861 | — | 173,239,003 | 62,146 | 4,747,159 | — | 201,212,332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Difference in amount of capitalized staff severance | — | 723,561 | — | — | — | 920,127 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Software | — | — | — | 3,312,001 | — | — | — | 1,000,334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred charge on sale of assets | — | — | — | 1,198,591 | — | — | — | 2,326,363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collective negotiation bonus | — | — | — | 56,361 | — | — | — | 140,543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 626,520 | 261,005 | 1,258,656 | 1,826,931 | 361,409 | 8,499 | 1,445,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-Total | 14,247,630 | 6,448,310 | — | 185,320,127 | 17,537,396 | 27,804,504 | 8,499 | 213,210,914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complementary accounts net of accumulated amortization | — | (3,901,971 | ) | — | (126,761,947 | ) | — | (10,515,580 | ) | — | (148,191,995 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-Total | 14,247,630 | 2,546,339 | — | 58,558,180 | 17,537,396 | 17,288,924 | 8,499 | 65,018,919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax reclassification | — | (2,546,339 | ) | — | (2,546,339 | ) | (8,499 | ) | (17,288,924 | ) | (8,499 | ) | (17,288,924 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 14,247,630 | — | — | 56,011,841 | 17,528,897 | — | — | 47,729,995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As indicated in Note 2d numeral 2, as of December 31, 2003, balances of net deferred tax assets from Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. of ThCh$ 8,633,023 are included in the amount. In the 2004, financial statements of that company were consolidated until June 30, 2004, and the effect in income of deferred tax assets and liabilities and their corresponding complementary accounts amounted to ThCh$ 1,353,312.
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COMPAÑÍA DE
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements,
continued
__________________
7. Income tax and deferred taxes, continued:
c) Income tax breakdown:
The current tax expense shown in the following table arises from the determination of taxable income:
Description | 2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
||||||||
Current tax expense before tax benefits (income tax) | 26,245,231 | 23,636,363 | ||||||||
Current tax expense (article 21 single tax at 35%) | 31,532 | 85,814 | ||||||||
Current tax expense (first category tax in the nature of a single income tax) | 36,279,149 | — | ||||||||
Tax expense adjustment (previous year) | (4,993,898 | ) | (754,959 | ) | ||||||
Income tax subtotal | 57,562,014 | 22,967,218 | ||||||||
- Current year's deferred taxes | (9,261,585 | ) | 8,822,059 | |||||||
- Tax benefits from tax loss carry forwards | (1,056,934 | ) | (13,841,506 | ) | ||||||
- Effect of amortization of deferred assets and liabilities complementary accounts | 15,151,712 | 11,786,610 | ||||||||
Deferred tax subtotal | 4,833,193 | 6,767,163 | ||||||||
Total income tax expense | 62,395,207 | 29,734,381 | ||||||||
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COMPAÑÍA DE
TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements,
continued
__________________
8. Other Current Assets:
The detail of other current assets is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Fixed income securities purchased with resale agreement | 96,143,426 | 8,509,014 | ||||||||
Deferred union contract bonus (a) | 2,252,809 | 2,299,268 | ||||||||
Deferred exchange insurance premiums | 791,381 | 791,463 | ||||||||
Telephone directories for connection program | 3,438,433 | 4,317,171 | ||||||||
Deferred higher bond discount rate (note 25) | 574,764 | 511,902 | ||||||||
Deferred disbursements for placement of bonds (note 25) | 418,261 | 1,243,184 | ||||||||
Commercial paper issuance costs (note 25) | 177,167 | — | ||||||||
Deferred disbursements for foreign financing proceeds (b) | 404,600 | 657,151 | ||||||||
Adjustment to market value for mobile equipment (c) | — | 4,527,412 | ||||||||
Exchange difference insurance receivable (net of partial liquidations) | 4,691,296 | 18,387,530 | ||||||||
Others | 1,248,846 | 2,071,790 | ||||||||
Total | 110,140,983 | 43,315,885 | ||||||||
(a) | During June 2002, the Company signed a 2-year collective agreement with certain employees (3 years for employees of Telefónica Móvil) granting them among other benefits, a special signing bonus. That bonus was paid between June and July 2002 (for employees of Telefónica Móvil a second installment was be paid in May 2004 in the amount of ThCh$ 440,000 (historical)). The total benefit amounts to ThCh$ 2,494,544 (historical), and is being deferred using the straight-line method over the term of the respective union contracts. |
Between November and December 2003, the Company negotiated a 32-month and 36-month union contract with a number of its employees, granting them, among other benefits, a signing bonus. That bonus was paid in November and December 2003. The total benefit of ThCh$ 3,425,245 (historical), was deferred using the straight-line method over the term of the union agreement.
The long-term portion is shown under "Other Long-term" (Note 14).
(b) | 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. |
(c) | Corresponds to the adjustment to market value of cellular/mobile equipment in stock at period end, and which is charged to results based on the client plan (contract or prepaid) for said equipment, with the exception of accommodation and rented equipment. |
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COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements, continued
(Translation of
financial statements originally issued in
Spanish)
__________________
9. Information regarding purchase commitment and sales commitment transactions (agreements):
Code | Dates | Counterparty | Original currency |
Subscription value |
Rate | Final Value | Instrument Identification |
Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception | End | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 1,173,181 | 0.22 | % | 1,174,902 | BCP0800709 | 1,174,042 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 442,848 | 0.22 | % | 443,498 | BCP0800806 | 443,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 7,654,164 | 0.22 | % | 7,665,390 | BCP0800806 | 7,659,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 2,227,059 | 0.22 | % | 2,230,326 | BCP0800907 | 2,228,693 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | $ | 275,307 | 0.22 | % | 275,690 | BCP0800805 | 275,468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.27,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | $ | 46,338 | 0.22 | % | 46,388 | BCP0800614 | 46,352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.27,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BCI | $ | 4,000,000 | 0.21 | % | 4,004,200 | BCP0800708 | 4,001,120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.15,2004 | Jan.12,2005 | BCI | $ | 8,700,000 | 0.21 | % | 8,717,052 | BCP0800708 | 8,709,744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 5,063,825 | 0.21 | % | 5,070,914 | PDBC050121 | 5,064,533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 152,427 | 0.21 | % | 152,641 | BCP0800806 | 152,449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 624,483 | 0.21 | % | 625,357 | BCP0800806 | 624,570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 441,027 | 0.21 | % | 441,644 | BCP0800709 | 441,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 127,838 | 0.21 | % | 128,017 | BCP0800709 | 127,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 31,696 | 0.21 | % | 31,741 | BCP0800406 | 31,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 15,998 | 0.21 | % | 16,020 | BCP0800406 | 16,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BCI | $ | 42,706 | 0.21 | % | 42,766 | BCP0800406 | 42,712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | ABN AMRO BANK CHILE | $ | 5,492 | 0.19 | % | 5,500 | BCP0800806 | 5,493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | $ | 2,094,084 | 0.25 | % | 2,097,923 | BCP0801205 | 2,094,607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | $ | 105,916 | 0.25 | % | 106,110 | BCP0800907 | 105,943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 1,157,081 | 0.25 | % | 1,159,203 | BCP0800614 | 1,157,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 1,562,060 | 0.25 | % | 1,564,923 | BCP0800614 | 1,562,561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 366,494 | 0.25 | % | 367,166 | BCP0800907 | 366,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 666,353 | 0.25 | % | 667,575 | BCP0800907 | 666,576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | $ | 2,205,861 | 0.25 | % | 2,209,905 | BCP0801205 | 2,206,644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.30,2004 | Jan.07,2005 | BANKBOSTON | UF | 18,670 | 0.18 | % | 18,679 | CERO010108 | 18,671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | ABN AMRO BANK CHILE | UF | 2,200,000 | 0.18 | % | 2,202,640 | BCU0500907 | 2,201,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 2,062,672 | 0.20 | % | 2,065,422 | PRC1D0896 | 2,064,047 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 488,394 | 0.20 | % | 489,045 | PRC1D0498 | 488,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 564,481 | 0.20 | % | 565,234 | PRC1D0897 | 564,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 351,411 | 0.20 | % | 351,880 | PRC1D1097 | 351,646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 911,797 | 0.20 | % | 913,013 | PRC1D1197 | 912,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 53,019 | 0.20 | % | 53,090 | PRC1A0398 | 53,055 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 557,179 | 0.20 | % | 557,922 | PRC1D0798 | 557,551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 368,226 | 0.20 | % | 368,717 | PRC1D1298 | 368,472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | DEUTSCHE BANK | UF | 142,819 | 0.20 | % | 143,009 | PRC1D1296 | 142,914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.27,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 1,200,000 | 0.21 | % | 1,201,260 | CERO011006 | 1,200,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | UF | 24,693 | 0.22 | % | 24,728 | PCDG021091 | 24,708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | HSBC BANK | UF | 324,101 | 0.22 | % | 324,719 | CERO010110 | 324,315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | HSBC BANK | UF | 1,072,472 | 0.22 | % | 1,074,517 | CERO010510 | 1,073,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | HSBC BANK | UF | 784,103 | 0.22 | % | 785,598 | CERO010710 | 784,620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | HSBC BANK | UF | 1,017,104 | 0.22 | % | 1,019,044 | CERO010410 | 1,017,776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | HSBC BANK | UF | 802,220 | 0.22 | % | 803,749 | CERO010111 | 802,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | UF | 383,055 | 0.19 | % | 383,686 | PRC1D1096 | 383,274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | UF | 2,194,979 | 0.19 | % | 2,198,593 | PRC1D1296 | 2,196,231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | UF | 2,230,201 | 0.19 | % | 2,233,873 | PRC4D1298 | 2,231,472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | UF | 42,477 | 0.19 | % | 42,547 | CERO010205 | 42,501 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.22,2004 | Jan.17,2005 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | UF | 449,288 | 0.19 | % | 450,028 | PRC4D0798 | 449,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 579,926 | 0.23 | % | 580,816 | CERO011007 | 580,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 71,849 | 0.23 | % | 71,959 | CERO011106 | 71,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 688,805 | 0.23 | % | 689,861 | CERO011105 | 688,911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 66,910 | 0.23 | % | 67,012 | CERO010812 | 66,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements, continued
(Translation of
financial statements originally issued in
Spanish)
__________________
9. | Information
regarding purchase commitment and sales commitment transactions
(agreements),
continued |
Code | Dates | Counterparty | Original currency |
Subscription value |
Rate | Final Value | Instrument Identification |
Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception | End | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 317,672 | 0.23 | % | 318,159 | CERO011008 | 317,721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 158,650 | 0.23 | % | 158,893 | CERO011107 | 158,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 82,064 | 0.23 | % | 82,190 | CERO011105 | 82,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 249,063 | 0.23 | % | 249,445 | CERO011005 | 249,101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 217,671 | 0.23 | % | 218,005 | CERO010908 | 217,704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 46,285 | 0.23 | % | 46,356 | CERO011207 | 46,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 18,648 | 0.23 | % | 18,676 | CERO010511 | 18,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 273,129 | 0.23 | % | 273,548 | CERO010405 | 273,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 420,171 | 0.23 | % | 420,815 | CERO010505 | 420,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 20,536 | 0.23 | % | 20,568 | CERO010206 | 20,539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 70,413 | 0.23 | % | 70,521 | CERO010508 | 70,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 28,654 | 0.23 | % | 28,698 | CERO010412 | 28,659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 75,081 | 0.23 | % | 75,196 | CERO010606 | 75,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 76,013 | 0.23 | % | 76,130 | CERO010206 | 76,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 15,328 | 0.23 | % | 15,352 | CERO010508 | 15,330 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 21,663 | 0.23 | % | 21,696 | CERO010106 | 21,666 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 30,391 | 0.23 | % | 30,438 | CERO010810 | 30,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 272,020 | 0.23 | % | 272,437 | CERO010705 | 272,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 146,563 | 0.23 | % | 146,787 | CERO010708 | 146,585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 331,404 | 0.23 | % | 331,913 | CERO010808 | 331,455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 210,482 | 0.23 | % | 210,804 | CERO010610 | 210,514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 143,753 | 0.23 | % | 143,973 | CERO010708 | 143,775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 23,894 | 0.23 | % | 23,930 | CERO010705 | 23,897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 249,817 | 0.23 | % | 250,200 | CERO010607 | 249,855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 80,055 | 0.23 | % | 80,177 | CERO010606 | 80,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.29,2004 | Jan.18,2005 | BANCO ESTADO | UF | 13,091 | 0.23 | % | 13,111 | CERO010706 | 13,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | ABN AMRO BANK CHILE | UF | 4,194,508 | 0.19 | % | 4,200,475 | BCU0500907 | 4,195,322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 59,987 | 0.25 | % | 60,097 | PRC1C0397 | 60,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 59,951 | 0.25 | % | 60,061 | PRC1D0297 | 59,965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 1,386,597 | 0.25 | % | 1,389,139 | PRC1D1096 | 1,386,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 138,877 | 0.25 | % | 139,131 | PRC4D0299 | 138,909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 211,474 | 0.25 | % | 211,861 | PRC5B0295 | 211,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 362,552 | 0.25 | % | 363,216 | PRC5D0396 | 362,636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 312,011 | 0.25 | % | 312,583 | PRC5D1295 | 312,084 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 114,210 | 0.25 | % | 114,420 | PRC6B1293 | 114,237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | UF | 338,572 | 0.25 | % | 339,193 | PRC6B0593 | 338,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | UF | 1,188,853 | 0.25 | % | 1,191,033 | CERO011005 | 1,188,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | UF | 853,298 | 0.25 | % | 854,862 | CERO011105 | 853,298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.30,2004 | Jan.07,2005 | BANKBOSTON | USD | 2,181,330 | 0.18 | % | 2,182,377 | BCD0500605 | 2,181,461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.21,2004 | Jan.10,2005 | CITIBANK N.A. | USD | 2,748 | 0.22 | % | 2,752 | ZERO051101 | 2,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.27,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | USD | 4,753,662 | 0.22 | % | 4,758,787 | BCD0500108 | 4,755,120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BBVA | USD | 40,569 | 0.18 | % | 40,615 | BCD0500205 | 40,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BBVA | USD | 110 | 0.18 | % | 110 | ZERO051101 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BBVA | USD | 877,901 | 0.18 | % | 878,902 | PRD04C1201 | 878,323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.23,2004 | Jan.11,2005 | BBVA | USD | 581,420 | 0.18 | % | 582,083 | PRD04C1201 | 581,698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.27,2004 | Jan.12,2005 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | USD | 12,200,000 | 0.24 | % | 12,215,616 | BCD0500108 | 12,203,903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | USD | 580,562 | 0.25 | % | 581,626 | BCD0501005 | 580,696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | USD | 288,800 | 0.25 | % | 289,329 | PRD04C1001 | 288,982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | USD | 2,889,375 | 0.25 | % | 2,894,673 | PRD04D1001 | 2,890,047 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRV | Dec.28,2004 | Jan.19,2005 | BANCO BICE | USD | 57,033 | 0.25 | % | 57,138 | BCD0500605 | 57,046 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96,100,000 | 96,243,589 | 96,143,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
Description | Accumulated depreciation ThCh$ |
Gross
prop., plant and equipment ThCh$ |
Accumulated depreciation ThCh$ |
Gross
prop., plant and equipment ThCh$ |
||||||||||||||
Land | — | 26,340,152 | — | 28,321,545 | ||||||||||||||
Building and improvements | 79,138,837 | 189,687,779 | 74,951,096 | 190,343,681 | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and equipment | 1,981,424,272 | 3,112,316,611 | 1,989,768,853 | 3,543,119,301 | ||||||||||||||
Central office telephone equipment | 937,626,211 | 1,213,875,862 | 1,025,691,140 | 1,674,904,496 | ||||||||||||||
External plant | 730,872,401 | 1,441,754,524 | 673,743,298 | 1,430,481,968 | ||||||||||||||
Subscribers' equipment | 278,414,835 | 420,503,521 | 258,350,986 | 401,366,438 | ||||||||||||||
General equipment | 34,510,825 | 36,182,704 | 31,983,429 | 36,366,399 | ||||||||||||||
Other Property, Plant and Equipment | 141,293,801 | 257,569,111 | 205,836,368 | 385,595,071 | ||||||||||||||
Office furniture and equipment | 76,337,210 | 104,180,152 | 97,036,514 | 131,790,453 | ||||||||||||||
Projects, work in progress and their materials | — | 63,822,978 | — | 104,297,219 | ||||||||||||||
Leased assets (1) | 3,918,578 | 5,194,969 | 4,415,995 | 10,966,086 | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment temporarily out of service | 10,418,353 | 15,484,106 | 17,134,983 | 31,129,846 | ||||||||||||||
Software | 49,820,369 | 67,893,686 | 86,414,548 | 106,316,739 | ||||||||||||||
Others | 799,291 | 993,220 | 834,328 | 1,094,728 | ||||||||||||||
Technical revaluation–Circular 550 | 10,615,712 | 9,436,071 | 10,663,680 | 9,455,025 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 2,212,472,622 | 3,595,349,724 | 2,281,219,997 | 4,156,834,623 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | As of December 31, 2004 this account is mainly composed of: ThCh$ 3,285,659 gross value of electronic and computer equipment and accumulated depreciation of ThCh$ 3,285,659 under a 12-year contract signed in 1994, in addition to ThCh$ 1,006,890 gross value of long-distance transmission equipment and accumulated depreciation of ThCh$ 251,723 under an 18-year contract signed in 1996. |
Up to December 31, 2002, work in progress includes the financial cost of loans related to its financing in accordance with Technical Bulletin No. 31 of the Chilean Association of Accountants. Therefore gross property, plant and equipment includes capitalized interest up to that date and its balance amounts to ThCh$ 186,693,775 in both years. Accumulated depreciation for this interest amounts to ThCh$ 107,788,674 and ThCh$ 92,814,534 for 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Operating costs include a depreciation charge for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 of ThCh$ 219,685,844 and ThCh$ 270,279,610, respectively, and administration and selling expenses includes a depreciation charge of ThCh$ 8,231,204 and ThCh$ 1,880,788 for 2004 and 2003, respectively. Property, plant and equipment temporarily out of service, is made up mainly of telephone equipment under repair and depreciation amounting to ThCh$ 6,335,419 and ThCh$ 3,760,250 for 2004 and 2003 respectively, which are classified under Other Non-operating Expenses.
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10. Property, plant and equipment, continued:
The detail by caption of the technical revaluation is as follows:
Description | Net Balance ThCh$ |
Accumulated Depreciation ThCh$ |
Gross
property, plant and equipment 2004 ThCh$ |
Gross
property, plant and equipment 2003 ThCh$ |
||||||||||||||
Land | (488,952 | ) | — | (488,952 | ) | (489,305 | ) | |||||||||||
Building and improvements | (914,554 | ) | (3,777,337 | ) | (4,691,891 | ) | (4,691,891 | ) | ||||||||||
Machinery and equipment | 223,865 | 14,393,049 | 14,616,914 | 14,636,221 | ||||||||||||||
Total | (1,179,641 | ) | 10,615,712 | 9,436,071 | 9,455,025 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation of the technical reappraisal surplus for the years ended December 31 of ThCh$ (53,892) and ThCh$ (54,820) for 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Gross property, plant and equipment includes assets that have been totally depreciated in the amount of ThCh$ 853,488,231 as of December 31, 2004 and ThCh$ 720,638,692 as of December 31, 2003, which include ThCh$ 12,082,832 and ThCh$ 12,276,091, respectively, from the reappraisals mentioned in Circular N°550.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
continued
(Translation of financial statements originally
issued in Spanish)
11. Investments in Related Companies:
The detail of investments in related companies is as follows:
Percentage participation |
Equity
of the companies |
Net income (loss) of the companies |
Equity in income (loss) of the investment |
Investment value |
Unearned Income |
Investment book value |
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Taxp. No. | Company | Country
of origin |
Currency controlling the investment |
Number of shares |
2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% | % | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | TBS
Celular participación S.A. (3) |
Brasil | Dollar | 400,999,739 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 154,184,940 | 187,039,397 | 3,520,720 | 2,249,873 | 91,891 | 58,614 | 4,024,228 | 4,391,490 | — | — | 4,024,228 | 4,391,490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96.895.220-K | Atento Chile S.A. | Chile | Pesos | 3,049,998 | 28.84 | 28.84 | 12,472,386 | 9,867,164 | 2,178,970 | 425,330 | 628,415 | 222,901 | 3,597,035 | 2,940,544 | — | — | 3,597,035 | 2,940,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93.541.000-2 | Impresora
y Comercial Publiguías S.A. (2) |
Chile | Pesos | 45,648 | — | 9.00 | — | 32,318,307 | — | 10,003,682 | (77,533 | ) | 840,239 | — | 2,844,902 | — | — | — | 2,844,902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96.922.950-1 | Empresa de Tarjetas Inteligentes S.A. (4) |
Chile | Pesos | 271,615 | 20.00 | 20.00 | — | 467,600 | (500,699 | ) | (136,410 | ) | (100,140 | ) | (24,481 | ) | — | 96,082 | — | — | — | 96,082 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96.725.400-2 | Sonda S.A. (1) | Chile | Pesos | 52,282 | — | 35.00 | — | — | — | (1,141,409 | ) | — | (399,493 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7,621,263 | 10,273,018 | 7,621,263 | 10,273,018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | On July 29, 2003, Inversiones Santa Isabel Ltda. informed its decision to exercise the purchase option for the remaining 35% of Sonda S.A. agreed upon with Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A. On August 26, 2003, the Company sold 35% of the shares of Sonda S.A. for ThCh$ 33,388,363, for UF 1,972,206. In this transaction Telefónica recognized a gain of ThCh$ 6,999,276 before taxes (ThCh$ 5,683,065 net of the effect of taxes). As Telefónica Empresas, does not participate in Sonda S.A. at December 31, 2003, it has only recognized 35% of net income of Sonda S.A. up to June 30, 2003 as proportional equity value. |
(2) | On April 26, 2004, Compañía de Telecomuniciones de Chile S.A. sold its 9% holding in Impresora y Comercial Publiguías S.A., to Telefónica Publicidad e Información S.A. The selling price was US$ 14,760,000, equivalent to Ch$ 9,013 million, with a gain after taxes of Ch$ 4,940 million. (see note 22a) |
(3) | The Company records its investment in TBS Celular using the equity method since it exercises significant influence through the business group to which it belongs, as established in paragraph No. 4 of Circular 1179 issued by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and ratified in Title II of Circular 1697. Although Telefónica CTC Chile only has a 2.61% direct participation in TBS Celular, its Parent Company, Telefónica España directly and indirectly has a percentage exceeding 20% ownership of the capital stock of that company. |
(4) | Investment for which a provision has been established the Company's participation in the negative shareholders' equity of this related company. This provision is included in "other current liabilities’’. |
As of the date of these financial statements there are no liabilities for hedge instruments assigned to foreign investments. The Company has the intention of reinvesting net income from foreign investments on a permanent basis, therefore there is no net income that is potentially remittable. |
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TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
12. Goodwill and negative goodwill:
Goodwill:
The detail of goodwill is as follows:
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxpayer | Amount amortized in the year ended December 31 |
Balance
of Goodwill |
Amount amortized in the year ended December 31 |
Balance
of Goodwill |
||||||||||||||||||||||
No. | Company | Year | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | TBS Celular Holding | 2001 | 180,564 | 2,579,678 | 180,069 | 2,760,242 | ||||||||||||||||||||
96.887.420-9 | Globus 120 S.A. | 1998 | 1,114,008 | 15,332,487 | 1,110,965 | 16,446,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||
78.703.410-1 | Tecnonáutica S.A. | 1999 | 147,575 | 881,862 | 147,341 | 1,029,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||
96.786.140-5 | Telefónica Móvil S.A. (c) | 1997 | 138,829,224 | — | 10,109,332 | 141,170,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||
96.834.320-3 | Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. (b) | 1999 | 91,068 | 544,670 | 90,820 | 635,738 | ||||||||||||||||||||
96.811.570-7 | Telepeajes S.A. | 2001 | 39,896 | — | 39,897 | 39,896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
83.628.100-4 | Sonda S.A. (a) | 1999 | — | — | 11,982,453 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 140,402,335 | 19,338,697 | 23,660,877 | 162,082,398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill amortization periods have been determined taking into account aspects such as the nature and characteristics of the business and estimated period of return of investment.
(a) | As a result of the sale in July 2003 of the 35% holding in this company, the goodwill balance as of that date was written off. |
(b) | On June 19, 2003, Infoera S.A. changed its name to Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. |
(c) | As indicated in Note 2d) No. 2 with the sale of this subsidiary on July 23, 2004, the Company extraordinary amortized the remaining goodwill on that investment as of June 30, 2004 of ThCh$ 133,872,010. |
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
13. Intangibles:
The detail of Intangibles is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Underwater cable rights (gross) | 34,856,240 | 29,173,800 | ||||||||
Accumulated amortization previous period | (3,370,070 | ) | (2,425,351 | ) | ||||||
Amortization for the period | (1,663,320 | ) | (944,719 | ) | ||||||
Licenses (Software) (gross) | 3,593,878 | 2,410,370 | ||||||||
Accumulated amortization previous period | (947,701 | ) | (268,665 | ) | ||||||
Amortization for the period | (912,757 | ) | (679,036 | ) | ||||||
Licenses for use of broad-band width | — | 9,832,585 | ||||||||
Accumulated amortization previous period | — | (27,315 | ) | |||||||
Amortization for the period | — | (327,751 | ) | |||||||
Total Net Intangibles | 31,556,270 | 36,743,918 | ||||||||
14. Others (from Other Assets):
The detail of Others is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Deferred disbursement for obtaining external financing (see note 8b) (a) | 1,290,187 | 1,268,583 | ||||||||
Deferred union contract bonus (see note 8a) | 1,184,954 | 2,353,657 | ||||||||
Bond issue expenses (see note 25) | 471,783 | 2,169,109 | ||||||||
Bond discount (see note 25) | 227,917 | 3,509,805 | ||||||||
Deferred forward contract premiums | — | 109,583 | ||||||||
Prepaid pole rental | — | 196,016 | ||||||||
Securities deposits | 131,895 | 135,840 | ||||||||
Deferred actuarial indemnity difference (b) | 4,524,872 | — | ||||||||
Deferred staff severance indemnities (c) | 5,460,901 | — | ||||||||
Others | 163,539 | 733,163 | ||||||||
Total | 13,456,048 | 10,475,756 | ||||||||
(a) | This amount corresponds to the cost (net of amortizations) of the mandatory reserve paid to the Banco Central de Chile and disbursements incurred for foreign loans obtained by the Company, to finance its investment plan. |
(b) | With the new contractual conditions in force in the Company, during 2004 the variable future permanence of employees was modified on the basis of the calculation of staff severance indemnities, a variable determined on the basis of actuarial estimations, as established in Technical Bulletin No. 8 of the Chilean Association of Accountants. The difference at the beginning of the year as a result of changes in the actuarial estimates constitutes actuarial gains or losses, which are deferred and amortized during the years of average future permanence remaining for the employees that will receive the benefit. |
(c) | 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, among other aspects, on the accrued balances of staff severance indemnities when they were granted. |
The loan is presented in other long-term receivables. The staff severance indemnities provision has been partially recorded at its current value, deferring and amortizing this effect over the years of average future permanence remaining of the employee who accepted the benefit. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
continued
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in
Spanish)
15. Short-term debt with banks and financial institutions:
Bank or financial institution | US$ | U.F. | Ch$ | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxp. No. | Short-term | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.030.000-7 | BANCO ESTADO | — | — | — | — | 9,418,430 | 9,614,076 | 9,418,430 | 9,614,076 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.015.000-5 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | — | — | — | — | 10,060,544 | 10,197,419 | 10,060,544 | 10,197,419 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 19,478,974 | 19,811,495 | 19,478,974 | 19,811,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding principal | — | — | — | — | 19,099,879 | 19,577,376 | 19,099,879 | 19,577,376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average annual interest rate | — | — | — | — | 2.98 | % | 3.29 | % | 2.98 | % | 3.29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.015.000-5 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO | — | — | 206,743 | 61,874,780 | — | — | 206,743 | 61,874,780 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH Y OTROS | 90,423 | — | — | — | — | — | 90,423 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | ABN AMRO BANK | 1,136,631 | 963,675 | — | — | — | — | 1,136,631 | 963,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA | 14,082,990 | 15,937,648 | — | — | — | — | 14,082,990 | 15,937,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.008.000-7 | BANCO CITIBANK | — | 6,655,808 | — | — | — | — | — | 6,655,808 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 15,310,044 | 23,557,131 | 206,743 | 61,874,780 | — | — | 15,516,787 | 85,431,911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding principal | 13,935,000 | 21,753,249 | — | 61,654,365 | — | — | 13,935,000 | 83,407,614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average annual interest rate | 2.41 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.65 | % | — | — | 2.41 | % | 1.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage of obligations in foreign currency: 43.75% for 2004 and 22.38% for 2003
Percentage of obligations in local currency: 56.25% for 2004 and 77.62% for 2003
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
continued
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in
Spanish)
16. Long-term debt with banks and financial institutions:
Years to maturity for long-term portion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxp. No. | Bank or
Financial Institution |
Currency or Indexation Index |
1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 5 | Long-Term portion as of Dec. 31, 2004 |
Average annual interest rate % |
Long-term portion as of Dec. 31, 2003 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOANS IN DOLLARS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH Y OTROS (1) | US$ | — | — | 111,480,000 | 111,480,000 | Libor + 0,40% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | ABN AMRO BANK (1) | US$ | 58,527,000 | 75,249,000 | 33,444,000 | 167,220,000 | Libor + 1,063% | 182,593,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.008.000-7 | BANCO CITIBANK (2) | US$ | — | — | — | — | — | 9,805,686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA | US$ | — | — | — | — | — | 121,729,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SUBTOTAL | 58,527,000 | 75,249,000 | 144,924,000 | 278,700,000 | 2.94% | 314,128,186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOANS IN UNIDADES DE FOMENTO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97.015.000-5 | BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO (3) | UF | — | — | 61,562,113 | 61,562,113 | Tab 360 + 0,95% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL | 58,527,000 | 75,249,000 | 206,486,113 | 340,262,113 | 1.55% | 314,128,186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage of obligations in foreign currency: 81.91% in 2004 and 100,00 % in 2003
Percentage of obligations in local currency: 18.09% in 2004 and in 2003
(1) | In December 2004, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from January and August 2005 to December 2009, in addition to changing the agent bank. |
(2) | In April 2003, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its maturity date from December 2003 to April 2008, in addition to changing the agent bank which was Citibank N.A. |
(3) | In March 2004, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its maturity date from April 2004 to April 2008. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
17. | Obligations with the Public, continued: |
a) | Commercial paper: |
On January 27, 2003, Telefónica CTC Chile registered a commercial paper line in the securities registry, the inspection number of which is 5. The maximum amount of the line is ThCh$ 35,000,000, and placements charged to this line may not exceed that amount. The term of this line will be 10 years from the date of registration with the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance. The interest rate will be defined on each issuance of these commercial papers.
On May 12, 2004, there was a second placement in two series (C and D) for ThCh $ 35,000,000 of the same type of financial instrument. The placement agent was Santander Investment S.A.
The details of these transactions are those described below:
Registration
or identification number of the instrument |
Series | Current nominal amount placed M$ |
Bond readjustment unit M$ |
Interest rate % |
Final Maturity |
Accounting value | Placement in Chile or abroad |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 M$ |
2003 M$ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term commercial paper |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
005 | C | 17,500,000 | Ch$ non-adjustable | 0.2257 | Apr 5, 2005 | 17,393,440 | — | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
005 | D | 17,500,000 | Ch$ non-adjustable | 0.2286 | May 5, 2005 | 17,353,277 | — | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 34,746,717 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in
Spanish)
17. | Obligations with the Public, continued: |
b) | Bonds |
The detail of obligations with the public for bond issues, 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 annual interest rate |
Final maturity |
Frequency | Par value | Location of bond placement |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payment |
Amortizations | 2004 ThCh$ |
2003 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 | 1,415,297 | 1,430,445 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
203.23.04.98 | K (a) | 3,992,424 | U.F. | 6.750 | Feb. 2020 | Semi-annual | Semi-annual | 70,877,120 | 1,877,430 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued in New York | Yankee Bonds | — | US$ | 7.625 | Jul. 2006 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 704,602 | 5,055,505 | Abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued in New York | Yankee Bonds | — | US$ | 8.375 | Jan. 2006 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 3,401,602 | 3,985,263 | Abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued in Luxembourg | Eurobonds | — | EURO | 5.375 | Aug. 2004 | Semi-annual | Maturity | — | 103,174,216 | Abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 76,398,621 | 115,522,859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
143.27.06.91 | F | 750,000 | U.F. | 6.000 | Apr. 2016 | Semi-annual | Semi-annual | 12,987,796 | 14,246,036 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
203.23.04.98 | K | — | U.F. | 6.750 | Feb. 2020 | Semi-annual | Semi-annual | — | 69,240,613 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued in New York | Yankee Bonds (b) | 49,603,000 | US$ | 7.625 | Jul. 2006 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 27,648,712 | 114,233,538 | Abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued in New York | Yankee Bonds (c) | 156,440,000 | US$ | 8.375 | Jan. 2006 | Semi-annual | Maturity | 87,199,656 | 121,729,000 | Abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 127,836,164 | 319,449,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
17. | Obligations with the Public, continued: |
b) | Bonds, continued: |
a) | During December 2004 and as stated in the sixth clause, letter K of the Bond Issuance Agreement, Telefónica CTC Chile decided to exercise the advanced redemption option of all the Bonds of this series. The amount of the redemption of this issuance is U.F. 3,992,424 plus interest accrued until February 15, 2005, the effective date of the redemption. This has meant recognizing in income the balances pending amortization for "Bond issue expenses" and "Bond discount", reducing the term to the advanced redemption date. As of December 31, 2004 the extraordinary effects from these amortizations on total income amount to ThCh $ 3,236,587(included in Financial Expenses). |
b) | Starting May 2003 and until December of that same year, Telefónica CTC Chile, partially repurchased US$12.3 million of its placement denominated in the same currency. This repurchase was carried out at an average of 111.05% of par value, which meant a payment of US$ 13.68 million, plus accrued interest as of that date on the nominal amount of the repurchase. During November and December 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile affected a repurchase offer for the dollar issuances. As a product of this offer, in those two months and for that placement, the Company repurchased US$ 138,082,000. This operation was carried out paying an average price of 107.0 % of the par value. The partial repurchase of this series resulted in the Company recognizing extraordinary proportional amortization of the balances corresponding to "Bond issue expenses" and "Bond discount", as well as on payment of the repurchase. The net of these three effects of ThCh$ 6,631,649 was charged to the financial expenses for the period. |
c) | During November and December 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile deffected an offer to repurchase US$ issuances . As a result of this offer the Company in these two months, and for this placement, repurchased US$ 43,560,000. This operation was carried out at a price of 105.356% of par value. The partial repurchase of this series meant recognizing extraordinary amortizations proportional to the balances corresponding to "Bond issue expenses", "Bond discount", as well as on payment of the repurchase. The net of these three effects of ThCh$ 1,461,539 was charged to financial expenses for the period. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
18. | Accruals: |
The detail of accruals shown in liabilities is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Current | ||||||||||
Staff severance indemnities | 208,310 | 194,432 | ||||||||
Vacation | 3,838,816 | 4,817,923 | ||||||||
Other employee benefits (a) | 4,780,578 | 8,778,844 | ||||||||
Employee benefit advances | (1,364,633 | ) | (1,919,331 | ) | ||||||
7,463,071 | 11,871,868 | |||||||||
Long-term | ||||||||||
Staff severance indemnities | 29,254,826 | 19,675,441 | ||||||||
Total | 36,717,897 | 31,547,309 | ||||||||
(a) | Includes provisions for the bonus guaranteed under the current union contract, and miscellaneous. |
During 2004 and 2003, there were a bad debt write-off of ThCh$ 22,125,586 and ThCh$ 20,639,447, respectively, 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:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Operating costs and administration and selling expenses | 4,207,200 | 4,174,126 | ||||||||
Other non-operating expenses | 3,237,378 | — | ||||||||
Total | 7,444,578 | 4,174,126 | ||||||||
Payments in the period | 2,148,685 | (2,261,172 | ) | |||||||
2004 includes payment of the balances of staff indemnities of ThCh$ (7,837,088) net of the increase in the provision for change in the future permanence and charge in the provision (see Note 14b and 14c) of employees for ThCh $ 9,985,773.
20. | Minority interest: |
Minority interest recognizes the portion of equity and revenues of subsidiaries owned by third parties. The breakdown for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, is as follows:
Subsidiaries | Percentage Minority Interest |
Participation in equity |
Participation in net income (loss) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 % |
2003 % |
2004 M$ |
2003 M$ |
2004 M$ |
2003 M$ |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Administradora de Sistemas de Telepeajes de Chile S.A. | 20.00 | 20.00 | 244,363 | 95,759 | 149,384 | (10.018 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Telefónica Mundo S.A. | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1,153,555 | 1,121,755 | 81,191 | 163.348 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fundación Telefónica | 50.00 | 50.00 | 233,266 | 180,809 | 52,457 | (9.105 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
CTC Equipos y Servicios S.A. | 0.0001 | — | 39 | 32 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1.631.223 | 1,398,355 | 283,038 | 144,233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in
Spanish)
21. | Shareholders' Equity: |
During the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, changes in shareholders' equity accounts are as follows:
Paid-in capital |
Contributed surplus |
Other reserves |
Retained earnings |
Net income for the year |
Interim dividend |
Total shareholders' equity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2003 | 859,490,281 | — | (791,199 | ) | 421,404,583 | 10,133,882 | — | 1,290,237,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of 2003 net income to retained earnings | — | — | — | 10,133,882 | (10,133,882 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment of foreign investment conversion reserve | — | — | (425,240 | ) | — | — | — | (425,240 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final dividend 2003 | — | — | — | (3,062,903 | ) | — | — | (3,062,903 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final dividend | — | — | — | (385,685,783 | ) | — | — | (385,685,783 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004 interim dividend | — | — | — | — | — | (252,992,348 | ) | (252,992,348 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Price-level restatement | 21,487,256 | — | (21,212 | ) | 6,016,572 | — | (2,311,551 | ) | 25,171,065 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year | — | — | — | — | 311,628,674 | — | 311,628,674 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2004 | 880,977,537 | — | (1,237,651 | ) | 48,806,351 | 311,628,674 | (255,303,899 | ) | 984,871,012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2002 | 736,468,120 | 114,512,356 | 1,924,736 | 451,465,216 | (17,680,376 | ) | — | 1,286,690,052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of 2002 loss to retained earnings | — | — | — | (17,680,376 | ) | 17,680,376 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Absorption of accumulated deficit development period | 114,512,356 | (114,512,356 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final dividend 2002 | — | — | — | (16,750,249 | ) | — | — | (16,750,249 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment of foreign investment conversion reserve | — | — | (2,721,166 | ) | — | — | — | (2,721,166 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Price-level restatement | 8,509,805 | — | 5,231 | 4,369,992 | — | — | 12,885,028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the year | — | — | — | — | 10,133,882 | — | 10,133,882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances as of December 31, 2003 | 859,490,281 | — | (791,199 | ) | 421,404,583 | 10,133,882 | — | 1,290,237,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Restated balances as of December 31, 2004 | 880,977,537 | — | (810,979 | ) | 431,939,697 | 10,387,229 | — | 1,322,493,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
As established in Article No. 10 of Law 18,046 on Corporations, price-level restatement of shareholders' equity has been incorporated into paid-in-capital.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
21. | Shareholders' Equity, continued: |
(a) | Paid-in capital: |
As of December 31, 2004, the Company's paid-in capital is as follows:
Number of shares:
Series | No.
of subscribed shares |
No. of paid shares |
No.
of shares with voting rights |
|||||||||||
A | 873,995,447 | 873,995,447 | 873,995,447 | |||||||||||
B | 83,161,638 | 83,161,638 | 83,161,638 | |||||||||||
Paid-in capital:
Series | Subscribed Capital ThCh$ |
Paid-in Capital ThCh$ |
||||||||
A | 804,434,684 | 804,434,684 | ||||||||
B | 76,542,853 | 76,542,853 | ||||||||
On July 11, 2003, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting agreed to increase share capital, by capitalizing the share premium for ThCh$114,512,356.
(b) | Shareholder stratification: |
As indicated in Circular No. 792 of the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, the stratification of shareholders by percentage shareholding in the Company as of December 31, 2004 is as follows:
Type of shareholder | Percentage of Total holdings % |
Number
of shareholders |
||||||||
10% holding or more | 56.53 | 2 | ||||||||
Less than 10% holding: | ||||||||||
Investment equal to or exceeding UF 200 | 42.69 | 1,870 | ||||||||
Investment under UF 200 | 0.78 | 11,540 | ||||||||
Total | 100.00 | 13,412 | ||||||||
Company controller | 44.90 | 1 | ||||||||
(c) | Dividends: |
As established in Law No. 18,046, unless otherwise agreed upon by the unanimous vote of all shareholders at a Shareholders' Meeting, when there is net income, at least 30% must be distributed as dividends.
On April 4, 2003, the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting was informed of the dividend distribution policy proposed by the Board for 2003, this being the minimum legal distribution, as indicated in the preceding paragraph.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
21. | Shareholders' Equity, continued: |
i) | Dividend policy: |
On September 21, 2004, the Company's Board of Directors, in view of the cash situation, levels of projected investment and solid financial indicators for 2004 and thereafter, modified the distribution of dividends reported to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of April 2004, and declared that it is the intention of the Board to distribute 100% of net income earned during the respective year, through an interim dividend in November of each year and a final dividend in May of the following year, and that will submitted to the corresponding Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
ii) | Dividend distributed in the year: |
On July 11, 2003, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting agreed to pay a dividend of ThCh$ 16,750,249 (historical), with a charge to retained earnings as of December 31, 2002, which was paid on July 31, 2003.
On April 15, 2004, the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting approved a final dividend of (No. 164) Ch$ 3.20 per share equivalent to ThCh $ 3,062,903, with a charge to net income for 2003. The dividend was paid on May 7, 2004.
Additionally, during July 2004 the following dividend distribution was agreed:
− On June 14, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to give shareholders' a temporary dividend on of 2004 net income.
− In turn, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of July 15, 2004, approved the sale of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A., and distribution of a final dividend against retained earnings as of December 31, 2003.
Both dividends, in the amount of US$ 800 million, were subject to materialization of the sale of all the shares of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A., event that would be consummated if, Telefónica Móviles S.A, accepted the proposal of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which implied, it assuming the taxes arising at of the sale operation, that amounts to US$ 51 million.
On July 23, 2004, the agreement for the sale of the shares of the former subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. was signed. Therefore, on August 31, 2004, the Company paid the dividends resulting from the sale of its subsidiary. The dividends are analyzed in the following manner:
• | Dividend No. 165, with a charge to retained earnings of ThCh$ 385,685,783. |
• | Dividend No. 166, in the nature of an interim dividend of ThCh$ 128,561,925, with a charge to 2004 net income. |
In the context of the modification of the dividend policy approved in September 2004, the Board agreed to distribute interim dividend (No. 167) with a charge to 2004 net income of $130 per share equivalent to ThCh$ 124,430,423 which was paid on November 4, 2004.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
21. | Shareholders' Equity, continued: |
(d) | Other reserves: |
Other Reserves include 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Company | December
31, 2003 |
Price-level restatement |
Net Movement |
Balance as of December 31, 2004 |
||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||||||||
96.720.710-1 | Invercom S.A. | 41,417 | — | (41,417 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
84.119.600-7 | Instacom S.A. | 15,883 | — | (15,883 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign | TBS Participación S.A. (1) | (848,499 | ) | (21,212 | ) | (367,940 | ) | (1,237,651 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total | (791,199 | ) | (21,212 | ) | (425,240 | ) | (1,237,651 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | This increase (decrease) corresponds to the net effect of the adjustment for conversion difference as established in Technical Bulletin N°64 of the Chilean Association of Accountants. |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
22. | Income and Expenses: |
(a) | Other non-operating income: |
The breakdown of other non-operating income is as follows:
Other Income | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
Penalties on suppliers and indemnities | 184,672 | 2,705,792 | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of used equipment | 2,655,537 | — | ||||||||
Sales of promotional material | 102,087 | — | ||||||||
Real estate rental | 193,335 | — | ||||||||
Gain on sale Publiguías S.A. (1) | 6,502,477 | — | ||||||||
Gain on sale Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. (2) | 464,847,415 | — | ||||||||
Provision for lower market value of New Skies Satellites | 222,413 | — | ||||||||
Gain on sale Sonda S.A (4) | — | 3,647,237 | ||||||||
Provision for adjustment to market value of Terra Network (3) | — | 3,448,138 | ||||||||
Final compensatory payment for termination of Publiguías agreement | — | 1,606,869 | ||||||||
Others | 781,074 | 1,234,179 | ||||||||
Total | 475,489,010 | 12,642,215 | ||||||||
(1) | See note 11 "Investment in related Companies" number 2. |
(2) | See note 2 d) "Significant Accounting Principles" number 2. |
(3) | The Board meeting held on July 10, 2003, approved the sale of the 2,984,986 shares that the company held in Terra Networks S.A., through the Public Offering launched by Telefónica S.A. The price was 5.25 Euros per share which at the exchange rate at the date on which the sale materialized, represented a total sales value of ThCh$ 12,744,558. |
(4) | Corresponds to the sale of 35% of Sonda S.A. |
(b) | Other non-operating expenses: |
The detail of other non-operating expenses is as follows:
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
Other Expenses: | ||||||||||
Lawsuit indemnities and other provisions | 682,958 | 891,241 | ||||||||
Depreciation and retirement of out of service property, plant and equipment (1) | 8,003,719 | 8,367,081 | ||||||||
Restructuring costs | 6,225,151 | — | ||||||||
Provision for assets in disuse | 9,565,831 | 2,097,930 | ||||||||
Donations | 173,580 | 538,818 | ||||||||
Others | 19,725 | 887,742 | ||||||||
Total | 24,670,964 | 12,782,812 | ||||||||
(1) | As of December 2004 other non-operating expenses are mainly composed of the depreciation of the La Serena Cable TV network and in 2003 includes depreciation of the Concepción Cable TV network (assets temporarily out of service) not transferred in the sale of the subsidiary Multimedia to Cordillera Comunicaciones. |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
23. | Price-level restatement: |
The detail of price-level restatement is as follows:
Assets (Charges) Credits | Indexation | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
Inventories | C.P.I. | 210,351 | 90,887 | |||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | C.P.I. | 4,268 | 5,225 | |||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | U.F. | (72,674 | ) | 28,668 | ||||||||||
Other current assets | C.P.I. | (152,257 | ) | 680,167 | ||||||||||
Other current assets | U.F. | (4,041,591 | ) | (6,414,936 | ) | |||||||||
Short and long-term deferred taxes | C.P.I. | 3,329,819 | 1,509,245 | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | C.P.I. | 39,795,009 | 19,295,052 | |||||||||||
Investments in related companies | C.P.I. | 140,696 | 451,312 | |||||||||||
Goodwill | C.P.I. | 1,611,863 | 1,861,916 | |||||||||||
Long-term debtors | C.P.I. | (176,796 | ) | (1,315,976 | ) | |||||||||
Long-term debtors | U.F. | 228,282 | — | |||||||||||
Other long-term assets | C.P.I. | 956,719 | 236,690 | |||||||||||
Other long-term assets | U.F. | 35,353 | 2,334,641 | |||||||||||
Expense accounts | C.P.I. | 8,479,390 | 159,744 | |||||||||||
Total (Charges) Credits | 50,348,432 | 18,922,635 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities — Shareholders' Equity (Charges) Credits | Indexation | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
Short-term obligations | C.P.I. | 14,311 | 41,088 | |||||||||||
Short-term obligations | U.F. | (5,735,154 | ) | (1,759,557 | ) | |||||||||
Long-term obligations | C.P.I. | (12,531 | ) | (13,438 | ) | |||||||||
Long-term obligations | U.F. | (4,062,790 | ) | (3,291,775 | ) | |||||||||
Shareholders' equity | C.P.I. | (25,171,065 | ) | (13,207,154 | ) | |||||||||
Revenue accounts | C.P.I. | (19,547,817 | ) | (306,065 | ) | |||||||||
Total Credits (Charges) | (54,515,046 | ) | (18,536,901 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss) Gain from price-level restatement, net | (4,166,614 | ) | 385,734 | |||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
24. | Foreign exchange gains/losses: |
The detail of foreign exchange gain loss is as follows:
Assets (Charges) Credits | Currency | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
Current assets | US$ | 19,721,180 | (6,533,132 | ) | ||||||||||
Current assets | EURO | 3,823,369 | (6,491,535 | ) | ||||||||||
Long-term receivables | US$ | 5,206,898 | 339,134 | |||||||||||
Long-term receivables | EURO | — | (7,081,197 | ) | ||||||||||
Other long-term assets | US$ | 58,791 | (387,652 | ) | ||||||||||
Other long-term assets | EURO | 71 | 108,223 | |||||||||||
Total Credits | 28,810,309 | (20,046,159 | ) | |||||||||||
Liabilities (Charges) Credits | Currency | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
Short-term obligations | US$ | (27,262,699 | ) | (101,162,255 | ) | |||||||||
Short-term obligations | EURO | (3,668,775 | ) | 1,896,294 | ||||||||||
Long-term obligations | US$ | 15,269,791 | 108,164,315 | |||||||||||
Long-term obligations | EURO | — | 11,412,594 | |||||||||||
Total (Charges) | (15,661,683 | ) | 20,310,948 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain, net | 13,148,626 | 264,789 | ||||||||||||
25. | Issuance and placement of shares and debt expense: |
The detail of this item is as follows:
Short-term | Long-term | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||||
Bond issuance expenses | 574,764 | 511,902 | 471,783 | 2,169,109 | ||||||||||||||
Discount on debt | 418,261 | 1,243,184 | 227,917 | 3,509,805 | ||||||||||||||
Commercial paper issuance expense | 177,167 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total | 1,170,192 | 1,755,086 | 699,700 | 5,678,914 | ||||||||||||||
These items are classified under Other Current Assets and Other Long-term Assets, as applicable and are amortized over the term of the respective obligations, as described in Note 17 "Obligations with the Public".
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
26. | Cash flows: |
Financing and investment activities that do not generate cash flows during the period, but which commit future cash flows are as follows:
a) | Financing activities: The breakdown of financing activities that commit future cash flows are: |
Obligations with banks and financial institutions | — see Notes No. 15 and 16 | |||||
Obligations with the public | — see Notes No. 17 | |||||
b) | Investment activities: Investment activities that commit future cash flows are as follows: |
Maturity | ThCh$ | |||||||||
Zero | 2005 | 18,492,489 | ||||||||
BCD | 2005 | 7,188,926 | ||||||||
c) | Cash and cash equivalents: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
Cash | 7,859,890 | 19,826,344 | ||||||||
Time deposits | 53,138,702 | 5,512,430 | ||||||||
Mutual funds | — | 316,137 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 96,143,426 | 8,509,014 | ||||||||
Total | 157,142,018 | 34,163,925 | ||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
27. Derivative Contracts:
The breakdown of derivative contracts is as follows:
Type
of Derivative |
Type
of Contract |
Contract Value |
Maturity or Expir. |
Specific Item |
Purchase Sale Position |
Hedged
Item or Transaction |
Value of Hedged Item ThCh$ |
Affected Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset / Liability | Effect on Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Amount | Name | Amount ThCh$ |
Realized | Unrealized ThCh$ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 38,100,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 38,100,000 | 21,236,940 | asset | 21,236,940 | — | (1,932,243 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (23,489,598 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 62,000,000 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 62,000,000 | 34,558,800 | asset | 34,558,800 | — | (4,105,409 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (38,727,435 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 41,800,000 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 41,800,000 | 23,299,320 | asset | 23,299,320 | — | (3,628,593 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (26,082,350 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 40,000,000 | IV Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 40,000,000 | 22,296,000 | asset | 22,296,000 | — | (2,029,999 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (23,626,024 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 19,000,000 | III Trim. 2006 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 19,000,000 | 10,590,600 | asset | 10,590,600 | — | (793,344 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (11,269,908 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 73,500,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 73,500,000 | 40,968,900 | asset | 40,968,900 | — | (3,639,763 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (45,088,580 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 79,300,000 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 79,300,000 | 44,201,820 | asset | 44,201,820 | — | (6,003,196 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (49,853,255 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 96,700,000 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 96,700,000 | 53,900,580 | asset | 53,900,580 | — | (8,245,277 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (59,787,190 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 49,700,000 | IV Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 49,700,000 | 27,702,780 | asset | 27,702,780 | — | (2,554,962 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 200,000,000 | II Trim. 2009 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 200,000,000 | 111,480,000 | asset | 111,480,000 | — | (2,170,748 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (113,650,749 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 29,800,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 29,800,000 | 16,610,520 | asset | 16,610,520 | — | (780,727 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (17,324,354 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 58,000,000 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 58,000,000 | 32,329,200 | asset | 32,329,200 | — | (3,049,614 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (35,591,714 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 21,000,000 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 21,000,000 | 11,705,400 | asset | 11,705,400 | — | (1,650,954 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (13,268,054 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 95,000,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 95,000,000 | 52,953,000 | asset | 52,953,000 | — | (2,109,560 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (55,082,433 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 43,000,000 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 43,000,000 | 23,968,200 | asset | 23,968,200 | — | (2,031,510 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (26,072,063 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CCPE | 10,000,000 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 10,000,000 | 5,574,000 | asset | 5,574,000 | — | (791,900 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (6,310,761 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 53,400,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 53,400,000 | 31,877,570 | asset | 31,877,570 | — | 2,141,007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (29,775,553 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 48,000,000 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 48,000,000 | 27,700,860 | asset | 27,700,860 | — | 967,267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (26,773,863 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
27. Derivative Contracts, continued:
The breakdown of derivative contracts is as follows:
Type
of Derivative |
Type
of Contract |
Contract Value |
Maturity or Expir. |
Specific Item |
Purchase Sale Position |
Hedged
Item or Transaction |
Value of Hedged Item ThCh$ |
Affected Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset / Liability | Effect on Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Amount | Name | Amount ThCh$ |
Realized | Unrealized ThCh$ |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 12,000,000 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 12,000,000 | 6,793,920 | asset | 6,793,920 | — | 101,608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (6,691,352 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 9,600,000 | IV Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 9,600,000 | 5,396,160 | asset | 5,396,160 | — | 33,771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (5,352,309 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 368,918 | I Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 368,918 | 6,388,571 | asset | 6,388,571 | — | 215,080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (6,190,599 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 1,245,368 | II Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 1,245,368 | 21,566,102 | asset | 21,566,102 | — | 1,082,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (20,672,016 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 1,354,840 | III Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 1,354,840 | 23,461,837 | asset | 23,461,837 | — | 375,739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (23,250,187 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FR | CI | 1,421,965 | IV Trim. 2005 | Exchange rate | V | Oblig. in US$ | 1,421,965 | 24,624,234 | asset | 24,624,234 | — | 433,168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
liabilities | (24,495,750 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S | CCTE | 80,000,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Interest rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 80,000,000 | — | asset | 22,365 | — | 22,365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S | CCTE | 70,000,000 | I Trim. 2005 | Interest rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 70,000,000 | — | liabilities | (10,869 | ) | — | (10,869 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S | CCPE | 200,000,000 | II Trim. 2009 | Interest rate | C | Oblig. in US$ | 200,000,000 | — | liabilities | (18,153 | ) | — | 18,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred income for exchange forward contracts | liabilities | (2,535,453 | ) | 5,991,207 | 904,058 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred costs for exchange insurance | asset | 791,381 | (2,668,071 | ) | (376,266 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange forward contracts expensed during the period ( net ) | 10,329,707 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 13,652,843 | (39,610,510 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Types of derivatives: | Type of Contract: | |||||
FR: Forward | CCPE: Hedge contract for existing transactions | |||||
S : Swap | CCTE: Hedge contract for anticipated transactions | |||||
CI: Investment hedge contract | ||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
28. Contingencies and restrictions:
a) | Lawsuits: |
(i) | Complaints presented by VTR Telefónica S.A.: |
On September 30, 2000, VTR Telefónica S.A. filed an ordinary suit for the collection of access charges in the amount of Ch $ 2,500 million, based on the differences that would originate from the lowering of access charges rate due to Rate Decree No. 187 of Telefónica CTC. First instance sentence accepted the complaint of VTR and the compensation alleged by Telefónica CTC. The Company filed a motion to vacate and appeal, which is currently underway.
(ii) | Labor lawsuits: |
In the course of normal operations, labor lawsuits have been filed against the Company.
To date, among others, there are labor proceedings involving former employees, who claim wrongful dismissal. These employees did not sign termination releases or receive staff severance indemnities. On various occasions, the Supreme Court has reviewed the sentences handed down on the matter, accepting the thesis of the Corporation, 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, who in spite of having chosen voluntary retirement plans or having been terminated due to company needs, intend to have the terminations voided. Of these lawsuits, to date, two have received a sentence favorable to the Company, rejecting the annulments.
Certain unions have filed complaints before the Santiago Labor Courts, requesting indemnities for various concepts.
In the opinion of Management and their internal legal counsel, the risk that the Company will be condemned to pay indemnities in the amount claimed in the previously mentioned lawsuits, in addition to other civil and labor suits where the Company is the defendant, is remote. Management considers it unlikely that the Company's income and equity will be significantly affected by these loss contingencies. As a consequence, no provision has been established in relation to the indemnities claimed.
(iii) | Lawsuit against the State of Chile: |
On October 31, 2001,Telefónica CTC Chile filed an administrative motion to set aside 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 administrative recourse, determination which they arrived at after having "carefully evaluated, only the viability and timeliness of the petition made, considering the set of circumstances that concur in the problem stated and the prudence that must orient public actions", to add that such rejection "has had no other motivation than to protect the general interest and progress of the telecommunications services".
Upon extinguishing the administrative instances to correct the errors and illegalities involved in the tariff setting of 1999, in March 2002, Telefónica CTC Chile filed a lawsuit for damages against the State of Chile for the sum of Ch $181,038,411,056, plus readjustments and interest, which covers past and future damages until May 2004.
Currently, in that judicial proceeding, the different expert reports on the diverse aspects of the matter of the lawsuit have already been issued, reports that supported the position sustained by Telefónica CTC Chile during the process.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:
(iv) | Manquehue Net: |
On June 24, 2003, Telefónica CTC Chile filed a forced compliance of contracts complaint with damage indemnity before the mixed arbitration court of Mr. Victor Vial del Río against Manquehue Net, in the amount of Ch $3,647,689,175 in addition to costs incurred during the proceeding. Likewise, and on the same date, Manquehue Net filed a compliance with discounts complaint (in the amount of UF 107,000), in addition to an obligation to perform complaint (signing of a 700 services contract). After completion of the evidence period, on June 5, 2004 the arbiter called the parties together to pronounce a sentence.
b) | Financial restrictions: |
In order to carry out its investment plans, the Company obtained financing in the local and foreign market (notes 15, 16 and 17), which established among others: maximum debt that the Company may have, interest and cash flows coverage.
The maximum debt ratio for these contracts is 1.50, whereas the interest coverage ratio cannot be less than 4.00 and lastly the cash flow ratio must be equal to or greater than 0.166.
Non-compliance with these clauses implies that all the obligations included in these financing contracts will be considered as due.
As of December 31, 2004 the Company complies with all the financial restrictions.
c) | Guarantees: |
On September 8, 2003 the Company, through Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, took out a letter of credit in favor of Intelsat to guarantee fulfillment of its obligations product of the use of a satellite. This document was taken for ThCh$ 1,158,178, with automatic renewal and initial maturity on February 28, 2005.
29. Third party guarantees:
The Company has not received any guarantees from third parties.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
30. Local and Foreign Currency:
A summary of the assets in local and foreign currency is as follows:
Description | Currency | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||
Total current assets: | 422,326,791 | 431,200,600 | ||||||||||||
Cash | Non-indexed Ch$ | 7,404,626 | 14,496,232 | |||||||||||
Dollars | 406,973 | 5,321,406 | ||||||||||||
Euros | 48,291 | 8,706 | ||||||||||||
Time deposits | Indexed Ch$ | 48,874,592 | 275,749 | |||||||||||
Dollars | 4,264,110 | 5,236,681 | ||||||||||||
Marketable securities | Indexed Ch$ | 0 | 316,137 | |||||||||||
Dollars | 26,120,961 | 43,973,788 | ||||||||||||
Notes and accounts receivable (a) | Indexed Ch$ | 657 | 593,308 | |||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 149,968,926 | 237,152,384 | ||||||||||||
Dollars | 30,143,174 | — | ||||||||||||
Due from related companies | Indexed Ch$ | — | — | |||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 11,785,858 | 8,493,468 | ||||||||||||
Dollars | 9,374,409 | 10,504,380 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets (b) | Indexed Ch$ | 34,652,540 | 59,064,873 | |||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 93,404,662 | 25,249,592 | ||||||||||||
Dollars | 5,877,012 | 20,261,028 | ||||||||||||
Euros | — | 252,868 | ||||||||||||
Total property, plant and equipment: | 1,382,877,102 | 1,875,614,626 | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation | Indexed Ch$ | 1,382,877,102 | 1,875,614,626 | |||||||||||
Total other long-term assets | 89,417,049 | 250,540,104 | ||||||||||||
Investment in related companies | Indexed Ch$ | 7,621,263 | 10,273,018 | |||||||||||
Investment in other companies | Indexed Ch$ | 3,950 | 3,950 | |||||||||||
Goodwill | Indexed Ch$ | 19,338,697 | 162,082,398 | |||||||||||
Other long-term assets (c) | Indexed Ch$ | 47,852,376 | 54,148,136 | |||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 14,142,711 | 7,622,216 | ||||||||||||
Dollars | 458,052 | 16,410,386 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,894,620,942 | 2,557,355,330 | ||||||||||||
Indexed Ch$ | 1,541,221,177 | 2,162,372,195 | ||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 276,706,783 | 293,013,892 | ||||||||||||
Dollars | 76,644,691 | 101,707,669 | ||||||||||||
Euros | 48,291 | 261,574 | ||||||||||||
(a) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Trade Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable and Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable. |
(b) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Inventories, Recoverable Taxes, Prepaid Expenses, Deferred Taxes and Other Current Assets. |
(c) | 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
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
30. Local and foreign currency, continued
A summary of the current liabilities in local and foreign currency is as follows:
Description | Currency | Up to 90 days | 90 days up to 1 year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Average annual interest % |
Amount | Average annual interest % |
Amount | Average annual interest % |
Amount | Average annual interest % |
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ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term obligations with banks and financial institutions | Non-indexed Ch$ | 10,060,544.00 | 1.47 | 10,197,419 | 3.24 | 9,418,430 | 2.98 | 9,614,076 | 3.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term portion of obligations with banks and financial institutions | Indexed Ch$ | 206,743 | — | 61,874,779 | 1.85 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 15,310,044 | 2.41 | 20,288,570 | 1.69 | — | — | 3,268,562 | 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations with the public (Commercial paper) | Non-indexed Ch$ | — | — | — | — | 34,746,717 | 5.45 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations with the public (Bonds payable) | Indexed Ch$ | 70,877,120 | 6.75 | 1,746,043 | 5.89 | 1,415,297 | 6.00 | 1,561,832 | 5.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 4,106,204 | — | 9,040,768 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euros | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103,174,216 | 5.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term obligations maturing within a year | Indexed Ch$ | 8,034 | 9.06 | 450,349 | 8.91 | 24,100 | 9.06 | 8,552 | 8.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Due to related parties | Indexed Ch$ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270,551 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 21,958,456 | — | 24,887,570 | — | 5,675,213 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 193,965 | — | 427,933 | — | 129,078 | — | — | 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities (d) | Indexed Ch$ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75,001,210 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 149,235,522 | — | 168,860,469 | — | 24,043,132 | — | 8,932 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 950,175 | — | 9,103,857 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 272,906,807 | — | 306,877,757 | — | 75,451,967 | — | 192,907,931 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 71,091,897 | — | 64,071,171 | — | 1,439,397 | — | 76,842,145 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 181,254,522 | — | 203,945,458 | — | 73,883,492 | — | 9,623,008 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 20,560,388 | — | 38,861,128 | — | 129,078 | — | 3,268,562 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euros | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103,174,216 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Dividends payable, Trade accounts payable, Notes payable, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Withholdings taxes, Unearned Income and Other current liabilities. |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
30. Local and foreign currency, continued
A summary of the long-term liabilities in local and foreign currency is as follows:
1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | over 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligation with banks and financial institutions | Indexed Ch$ | — | — | 61,562,113 | 1.55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 133,776,000 | 2.94 | 144,924,000 | 2.95 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds payable | Indexed Ch$ | 2,473,864 | 6.00 | 2,473,864 | 6.00 | 6,184,660 | 6.00 | 1,855,408 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 114,848,368 | 8.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities (e) | Indexed Ch$ | 13,255,228 | — | 7,698,290 | — | 19,396,710 | — | 18,153,253 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 720,290 | — | 348,318 | — | 870,797 | — | 31,218,770 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 265,073,750 | — | 217,006,585 | — | 26,452,167 | — | 51,227,431 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 15,729,092 | — | 71,734,267 | — | 25,581,370 | — | 20,008,661 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 720,290 | — | 348,318 | — | 870,797 | — | 31,218,770 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 248,624,368 | — | 144,924,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, continued
(Translation of financial statements
originally issued in Spanish)
1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 years | 5 to 10 years | over 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
Amount | Average annual interest rate |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | ThCh$ | % | M$ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations with banks and financial institutions | Dollars | 195,442,411 | 2.27 | 118,685,775 | 2.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonds payable | Indexed Ch$ | 4,316,979 | 6.20 | 6,419,163 | 6.38 | 25,244,948 | 6.52 | 47,505,560 | 6.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 235,962,537 | 8.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities (e) | Indexed Ch$ | 13,055,379 | — | 7,497,414 | — | 17,300,665 | — | 17,736,112 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 1,824,320 | — | 547,860 | — | 1,218,710 | — | 19,919,295 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 21,000,675 | 2.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 471,602,301 | — | 133,150,212 | — | 43,764,323 | — | 85,160,967 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal by currency | Indexed Ch$ | 17,372,358 | — | 13,916,577 | — | 42,545,613 | — | 65,241,672 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-indexed Ch$ | 1,824,320 | — | 547,860 | — | 1,218,710 | — | 19,919,295 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars | 452,405,623 | — | 118,685,775 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(e) | Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Due to related companies, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Deferred long-term taxes, Other long-term liabilities. |
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Notes to the consolidated financial
statements,
continued
31. Sanctions:
Neither the Company, nor its Directors and Managers have been sanctioned by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance or any other administrative authority during 2004.
32. Subsequent events:
a) | Placement of first issuance of Negotiable Instruments line No. 015 |
On January 18, 2005, Telefónica CTC Chile made the first placement from line No. 15 registered for ThCh$ 35,000,000 at the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance on May 12, 2004. The amount of the placement is ThCh$12,000,000, broken down into series E1 – E2, the amount raised amounts to ThCh$ 11,676,635 at 0.31% per month and the maturity date of which is October 13, 2005.
The placement agent for this process was Inversiones Boston Corredores de Bolsa.
b) | Renewal of bilateral loan with BBVA NY |
On January 21, 2005, Telefónica CTC Chile and BBVA N.Y. agreed to extend the bilateral loan granted originally on January 21, 1998; the renewal was for 1 year, maturing on January 23, 2006.
The amount of the loan is US$25 million at an interest rate of Libor 90 days plus a margin of 30 bps. Interest will he paid quarterly on April 21, 2005, July 21, 2005, October 21, 2005 and January 23, 2006.
The interest rate set for the first period of interest is 2.98% (Libor 3 months 2.68% + 0.30%).
In the period from January 1 to 21, 2005, there have been no other significant subsequent events that affect these financial statements.
33. Environment:
In the opinion of Management and their in-house legal counsel and because the nature of the Company's operations do not directly or indirectly affect the environment, as of the closing date of these financial statements, no resources have been set aside nor have any payments been made for non-compliance with municipal ordinances or to other supervising organizations.
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Notes to the consolidated financial
statements,
continued
34. Time deposits:
The detail of time deposits is as follows:
Placement | Institution | Currency | Principal ThCh$ |
Rate % |
Maturity | Accrued interest |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nov 29, 04 | BBVA | ThCh$ | 10,000,000 | 0.23 | Jan 03, 05 | 24,533 | 10,024,533 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nov 30, 04 | BANCO DE CHILE | ThCh$ | 7,500,000 | 0.23 | Jan 04, 05 | 17,825 | 7,517,825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nov 30, 04 | BANCO DE CHILE | ThCh$ | 7,500,000 | 0.23 | Jan 05, 05 | 17,825 | 7,517,825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 02, 04 | CORP BANCA | ThCh$ | 1,100,000 | 0.22 | Jan 06, 05 | 2,339 | 1,102,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 02, 04 | CORP BANCA | ThCh$ | 8,900,000 | 0.22 | Jan 06, 05 | 18,927 | 8,918,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 14, 04 | CORP BANCA | ThCh$ | 9,500,000 | 0.21 | Jan 13, 05 | 11,305 | 9,511,305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 14, 04 | THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK N.A | ThCh$ | 4,000,000 | 0.20 | Jan 13, 05 | 4,534 | 4,004,534 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 31, 04 | ABN AMRO BANK | Dollars | 4,264,110 | 0.24 | Jan 03, 05 | — | 4,264,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec 07, 04 | BCI | UF | 277,120 | 1.00 | Mar 08, 05 | 184 | 277,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 53,041,230 | 97,472 | 53,138,702 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35. Accounts payable:
The detail of the accounts payable balance is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Suppilers | ||||||||||
Domestic | 52,565,532 | 110,081,979 | ||||||||
Foreign | 2,758,618 | 7,206,051 | ||||||||
Provision for work in progress | 11,610,867 | 11,439,553 | ||||||||
Total | 66,935,017 | 128,727,583 | ||||||||
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Notes to the consolidated financial
statements,
continued
36. Other accounts payable:
The detail of other accounts payable is as follows:
2004 ThCh$ |
2003 ThCh$ |
|||||||||
Exchange insurance contract payables | 39,162,511 | 76,543,720 | ||||||||
Billing on behalf of third parties | 1,457,496 | 1,329,536 | ||||||||
Service on account of carriers | 4,251,403 | 4,934,856 | ||||||||
Others | 1,529,640 | 2,283,042 | ||||||||
Total | 46,401,050 | 85,091,154 | ||||||||
Alejandro Espinoza Querol | Claudio Muñoz Zúñiga | |||||
General Accountant | General Manager | |||||
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Item 2
CTC CHILE
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
years ended as of December 31, 2004 and 2003
Managment Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. | Highlights | 3 | ||||||||
2. | Volume Statistics, Property, Plant & Equipment and Statement of Income | 6 | ||||||||
3. | Analysis of Results for the Period | |||||||||
3.1 Operating Income | 10 | |||||||||
3.2 Non-operating Income | 11 | |||||||||
3.3 Net Income for the Year | 11 | |||||||||
4. | Results by Business Area | 11 | ||||||||
5. | Statement of Cash Flows | 14 | ||||||||
6. | Financial Indicators | 15 | ||||||||
7. |
Explanation of the Main Difference Between Market or Economic Value and Book Value of the Company's assets | 16 | ||||||||
8. | Regulatory Issues | 16 | ||||||||
9. | Analysis of Markets, Competition and Relative Participation | 20 | ||||||||
10. | Analysis of Market Risk | 23 | ||||||||
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1. HIGHLIGHTS
Results for the Period and Figures for the Corporation's Business
As of December 31, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile recorded consolidated net income of Ch$ 311,629 million, whereas net income for the previous year amounted to Ch$ 10,387 million. Income for 2004 incorporates the effects derived from the sale of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. in July 2004, which produced net income of approximately Ch$ 302,658 million.
At the operating level, comparisons between 2003 and 2004 show the effects of the deconsolidation of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. as of July 2004.
After exluding the effects of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. from 2003 and 2004, the operating margin reaches 17.8%, 2004 shows a slight increase of 0.4 percentage points in comparison to the operating margin of 17.4% obtained in 2003, notwithstanding that operating income, as detailed below, decreased by 1.7% due to the 4.0% decrease in income whereas operating expenses dropped by 4.5%.
Operating Income for the Year Excluding Mobile Operations
2003 | 2004 | % Variance | ||||||||||||
Income | 600,418 | 576,496 | -4.0 | % | ||||||||||
Costs | (288,472 | ) | (281,846 | ) | -2.3 | % | ||||||||
EBITDA | 311,946 | 294,650 | -5.5 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation | (207,549 | ) | (192,032 | ) | -7.5 | % | ||||||||
Operating Income | 104,397 | 102,618 | -1.7 | % | ||||||||||
Operating Margin | 17.4 | % | 17.8 | % | 0.4 | % | ||||||||
Including the mobile operations, in 2004 the operating income of Telefónica CTC Chile shows a surplus of Ch$ 99,134 million, less than the 16.2% reached the year ended as of December 31, 2003 in the amount of Ch$ 118,242 million.
It should be noted that operating income includes a provision for the effect of the tariff decree coming into effect from May 6, 2004 until May 6, 2009, notwithstanding that the Chilean General Comptroller has not published it in the Official Gazette.
Non-operating income for the year ended as of December 31, 2004, shows an income of Ch$ 275,173 million, which compares positively to the deficit obtained in the same period the previous year in the amount of Ch$ 77,976 million, derived mainly from the gain obtained from the sale of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A, and reduced financial expenses associated to a lower level of debt and better financing conditions.
In respect to the figures of the business, as of December 31, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile's fixed telephone lines in service reached 2,427,364, presenting an increase of 0.4% in relation to December 31, 2003. ADSL customers reached 200,794 connections with a growth of 60.3% in relation to the previous year. Long distance business traffic increased by 2.6% in domestic long distance (DLD) and 4.2% in outgoing international long distance (ILD), reaching 663.9 million minutes and 67.0 million minutes respectively. The ATM link decreased by 7.3%, and dedicated IP links grew by 35.1%.
As of December 31, 2004 , the Company's personnel included 3,745 employees (excluding the staff of Telefonica Movil S.A.) , which partly explains the 20.7% decrease in comparison to December 2003. This decrease is also due to the effects of Telefonica's restructuring process materialized in May and November 2004.
Organizational Restructuring
In the framework of the Company's business restructuring taking place during the year ended as of December 31, 2004, Telefónica modified its executive structure in May and also adjusted its staff in November, in accordance with the changes experienced in the market and the telecommunications business in Chile.
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Managment Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Decrease in Financial Debt
Telefónica CTC Chile has continued to improve its debt level through amortization and prepayment of loans, renegotiation of payment terms and interest rates of current loans and also through the overall market decline in interest rates. As of December 31, 2004, the financial debt reached Ch$ 606,517 million, reflecting a decrease of 29.8% compared to the financial debt of Ch$ 863,632 million recorded as of December 31, 2003. The decrease in indebtedness levels together with the improved financing conditions and the drop in the value of the dollar translated in turn into a downturn of 13.9% in financial expenses in 2004.
Sale of Participation in Publiguías
On April 26, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile sold to Telefónica Publicidad e Información S.A. all its participation (equivalent to 9% of capital stock) in Sociedad Impresora y Comercial Publiguías S.A. The price of the transaction was US$ 14.8 million, equivalent to Ch$ 9,013 million, with a Net Income of Ch$ 4,940 million (historical).
Sale of Telefónica Móvil
The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on July 15, 2004, approved the sale of Telefónica Móvil de Chile to Telefónica Móviles (TEM), with 69.1% approval of the shares issued and paid. The level of approval of the shares present at the Meeting was 73.8%.
The shareholders approved selling the subsidiary for a total of US$ 1,250 million, which is composed of US$ 1,007 million for the value of the shares and payment of the debt that Telefónica Móvil de Chile has with the parent company and the purchaser has to pay Telefonica Movil S.A. the tax derived from the operation with a maximum of US$ 51 million.
In addition to this matter, the Meeting approved distribution of a dividend of US$ 0.626856 per share, with a charge to retained earnings. Additionally at the meeting held on June 14, 2004, the Board approved payment of an interim dividend of US$ 0.208952 per share, with a charge to net income for 2004. Both dividends total approximately US$ 800 million.
In third place, the Meeting approved the modification of the Investment and Financing Policy, eliminating all reference to the assets of Telefonía Móvil de Chile.
Payment of the dividend and modification of the Investment and Financing Policy are subject to the signing of the respective contract and cash payment of the price.
On July 23, 2004, a contract was signed for the sale of shares of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. to TEM Inversiones Chile Limitada, subsidiary of Telefónica Móvil S.A., under the terms agreed upon by the Extraordinary Shareholder' Meeting of July 15, 2004, in virtue of which TEM Inversiones Chile Limitada, paid US$ 1,058 on July 28, 2004 for the value of the shares plus Ch$ 161,440,964,893 for the debt that Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. had with Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. as of July 15, 2004. As a result of this operation resulted in Telefónica CTC Chile generated an after-tax profit of approximately US$ 470 million.
Repurchase of Yankee Bonds
On December 1, 2004, the Company completed a Tender Offer for US$ 200 million for its two series of Yankee Bonds. The amount repurchased was US$ 182 million and reduced debt from US$ 388 to US$ 206 million.
This measure allowed improving the Company´s leverage, decreases in annual financial expenses and fulfills the commitment to reduce the debt to creditors as part of obtaining waivers for the sale of Telefónica Móvil.
Syndicated Loan for US$ 200 million
On December 16, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile concluded the renegotiation of a syndicated loan for US$ 200 million, which meant among other aspects, extending the debt maturity from February
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Managment Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
and August 2005 to December 2009 and adjusting the spread over the Libor interest rate, to the current market conditions from 112.5 bps to 40 bps.
Tariff Setting Process for Telefónica CTC (Local Telephony)
On May 4, 2004, the Ministries issued Tariff Decree No. 169 which they sent together with the supporting report to the Chilean General Comptroller for legislative review.
On June 2, Telefónica CTC Chile S.A. filed two presentations to the Chilean General Comptroller within the process of recording Tariff Decree No. 169. The first presentation denounces manifest mathematical errors in Decree 169 and requested the authorities to correct them. The second presentation includes the legal objections relating to conceptual aspects that have an impact on the definition and scope of the services included in the decree. In both presentations the Company expressly reserves the right to take jurisdictional actions.
Entel, Chilesat and Telmex filed a complaint with the Chilean General Comptroller against tariff Decree No. 169, objecting to scaling of access charges and the criteria for cost allocation of the various tariffs.
On September 16, 2004, the Ministries issued their report to the Chilean General Comptroller in relation to the impugnation formulated by Telefónica CTC Chile, Chilesat, Entel and Telmex. In this respect, the Ministries informed that as a result of the review of the tariff model, a large part of the mathematical errors denounced by Telefónica CTC Chile were corrected, notwithstanding that other errors apparently contained in the mentioned tariff decree were also corrected.
The Ministries defended the assignment of costs for access charges of Decree No. 169, indicating that such criteria is in accordance with the resolutions of antitrust agencies and pursuant to the Technical Economic Basis.
With regard to the conceptual aspects claimed by Telefónica CTC Chile that impact the definition and scope of the services included in the decree, the Ministries rejected them, as well as the appeals of Entel, Chilesat and Telmex.
On October 4, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile appeal again to the Chilean General Comptroller, in order to request correction of new mathematical errors incurred by the Ministries precisely at the moment of correcting the errors denounced by Telefónica CTC Chile. Likewise, there was insistence on certain conceptual aspects.
Subtel reentered Decree N°. 169 to the Chilean General Comptroller on December 30, 2004, prior modification of certain tariffs of Network Unbundling services, in the item "Adjustment of Civil Works". Likewise, Subtel once again modified among other tariffs those of item "Adjustment of Civil Works", reentering Decree N° 169 to the Chilean General Comptroller on January 14, 2005.
In addition, in January 2005. Entel and Telmex filed new presentations to the Chilean General Comptroller, where Entel made appeals regarding to the tariffs set by the Ministries for providing "Adjustment of Civil Works" and on its part Telmex accompanies information that sustains that access charges tariffs must be based on direct cost.
As of January 31, 2005, the Chilean General Comptroller has not made a pronouncement on Tariff Decree No. 169, the report of the Ministries and the appeals formulated by Telefónica CTC Chile and by the telecommunications companies indicated above.
On February 11, 2005 Tariff Decree N° 169 was published in the Official Gazette resulting in the following tariffs for the five year period, beginning on May 6, 2004.
Telefónica CTC Chile will apply the new tariffs retroactively to customers beginning on May 6, 2004.
Tariff Flexibility
The Official Gazette of February 26, 2004, published Decree No. 742, of December 24, 2003, issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, which regulated conditions (without
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restrictions as to levels or structure) to the offer of diverse plans and joint offers can be offered by the dominant operators of the local telephone public service.
The tariff flexibility allows Telefónica CTC Chile to offer its customers various commercial plans, adhering to the general framework for the application of the flexibility that must be defined by the authority, without requiring authorization for each plan. Telefónica CTC Chile requested that the authority dictate the corresponding regulation in this respect.
Telefónica CTC Chile started offering alternatives to the regulated plan in order to adapt to customer's needs.
Dividends Policy
On September 21, 2004, the Board of Directors of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. agreed to modify the policy for distributing dividends from 30% to 100% of net income for each year through an interim dividend in November of each year and a final dividend that will be proposed at General Shareholders' Meeting. In this context, the Board agreed to distribute an interim dividend against 2004 income for the year, for the total sum of Ch$ 124,430 million in November 2004 (equivalent to US$ 200 million) and subsequently, propose to the Shareholders' Meeting, of April 2005, distribution of accumulated earnings as of December 31, 2004, through an eventual final dividend.
2. VOLUME STATISTICS, PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND STATEMENTS OF INCOME
TABLE N°. 1
VOLUME
STATISTICS
Description | December 2003 |
December 2004 |
Variation | |||||||||||||||
Q | % | |||||||||||||||||
Lines in Service at (end of period) | 2,416,779 | 2,427,364 | 10,585 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Total Average Lines in Service | 2,558,291 | 2,406,266 | (152,025 | ) | -5.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Local calls (millions) (1) | 4,841 | 4,615 | (226 | ) | -4.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Inter-primary DLD Minute(2) (thousands) | 2,545,118 | 2,134,945 | (410,173 | ) | -16.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Total ILD Minutes(3) (thousands) | 1,483,157 | 1,083,068 | (400,089 | ) | -27.0 | % | ||||||||||||
ILD Minute Outgoing (incl. Internet) | 1,114,563 | 673,986 | (440,577 | ) | -39.5 | % | ||||||||||||
ILD Minutes Incoming | 368,593 | 409,081 | 40,488 | 11.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Line Connections | 308,266 | 343,318 | 35,052 | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||||
ADSL Connections in Service | 125,262 | 200,794 | 75,532 | 60.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Permanent Personnel Telefónica CTC Chile (4) | 2,624 | 2,816 | 192 | 7.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Permanent Personnel Subsidiaries (4)(5) | 2,096 | 929 | (1,167 | ) | -55.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Corporate Personnel (4) | 4,720 | 3,745 | (975 | ) | -20.7 | % | ||||||||||||
1. | Does not include calls from public phones owned by the Company. |
2. | DLD: Domestic Long Distance. Corresponds to all outgoing traffic of primary areas attended by Telefónica CTC Chile, including the traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo and Globus 120, for which access fees are charged. |
3. | ILD: International Long Distance. Corresponds to all outgoing and incoming international calls of primary areas attended by Telefónica CTC Chile, including the traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo and Globus 120, for which access fees are charged. |
4. | Does not include staff with contracts for determined term. |
5. | In 2003 includes Móviles. |
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TABLE N° 2
CONSOLIDATED
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
(Figures in millions of pesos
as of December 31,
2004)
Description | December 2003 |
December 2004 |
Variation | |||||||||||||||
MCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||
Land, Infrastructure, Machinery and Equipment | 4,052,538 | 3,531,528 | (521,010 | ) | -12.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Projects and Works in Progress | 104,297 | 63,822 | (40,475 | ) | -38.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Accumulated Depreciation | (2,281,220 | ) | (2,212,473 | ) | 68,747 | -3.0 | % | |||||||||||
NET PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT | 1,875,615 | 1,382,877 | (492,738 | ) | -26.3 | % | ||||||||||||
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TABLE N°
3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS
ENDED
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
(Figures in millions of
pesos as of
12.31.04)
DESCRIPTION | Jan
- Dec 2003 |
Jan -
Dec 2004 |
VARIATION (2004/2003) | |||||||||||||||
MCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||
OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||||||||||||
FIXED TELECOMUNICATIONS | 439,749 | 422,223 | (17,526 | ) | −4.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Basic Telephony | 334,818 | 299,851 | (34,967 | ) | −10.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Fixed Monthly | 155,946 | 146,805 | (9,141 | ) | –5.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Variable charge | 147,242 | 118,194 | (29,048 | ) | –19.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Connections and Other Installations | 5,763 | 3,896 | (1,867 | ) | –32.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Flexible Plans (Minutes) | — | 8,692 | 8,692 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
Value Added Services | 18,583 | 17,087 | (1,496 | ) | –8.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Others Basic Telephony Services | 7,284 | 5,177 | (2,107 | ) | –28.9 | % | ||||||||||||
BROADBAND | 13,490 | 25,162 | 11,672 | 86.5 | % | |||||||||||||
ADSL | 8,276 | 18,946 | 10,670 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
Internet Connection for Companies | 5,214 | 6,216 | 1,002 | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Access Charges and Interconnections(1) | 26,271 | 31,587 | 5,316 | 20.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Domestic Long Distance | 8,986 | 10,121 | 1,135 | 12.6 | % | |||||||||||||
International Long Distance | 2,752 | 2,807 | 55 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Access Charges Mobile – Fixed | 6,496 | 7,744 | 1,248 | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Other Interconnection Services | 8,037 | 10,915 | 2,878 | 35.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Other Local Telephone Services | 65,170 | 65,623 | 453 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Advertising in Telephone Directories | 5,515 | 5,882 | 367 | 6.7 | % | |||||||||||||
ISP (Switchboard and Dedicated) | 2,682 | 3,118 | 436 | 16.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Telemergencia (Security Services) | 4,879 | 6,681 | 1,802 | 36.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Public Phones | 11,358 | 10,838 | (520 | ) | –4.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Interior Installation and Equipment Rental | 31,710 | 31,275 | (435 | ) | –1.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Equipment Marketing | 9,026 | 7,829 | (1,197 | ) | –13.3 | % | ||||||||||||
LONG DISTANCE | 63,196 | 61,589 | (1,607 | ) | –2.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Long Distance | 26,864 | 24,624 | (2,240 | ) | –8.3 | % | ||||||||||||
International Service | 25,190 | 23,927 | (1,263 | ) | –5.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Network capacity and circuit rentals | 11,142 | 13,038 | 1,896 | 17.0 | % | |||||||||||||
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS | 80,701 | 82,906 | 2,206 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Terminal Equipment | 17,988 | 13,575 | (4,413 | ) | –24.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Complementary Services | 16,408 | 16,704 | 296 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Data Services | 27,363 | 31,150 | 3,787 | 13.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Dedicated links and others | 18,942 | 21,477 | 2,535 | 13.4 | % | |||||||||||||
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS | 243,565 | 132,214 | (111,351 | ) | –45.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Mobile Communications (outgoing traffic) | 153,163 | 93,549 | (59,614 | ) | –38.9 | % | ||||||||||||
CPP Interconnection(2) | 90,402 | 38,665 | (51,737 | ) | –57.2 | % | ||||||||||||
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DESCRIPTION | Jan
- Dec 2003 |
Jan -
Dec 2004 |
VARIATION (2004/2003) | |||||||||||||||
MCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||
OTHER BUSINESSES | 5,899 | 3,943 | (1,956 | ) | –33.2 | % | ||||||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 833,110 | 702,875 | (130,236 | ) | –15.6 | % | ||||||||||||
OPERATING COSTS | (539,128 | ) | (444,450 | ) | 94,678 | –17.6 | % | |||||||||||
Salaries | (58,260 | ) | (48,046 | ) | 10,214 | –17.5 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation | (270,279 | ) | (219,686 | ) | 50,593 | –18.7 | % | |||||||||||
Other Operating Costs | (210,589 | ) | (176,718 | ) | 33,871 | –16.1 | % | |||||||||||
ADMINISTRATION AND SELLING COSTS | (175,740 | ) | (159,291 | ) | 16,449 | –9.4 | % | |||||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS | (714,868 | ) | (603,741 | ) | 111,127 | –15.5 | % | |||||||||||
OPERATING INCOME | 118,242 | 99,134 | (19,109 | ) | –16.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Interest Income | 7,254 | 9,286 | 2,032 | 28.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Other Non-operating Income | 12,642 | 475,489 | 462,847 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
Income from Investment in Related Companies(4) | 697 | 542 | (155 | ) | –22.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Interest Expenses | (62,776 | ) | (54,054 | ) | 8,722 | –13.9 | % | |||||||||||
Amortization of Goodwill | (23,661 | ) | (140,402 | ) | (116,741 | ) | N.A. | |||||||||||
Other Non-operating Expenses | (12,783 | ) | (24,670 | ) | (11,887 | ) | 93.0 | % | ||||||||||
Monetary correction | 651 | 8,982 | 8,331 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
NON-OPERATING INCOME | (77,976 | ) | 275,173 | 353,149 | C.S. | |||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX | 40,266 | 374,307 | 334,040 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
Income taxes | (29,735 | ) | (62,395 | ) | (32,660 | ) | N.A. | |||||||||||
Minority Interest | (144 | ) | (283 | ) | (139 | ) | 96.5 | % | ||||||||||
NET INCOME(5) | 10,387 | 311,629 | 301,241 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to accounting consolidation does not include access charges of 188 Mundo Telefónica and Globus. |
(2) | Corresponds to income recorded in Telefónica Móvil. |
(3) | Includes revenues from Sonda, until August 2003, Telemergencia, Tgestiona and Telefónica Internet Empresas. |
(4) | For the purposes of a comparative analysis, participation in income from investments in related companies is shown net (net income/losses). |
(5) | For comparative purposes certain reclassifications have been made for 2003 statements of income. |
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3. ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
3.1 OPERATING INCOME
As of December 31, 2004, operating income reached Ch$ 99,134 million which represents a decrease of 16.2% compared to previous year.
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues for the year amounted to Ch$ 702,875 million presenting a decrease of 15.6% in relation to revenues obtained in 2003 that reached Ch$ 833,110 million.
This variance was originated in the decrease in mobile services that were 45.7% below the level of the previous year, due to the deconsolidation of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. in July 2004, together with a 4.0% decrease in income from fixed telephony due to a drop in income from basic telephony, compensated in part by an increase in revenues from broadband and access charges and intercomection.
Revenues from Fixed Telecomunications: Revenues from fixed telecommunications decreased by 4.0% mainly due to the 10.4% decrease in basic telephony in respect to the previous year, derived from the 19.7% decrease in the level of variable charges, as a consequence of a 5.9% drop in the number of average lines in service, to the drop in traffic per line, the lower revenues provision derived from the application of the new tariff decree, and to the migration of customers to flexible plans, offset in part by the provision for higher revenue due to the effects of the application of the new tariff decree. Revenues from connections and other installations were situated 32.4% under the value reached the previous year, whereas flexible minute plans offered to customers as of 2004 reached Ch$ 8,692 million, while value added services decreased by 8.0% partly due to the drop in lines in service and the migration of customers to advanced equipment, whereas other basic telephone income shows a drop of 28.9%.
The above was partly compensated by the contribution of broadband services that have been showing sustained growth, reaching Ch$ 25,162 million in 2004 while the previous year revenues from these services amounted to Ch$ 13,490 million.
Access charges and interconnections increased by 20.2%, mainly due to a 12.6% increase in revenue from domestic long distance access charges together with a 35.8% increase in other interconnection services.
Other local telephone services increased by 0.7%, equivalent to Ch$ 453 million explained basically by the Ch$ 1,802 million growth in revenue from Telemergencia (Home Security) service that reached Ch$ 6,681 million in 2004 whereas the previous year they amounted to Ch$ 4,879 million, to the 6.7% increase in revenue from directory advertising and the 16.3% increase in switchboard and dedicated ISP. The above was partly offset by the decrease in revenue from sale of equipment and lower revenue from public telephones, interior installations and equipment rental.
Long Distance: Revenues from these services decreased by 2.5% in comparison to 2003, due to a decrease of 8.3% and 5.0% in revenues from DLD and ILD respectively, situation that was influences by a decrease in average outgoing long distance prices, in spite of a 2.6% growth in ILD traffic and a 4.2% increase in outgoing ILD traffic. The above is partly offset by the incorporation of revenue from media and circuit rental to Telefónica Móviles de Chile, as of July 2004.
Corporate Communications: This business revenue shows a 2.7% increase in respect to the previous year, mainly due to a 13.8% increase in data together with a 13.4% increase in revenue from circuits, partly offsetting the 24.5% drop in revenues from commercialization of terminal equipment.
Mobile Communications: Total revenues from this business decreased by 45.7% due to the deconsolidation of this business as a result of the sale of Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. in July 2004, even though the period from January to June 2004 showed an increase in relation to 2003, mainly due to the growth experienced by the average mobile customer portfolio.
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Other Businesses: This revenue showed a 33.2% decrease mainly due to the deconsolidation of Istel (Company-owned health insurance company) as of September 2003.
Operating Costs
Operating costs for the year reached Ch$ 603,741 million, decreasing by 15.5% in relation to 2003, year in which they reached Ch$ 714,868 million, notwithstanding that when the mobile operations are excluded, consolidated operating costs reached Ch$ 473,878 decreasing by 4.5% in relation to 2003.
This effect is explained by a decrease in the levels of depreciation presented by the Corporation, associated to lower investments. Additionally a decrease in costs is appreciated due to the efforts displayed in the efficient use of resources applied by the Company in the last years.
3.2 NON-OPERATING INCOME
Non-operating income obtained in the year ended as of December 31, 2004 shows a surplus of Ch$ 275,173 million, figure that positively compares to the non-operating deficit in 2003 in the amount of Ch$ 77,976 million. The variation in non-operating income is broken down in the following manner:
Financial income shows an increase of 28.0%, mainly due to higher volumes of available funds arising from the sale of the mobile subsidiary and from operations, which were destined transitorily to financial investments.
Other non-operating income reached Ch$ 475,489 million, mainly due to gain generated by the sale of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. and to the sale of the participation in Publiguías recorded in 2004, whereas in 2003 the level of this income was lower, mainly due to the higher market value of Terra Networks shares, the sale of the 35% participation in Sonda and compensatory indemnities.
Financial expenses decreased by 13.9% in 2004, mainly associated to lower interest bearing debt, renegotiation of rates of current loans, the drop in market interest rates and the effect of the drop in the exchange rate.
Amortization of goodwill increased by Ch$116,741 million in relation to 2003, corresponding mainly to amortization of goodwill in the investment in subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A., sold during 2004.
Other non-operating expenses increased by 93.0%, due mainly to restructuring costs and an increase in the expired assets provision recorded in 2004 higher than the costs recorded in 2003.
Price-level restatement from January to December 2004 recorded an income of Ch$ 8,982 million, originated mainly by the effect of foreign currency cash flows from the sale of the mobile subsidiary and in turn to recording payment of the dividend of August 2004 denominated in foreign currency, whereas the previous year net income amounted to Ch$ 651 million. It should be noted that a 100% hedge has been maintained for exchange rate fluctuation and 70% hedge for interest rate. The Company's exchange rate (peso-dollar) hedge policy in great measure was able to neutralize the effects of the exchange rate variation in 2003 and 2004.
3.3 NET RESULT FOR THE YEAR
The net result totaled a net income of Ch$ 311,629 million, in comparison with net income of Ch$ 10,387 million in 2003. The result obtained in 2004 derives mainly from non-operating net income of Ch$ 275,173 million obtained in 2004, partly offset by a 16.2% decrease in operating income and an increase in income tax due mainly to gain from the sale of the mobile subsidiary.
4. RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA
Fixed Telephony Business: Presented a net income of Ch$ 292,336 million in the year, situation that positively compares to the deficit of Ch$ 12,012 million recorded the previous year, due to higher
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non-operating income mainly due to the effect of the sale of subsidiary Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. that generated net income of approximately Ch$ 302,658 million (historical), whereas operating income decreased by 9.0%. Income from this business excluding the effect of the mobile operation shows a net loss of Ch$ 10,322 million.
Corporate Communications Business: This business contributed net income of Ch$ 15,803 million in the year, an 11.4% decrease in relation to 2003 which shows a net income of Ch$ 17,841 million, mainly due to 1.2% lower operating income and the higher level of taxes since 2003 had a lower tax load due to the sale of the participation in Sonda. The above is partly offset by the 82.7% decrease in non-operating loss compared to that obtained in 2003.
Long Distance Business: as of December 31, 2004 shows net income of Ch$ 10,332 million, a 46.1% decrease in relation to the previous year. This variation is composed of a decrease of 23.6% in operating income and a greater non-operating deficit in the amount of Ch$ 4,898 million whereas in 2003 it reached Ch$ 1,035 million.
Mobile Business: The mobile business shows a net loss of Ch$ 7,978 million in the year, whereas in 2003 it shows net income of Ch$ 4,664 million. This effect is mainly due to an increase in operating income in the period from January to June 2004, equivalent to 16.5% and to the effect of the 28.5% increase in its operating costs due to the strong growth it has maintained. In July 2004, due to its sale, Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. was deconsolidated.
Other Businesses: The businesses as a whole generated net income of Ch$ 1,134 million and operating net income of Ch$ 1,376 million in the year, whereas during the previous year a net loss of Ch$ 19,274 million was recorded with an operating loss of Ch$ 10,598 million. These businesses mainly include teletoll services, technonautics, shared services, operation of other businesses and the effect of the sale of the participation in the ownership of Istel (Company-owned health insurance company) in 2003.
The corporate result excluding the effect to the sale of the mobile operation in the businesses of the basic telephone services.
The following graph shows the contribution of each business area to the corporate result, exclusing the effect of the sale of the mobile operation in the businesses of basic telephone service:
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REVENUES AND COSTS BY BUSINESS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2004
(Figures in millions of pesos as of
12.31.04)
Fixed Telecomunications |
Corporate Communications |
Long Distance |
Mobile Telephones |
Others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
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Operating Revenues | 508,539 | 489,809 | 101,047 | 101,486 | 94,032 | 88,037 | 248,463 | 136,826 | 22,460 | 18,677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | 439,749 | 422,223 | 80,701 | 82,906 | 63,196 | 61,589 | 243,565 | 132,214 | 5,899 | 3,943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany Transfers | 68,790 | 67,586 | 20,346 | 18,580 | 30,836 | 26,448 | 4,898 | 4,612 | 16,561 | 14,734 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses | (444,090 | ) | (431,145 | ) | (80,496 | ) | (81,182 | ) | (69,059 | ) | (68,957 | ) | (234,654 | ) | (140,318 | ) | (33,058 | ) | (17,301 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Payroll | (52,839 | ) | (58,683 | ) | (8,309 | ) | (9,117 | ) | (5,796 | ) | (2,965 | ) | (14,747 | ) | (8,577 | ) | (10,431 | ) | (5,459 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (183,273 | ) | (169,091 | ) | (12,407 | ) | (11,538 | ) | (11,219 | ) | (12,016 | ) | (65,618 | ) | (35,885 | ) | (889 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goods and Services | (132,288 | ) | (132,348 | ) | (21,687 | ) | (20,592 | ) | (36,135 | ) | (37,502 | ) | (143,310 | ) | (90,013 | ) | (15,925 | ) | (9,585 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany Transfers | (75,690 | ) | (71,023 | ) | (38,092 | ) | (39,935 | ) | (15,909 | ) | (16,474 | ) | (10,979 | ) | (5,843 | ) | (5,813 | ) | (2,087 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 64,449 | 58,664 | 20,551 | 20,304 | 24,973 | 19,080 | 13,809 | (3,492 | ) | (10,598 | ) | 1,376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating Income and Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Expenses | (61,916 | ) | (53,542 | ) | (18 | ) | (40 | ) | (16 | ) | (1 | ) | (891 | ) | (468 | ) | 64 | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Income and Expenses | (4,782 | ) | 334,128 | (614 | ) | (349 | ) | 884 | (4,290 | ) | (1,655 | ) | (340 | ) | (9,028 | ) | (122 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany Transfers | 16,647 | 8,830 | (509 | ) | 191 | (1,903 | ) | (607 | ) | (8,698 | ) | (5,018 | ) | (487 | ) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating Income | (50,050 | ) | 289,416 | (1,141 | ) | (198 | ) | (1,035 | ) | (4,898 | ) | (11,244 | ) | (5,826 | ) | (9,451 | ) | (119 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R.A.I.I.D.A.I.E (*) | 259,588 | 570,714 | 31,836 | 31,684 | 35,174 | 26,198 | 69,074 | 27,036 | (19,223 | ) | 1,429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxes and Others | (26,411 | ) | (55,744 | ) | (1,569 | ) | (4,303 | ) | (4,772 | ) | (3,850 | ) | 2,099 | 1,340 | 775 | (123 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income After Taxes | (12,012 | ) | 292,336 | 17,841 | 15,803 | 19,166 | 10,332 | 4,664 | (7,978 | ) | (19,274 | ) | 1,134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result without effect sale Móviles | (10,322 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(*) R.A.I.I.D.A.I.E. : Income before taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization and extraordinary items. |
GRAPH OF NET INCOME (LOSS) BY
BUSINESS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2004
(Figures in
millions of pesos as of
12.31.04)
(*) In 2004 excludes the effect to the sale of the mobile subsidiary in July 2004. |
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5. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
TABLE No. 4
CONSOLIDATED CASH
FLOWS
(Figures in millions of pesos as of December 31,
2004)
Description | December 2003 |
December 2004 |
Variation | |||||||||||||||
MCh$ | % | |||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | 291,433 | 221,919 | (69,514 | ) | −23.9% | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | (176,078 | ) | (852,006 | ) | (675,928 | ) | N.A. | |||||||||||
Cash flows from investment activities | (102,448 | ) | 759,412 | 861,860 | C.S. | |||||||||||||
Effect of inflation on cash and cash equivalents | (518 | ) | (6,347 | ) | (5,829 | ) | N.A. | |||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for the period | 12,389 | 122,978 | 110,589 | N.A. | ||||||||||||||
The positive variation of Ch$ 122,978 million in cash flows for 2004 compared to the positive variation of Ch$ 12,389 million in 2003, is derived from the generation of greater cash flows from investment activities due to the sale of permanent investments mainly offset by greater cash flows from financing activities destined to payment of dividends in 2004.
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6. FINANCIAL INDICATORS
TABLE No. 5
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
INDICATORS
Description | Jan-Dec 2003 |
Jan-Dec 2004 |
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LIQUIDITY RATIO | ||||||||||
Current Ratio | ||||||||||
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities) | 0.86 | 1.21 | ||||||||
Acid Ratio | ||||||||||
(Most liquid assets / Current Liabilities) | 0.14 | 0.25 | ||||||||
DEBT RATIOS | ||||||||||
Debt Ratio | ||||||||||
(Total Liabilities / Shareholders' Equity) | 0.93 | 0.92 | ||||||||
Long-term Debt Ratio | ||||||||||
(Long-term Liabilities / Total Liabilities) | 0.59 | 0.62 | ||||||||
Financial Expenses Coverage | ||||||||||
(Income Before Taxes and Interest / Interest Expenses) | 1.53 | 7.75 | ||||||||
RETURN AND NET INCOME PER SHARE RATIO | ||||||||||
Operating Margin | ||||||||||
(Operating Income / Operating Revenues) | 14.2 | % | 14.1 | % | ||||||
Operational Income Return | ||||||||||
(OperatingIncome / Net Property, Plant and Equipment (1)) | 5.9 | % | 5.3 | % | ||||||
Net Income per Share | ||||||||||
(Net Income / Average number of paid shares each year) | $10.9 | $325.6 | ||||||||
Return on Equity | ||||||||||
(Income / Average shareholders' equity) | 0.8 | % | 27.0 | % | ||||||
Profitability of Assets | ||||||||||
(Income/Average assets) | 0.39 | % | 14.00 | % | ||||||
Operating Assets Yield | ||||||||||
(Net income / Average operating assets (2)) | 0.54 | % | 19.13 | % | ||||||
Return on Dividends | ||||||||||
(Paid dividends / Market Price per Share) | 0.8 | % | 42.4 | % | ||||||
ACTIVITY INDICATORS | ||||||||||
Total Assets | MCh$ | 2,557,355 | MCh$ | 1,894,621 | ||||||
Sale of Assets | MCh$ | 32,994 | MCh$ | 207,963 | ||||||
Investments in other companies and property, plant and equipment | MCh$ | 147,604 | MCh$ | 84,267 | ||||||
Inventory Turnover | ||||||||||
(Cost of Sales / Average Inventory) | 3.11 | 3.48 | ||||||||
Days in Inventory | ||||||||||
(Average Inventory / Cost of sales times 360 days) | 115.83 | 103.52 | ||||||||
(1) | Figures at the beginning of the year, restated. |
(2) | Property, plant and equipment are considered operating assets |
From the previous table we highlight the following:
The common liquidity ratio shows an increase due to a 2.1% increase in current assets, as a product of greater funds transitorily available, whereas current liabilities decreased by 30.3% in respect to the previous year.
The decrease in the debt ratio is explained by a 27.0% drop in the level of demand liabilities, whereas shareholders' equity decreased by 25.5%, mainly due to the distribution of accumulated net income through payment of dividends.
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7. | EXPLANATION OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MARKET OR ECONOMIC VALUE AND THE BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S ASSETS |
Due to market inaccuracies regarding the capital assets of the sector, there is no economic or market value that can be compared to the respective accounting values. However, there are certain buildings with a book value of zero or close to zero, which have a market value, which compared to the book value is not significant in respect to the Company's assets taken as a whole.
In relation to other assets, such as marketable securities (shares and promissory notes) with a referential market value, the corresponding provisions have been set up, when the market value is less than the book value.
8. | REGULATORY ASPECTS |
Fixed Telephony Tariff Decree
Decree No. 187 is in effect as of May 5, 1999. It establishes maximum tariffs for Telefónica CTC Chile for local telephone services and interconnection services for a period of 5 years, which expires on May 5, 2004.
The main services subject to regulation of tariffs are: Telephone Line Service (formerly fixed charge), Local Measured Service, Local Tranche, Access Charges, Communications Service from Public Telephones and Network Unbundling Services.
In relation to the procedure to be followed for setting tariffs for services subject to tariff regulation, on January 13, 2003, Telefónica CTC Chile requested the Antitrust Commission to liberate tariffs in specific geographic areas and to define telephone services which will be subject to tariff regulation in areas where the market conditions are not sufficient to guarantee a freedom of tariffs regime and that they determine that Telefónica CTC Chile has the right to offer alternative tariff plans without prior authorization.
Together with the tariff setting process of Telefónica CTC Chile, Subtel began the tariff setting process for public services provided by Entelphone in Easter Island and the tariffs for interconnection services (access charges) provided by Entelphone, CMET, Telesat and Manquehue Net.
On April 30, Telefónica CTC presented to Subtel its Technical Economic Bases for the Tariff Setting Study for the services provided by Telefónica CTC Chile to other public telephone concessionaries, to intermediate services concessionaries, which provide long distance telephone services, and to suppliers of complementary services.
On May 20, 2003, the Antitrust Commission dictated Resolution No. 686 which defines the services subject to tariff setting by the Ministries of Economy and Transportation and Telecommunications, which are similar to those established for the 1999 – 2004 period. The mentioned Resolution No. 686 rejects the petition for deregulated tariffs for the specific primary zones requested by Telefónica CTC Chile, and in relation to the request for tariff flexibility, informed favorably by the Regulator, the Resolutive Commission did not make a specific pronouncement in spite of the fact that most of its members were in favor of making a pronouncement, whereas the rest of the members considered that such matters did not correspond to that Commission. By request from Telefónica CTC Chile, the Resolutive Commission clarified Resolution No. 686, dictating to this effect Resolution No. 709, which disposed that notwithstanding the rate setting by the administrative authority, the dominant operators could offer lower tariffs or different plans under the conditions defined by the respective authority.
On May 30, 2003, Subtel submitted to Telefónica CTC Chile the Preliminary Technical Economic Basis. Telefónica CTC Chile formulated 84 controversies to the Preliminary Technical Economic Basis of Subtel and requested the formation of an Experts Commission as defined by law and in the Regulations that govern the procedure, advertising and participation of the tariff setting process.
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The Experts Commission was officially formed on June 17, composed of experts designated by Telefónica CTC Chile and Subtel, and issued its report on July 17, 2003, making a unanimous pronouncement on all the controversies, with the exception of only one which was approved by majority.
On July 25, 2003, Subtel issued Exempt Resolution No. 827 of 2003 which sets the Final Technical Economic Basis that guides the tariff study to set the levels, structure and indexation mechanisms of the services provided by Telefónica CTC Chile that are subject to tariff setting.
Entelphone, CMET, Manquehue Net and Telesat did not formulate controversies to the Preliminary TEB. Consequent with the above, Subtel dictated the Final Technical Economic Basis for the respective companies.
On November 6, 2003 Telefónica CTC Chile, presented the Tariff Study that sets the levels, structure and indexation mechanisms of the services subject to tariff regulation.
On March 5, 2004, the Ministries presented their Report on Objections and Counterproposals to the Tariff Study filed by Telefónica CTC Chile on November 6, 2003. The Company requested the formation of an Expert Commission, which was officially established on March 12. This Commission issued its report on April 2, ruling on the queries posed by Telefónica CTC Chile.
On April 4, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile filed its Report on Amendments and Reiteration for the Tariff Study with the Ministries. This report included the recommendations of the Expert Commission and reiterated support for those matters not subject to the Commission's opinion.
On May 4, 2004, the Ministries issued Tariff Decree No. 169, which they sent together with the supporting report to the Chilean General Comptroller for legislative review.
On June 2, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile filed two presentations with the Chilean General Comptroller as part of the decree's legislative review process. The first reported mathematical errors in the decree and requested that the authorities correct them. The second presentation outlined legal objections regarding the conceptual aspects of the decree affecting the definition and the scope of the services included therein. Both presentations expressly reserved the Company's right to take action before the competent courts.
Entel, Chilesat and Telmex filed a complaint with the Chilean General Comptroller against Tariff Decree No. 169, objecting to the assignment of costs of access charges and the criteria for cost assignation of the different tariffs.
On September 16, 2004, the Ministries of Transport and Telecommunications and of Economy, Development and Reconstruction, issued their report to Chilean General Comptroller in response to the appeals formulated by Telefónica CTC Chile, Chilesat, Entel and Telmex. In this respect, the Ministries informed that as a result of the review of the tariff model many of the mathematical errors claimed by Telefónica CTC Chile were corrected and they also made further corrections to the Tariff Decree.
In turn the Ministries defended the assignment of cost of access charges in T.D. 169, stating that such criteria has been made in conformity with the resolutions of antitrust organizations and those prescribed by the Technical Economic Basis established for this tariff process.
With regard to the conceptual aspects claimed by Telefónica CTC Chile affecting the definition and scope of the services included in the decree, the Ministries rejected them along with the appeals of Entel , Chilesat and Telmex.
On October 4, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile appealed again to the Chilean General Comptroller in order to request the correction of mathematical errors incurred by the Ministries precisely at the moment of correcting the errors denounced by Telefónica CTC Chile. Likewise, there was insistence on certain conceptual aspects.
Subtel once again submitted Decree No. 169 to the Chilean General Comptroller on December 30, 2004, modifying certain tariffs of network unbundling services, in the item "Adjustment
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of Civil Works". Likewise, Subtel once again modified among other tariffs those of item "Adjustment of Civil Works", resubmitted Decree No. 169 to the Chilean General Comptroller on January 14, 2005.
In addition, in January 2005, Entel and Telmex filed new presentations to the Chilean General Comptroller, where Entel objects to the tariffs set by the Ministries for providing "Adjustment of Civil Works" and on its part Telmex accompanies information that sustains that access charge tariffs must be based on direct cost.
As to January 31, 2005, the Chilean General Comptroller had not made a pronouncement on Tariff Decree No. 169, the report of the Ministries, objections formulated by Telefónica CTC Chile and by the telecommunications companies indicated above.
On February 11, 2005, Tariff Decree No. 169 was published in the Official Gazette resulting in the following tariffs for the five year period, beginning on May 6, 2004.
Telefonica CTC Chile will apply the new tariffs retroactively to customers beginning May 6, 2004.
Tariff Flexibility
By means of Resolution No. 709 of October 13, 2003, the Resolutive Commission decided to: "Accept the request on fs 476 of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A., only in respect to that it is necessary to clarify Resolution No. 686, of May 20, 2003, recorded on fs. 440, in the sense that the resolution implies that the market conditions are insufficient to ensure a free pricing system, therefore a maximum rate must be set. Lower tariffs or plans may be offered, but the conditions of these, which protect and provide due guarantees to the user from those in dominant positions in the market, must be regulated by the respective authority."
The Official Gazette of February 26, 2004, published Decree No. 742, of December 24, 2003, issued by the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, which establishes the regulations that govern, without restrictions as to levels or structure, the conditions under which various plans and joint offers can be offered by the dominant operators of the local telephone public service.
Tariff flexibility allows Telefónica CTC Chile to offer its customers diverse commercial plans other than the regulated plan, stipulated by the authority, in accordance with the conditions so defined for that purpose by the respective authority.
Telefónica CTC Chile started offering alternatives to the regulated plan in order to adapt to customer's needs.
Mobile Telephony Tariff Decree
Decree No. 97 is in effect as of February 12, 1999. It establishes maximum tariffs for Telefónica Móvil S.A for interconnection services, including mobile access charges, for a period of five years, which expired on February 12, 2004.
On July 25, 2003, Telefónica Móvil de Chile S.A. presented the Tariff Study to set the tariffs for services subject to regulation.
On January 20. 2004, the Ministries, by means of a decree set the levels, structure and indexation mechanisms of the services subject to tariff setting. That decree was submitted for acceptance by the Chilean General Comptroller, together with the supporting report.
On April 12, 2004, the Chilean General Comptroller accepted the decrees that set the tariffs for access charges for mobile telephony companies. The tariff decrees were published in the Official Gazette of April 14, 2004.
Modifications to the Regulatory Framework
Telephone attention of complaints and gratuity of communications destined to emergency services
Decree No. 590 of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications mandated free access for communications destined to levels of emergency services 131, 132 and 133 and communications
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destined to emergency services are exempt from service disconnection; the obligation of the telephone companies to attend to complaints through the telephone is established and a new 105 number for special services is created to his purpose. In this respect, Telefónica CTC Chile had already incorporated the gratuity of those communications as of May 6, 2004 based on the coming into force of tariff decree No. 169 and, in turn, attention of claims by telephone had been established since the end of 2000 through its special 107 number. In terms of enabling emergency communications from lines subject to service disconnection, Telefónica CTC Chile provided this service on lines connected to exchanges that had the capacity and functionality to maintain access to emergency services even when service is cut off due to subscriber delinquency.
New format of Single Telephone Bill.
Decree No. 510 of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications establishes the minimum contents and other elements of the Single Telephone Bill and sets a period of 120 days which expires on April 6, 2005 to apply the dispositions established in the mentioned decree.
Technical Standard that classifies complementary services into categories.
Through Exempt Resolution No. 1319, of October 6, 2004, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) established supplementary services categories and assigned numbers to the respective categories of complementary services to which users can access through the public telephone network.
Public consultation regarding regulatory projects.
In July and August, Subtel initiated a process of public inquiries with the operators in the telecommunications sector for regulatory proposals for Network Unbundling and IP Telephony, respectively.
The Network Unbundling proposal (that was subjected to a new public inquiry in December), defines the services, their operating conditions and adds new services that modify the conditions already defined in the tariff decree, defining new obligations which renders additional burdens to companies subject to network unbundling (obligation to invest, new rights to clients, discrimination in the obligations according to the technology used, etc.). Additionally, the obligation of resale is established for mobile companies and the resale conditions are regulated for wholesalers of alternative tariff plans offered by Telefónica CTC Chile. The Company participated in the mentioned public inquiries making their observations and formulating their legal objections, emphasizing that the majority proposals are a matter of law and not a matter of resolution, while other aspects of the regulatory proposal could not even be addressed as a law since they affect the rights that are guaranteed by the Chilean Constitution.
The proposal for IP Telephony defines a special type of telephony over broadband, which is provided over existing infrastructure and with lower regulatory requirements than traditional telephony (for example: the multicarrier system for domestic long distance is not applied). This discriminates traditional local operators, for which different conditions apply for the same service. The company along with other operators presented its observations and legal objections to the proposal, considering it among others, discriminatory as well as inhibits investment in new infrastructure and broadband.
As of January 31, 2005, Subtel has not ruled on the comments and legal objections by Telefónica CTC Chile and the other companies, nor has it issued final regulations.
Lawsuit against the State of Chile
On October 31, 2001, Telefónica CTC Chile, seeking to correct errors in Tariff Decree No. 187 of 1999, filed a motion for reconsideration with the Ministries requesting corrections to the 1999 Tariff
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Decree No. 187. On January 29, 2002, the Ministries issued a joint rejection of this request, explaining that "having carefully evaluated, only the feasibility and timeliness of the petition made, considering the set of circumstances in the problem and the prudence that must orient public actions", and that the rejection "has had no other motivation than to protect the general interest and progress of the telecommunications services".
Having exhausted all administrative remedies aimed at correcting the illegal actions taken in the tariff-setting process of May 1999, in March 2002, Telefónica CTC Chile filed lawsuit for the damages against the Government in the amount of Ch$ 181,038,411,056 plus readjustments and interest, covering past and future damages incurred up to May 2004.
Proceedings are currently underway and expert reports have been presented on various aspects of the case supporting the position held by Telefónica CTC Chile.
9. | ANALYSIS OF THE MARKETS, COMPETITION AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATION |
Relevant aspects of the industry.
During 2004, the Telecommunications industry maintained the dynamism that characterizes it, with important events such as mergers and acquisitions and the constant changes in consumer choices for telecommunications services .
It is estimated that lines in service during 2004 reached 3.3 million reflecting a 2% increase in respect to the same period last year, likewise, voice services show annual variations of approximately −5% in local, −9.4% in DLD and –0.1% in ILD.
It is estimated that in 2004 the mobile telephony market reached a total of 9.5 million subscribers, which represents accumulated growth in the order of 28% as of December 2004.
During 2004, the Internet market shows a migration from narrowband with a total of 6,415 million minutes and a 42% increase in the Broadband market which, as of December 2004, reaches 506 thousand accesses, 53% using ADSL.
Relevant aspects in the competitive arena.
Telefónica Móviles S.A. (TEM) acquires the assets of Bellsouth in Latin America and the mobile subsidiary of Telefónica CTC Chile.
On March 8, 2004, Telefónica Móviles S.A. announced a purchase agreement for the assets of Bellsouth Corporation in Latin America. This agreement includes Bellsouth's mobile operations in Chile which operates on a 25 Mhz spectrum in the 800 Mhz band with TDMA and 10 Mhz in the 1900 Mhz band with CDMA.
On May 18, 2004, the Board of Directors of Telefónica CTC Chile unanimously approved the offer made by Telefónica Móviles S.A., to purchase 100% of the mobile subsidiary of Telefónica CTC Chile, subject to the approval of the Shareholders' Meeting.
On July 15, 2004, the Shareholders' Meeting was held to decide on the sale of the mobile subsidiary of Telefónica CTC Chile, in which the shareholders made a counteroffer that meant that Telefónica Móviles S.A had to assume payment of the taxes derived from the operation.
On July 23, 2004, the sales contract was signed for all the shares of the subsidiary; with which, Telefónica CTC Chile no longer participates in the mobile business.
Telefónica Móviles S.A. consults the Bellsouth purchase with the Antitrust Commission
Telefónica Móviles S.A., subsidiary of Telefónica S.A. consulted with the Court of Free Competition in respect to the contract denominated "Stock Purchase Agreement" dated March 5,
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2004, signed with Bellsouth Corporation, through which it acquires all the telephone assets of the latter within Central and South America, among which is its indirect participation in 100% of Bellsouth Chile S.A., current mobile telephone operator in the Chilean market.
On January 4, 2005 the Antitrust Commision approved the consultation of Telefónica Móviles S.A., subsidiary of Telefónica S.A., setting a series of conditions for the merger. One of these conditions directly affects Telefónica CTC Chile, establishing that, all joint offers for regular and mobile telephone services, commercialized by the merged company and which considers regular telephone services provided by Telefónica CTC Chile, will be understood as a joint offer made by Telefónica CTC Chile and therefore must be regulated by Decree No. 742 of the Undersecretary of Telecommunications of Chile, published on February 26, 2004.
Telmex enters the domestic market with the purchase of AT&T LA and Chilesat.
In April 2003, AT&T Latin America, owner of AT&T Chile, filed to reorganize its operations Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Law of the United States. This process derived in a private auction in October 2003 which was granted to Telmex who take over the operation in the first quarter of 2004. At the end of April 2004, Telmex announced the acquisition of Chilesat Corp (third long distance operator), which was completed in June 2004. After the operation Telmex owns 99% of Chilesat; beginning the integration of the operations of the acquired companies.
Liberty Media takes control of United Global Com, Head Office of VTR.
On January 5, 2004 Liberty Media, owner of 50% of Metrópolis Intercom in association with the Claro Group, announced the takeover of the management of United Global Com, owner of 100% of VTR Chile. After that operation, Liberty requested the Antitrust Commission analyze the possibility of merging VTR and Metrópolis Intercom. Both companies concentrate 98% of the Cable TV market in Chile (over 90% in Pay TV) and are relevant competitors in the broadband market providing cable modem. Likewise, VTR is the second operator of local telephone services in the country.
On June 9, 2004 the National Economic Attorney General's Office issued its report to the Antitrust Commission recommending the authorization of the merger subject to compliance with a series of restrictions.
On October 25, 2004, the Antitrust Commission resolved to approve the merger of VTR and Metrópolis Intercom, requiring certain conditions , of distribution of contents, prices and quality of service and opening of cable network broadband to other ISP. These conditions are applied to ensure development of effective competition in the pay TV market in the short-term.
Operators double Broadband speed at the same price.
On September 24, 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile announced it would double the connection speed for all its broadband customer, maintaining the same prices. This commercial offer was subsequent ally followed by the other operators.
Analysis of relative market share
Local Telephone Service.
This market contemplates providing local telephone services inside the primary areas, interconnection with other telecommunications companies and other unregulated local telephone services. Concessions granted by the Undersecretary of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Subtel) are the entry barriers to this industry.
The fixed telephony segment is comprised of eight urban and three rural companies operating under license. Market penetration in terms of lines in service stood at 20.8 per 100 inhabitants at December 2004, a slight increase compared to 20.5% in 2003.
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Long Distance.
This market contemplates communications services between primary areas (DLD) and international communications (ILD), also known as intermediate services.
On March 9, 1994 Law No. 19,302 came into effect. It establishes the application of a multicarrier system for domestic and international long distance. This law allows local telephone operators to participate in the long distance market through an independent subsidiary subject to a series of requirements.
In this market there are currently 15 companies operating with 18 carrier codes. Traffic in the DLD market, through fixed telephone lines recorded a drop estimated at 12.2% in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. In the same period a decrease of 4.5% of market ILD traffic is estimated. In the year end 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile, through its subsidiaries Telefónica Mundo 188 and Globus 120, reached an estimated 45.2% market share in domestic long distance and 30.0% in outgoing international long distance. Likewise, in annual terms, Telefónica CTC Chile reached an estimated market share of 44.4% in domestic long distance and 31.2% in outgoing international long distance.
Corporate Communications.
This business area provides circuit and data services (Datared, E1, ATM, Frame Relay), IP network solutions, Hosting, ASP and advanced telecommunications solutions for companies with Internet service providers (ISPs). Likewise includes commercialization of advanced equipment (multiple lines and PABx, among others).
In this business Telefónica CTC Chile competes with 8 companies in the private services arena and in the hosting business with at least 10 companies, reaching a market share of revenues of approximately 47% as of the third quarter of 2004, including sales of advanced equipment to companies.
Mobile Communications.
Provides mobile communication services (cellular telephones, pagers, trunking and wireless data transmission). There are four mobile telephone operators, one smaller operator of mobile satellite communications and one operator that offers digital trunking which is authorized to interconnect to the public mobile network.
Telefónica CTC Chile stopped offering mobile telephone services in July 2004. It currently maintains the relationship with this sector through incoming and outgoing local telephone network services. Fixed-mobile traffic from January to December 2004 has stayed at a similar level as the same period last year, with an upward trend since the second half of 2004, mainly due to the 27% decrease in access charges to mobile networks and the increase in mobile telephone subscribers. On the contrary, mobile-fixed traffic increased by +9% between both years.
Pay TV.
The pay television market is composed of two main competitors in a merger process (VTR and Metrópolis Intercom) who jointly have over 90% of the Pay TV market with 764,946 connections as of September 2004, two satellite TV operators and close to 20 Cable TV operators in specific areas, which altogether do not exceed 4% of the market share.
Internet Access.
In this market there are currently approximately 35 ISPs operating effectively, with three of these concentrating 82% of switchboard traffic. IP traffic (switchboard) accumulated from January to December 2004 in the network of Telefónica CTC Chile reached the order of 6,415 million minutes with a 23% drop with respect to the same period in 2003, mainly due to migration of users to broadband.
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Telefónica CTC Chile continues with an intensive deployment of Internet access through ADSL broadband, directly to the customer and through a wholesale model in the ISP industry. As of December 2004, Telefónica CTC Chile broadband connections in service reached 200,794 with a growth of 60% in respect to December 2003, achieving an estimated broadband market share of 40% (considering speeds equal to or exceeding 128 kbps).
Other Businesses.
Comprises the Public Telephone market, in which Telefónica CTC Chile participates through its subsidiary CTC Equipos. There are seven nationwide companies of which CTC Equipos, as of December 2004 has approximately 25% market share considering 10,288 public telephones. Additionally, Telefónica CTC Chile has another 17,991 community telephones installed.
On November 20, 2001 a new subsidiary was formed to commercialize and install security and monitoring systems for residential and corporate customers, providing surveillance services and any other service relating to the above. As of September 2004 it is estimated that Telefónica CTC Chile has a market share of 30% in this service.
10. | ANALYSIS OF MARKET RISK |
Financial Risk Coverage
With the attractive interest rates in certain periods, the Company has obtained financing abroad, denominated primarly in dollars and euros and in certain cases, at a variable interest rate. For this reason the Company is exposed to 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 reducing the negative impact of the dollar and euro fluctuations on its 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 dollar/UF and dollar/peso exchange instruments.
As of December 31, 2004, total interest bearing debt was US$ 1,086.8 million, including US$ 731.0 million in financial liabilities in dollars, US$ 259.9 million in debt denominated in "unidades de fomento" and US$ 95.8 million of debt in Chilean pesos. In this manner US$ 731.0 million corresponded to debt exposed to foreign currencies and therefore directly or indirectly exposed to the variations of the dollar.
Simultaneously, the Company had dollar/UF, dollar/peso exchange insurance and assets in dollars that resulted, (at the end of the fourth quarter of 2004), in exposure to foreign exchange, close to 0%.
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 increases in interest rate.
As of December 31, 2004, the Company had debts at variable interest rates, Libor, Euro Libor and TAB mainly for syndicated loans.
To protect the Company from increases in the variable (floating) interest rates, derivative financial instruments have been used, particularly Forward Rate Agreements (which protect the Libor rate), to limit the future fluctuations of interest rates. As of December 31, 2004 this has allowed the Company to end with an exposure of 70% of total interest bearing debt.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE | ||||||
Date: March 8, 2005 | By: /s/ Julio Covarrubias
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Name: Julio Covarrubias F. Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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