North-West Telecom JSC the leading telecommunication provider in North-West region of Russia, today announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS financial results for the year 2010 [1] .   
Key Financial Highlights  
| 
 RUB, mln   | 
 2010   | 
 2009   | 
 Y-o-Y   |  
| 
 Revenue   | 
 28,368   | 
 26,566   | 
 7%   |  
| 
 OIBDA[2]   | 
 12,701   | 
 11,577   | 
 10%   |  
| 
 OIBDA margin   | 
 44,8%   | 
 43,6%   | 
 1.2 p.p .   |  
| 
 Operating income   | 
 5,909   | 
 4,718   | 
 25%   |  
| 
 Operating income margin   | 
 20,8%   | 
 17,8%   | 
 3.0 p.p .   |  
| 
 Net income   | 
 3,763   | 
 2,592   | 
 45%   |  
| 
 Net income margin   | 
 13,3%   | 
 9,8%   | 
 3.5 p.p .   |   
Revenue Breakdown  
| 
 RUB, mln   | 
 2010   | 
 2009 ãîä   | 
 Y-o-Y   |  
| 
 Local access   | 
 14,196   | 
 13,407   | 
 6%   |  
| 
 Intra-zonal access   | 
 2,663   | 
 2,581   | 
 3%   |  
| 
 Data transmission & telematic services (Internet)   | 
 6,303   | 
 5,526   | 
 14%   |  
| 
 Interconnection services   | 
 2,495   | 
 2,596   | 
 (4%)   |  
| 
 Agency fees   | 
 591   | 
 661   | 
 (11%)   |  
| 
 Mobile radio services, wire & radio broadcasting, television   | 
 329   | 
 391   | 
 (16%)   |  
| 
 Other services (core business)   | 
 2   | 
 -   | 
    |  
| 
 Revenue from other services (non-core business)   | 
 1,789   | 
 1,404   | 
 27%   |  
| 
 Total   | 
 28,368   | 
 26,566   | 
 7%   |   
North-West Telecom increased its base of broadband users on 25% to 1,047 thousand subscribers for the year 2010.  
  
Operating Expenses before Depreciation and Amortization  
| 
  RUR, mln   | 
 2010   | 
 2009   | 
 Y-o-Y   |  
| 
 Personnel costs   | 
 8,661   | 
 8,403   | 
 3%   |  
| 
 Material, repairs and maintenance, utilities   | 
 4,377   | 
 4,762   | 
 (8%)   |  
| 
 Interconnection charges   | 
 1,992   | 
 1,924   | 
 4%   |  
| 
 Other operating costs   | 
 5,253   | 
 4,340   | 
 21%   |  
| 
 Total   | 
 20,283   | 
 19,429   | 
 4%   |   
  
North-West Telecom’s financial statements by Russian Accounting Standards will be placed on Company’s web-site as soon as auditor’s report would be signed.  
  
  
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