On 31 March 2004, Mobistar had a total of 2,647,157 active customers, compared to 2,359,360 active customers on 31 March 2003. This represents an increase of 287,797 cards in twelve months.
Turnover (total income from mobile and non-mobile services and sales of equipment) witnessed even stronger growth. First quarter 2004 turnover stood at 316.4 million euros, compared to 265.1 million euros one year ago.
ARPU* for its part grew by 4% over one year. On 31 March 2004, the figure stood at 35.1 euros per month per active customer against 33.9 euros per month per active customer at the end of March 2003.
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Key figures Mobistar Group |
Q1 2003 |
Q1 2004 |
% |
|
Total active customers |
2,359,360 |
2,647,157 |
+12% |
|
Turnover (euro millions) |
265.1 |
316.4 |
+19% |
|
ARPU * (euros/month/active customer) |
33.9 |
35.1 |
+4% |
* ARPU = Average Revenue Per User, calculated on a 12 months rolling average basis.
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Mobistar (EURONEXT BRUSSELS : MOBB) is one of the major players on the Belgian telecommunications market, active in the fields of mobile and fixed telephony and on other markets that demonstrate a high growth potential (data transmission, Internet, etc.). Mobistar, one of the operators witnessing fastest growth in Europe, is the Belgian subsidiary of Orange S.A., which covers all the international mobile activities of France Telecom. Mobistar is listed on the Brussels stock exchange. At the end of March 2004, Mobistar had a total of 2,647,157 active customers.
