UPC Romania posted revenues of EUR 100mln last year

Newsroom 15/02/2013 | 13:34

Telecom operator UPC Romania posted revenues of RON 450 million (EUR 100.9 million) for the entire 2012, up 3 percent compared to 2011, according to the financial report of mother company Liberty Global.

For the fourth quarter of last year, the company posted RON 115 million turnover.

Last year UPC focused on promoting high speed Fiber Power internet and digital HD television.

“In 2013 we will continue to invest in expanding the coverage with Internet Fiber Power services and launch new interactive digital technology applications and we will complete the offer with new content packages,” said Severina Pascu, CEO UPC Romania.

The company’s total revenue generating units reached 1,733,900 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, up with 58,300 new subscriptions compared to the previous one.

During the last quarter of 2012, UPC gained 25,300 new clients, ending the year with a total of 1,177,600 clients.

On the digital television, UPC has a total of 423,600 contracts, having earned 19,400 new subscriptions in the last quarter of 2012.

At the moment, UPC offers 18 HD channels. The company had 44,000 HD subscribers at the end of December, representing 10 percent of the total digital base. Starting with October 1, 2012, all UPC digital television clients have access to at least 3HD channels included in the standard package.

The DTH television segment reached by the end of the fourth quarter 319,700 new clients, representing an increase of 7.9 percent compared to the third quarter.