Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom recorded a strong growth in FTTx subscriptions in 2009, with 568,000 net additions bringing its total to 1.64 million subscribers. ADSL subscribers decreased by 575,000 to 2.67 million.
In the mobile domain, as of December 31, 2009, Chunghwa had 9.27 million mobile
subscribers, an increase of 3.6% compare to 8.95 million at the end of 2008. Chunghwa had 1.17 million net additions to its 3G subscriber base during 2009, recording a 32.9% year-over-year growth, bringing the total to 4.73 million as of December 31, 2009.
Financially, Chunghwa reported Q4 2009 total consolidated revenue increased by 2.6% to NT$51.1 billion. Mobile communications business revenue increased by 1.6% to NT$21.9 billion. Internet business revenue increased by 9.5% to NT$6.4 billion. Net income totaled NT$10.6 billion, representing an increase of 24.6%. Basic earnings per share (EPS) increased by 24.6% to NT$1.09.
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