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Telekom Slovenije Group Generates €200.8 Million in EBITDA in 2015
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The Telekom Slovenije Group generated €200.8 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in 2015, which is 1.3% above the target, and 18% more than in 2014. The Telekom Slovenije Group's net profit in 2015 amounted to EUR 68.1 million, which is 3% more than planned. Telekom Slovenije’s subsidiary in the Macedonian market One merged with Vip into a newly established company in 2015, and the charter document also specifies the conditions of Telekom Slovenije’s withdrawal from the company within three years. The total effect of this futures contract and derecognition of One on the net results is €30.4 million.
The Group’s net sales revenue reached €729.5 million in 2015, which is 4% less than in 2014, however the figures from these two years cannot be directly compared, as One’s results were only included in the Group’s fully consolidated results until 31 July 2015. Accordingly, the revenue in Macedonia was €31 million lower in 2015, which affected all of Telekom Slovenije Group’s revenue categories. Telekom Slovenije Group’s results for 2015 furthermore do not include the share in Gibtelecom, which was sold at the end of 2014.
In the fixed segment, the Telekom Slovenije Group compensated for the decline in revenue from traditional voice telephone services in Slovenia, caused by the migration to mobile services and VoIP, with increased revenue from IT services, which doubled in 2015 compared to 2014, amounting to €26.6 million. The Telekom Slovenije Group generated €747.2 million in operating revenue in 2015.
Compared to 2014, Telekom Slovenije Group’s EBITDA margin improved by 22.2 percentage points to 27.5% in 2015.
Telekom Slovenije Group also recorded a growth in its user base compared to 2014. The number of its mobile users increased by 3% in 2015, the number of TV connections by 6%, and the number of fixed broadband connections by 4%. For the purpose of comparison, connections from the Macedonian company One were excluded from the data.
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Supervisory Board approved the Strategic Business Plan of the Telekom Slovenije Group for the period 2016 to 2020
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At its 37th ordinary session held on 23 December 2015, Telekom Slovenije’s Supervisory Board discussed and approved the Strategic Business Plan of the Telekom Slovenije Group for the period 2016 to 2020, and the Annual Business Plan of the Telekom Slovenije Group for 2016. In Slovenia, Telekom Slovenije will strengthen its market share by expanding the fibre-optic access network, through a range of convergent packages and by expanding the range of services outside the basic telecommunications activity. Telekom Slovenije, d.d. will implement its strategy over the next five years in three phases, each of which will mean a step forward in the Company’s operations. During the first phase, the company will focus on innovation of its core, the focus of the second phase will be on digitalisation, while the aim of the third phase is to generate value from the activities carried out in the first two phases. In implementing its strategy, the company will focus on four strategic pillars: exceeding the customer expectations, development into a leading digital company, diversify beyond core, and transformation into a lean and agile operator.
The Telekom Slovenije Group will continue optimisation efforts at all levels of operations. It will also continue to restructure personnel and ensure the optimal number of employees, taking into account the needs of the work process at individual Group companies. The superior quality of its services will continue to be the Telekom Slovenije Group’s competitive advantage in the future. The Group’s development will continue to be based on high standards of social responsibility and sustainable development. The Telekom Slovenije Group is planning a net profit of EUR 34 million, EBITDA of EUR 198 million and investments of up to EUR 156 million in 2016.
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Supervisory Board reorganises Telekom Slovenije's Management Board
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At its regular session held on 12 January 2016, Telekom Slovenije’s Supervisory Board reorganised the Company’s Management Board, which will implement the Strategic Business Plan of the Telekom Slovenije Group for the period 2016 to 2020 and the Annual Business Plan for 2016.
Telekom Slovenije’s Supervisory Board reappointed the current president of the Management Board, Rudolf Skobe, MSc, to a new four-year term of office to lead the company. Mr Skobe’s new term of office will begin on 1 September 2016. The Supervisory Board also appointed two new members to the Management Board for a term of office of four years. Ranko Jelača, whose four-year term of office as a member of Telekom Slovenije’s Management Board will begin on 1 March 2016, will be responsible for the market in general. Aleš Aberšek, whose four-year term of office as a member of Telekom Slovenije’s Management Board will begin on 15 March 2016, will be responsible for the areas of finance and economics.
The term of office of Zoran Janko, who was responsible for finance, accounting and controlling, expired on 27 October 2015. Based on her own initiative, the Supervisory Board agreed to recall Ms Mateja Božič, MSc from her position as member of the Management Board, effective 12 January 2016. Ms Božič remains with the Company.
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Signed agreement on Telekom Slovenije's acquisition of Debitel and a new director of Debitel appointed
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At its meeting held on 13 January 2016, the supervisory board of Debitel, a company 100% owned by Telekom Slovenije, relieved the company’s previous Managing Director, Borut Razdevšek, of his position and appointed Danilo Tomšič, MSc as his replacement, effective 14 January 2016. Danilo Tomšič is responsible for the implementation of legal and formal procedures relating to the merger. The agreement on the merger of Debitel with Telekom Slovenije was signed on 22 January 2016. A decision on the approval of the merger agreement will also be made by the General Meeting of Debitel. Following the approval, the agreement shall become legally valid on the day it is entered into the court register. Completion of the activities is planned in the second quarter of the 2016.
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Telekom Slovenije received a decision from the Securities Market Agency
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On 5 February, Telekom Slovenije, as a target company, received a decision from the Securities Market Agency (ATVP), on the basis of which it is established that the suspension of the rights to vote ensuing from shares of the issuer Telekom Slovenije with ticker symbol TLSG and voting rights has been withdrawn for the following entities: Slovenski državni holding, d.d., Republika Slovenija, Kapitalska družba pokojninskega in invalidskega, zavarovanja, d.d., Nova Kreditni banka Maribor, d.d., Zavarovalnica Triglav, d.d., Sklad za financiranje razgradnje NEK. Aalong with the withdrawal of suspension of the right to vote, the prohibition from implementing their voting rights, which had been imposed regarding the target company Telekom Slovenije, has also ceased to apply.
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Telekom Slovenije received a decision from the Supreme Court in the SKY NET dispute
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On 3 November 2015 Telekom Slovenije received a decision from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia issued on 29 November 2015 in the commercial dispute of the plaintiff SKY NET, d.o.o. against the defendant Telekom Slovenije (previously Mobitel, d.d.) for the payment according to the modified claim of EUR 25,959,896.34 EUR with appertaining costs. The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia rejected the review of the plaintiff and ruled that the plaintiff must reimburse the defendant's costs of the reply to the review in the amount of EUR 2,519.91, to be paid within 15 days from the service of the writ; in case of late payment, default interest is to be paid from the 16th day of the service of the writ until payment.
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Telekom Slovenije received a decision from Administrative Court in the matter ISDN-ADSL
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On 17 November 2015 Telekom Slovenije received a decision from the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia issued on 3 November 2015 in a renewed proceeding following the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia under ref. no. Ips 58/2015-2 issued on 14 July 2014 in the administrative dispute of the plaintiff Telekom Slovenije against the Competition Protection Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter: CPA) for the elimination of the CPA's decision ref. no. 3072-2/2004/132 from 25 October 2013 in the matter ISDN-ADSL. The Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia decided in favour of the plaintiff that the CPA's decision with ref. no. 3072-2/2004/132 from 25 October 2013 is to be set aside and the matter returned to the same body for a retrial. The administrative court also decided that the defendant must cover the plaintiff's costs of the proceeding in the amount of EUR 691.74 within 15 days of the service of the writ; in case of late payment, with default interest from until payment.
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Telekom Slovenije Served a Decision by the Ljubljana District Court on T-2’s Motion
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On 26 February Telekom Slovenije received a decision from the Ljubljana District Court, issued on 3 February 2016, rejecting the T-2’s motion for re-opening the case that was concluded with the Ljubljana District Court’s final decision no. VIII Pg 54/2007, issued 21 January 2013, in which the Court rejected the plaintiff T-2’s civil suit against the defendant Telekom Slovenije regarding the payment of damages in the amount of EUR 129,556,756.00 along with related amounts. The Ljubljana District Court gave T-2 15 days to reimburse Telekom Slovenije for court costs in the amount of EUR 152,457.50 with statutory interest, which begins to accrue on the day the deadline for fulfilling obligations expires thenceforth until payment.
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Telekom Slovenije was once again selected the most trustworthy brand
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According to the Trusted Brands survey, which was conducted for the 10th year in Slovenia, the randomly selected Slovenian subscribers to Reader’s Digest again selected the most trustworthy brands based on 5 criteria – quality, excellent value, a well-defined public image, understanding of the consumer’s needs, and whether they believe the brand’s claims regarding social responsibility. The survey has once again proven that with regard to mobile phone and internet services Slovenians still trust the Telekom Slovenije brand the most.
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Telekom Slovenije wins Finance award for best corporate annual report in communication
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Telekom Slovenije is among the winnners of the 16th competition for best annual report organised by Poslovna akademija Finance. At the award cermony, which took place on Tuesday, 17 November 2015, Telekom Slovenije received the award for the best corporate annual report 2014 in communication, while the report also received high marks in other categories (accounting report, risk management, business results analysis and plans, as well as sustainable development).
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Telekom Slovenije is again the sponsor of Ecoquiz school competition
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For the 7th year in a row, Telekom Slovenije has enabled primary school students to answer the quiz questions at eko.telekom.si, this year's quiz topics being biodiversity, food and waste. Ecoquiz, a competition aimed at expanding primary school students’ knowledge on the environment topics, was held at 156 schools around Slovenia on 12 February, with 4,293 students from grades 6 to 8 participating.
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Telekom Slovenije successfully coordinates the European project eBadge
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On 19 January 2016, the final presentation of the eBadge project took place in Klagenfurt. The main objective of this project, which was carried out by a consortium of 13 partners from five countries, was to deploy an international pilot smart grid, with the focus on supply and demand services. The project was coordinated by Telekom Slovenije and has received praise for its excellent management, coordination, and effective communication between the partners.
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Telekom Slovenije takes part in Planica and Pohorje Ski World Cup organisation
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Telekom Slovenije took part in the successfull implementation of the FIS cross-country World Cup competition in Planica on 16 and 17 January, and in the 52th Golden Fox which took place on 30 in 31 January in Maribor, Pohorje. Deploying its various technologis (PSTN, ISDN, VDSL, FTTH in VPN) Telekom Slovenije provided domestic and foreign broadcasting companies with reliable and high-quality services and picture broadcasting via portable optic-fibre transfer medium.
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Ipko marks growth in mobile users and market share
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According to the Kosovo regulatory authority ARKEP report for Q3 2015, Ipko’s mobile market share has grown to a near 40% of the Kosovar mobile market. The mobile telephony penetration rate in Kosovo also increased in the third quarter, to stand at 97.4%. Also, Ipko further expanded its fixed network infrastructure to new areas, which contributed to the growth of broadband internet and digital cable TV connections. With its 49.1% market share the company remains the undisputed leader in the broadband internet and digital television market.
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Tina Česen is the new CEO of TSmedia
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On 1 December Tina Česen took over as the CEO of TSmedia. Her work will be focused mainly on further develpment of the existing products and looking for new business opportunities.
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Soline company successfully completes the European project LIFE + MANSALT
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The implementation of the five-year European project LIFE + MANSALT (Man and Nature), with the main objective to preserve biodiversity in the saltpans of Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, was sucessfully completed by the Soline company. The project value was 7 million euro, and the auditing performed by the KPMG, Ljubljana audit firm has shown that the project was carried out in compliance with the General Provisions of the European Commission.
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On 4 December 2015 Telekom Slovenije opened a new sales centre Rožmarin in the city centre of Maribor at Gosposka ulica 8, and a revamped sales centre at Cesta 25. junija 1p in Nova Gorica, Kromberk, on 23 February. The visitors to the modern and spacious stores will get useful information from friendly and professional agents, who will also help them select the best price plan, service or device from the Telekom Slovenije's comprehensive sales range.
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From 12 February to 31 March 2016 Telekom Slovenije offers carefree communication for two subscribers. The additional user will pay just €12 to enjoy all the services that come with the Brezskrbni plan (the basic subscription fee is €19.95). The total data allowance of 10 GB is charged according to actual usage at 1 cent per MB, but never amounts to more than €5 per month for both users together.
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Efficient cash transactions with Telekom Slovenije’s Mobile Cash Register service
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Telekom Slovenije offers users safe, reliable and simple mobile cash-register transactions, issuing invoices on a mobile device with a wireless printer and e-accounting application in cloud. Telekom Slovenije provides sole proprietors, small, medium-sized and large enterprises with all the equipment and solutions necessary for transparent and cost-effective cash-register transactions. Customers can select between two price plans, Mobilna blagajna PANTHEON RA at €10.90 per month, or Mobilna blagajna PANTHOEN RC at €14.90 per month, which also supports coordinated operations of several cash registers. In addition, a prepaid version of mobile cash register is also available.
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TSmedia publishes the 2016 phone register of Slovenia
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On 2 December 2015, TSmedia published the 2016 Slovenian Telephone Directory both in print and on DVD. In both versions, as well as on www.itis.si, the Directory provides the most up-to-date contact information for 821,000 phone numbers from all Slovenian operators. |
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Schedule of events
10. 3. 2016 |
Project partner to the 48th award of the Chamber of Commerce for special economic and enterpreneurial achievements
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24. 3. 2016 |
National Ecoquiz competition at Ljubečna Elementary School
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31. 3. 2016 |
Publication of the Annual Report for 2015 of the Telekom Slovenije Group the Telekom Slovenije, d.d.
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4. 4. 2016 |
Publication of the convocation of the 27th General Meeting of Telekom Slovenije
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8. 4. 2016 |
A business event at SNG Maribor on the sidelines of the debut of the ballet Gusar (Pirate)
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April 2016 |
Grand opening of the overhauled Telekom Centre in Lucija
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13. 5. 2016 |
27th General Meeting of Telekom Slovenije
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