Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its fiber-optic network around Taiwan and expects the number of its FTTx subscribers to exceed that of its ADSL subscribers in 2011 and its FTTx coverage to reach 85% in 2014, according to the company.
As of the end of March 2010, CHT had 4.32 million subscribers of broadband Internet-access services, including 1.74 million FTTx users, as well as 9.36 million subscribers of mobile communication services, including 4.93 million 3G users, and 12.4 million fixed-line telephone subscribers, the company indicated.
CHT: Financial report, 1Q10 (NT$b) |
Item |
Detail |
Consolidated revenues |
49.62 (US$1.55b) |
EBITDA* |
23.56 |
Net operating profit |
14.88 |
Net profit |
12.06 |
Net earnings per share (NT$) |
1.24 |
* Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization
* Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, May 2010