Chunghwa Telecom aims at FTTx coverage of 85% in 2014

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