Operator Tele2 Russia has summed up the third quarter of 2012

Russian office of European telecommunications company Tele2 AB has announced its consolidated financial and operating results of the company in the third quarter of 2012. The company said that during this period was marked by strong growth of key financial indicators: operating revenues increased by 14% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 15.4 billion rubles, while free cash flow increased by 36% compared to the same period in 2011 to $ 3.2 billion. During the third quarter of 2012 have been improved, and core operating performance:

Subscriber base increased by 10% compared to the same period of 2011, the cumulative number of subscribers in Russia to 22.3 million
Average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by 4% in ruble terms compared to the same period last year and amounted to 234 rubles
The average number of minutes used (MoU) in the whole of Russia was 257, compared with the third quarter of 2011, this figure increased by 7%
Predictions for 2012:
Weather in subscribers Tele2 Russia is 22.5 million people, is voiced earlier forecast 22 million
Stable growth of average monthly subscriber account (ARPU) at 3-5%
Maintaining a stable level of marginality of Tele2, the EBITDA margin will be 37-39%
The planned amount of investment in IT-infrastructure and technical development of network Tele2 (CapEx) will 6-6,7 billion