Facts

Facts about KPN

KPN is doing well. The parent company met all expectations in 2007. Revenues remained stable and net profit rose by 67 %. With a €1 billion share repurchase program for 2008, KPN will continue to deliver on its promise to pay out excess cash to its shareholders. We also gave an undertaking to pay out dividend totaling €1 billion over this year. We have developed a new strategy called ‘Back to Growth’ for the 2008-2010 period.

Solid in the Netherlands
The loss of wirelines in the Consumer Market in the Netherlands decreased last year, while the number of television customers doubled. Telfort was successfully integrated. The Business Market segment sustained its growth and accelerated the transition to new services. The roll-out of fiber-optic cabling was initiated. There was also continued growth at Mobile International. German subsidiary E-Plus in particular performed excellently in 2007.

Getronics and iBasis
The acquisition of Getronics elevated KPN to market leader in workstation management in the Benelux. KPN also obtained a majority interest in iBasis, a global VoIP player, and has embedded its wholesale activities at that company. This step has changed the global telecommunications landscape. iBasis is now one of the world’s three largest providers of international voice traffic.