Sunrise with successful first half of 2011
In the first half of 2011, Sunrise reported growth in all key areas. The customer base grew by 3.2 percent compared with the same period a year earlier, reaching 2.95 million customers. Operating profit (EBITA) rose by 2.7 percent compared with the same period a year earlier, reaching 287 million.
This successful development is primarily based on the significant increase in the mobile postpaid customer segment, which recorded growth of 140,487 customers. This corresponds to an increase of 15.5 percent compared to the first half of 2010, Sunrise wrote in a media release on Wednesday.
In February, Sunrise applied to the Federal Communications Commission Comcom for proceedings in 2011 on the unbundling of local loops ULL and on interconnection prices. In April, the Federal Administrative Court ruled in another case that the LRIC method used to calculate access costs to the existing network can be changed under the legal ordinance to the Telecommunications Act, which is currently being revised. It is strongly committed to improving the regulatory framework for private telecommunications companies in Switzerland, Sunrise said in a statement.
With the start of the new CCO Andreas Gregori in mid-August, Sunrise has completed its management team. Investments in the expansion of the network and customer service will be driven forward, according to Oliver Steil, CEO of Sunrise.
