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Annual Report 2008 a Peek annual report 2008 a peek into our best of 2008 milestones three things exceeding customer expectations one-to-one conversations with our that make customers, listening and responding us do more partnerships and agreements a glance driving innovation and speeding up at our time to market services innovation one human resources in 2008 community, our commitment to the community one family Orange in 2008 financial highlights numbers 09 13 21 25 31 His Majesty King Abdullah II “Our ambitions for Jordan exceed the volume of the achievements our homeland has witnessed over the past years. This drives us to exert more effort as we continue to build a brighter future for all Jordanians, men and women.” letter from the Chairman This commitment will be extended over a wide five year period with the aim of ensuring a sustainable benefit. Not only did we help people in communities across Jordan by not only providing them with improved opportunities for a better life, but we also provided them Our constant objective is with tools for future success based on technology and innovation. It connecting Jordanians to gives us pride to know that as we grow, we continue to contribute to each other and to the world. the growth and prosperity of the Kingdom of Jordan and of its people. This is the value we provide to our customers: looking ahead connecting people to I am proud to say that this is the best time to lead this company, and for our company to lead Jordan’s telecommunications industry. Our people, connecting mix of great people and excellent technology enables us to pursue businesses to businesses aggressive growth in the future, one that is based on mobility, and connecting all to innovation and integration of the full possibilities of the new information and information age. entertainment. The launch of our advanced Internet Protocol TV service (IPTV), “TV from Orange”, a service launched in collaboration with INTRACOM TELECOM, and Arab Radio and Television Network (ART), clearly to our Shareholders made us stand out in the market place and has proved to be another successful first launch in Jordan with a great future on the horizon. The global telecommunications industry remains as competitive as ever, showing growth despite the economic downturn, and Orange is Another resounding achievement this year, a result of the strategic also growing in Jordan providing innovative and qualitative services to partnership with Orange France Telecom, was the inauguration of all customers at reasonable prices. In years past, we had set our goal the first Technocentre outside of Europe, all this forms a part of to be the best telecommunications company in Jordan. In 2008, we France Telecom Group’s belief in Orange Jordan and in the healthy are proud that we have surpassed our own goals by becoming a economic climate in the Kingdom servicing Arab and African better, more technologically-advanced and more profitable company. countries. The Technocentre has produced excellent advances in Whilst we are working to develop our shareholder value, we have services for our customers and we will only offer more and more over constantly at the front of our minds that not only is France Telecom the years to come; extending further than the most recently added Group a major shareholder, but so are the people of Jordan through services such as the notification on reachability (NOR) service. the investment by Social Security and the investments in the stock Significant investment in the Technocentre is bringing in real rewards market. not just for our set up here in Jordan but also elsewhere in the Middle East, Africa and Asia as the Orange brand continues to imbed itself The dynamic growth unleashed by the continual change in the global in the region. telecommunications industry was a key driver in our development during the year. We have continued building Orange as the most Additionally, we are currently working on creating a state of the art trusted brand name in telecommunications by adding new information security office. The decision has been made that Orange technologies, investing in new assets, and hiring the best people we Jordan is to invest in up-to-date processes protecting the data of could find in Jordan. Jordan’s commercial sectors and individuals at large; a commitment that we have affirmed to His Majesty. solid 2008 results Capitalizing on opportunities in Jordan and the region, our business To end with, allow me to extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to strategy delivered an outstanding year of results for our customers our shareholders and clients for their faith and trust in Orange Jordan. and profits for our shareholders. We have always said that we would I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the devoted efforts of operate better within a competitive situation; and so we focused on our employees, management and Board of Directors for the people efficiency, improved network automation, and a keen attention remarkable results of 2008. And on behalf of the Board, I would like to to wireless and internet solutions. Integrating people and businesses express gratitude towards the Jordanian authorities, particularly the to technologies, we introduced numerous services that are today Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and the enabling our customers to stay in touch with their businesses very Telecommunications Regulatory Commission for their continuous effectively and with high quality connectivity, wherever and whenever. support and vital accomplishments in providing the legal framework, As the leaders of the telecom industry in Jordan, everything we have securing what is needed to uphold and develop the sector in Jordan. done, from reducing IP prices, to offering 8M and launching V.O.D services, has all heavily contributed to spreading the internet culture Looking forward to 2009 with you. through a connected Jordan. Dr. Shabib Ammari (PhD Econ) Overall, our customer base continued to grow. It reached 2.52 million, Chairman of the Board of Directors 3.4 percent higher than at the end of 2007 with net profit increasing by Orange Jordan (Jordan Telecom Group) 6.1 percent compared to 2007, reaching JD100.3 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for Orange Jordan increased by 5.5 percent reaching JD183.2 million. Consolidated revenues for Orange Jordan edged up 0.9 percent in 2008 over the same period the year before reaching JD401.4 million compared to JD397.9 million. 2008 was a difficult year, yet we realized growth and for the first time in our history we went beyond the JD400 million mark in revenues, and JD100 million mark in net profits with the increase in prices of oil and commodities, people’s priorities changed, which led to a minor impact on the telecoms sector. empowering communities While powering our communication lines to connect people, we empowered communities to lead more productive lives in a more interconnected environment. In 2008, we have demonstrated our exceptional corporate citizenship. We have invested over JD2 million this year in deep rooted community initiatives that impacted the lives of families. As one of our main contributions to the society at large, we supported the upgrading of schools through our heavy weight investment of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah's Madrasati initiative and our similarly huge investment in The King’s Academy. 3 to our Shareholders letter from the CEO With all the changes taking place in the telecommunications industry, Orange Jordan has developed a strategy to draw on the talents of our employees, the commitment of our management team, the foresight Our published ambitions for of our Board of Directors, and our technological innovation. We used last year were to further these great assets to deliver the best results in the history of Orange extend our leadership in the Jordan, and therefore, our industry investors noted our solid execution, operational excellence, and commitment to growing market, with firm commitment shareholder value. to making the most of our shareholder investments, and Our 2008 results show that our focus on performance and execution to deliver industry-leading has paid off, most notably in our revenue profile. During 2008, Orange Jordan remained the number one operator in Jordan, with a total of innovation and performance. 2.52 million customers. At JD242.8 million, Orange fixed remained the As we embedded the Orange largest source of income for Orange Jordan. Orange mobile was able brand further into our core to provide Orange Jordan with higher profitability and an expanded operations and values, we customer base. By connecting 1.76 million customers to our mobile accomplished our ambitions telecom network by end of 2008, Orange mobile increased the in 2008, and more. subscriber base by 2.6 percent, from 1.71 million at the end of 2007, generating earnings of JD187 million compared to JD183.5 million at the end of 2007. demonstrates how well our innovative mobile communications offers Orange Jordan’s consolidated earnings increased by 0.9 percent, or are being received. We are sure that the mobile and internet JD3.5 million, from JD397.9 million in 2007 to reach for the first time subscriber base will continue to grow with the performance more than JD400 million at JD401.4 million in 2008. However, the improvements we are planning in 2009. largest growth in terms of income and number of subscribers, was Our efforts in the Jordanian competitive marketplace have diversified achieved by Orange internet where earnings rose by 50.4 percent to our revenue base, provided new growth opportunities and created JD21.2 million, and the number of customers soared by 55.6 percent shareholder value. Few companies are better positioned to benefit both to 102.200 subscribers.
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