|
1999
|
1998
|
1997
|
||
| 2. Turnover |
£m
|
£m
|
£m
|
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | |||
| Inland calls |
5,178
|
4,924
|
4,874
|
|
| Exchange lines |
3,337
|
3,180
|
3,033
|
|
| International calls |
1,501
|
1,553
|
1,809
|
|
| Mobile communications |
1,400
|
1,089
|
949
|
|
| Private circuits |
1,165
|
1,149
|
1,124
|
|
| Customer premises equipment supply |
870
|
896
|
914
|
|
| Receipts from UK operators |
645
|
496
|
319
|
|
| Yellow Pages and other directories |
491
|
466
|
438
|
|
| Other UK sales and services |
1,770
|
1,332
|
994
|
|
| Non-UK operations |
596
|
555
|
481
|
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | |||
| Group turnover - ongoing activities |
16,953
|
15,640
|
14,935
|
|
| Group's share of associates' and joint ventures' turnover |
1,270
|
1,771
|
2,444
|
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | |||
| Total turnover, including discontinued activities |
18,223
|
17,411
|
17,379
|
|
| Less: discontinued activities (a) |
-
|
(1,372)
|
(2,358)
|
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | |||
| Total turnover - ongoing activities | 18,223 | 16,039 | 15,021 | |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
------------------------------------------
|
|||
| Group's share of associates' and joint ventures' turnover comprised: | ||||
| Joint ventures - continuing activities |
561
|
147
|
80
|
|
| Associates: | ||||
|
Continuing
activities
|
709
|
252
|
6
|
|
|
Discontinued
activities (a)
|
-
|
1,372
|
2,358
|
|
|
709
|
1,624
|
2,364
|
||
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
------------------------------------------
|
|||
| Group's share of associates' and joint ventures' turnover |
1,270
|
1,771
|
2,444
|
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
------------------------------------------
|
|||
| (a) Discontinued activities relate to the group's former interest in MCI (note 19(c)). | ||||
| The group provides telecommunication services, principally in the United Kingdom, essentially operating as a unitary business. Its main services and products are local and national telephone calls in the United Kingdom, the provision of telephone exchange lines to homes and businesses, international telephone calls made to and from the United Kingdom, the supply of mobile communication services and equipment to businesses and individuals, the provision of private circuits to businesses and the supply of telecommunication equipment for customers' premises. | ||||
| Approximately 4% (1998 - 4%, 1997 - 3%) of group turnover arose from operations outside the United Kingdom. | ||||
| Unaudited information concerning the group's classified directory business in the UK is shown on page 107 of this annual report. | ||||