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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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The group’s principal
accounting policies are set out
in the consolidated financial statements and conform with IFRS. These policies, and applicable estimation techniques, have been reviewed by the directors who have confirmed them to be appropriate for the preparation of the 2007 financial
statements.
We, in common with virtually all other companies, need to use estimates in the preparation of our financial statements. The most sensitive estimates affecting our financial statements are in the areas of assessing the level of interconnect income with and payments to other telecommunications operators, providing
for doubtful debts, establishing asset lives of property, plant and equipment for depreciation purposes, assessing the stage of completion and likely outcome under long term contracts, making appropriate long-term assumptions in calculating pension liabilities and costs, making appropriate medium-term assumptions
on asset impairment reviews and calculating current and deferred tax liabilities. Details of
critical accounting estimates and key judgements are provided in the accounting policies. |
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