The executive president of NOS, Miguel Almeida, promised the country on Wednesday to “do everything possible” to “compensate for the delays attributable exclusively to the incompetence” of the regulator Anacom in the development of 5G technology.
With the arrival of 5G, we promise to do everything possible to compensate for the delays attributable exclusively to the incompetence of a regulator that insists on subordinating the interests of the country and the Portuguese”, says Miguel Almeida, quoted in the first semester of the telecommunications operator . statement of results.
“Today, just six months after the licenses were granted, more than 80% of the Portuguese population already has access to this technologya reality that places NOS as the operator with the most and best 5G coverage,” the executive stressed, referring to the fact that “this commitment” to the country contributes “decisively to increasing the competitiveness” of the economy, accelerating the digital transition and increasing of the welfare of citizens.
EITHER NOS profit reaches 85.3 million euros in the first halfan increase of 15.5% compared to the same period in 2021, while in the second quarter net profit grew by 2% to 44.2 million euros.
The results for the quarter once again reflect the good times the company is going through,” says Miguel Almeida, quoted in the half-year income statement, and points out that the company’s “obsession” with the continuous improvement of the customer experience “is has been rewarded.”
In the first semester, NOS investment “reached 244 million euros, a growth of 22% compared to the same period of the previous year”, underlines the manager.
Consolidated revenues grew by 9.4% in the first half to 742 million euros, “increasing the telecommunications segment by 7.3% to 721.4 million euros and the cinema and audiovisual segment by 69.4 % up to 39.1 million euros”, adds the operator.
Source: Observadora