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Ireland
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  • Revenue: $352.4 million (annualized results for the three months ended September 30, 3009)
  • 876,000 homes passed
  • 510,000 video subscribers, of which 264,000 are digital cable subscribers
    • Digital video services include DVR and HD
  • 135,000 broadband internet subscribers
    • Internet speeds range up to 20 Mbps
  • 53,000 telephony subscribers
as of September 30, 2009
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Ireland
UPC Ireland is the largest cable television operator in Ireland. UPC Ireland provides video, broadband internet, and digital (VoIP) telephony services to 537,000 customers as of September 30, 2009.

UPC Ireland’s customers are located in five regional clusters, including the capital city of Dublin and Cork. Its cable network is 59% upgraded to two-way capacity, with 57% of its cable homes served by a network with a bandwidth of at least 550 Mhz. UPC Ireland makes its digital video, broadband internet, and wire line voice services available to 94%, 59%, and 46%, respectively, of its homes passed.

In addition, UPC Ireland offers to business customers a complete range of telecommunications solutions from standard voice and internet services to more advanced services such as Ethernet LAN extensions, corporate voice services, and high-speed internet. These services are offered to large corporations, public organizations, and small to medium size businesses in Ireland, primarily in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford.

Video
UPC Ireland provides analog and digital video services via cable and MMDS. An analog cable subscriber receives up to 22 channels including domestic, foreign, sports, and movie channels. UPC Ireland’s digital cable services offers over 100 video channels (including the channels in its analog service) and 35 radio channels. Its digital offering also includes over 30 channels of premium services and a pay-per-view service. UPC Ireland also offers DVR time-shifting functionality and plans to launch HD television services in the third quarter of 2009.

Digital cable penetration graph
Digital cable penetration - Ireland
Internet
UPC Ireland offers four tiers of broadband internet with download speeds of 1 Mbps to 20 Mbps.

Internet penetration graph
Internet penetration - Ireland
Voice
UPC Ireland provides feature-rich digital telephony via VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Through its VoIP technology, UPC Ireland offers telephony services to 46% of its homes passed.

Voice penetration graph
Voice penetration - Ireland

1 Digital penetration: Digital penetration is calculated by dividing our digital cable subscribers by the sum of our analog cable and digital cable subscribers. As of period end.

2 Internet penetration: Internet penetration is calculated by dividing our internet subscribers by internet homes serviceable. As of period end.

3 Voice penetration: Voice penetration is calculated by dividing our voice subscribers by the voice homes serviceable. As of period end.

Information above is presented as of December 31, 2008, unless otherwise stated.

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