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Slovakia
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  • 489,000 homes passed
  • 279,000 video subscribers, of which 85,000 are digital cable and DTH subscribers
    • Digital video service include DVR and HD
  • 60,000 broadband internet subscribers
    • Internet speeds up to 120 Mbps
  • 27,000 telephony subscribers
as of September 30, 2009
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Slovakia
UPC Slovakia is the largest cable television operator in Slovakia. UPC Slovakia provides video, broadband internet, and digital (VoIP) telephony services to 287,000 customers as of September 30, 2009.

UPC Slovakia’s customers are located in 30 cities and towns in Slovakia, including the five largest cities of Bratislava, Kosice, Presov, Banska Bystrica, and Zilina. Its networks are 81% upgraded to two-way capability with 83% of the homes passed served by a network with a bandwidth of at least 860 MHz. In some areas like Bratislava, the capital city, its network is fully upgraded to two-way capability.
Video
UPC Slovakia offers analog cable packages of up to 51 channels. For an additional fee, UPC Slovakia offers an HBO premium service to its analog customers. A digital cable subscriber may receive up to 72 channels, depending on the package (including the channels in its analog service). The digital offering includes multiple premium packages, DVR time-shifting capability, and HDTV.

UPC Slovakia also offers UPC Direct, a digital satellite television service that provides over 150 coded and free to air TV channels and approximately 30 radio stations in digital quality.

Digital cable penetration graph
Digital cable penetration - Slovakia
Internet
UPC Slovakia offers five tiers of broadband internet service with download speeds ranging from 3 Mbps to 120 Mbps. On September 2, 2009, UPC Slovakia launched UPC Fiber Power, an ultra high-speed internet service with download speed of up to 120 Mbps, utilizing the EuroDOCSIS 3.0 platform.

Internet penetration graph
Internet penetration - Slovakia
Voice
UPC Slovakia offers multi-feature digital telephony via VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to 74% of its homes passed.

Voice penetration graph
Voice penetration - Slovakia

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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