Glossary

4G – fourth generation of mobile technology, sometimes called LTE (Long Term Evolution

5G – term used to describe the next-generation of mobile networks beyond LTE mobile networks

Access Fee – revenues from monthly fee from New Tariff
ARPO – Average Revenues per Offer
AUPU – Average Usage per User

BSA – Bitstream Access Offer

CATV – Cable Television
CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access, second generation wireless mobile network used also as a wireless local loop for locations where cable access is not economically justified

EBITDA – Operating income + depreciation and amortisation + impairment of goodwill + impairment of non-current assets
EBITDAaL – EBITDA after leases

F2M – Fixed to Mobile Calls
FBB – Fixed Broadband
FTE – Full time equivalent
FTTH – Fibre To The Home
FVNO – Fixed Virtual Network Operator

Home Zone (or Office Zone for business customers) – area within range of predefined base stations which cover the particular location (home/office).

ICT – Information and Communication Technologies
ILD – International Calls
IP TV – TV over Internet Protocol

Liquidity Ratio – Cash and unused credit lines divided by debt to be repaid in the next 18 months
LLU – Local Loop Unbundling
LTE – Long Term Evolution, standard of data transmission on mobile networks (4G)

M2M – Machine to Machine, telemetry
MTR – Mobile Termination Rates
MVNO – Mobile Virtual Network Operator

Net Gearing – net gearing after hedging ratio = net debt after hedging / (net debt after hedging + shareholders’ equity)

Organic Cash Flow – Organic Cash Flow = Net cash provided by Operating Activities – (CAPEX + CAPEX payables) + proceeds from sale of assets

RAN agreement – agreement on reciprocal use of radio access networks
RIO – Reference Interconnection Offer

SAC – Subscriber Acquisition Costs
SIMO – mobile SIM only offers without devices
SMP – Significant Market Power
SRC – Subscriber Retention Cost

UKE – Urzad Komunikacji Elektronicznej (Office of Electronic Communications)
UOKiK – Urzad Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (Office for Competition and Consumer Protection)
USO – Universal Service Obligation

VDSL – Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
VHBB – Very high speed broadband, above 30 Mbps
VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol

Wireless for fixed – LTE broadband access offers dedicated to use within the Home/Office Zone, consisting of a fixed router (Home Zone) plus large or unlimited data packages, which are a substitute for fixed broadband and are provided by all mobile operators in Poland, including Orange Polska.

WLL – Wireless Local Loop
WLR – Wholesale Line Rental