| 2.OPERATING COSTS | Close Window |
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| The following items have been included in arriving at operating profit: | ||||
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| 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |
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| Staff costs (Note 3) | 3,484 | 3,053 | 3,364 | 3,034 |
| Payments to international network operators | 828 | 2,016 | 828 | 2,016 |
| Payments to other network operators - international | 1,765 | 1,157 | 1,751 | 1,146 |
| Auditors’ remuneration | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 773 | 826 | 745 | 819 |
| Bad debt provision | 812 | 667 | 739 | 660 |
| Inventory provision | (5) | 15 | (15) | 10 |
| Net foreign exchange gains on operating activities | (37) | (369) | (36) | (371) |
| Payments to NTT Communications Corporation [Note (a)] | 72 | 393 | 72 | 393 |
| Amortisation of goodwill (Note 10) | 78 | 13 | – | – |
| Other operating expenditure | 3,151 | 2,052 | 2,573 | 2,000 |
| --------- 10,924 ====== |
--------- 9,826 ====== |
--------- 10,024 ====== |
--------- 9,710 ====== |
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| (a) | Payments to NTT Communications Corporation represent amounts payable
(to NTT Communications Corporation) on account of salaries and expenditure
of seconded experts (refer Note 29). |
| (b) | The above expenses include Directors’ emoluments for 2003 of Rs. 36 million (2002 - Rs. 42 million). This wholly consists of fees paid to NTT for the secondment of expatriate personnel who are also Directors of SLTL. |