9. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
  Group
(a)

(All amounts in Sri Lanka Rupees millions)   Freehold land and
buildings
  Ducts, cables and other outside plant
  Telephone
exchanges
  Transmission
equipment
  Other fixed
assets
  Contract
work-in
progress
  Total
Year ended 31 December 2003                            
Opening net book amount   1,730   30,462   10,011   9,446   1,410   3,663   56,722
Additions     123   43   56   766   6,391   7,379
Transfers         (97)       (97)
Transfers from work-in-progress   42   2,436   77   5   139   (2,699)  
Depreciation charge   (32)   (5,252)   (1,211)   (1,220)   (526)     (8,241)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing net book amount   1,740   27,769   8,920   8,190   1,789   7,355   55,763
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2003                            
Cost   1,965   59,274   16,285   15,345   4,540   7,355   104,764
Accumulated depreciation   (225)   (31,505)   (7,365)   (7,155)   (2,751)     (49,001)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net book amount   1,740   27,769   8,920   8,190   1,789   7,355   55,763
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended 31 December 2004                            
Opening net book amount   1,740   27,769   8,920   8,190   1,789   7,355   55,763
Additions     47   126   884   1,060   5,511   7,628
Transfers from work-in-progress   99   2,226   434   4,229   1,360   (8,348)  
Adjustments         (46)     (59)   (105)
Accumulated depriciation         1 6       16
Disposals           (8)     (8)
Accumulated depriciation           8     8
Depreciation charge   (38)   (5,126)   (1,227)   (1,798)   (763)     (8,952)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing net book amount 1,801   24,916   8,253   11,475   3,446   4,459   54,350
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2004                            
Cost   2,064   61,547   16,845   20,412   6,952   4,459   112,279
Accumulated depreciation   (263)   (36,631)   (8,592)   (8,937)   (3,506)     (57,929)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net book amount   1,801   24,916   8,253   11,475   3,446   4,459   54,350
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(b) Depreciation of TDMA network spares stock Rs. 84 million (2003 - Nil)



Company

(All amounts in Sri Lanka Rupees millions)   Freehold land and
buildings
  Ducts, cables and other outside plant
  Telephone
exchanges
  Transmission
equipment
  Other fixed
assets
  Contract
work-in
progress
  Total
Year ended 31 December 2003                            
Opening net book amount   1,730   30,357   10,011   8,302   1,321   3,256   54,977
Additions     108   43   40   761   3,301   4,253
Transfers from work-in-progress   42   2,436   77   5   100   (2,660)  
Depreciation charge   (32)   (5,237)   (1,211)   (1,017)   (490)     (7,987)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing net book amount   1,740   27,664   8,920   7,330   1,789   3,897   51,243
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2003                            
Cost   1,965   59,124   16,285   13,198   4,199   3,897   98,668
Accumulated depreciation   (225)   (31,460)   (7,365)   (5,868)   (2,507)     (47,425)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net book amount   1,740   27,664   8,920   7,330   1,692   3,897   51,243
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended 31 December 2004                            
Opening net book amount   1,740   27,664   8,920   7,330   1,692   3,897   51,243
Additions     47   126   10   1,014   3,874   5,071
Transfers from work-in-progress   9 9   2,226   434   247   1,246   (4,252)  
Disposals           (7)     (7)
Accumulated depriciation           7     7
Depreciation charge   (38)   (5,111)   (1,227)   (1,032)   (706)     (8,114)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing net book amount 1,801   24,826   8,253   6,555   3,246   3,519   48,200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2004                            
Cost   2,064   61,397   16,845   13,455   6,452   3,519   103,732
Accumulated depreciation   (263)   (36,571)   (8,592)   (6,900)   (3,206)     (55,532)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net book amount   1,801   24,826   8,253   6,555   3,246   3,519   48,200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a) On 1 September 1991 the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) transferred its entire telecommunications business and related assets and liabilities to SLT. A valuation was performed by the Government of the assets and liabilities transferred to SLT. The net amount of those assets and liabilities represents SLT's Contributed Capital on incorporation, and those values were used as the opening cost of fixed assets at 1 September 1991 in the first statutory accounts of SLT.

Further, SLT was converted into a public limited company, Sri Lanka Telecom Limited (SLTL), on 25 September 1996 and on that date all of the business and the related assets and liabilities of SLT were transferred to SLTL as part of the privatisation process.
   
(b) The cost of fully depreciated assets as at 31 December 2004 is Rs. 10,143 million (2003 - Rs. 6,722 million).
   
(c) Borrowing costs capitalised during the year to 31 December 2004 was Rs. 13 million (2003 - Rs. 96 million).
   
(d) No assets have been mortgaged or pledged as security by SLTL.
   
(e) The Directors believe SLTL has freehold title to land and buildings transferred from SLT on Incorporation (Conversion of SLT to SLTL on 25 September 1996), although it is uncertain whether vesting orders specifying all the demarcations and extents of such land and buildings were issued.
   
(f) The property, plant & equipment is not insured except for third party motor vehicle insurance. An insurance reserve has been created together with a sinking fund investment to meet any future loss with regard to uninsured property, plant & equipment. At the balance sheet date, Rs. 100 million stood to the credit of the reserve
(Note 21).The sinking fund investment of that amount is included under cash and cash equivalents [Note 15 (a)].
   
 
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