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2007
New growth opportunities
With our proven entrepreneurial vision and a strong balance sheet, we are well positioned to take advantage
of new growth opportunities in the coming years. We see scope for continued roll-out of our small format
Carphone Warehouse and Phone House stores, as we seek to grow our market share across Europe and
evolve our retail model. The new venture with Best Buy has the potential to re-invent consumer electronics
retailing in a number of European territories and create significant value for shareholders. Finally, the value of
providing broadband to people’s homes is, we think, only just beginning to be realised. In the future, the
broadband connection will be the hub of an extraordinary array of devices and services in the home. We aim
to invest in the quality and capacity of our network, in the development of innovative new services, and in
further customer acquisition, to maximise the value of the asset we have created.
2006
EBITDA
UK 57%
France 7%
Germany 18%
Spain 10%
Other 8%
UK 50%
France 7%
Germany 21%
Spain 11%
Other 11%
UK 69%
France 3%
Germany 14%
Spain 8%
Other 6%
UK
Stores: 808
Connections: 6.21m
Netherlands
Stores: 191
Connections: 0.33m
Sweden
Stores: 95
Connections: 0.46m
Ireland
Stores: 69
Connections: 0.55m Belgium
Stores: 84
Connections: 0.42m
Portugal
Stores: 168
Connections: 0.47m Germany
Stores: 265
Connections: 0.43m
Spain
Stores: 420
Connections: 1.52m
France
Stores: 311
Connections: 0.93m
2008