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The employees of companies acquired or dis-
posed of during the year under review were included
ratably. The employees of the joint venture compa-
nies have been included proportionately.
The number of full-time equivalents including
trainees at December 31, 2001 was 283,330 employees
(December 31, 2000: 284,890 employees).
13. Depreciation and amortization expense,
excluding goodwill amortization
Depreciation and amortization is charged on the
basis of the useful lives applied in the Group and
listed in note 23.
Write-downs are charged if there are indications
of impairment and the recoverable amount is lower
than amortized cost.
Depreciation and amortization charges consist
of the following:
Depreciation and amortization charges for fiscal
year 2001 include write-downs of €7 million (previ-
ous year: €8 million).
14. Other operating expenses
Other operating expenses are composed as follows:
Taxes other than income taxes are either carried
under the related expense item or, if no specific allo-
cation is possible, under other operating expenses.
15. Goodwill amortization
Goodwill is reduced by straight-line amortization
over a useful life of 15 to 20 years. The useful life is
determined in particular by the strategic impor-
tance to the Group of the underlying acquisitions.
Additions during the year under review are amor-
tized ratably.Amortization charges in fiscal year
2001 amounted to €171 million (previous year: €144
million).
The increase in goodwill amortization was the
result of acquisitions in fiscal year 2001 and from
the first-time recognition of full-year amortization
for acquisitions in fiscal year 2000.
Other operating expenses
Rental and lease expenses 856 720
Legal, consulting and audit costs 374 435
Public relations expenses 367 480
Appropriation to provisions 353 279
Travel, training and incidental staff costs 247 210
Telecommunication costs 188 198
Write-downs on receivables 177 177
Other business taxes 146 98
Voluntary social benefits 123 177
Services provided by Bundesanstalt für Post
und Telekommunikation 116 128
Cost of purchased cleaning, transportation and
security services 109 115
Bad debt losses and write-downs charged on
receivables and investment securities from
financial services 102 96
Prior-period other operating expenses 101 58
Cost of asset disposals 89 162
Compensation payments 80 145
Foreign exchange losses 69 12
Insurance costs 54 41
Entertainment costs 51 51
Warranty expenses 50 33
Contributions and fees 29 12
Current asset disposal losses 19 18
Miscellaneous 359 199
4,059 3,844
in €m
2000
Depreciation and amortization expense
Amortization of intangible assets,
excluding goodwill amortization 145 110
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Buildings 194 198
Technical equipment and machinery 207 190
Other equipment, operating and
office equipment 518 549
1,064 1,047
2001
in €m
20002001