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Summary of operating indicators
  Second quarter Year to date
Telecommunications industries 2005 2006 2005 to 2006 2006 2005 to 2006
  $ thousands % $ thousands %
Telecommunications          
Operating revenues 8,595,140 8,889,944 3.4 17,636,567 3.1
Operating expenses 6,679,108 7,004,068 4.9 13,769,422 3.5
Operating profit 1,916,032 1,885,875 -1.6 3,867,144 1.6
Operating margin (%) 22.3 21.2 -4.8 21.9 ...
Wireline industry          
Operating revenues 5,555,723 5,398,020 -2.8 10,882,056 -3.2
Operating expenses 4,443,696 4,576,289 3.0 9,005,282 0.6
Operating profit 1,112,027 821,731 -26.1 1,876,774 -17.9
Operating margin (%) 20.0 15.2 -23.9 17.2 ...
Wireless industry          
Operating revenues 2,678,755 3,118,696 16.4 6,014,169 16.8
Operating expenses 1,944,105 2,122,239 9.2 4,163,479 10.5
Operating profit 734,649 996,457 35.6 1,850,691 34.0
Operating margin (%) 27.4 32.0 16.5 30.8 ...
Number of traditional fixed access lines1          
Residential lines 12,246,838 11,540,819 -5.8 ... ...
Business lines 7,002,385 7,038,733 0.5 ... ...
Total 19,249,223 18,579,552 -3.5 ... ...
Fixed access lines per 100 inhabitants 59.8 57.1 -4.4 ... ...
Number of mobile subscribers 15,478,875 17,162,044 10.9 ... ...
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants 48.1 52.8 9.8 ... ...
...not applicable
1.Expressed in voice grade equivalent.