Proximus SA — Annual Report 2010

Mar 18, 2011

Consolidated Financial Statements

Prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards for each of the two years ended 31 December 2010 and 2009

Consolidated Financial Statements	1
Prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards for each of the two years ended 31
December 2010 and 2009	1
Consolidated income statement	2
Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income	2
Consolidated balance sheet	3
Consolidated cash flow statement	4
Consolidated statement of changes in equity	5
Notes to the consolidated financial statements	6
Note 1. Corporate information	6
Note 2. Significant accounting policies	6
Note 3. Goodwill	13
Note 4. Intangible assets with finite useful life	14
Note 5. Property, plant and equipment	15
Note 6. Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates	16
Note 7. Other participating interests	21
Note 8. Income taxes	21
Note 9. Assets and liabilities for pensions, other post-employment benefits and termination
benefits	23
Note 10. Other non-current assets	26
Note 11. Trade receivables	26
Note 12. Other current assets	27
Note 13. Investments	27
Note 14. Cash and cash equivalents	27
Note 15. Equity	27
Note 16. Interest-bearing liabilities	28
Note 17. Provisions	29
Note 18. Other non-current payables	30
Note 19. Other current payables	30
Note 20. Net revenue	30
Note 21. Other operating income	30
Note 22. Non-recurring income	30
Note 23. Costs of materials and services related to revenue Note 24. Personnel expenses and pensions	31 31
Note 25. Other operating expenses	31
Note 26. Non-recurring expenses	31
Note 27. Depreciation and amortization	32
Note 28. Net finance income / (costs)	32
Note 29. Earnings per share	32
Note 30. Dividends paid and proposed	33
Note 31. Additional disclosures on financial instruments	33
Note 32. Related party disclosures	38
Note 33. Rights, commitments and contingent liabilities	40
Note 34. Cross-border lease arrangements	42
Note 35. Share-based Payment	42
Note 36. Relationship with the auditors	45
Note 37. Segment reporting	45
Note 38. Recent IFRS pronouncements	47
Note 39. Post balance sheet events	47

Consolidated income statement

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Net revenue	2 0	5,922	6,552
Other operating income	2 1	6 8	5 1
Non-recurring income	2 2	7 4	436
Total income		6,065	7,040
Costs of materials and services related to revenue	2 3	-2,087	-2,642
Personnel expenses and pensions	2 4	-1,108	-1,107
Other operating expenses	2 5	-840	-870
Non-recurring expenses	2 6	-62	8
Total operating expenses before depreciation and amortization		-4,097	-4,612
Operating income before depreciation and amortization		1,967	2,428
Depreciation and amortization	2 7	-706	-809
Operating income		1,261	1,619
Finance income		2 6	2 1
Finance costs		-143	-123
Net finance costs	2 8	-117	-102
Income before taxes		1,144	1,517
Tax expense	8	-241	-233
Net income		904	1,283
Non-controlling interests	1 5	-1	1 7
Net income (group share)		904	1,266
Basic earnings per share (in EUR)	2 9	2.82 EUR	3.94 EUR
Diluted earnings per share (in EUR)	2 9	2.82 EUR	3.94 EUR
Weighted average number of ordinary shares	2 9	320,475,553	321,138,048
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share	2 9	320,686,600	321,712,030

Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Net income	904	1,283
Other comprehensive income:
Available-for-sale investments:
Valuation gain/(loss) taken to equity	1	0
Transfer to profit or loss on sale	0	-5
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations	1	0
Other comprehensive income net of tax	1	- 5
Total comprehensive income	905	1,278
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent	906	1,262
Non-controlling interests	-1	1 7

Consolidated balance sheet

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS		5,505	6,185
Goodwill	3	2,088	2,337
Intangible assets with finite useful life	4	623	1,190
Property, plant and equipment	5	2,420	2,348
Investments in associates	6	2	2
Other participating interests	7	1	2 6
Deferred income tax assets	8	295	158
Pension assets Other non-current assets	9 1 0	2 7 5	2 122
CURRENT ASSETS		1,945	2,326
Inventories		8 6	114
Trade receivables	1 1	1,089	1,246
Current income tax assets	8	169	198
Other current assets	1 2	194	142
Investments	1 3	7 6	4 3
Cash and cash equivalents	1 4	332	584
TOTAL ASSETS		7,450	8,511
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
EQUITY	1 5	2,528	3,342
Shareholders' equity	1 5	2,521	3,108
Issued capital		1,000	1,000
Treasury shares		-509	-484
Restricted reserve		100	100
Available for sale and hedge reserve		5	0
Stock compensation		1 0	1 1
Retained earnings		1,911	2,476
Foreign currency translation		4	4
Non-Controlling interests	1 5	7	235
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES		3,093	2,364
Interest-bearing liabilities	1 6	2,128	1,406
Liability for pensions, other post-employment benefits and termination benefits	9	677	565
Provisions	1 7	199	203
Deferred income tax liabilities	8	8 6	187
Other non-current payables	1 8	3	3
CURRENT LIABILITIES		1,830	2,804
Interest-bearing liabilities	1 6	5 9	783
Trade payables		1,123	1,304
Income tax payables	8	137	188
Other current payables	1 9	511	529
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		7,450	8,511

Consolidated cash flow statement

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income (group share)		904	1.266
Adjustments for: Non-controlling interests	1 5	-1	1 7
Depreciation and amortization on intangible assets and property, plant and
equipment	4,5	706	809
Increase of impairment on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment Increase of provisions	4,5	3 8	1 2 6
Deferred tax expense	8	4 6	7 5
Fair value adjustments on financial instruments		2	1
Gain on disposal of consolidated companies and remeasurement of previously held interest	6	-72	-437
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment		-3	-3
Other non-cash movements Operating cash flow before working capital changes		5 1.598	1 0 1.766
Decrease / (increase) in inventories		1 4	-27
Decrease in trade receivables Increase in current income tax assets		6 6 -25	1 -28
Decrease / (increase) in other current assets		-38	5 8
Decrease in trade payables		-55	-2
Increase / (decrease) in income tax payables Increase / (decrease) in other current payables		-27 1 1	4 8 -13
Decrease in net liability for pensions, other post-employment benefits and
termination benefits Decrease in other non-current payables and provisions	9	-97 -40	-113 -23
Increase in working capital, net of acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries		-192	-99
Net cash flow provided by operating activities (1)		1.406	1.666
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment Cash paid for acquisitions of other participating interests	3, 4, 5	-597 0	-734 -26
Cash (paid) / received for consolidated companies, net of cash acquired		1	5 6
Cash (paid) / received from sales of consolidated companies, net of cash disposed of	6	-22	0
Cash received from sales of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment Net cash received from other non-current assets		2 6	1 6 1
Net cash used in investing activities		-609	-686
Cash flow before financing activities		797	980
Cash flow from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders Dividends / capital paid to non-controlling interests	3 0 1 5	-684 0	-702 -30
Net sale of treasury shares		8	2 5
Net (purchase) / sale of investments Decrease of shareholders' equity		-23 -1	2 6 -1
Issuance of long term debt		6	6
Repayment of long term debt		-304	-4
Repayment of short term debt Net cash used in financing activities		-33 -1.030	-49 -728
Net increase / (decrease) of cash and cash equivalents		-233	252
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January		565	332
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December	1 4	332	584
(1) Net cash flow from operating activities includes the following cash movements :
Interest paid		-103	-93
Interest received Income taxes paid		1 0 -221	5 -139

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

(EUR million)	Issued capital	Treasury shares	Restricted reserve	Available for sale and hedge reserve	Foreign currency trans lation	Stock Compen sation	Retained Earnings	Sharehol ders' Equity	Non controlling interests	Total Equity
Balance at 1 January 2009	1.000	-517	100	4	3	6	1.675	2.271	5	2.276
Fair value changes in available-for-sale investments Currency translation differences Equity changes not recognised in the income statement Net income Total comprehensive income	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	1 0 1 0 1	0 1 1 0 1	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 904 904	1 1 1 904 906	0 0 0 -1 - 1	1 1 1 904 905
Dividends to shareholders (relating to 2008) Interim dividends to shareholders (relating to 2009) Non-controlling interests arising in a business combination Treasury shares Exercise of stock options	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 2	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	-538 -128 0 0	-538 -128 0 2	0 0 3 0	-538 -128 3 2
Sale of treasury shares under a discounted share purchase plan Stock options Stock options granted and accepted Deferred stock compensation Amortization deferred stock compensation Total transactions with equity holders	0 0 0 0 0	6 0 0 0 8	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 4 -4 4 3	-1 0 0 0 -668	5 4 - 4 4 -656	0 0 0 0 3	5 4 - 4 4 -653
Balance at 31 December 2009	1.000	-509	100	5	4	1 0	1.911	2.521	7	2.528
Fair value changes in available-for-sale investments Equity changes not recognised in the income statement Net income Total comprehensive income	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	-5 -5 0 - 5	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 1.266 1.266	- 5 - 5 1.266 1.262	0 0 1 7 1 7	- 5 - 5 1.283 1.278
Dividends to shareholders (relating to 2009) Interim dividends to shareholders (relating to 2010) Dividends of subsidiaries to non-controlling interests Non-controlling interests arising in a business combination Treasury shares Exercise of stock options	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 1 7	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	-539 -161 0 0 -2	-539 -161 0 0 1 5	0 0 -9 220 0	-539 -161 - 9 220 1 5
Sale of treasury shares under a discounted share purchase plan Stock options Stock options granted and accepted Deferred stock compensation Amortization deferred stock compensation	0 0 0 0	9 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 3 -3 3	-1 0 0 0	7 3 - 3 3	0 0 0 0	7 3 - 3 3
Exercise of stock options Total transactions with equity holders	0 0	0 2 5	0 0	0 0	0 0	-2 1	2 -701	0 -675	0 211	0 -464
Balance at 31 December 2010	1.000	-484	100	0	4	1 1	2.476	3.108	235	3.342

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note 1. Corporate information

The consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2010 were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on 24 February 2011. They comprise the financial statements of Belgacom SA, its subsidiaries and joint ventures (hereafter "the Group") as well as the Group"s share of results in associates.

Belgacom SA is a "Limited Liability Company of Public Law" registered in Belgium. The transformation of Belgacom SA from "Autonomous State Company" into a "Limited Liability Company of Public Law" was implemented by the Royal Decree of 16 December, 1994. Belgacom SA headquarters are located at Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27 1030 Brussels, Belgium.

As from 1 January 2008 onwards, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Belgacom Management Committee manage the operations of the Belgacom Group based on the new customer-oriented organization structured around the five following reportable operating segments:

• The Consumer Business Unit (CBU) sells voice products and services, internet and television, both on fixed and mobile networks, to residential customers, mainly on the Belgian market;
• The Enterprise Business Unit (EBU) sells ICT services and products to professional customers, whether they are selfemployed persons, small companies or major corporations. These ICT solutions, including telephone services, are marketed mainly under the Belgacom, Proximus and Telindus brands, on both the Belgian and international markets;
• The Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale (SDE&W) centralizes all the network and IT services and costs (excluding costs related to customer operations and to the service delivery of ICT solutions), provides services to CBU and EBU and sells these services to other telecom and cable operators;
• International Carrier Services (ICS) is responsible for international carrier activities;
• Staff and Support (S&S) brings together all the horizontal functions (human resources, finance, legal, strategy and corporate communication), internal services and real estate that support the Group"s activities.

Further information concerning the operating segments is included under note 37.

The number of employees of the Group (in full time equivalents) amounted to 16,308 at 31 December 2010, and 16,804, at 31 December 2009. For the year 2010, the average number of headcount of the Group was 151 management personnel, 14,702 employees and 2,113 workers. For the year 2009, the average number of headcount of the Group was 139 management personnel, 15,221 employees and 2,297 workers.

Note 2. Significant accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2010 and for the year then ended have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted for use in the European Union. The Group did not early adopt any IASB standards or interpretations.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for the measurement at fair value of derivatives and available-for-sale financial assets. The carrying values of assets and liabilities that are hedged with fairvalue hedges are adjusted to record the change in the fair value attributable to the risks that are being hedged.

Changes in accounting policies

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the previous financial years except that the Group applied the new or revised IFRS standards and interpretations as adopted by the European Union that became mandatory on 1 January 2010 and that are detailed as follows:

• Revised IFRS 3 ("Business Combinations"),
• Amendments to IAS 27 ("Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements"), to IFRS 2 ("Share based Payments") and to IAS 39 ("Financial instruments: Recognition and Measurement – Eligible Hedged Items"),
• IFRIC 17 ("Distribution of Non Cash Assets to Owners"), IFRIC 12 ("Service Concession Arrangements"), IFRIC 15 ("Agreements for the construction of real estate"), IFRIC 16 ("Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation"), IFRIC 18 ("Transfers of Assets from Customers") and
• Improvements to IFRS"s issued in 2008 and 2009.

The adoption of these new standards and interpretations did not affect the financial statements of the Group, except for the application of the Revised IFRS 3 "Business Combinations" which required the re-measurement to fair value of the previously held interest in Belgacom International Carrier Services SA (BICS) at the date of acquisition of control and additional disclosures (see note 6.4). The Group doesn"t anticipate the application of standards and interpretations.

Basis of consolidation

Note 6 lists the Group"s subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates.

Subsidiaries are those entities controlled by the Group. Control exists when Belgacom has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The investments in subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. Intercompany balances and transactions, and resulting unrealized profits or losses between Group companies are eliminated in consolidation. When necessary, accounting policies of subsidiaries are adjusted to ensure that the consolidated financial statements are prepared using uniform accounting policies.

Companies that are jointly controlled (defined as those entities in which the Group has joint control through a contractual arrangement requiring unanimous consent of the parties sharing control) are included using the proportionate consolidation method, from the date on which joint control is established and until the date on which the Group ceases to have joint control over the joint venture. The Group"s share of the assets, liabilities, expenses, income and cash-flow of joint ventures are combined on a line-by-line basis with similar items in the consolidated financial statements. The Group"s proportionate share of the intercompany balance and transactions and resulting unrealized profits or losses between Group companies and jointly controlled entities are eliminated in consolidation.

Associated companies in which the Group has a significant influence, defined as an investee in which Belgacom has the power to participate in its financial and operating policy decisions (but not to control the investee), are accounted for using the equity method. Under that method, the investments held in associates are initially recorded at cost and the carrying amount is subsequently adjusted to recognize the Group"s share in the profit or losses of the associate as from the date of acquisition. These investments and the equity share of results for the period are shown in the balance sheet and income statement as investments in associates and share in the result of the associates, respectively.

Subsidiaries and joint ventures acquired and held exclusively with a view of disposal within twelve months are consolidated and presented in the balance sheet as assets and liabilities held for sale.

Judgments and estimates

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make judgments and estimates that affect amounts included in the financial statements.

Judgments and estimates that are made at each reporting date reflect conditions that existed at those dates (e.g. market prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates). Although these estimates are based on management"s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Group may undertake, actual results may differ from those estimates.

Major judgments and estimates are principally made in the following areas:

Cross-border lease arrangements

The Group holds a commitment in a cross-border lease arrangement with foreign investors. The Group determined that these arrangements in substance do not involve a lease and that the related debts and deposits must not be recognized in the financial statements because they do not meet the definition of an asset and a liability under IFRS. More details are given in note 34.

Claims and contingent liabilities

Related to claims and contingencies, judgment is necessary in assessing the existence of an obligation resulting from a past event, in assessing the probability of an economic outflow, and in quantifying the probable outflow of economic resources. This judgment is reviewed when new information becomes available and with support of outside experts advises.

Recoverable amount of cash generating units including goodwill

In the context of the impairment test, the key assumptions that are used for estimating the recoverable amounts of cash generating units including goodwill are discussed in note 3 (Goodwill).

Actuarial assumptions related to the measurement of employee benefit obligations and plan assets

The Group holds several employee benefit plans such as pension plans, other post-employment plans and termination plans. In the context of the determination of the obligation, the plan asset and the net periodic cost, the key assumptions that are used are discussed in note 9 (Assets and liabilities for pensions, other post-employment benefits and termination benefits).

Acquisition of control in BICS on 1 January 2010

The shareholders" agreement of BICS foresees new decision-making rules and a deadlock procedure in force as from 1 January 2010 leading to the Group to conclude that it controls BICS as from that date. As a result of this and in application of the revised IFRS 3, BICS is fully consolidated as from 1 January 2010 and the previously held interest is re-measured to fair value. The Group estimated the fair value of this interest to EUR 564 million using valuation methodologies, such as discounted cash flows with a terminal value.

Foreign currency translation

Foreign currency transactions

The presentation currency for the Group is the Euro. Foreign currency transactions are translated, on initial recognition, at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency of the entity at the balance sheet date using the exchange rate at that date. Net exchange differences on the translation of monetary assets and liabilities are classified in "other operating expenses" in the income statement in the period in which they arise.

Foreign operations

Some foreign subsidiaries and joint-ventures operating in non-EURO countries are considered as foreign operations that are integral to the operations of the reporting enterprise. Therefore, monetary assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at balance sheet date, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the historical exchange rate, except for non-monetary items that are measured at fair value in the domestic currency that are translated at the exchange rate when the fair value was determined. Revenue and expenses of these entities are translated at the weighted average exchange rate. The resulting exchange differences are classified in "other operating expenses" in the income statement.

For other foreign subsidiaries and joint-ventures operating in non-EURO countries, assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses of these entities are translated at the weighted average exchange rate. The resulting exchange differences are taken directly to a separate component of equity. On disposal of such entity, the deferred cumulative amount recognized in equity relating to that particular foreign operation is recognized in the income statement.

All exchange differences arising from a monetary item that forms part of the Group"s net investment in such entity are recognized in the same separate component of equity.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of non-controlling interests, if any, and the fair value of the previously held interest, if any, over the net fair value of identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired in business combination. When the Group obtains control, the previously held interest in the acquiree, if any, is remeasured to fair value through the income statement.

When the net fair value, after reassessment, of identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired in a business combination exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of non-controlling interests, if any, and the fair value of the previously held interest, if any, this excess is immediately recognized in income statement as a bargain purchase gain.

Changes in a contingent consideration included in the consideration transferred are adjusted against goodwill when they arise during the provisional purchase price allocation period and when they relate to facts and circumstances existing at acquisition date. In other cases, depending if the contingent consideration is classified as equity or not, changes are taken into equity or in the income statement.

Acquisition costs are expensed and non-controlling interests are measured at acquisition date either at their value or at their proportionate interest in the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree, on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

Goodwill is stated at cost and not amortized but subject to an annual impairment test at the level of the cash generating unit to which it relates and whenever there is an indicator that the cash generating unit to which the goodwill has been allocated, may be impaired.

Intangible assets with finite useful life

Intangible assets consist primarily of the Global System for Mobile communication ("GSM") license, the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System ("UMTS") license, customer bases and trade names acquired in business combinations, internally developed software and other intangible assets such as football rights and broadcasting rights and externally developed software.

The Group capitalizes certain costs incurred in connection with developing or purchasing software for internal use when they are identifiable, when the group controls the asset and when future economic benefits from the asset are probable. Capitalized software costs are included in internally generated and other intangible assets and are amortized over three to five years.

Intangible assets with finite life acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition.

Intangible assets with finite useful life are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses. The residual value of such intangible assets is assumed to be zero. Customer bases and trade names acquired in business combinations are straight-line amortized over their estimated useful life. GSM and UMTS licenses, other intangible assets and internally generated assets with finite useful life are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life. Amortization commences when the intangible asset is ready for its intended use.

The useful lives are assigned as follows:

• GSM, UMTS and other network licenses Over the license period
• Customer bases and trade names acquired 3 to 20
• Software
• Rights to use, football and broadcasting rights

The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with finite useful life are reviewed at least at each financial year-end. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are accounted for by changing the amortization period or method, as appropriate, and treated as changes in accounting estimates.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of additions and substantial improvements to property, plant and equipment is capitalized. The cost of maintenance and repairs of property, plant and equipment is charged to operating expenses when it does not extend the life of the asset or does not significantly increase its capacity to generate revenue. The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment includes the costs of its dismantlement, removal or restoration, the obligation for which the Group incurs as a consequence of installing the item.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on de-recognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the income statement in the year the asset is derecognized.

Depreciation of an asset begins when the asset is ready for its intended use. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset.

The useful lives are assigned as follows:

	Useful life (years)
Land and buildings
Land	Indefinite
Buildings and building equipment	22 to 33
Facilities in buildings	3 to 10
Leasehold improvements and advertising equipments	3 to 10

Useful life (years)

5

Over the contract period

8

Technical and network equipment

Cables and ducts	15 to 20
Switches	8 to 10
Transmission	6 to 8
Radio Access Network	6 to 7
Mobile sites and site facility equipment	5 to 10
Equipment installed at client premises	2 to 8
Data and other network equipment	2 to 15

Furniture and vehicles
Furniture and office equipment	3 to 10
Vehicles	5 to 10

The asset"s residual values, useful life and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year end.

Costs of material, personnel expenses and other operating expenses are shown net of work performed by the enterprise that is capitalized in respect of the construction of property, plant and equipment.

Borrowing costs are capitalized if they are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset.

Impairment of non-financial assets

The Group reviews the carrying value of its non-financial assets at each balance sheet date for any indication of impairment.

The Group compares at least once a year the carrying value with the estimated recoverable amount of intangible assets under construction and cash generating units including goodwill. The Group performs this annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of each year.

When indication of impairment exists or when annual impairment testing for an asset or a cash generating unit is required, an impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of the asset or cash generating unit exceeds the estimated recoverable amount, being the higher of the asset"s or cash generating unit"s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use for the Group.

In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or cash generating unit.

Impairment losses on goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment are recorded in operating expenses. An assessment is made at each balance sheet date as to whether there is any indication that previously recognized impairment losses may no longer exist or may have decreased. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount is estimated. A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset"s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. If that is the case, impairment losses in respect of assets other than goodwill are reversed in order to increase the carrying amount of the asset to its recoverable amount. That increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. Such reversal is recognized in the income statement in operating expenses.

Deferred taxation

Deferred taxation is provided for all temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and their respective taxation bases.

Deferred tax assets associated to deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses carried forward are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary difference or the unused tax losses can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset will be realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized in the income statement except to the extent that they relate to items recognized directly in equity, in which case the tax effect is also recognized directly in equity.

Provision for taxation that could arise if undistributed retained profit of certain subsidiaries is remitted to the parent company, is only recognized where a decision has been taken to remit such retained profit, i.e., where the subsidiary intends to distribute a dividend.

Pensions, other post-employment benefits and termination benefits

The Group operates several defined benefit pension plans to which the contributions are made through separately managed funds. The Group also agreed to provide additional post-employment benefits to certain employees. The cost of providing benefits under the plans is determined separately for each plan using the projected credit unit actuarial valuation method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognized as income or expense when the cumulative unrecognized gains or losses for an individual plan at the end of the previous reporting period exceed 10% of the higher of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year. This excess is recognized over the average remaining service life of the employees participating in the individual plan.

The Group also operates several defined contribution plans. Contributions are expensed as incurred.

The Group operates several restructuring programs that involve termination benefits or other forms of additional compensation. The actuarial gains and losses on these liabilities are recognized in the income statement when incurred.

The total expense recognized in the income statement is classified in personnel expenses and pensions, except non-recurring expenses and the interest cost that is classified as finance cost in respect of the liability for termination benefits and additional compensations resulting from external mobility programs and from the collective labor agreement of 2005.

Short term and long term employee benefits

The cost of all short-term and long-term employee benefits, such as salaries, employee entitlements to leave pay, bonuses, medical aid and other contributions, are recognized during the period in which the employee renders the related service. The Group recognizes those costs only when it has a present legal or constructive obligation to make such payment and a reliable estimate of the liability can be made.

Financial instruments

Fair value of financial instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

• For investments in quoted companies and mutual funds, the fair value is their quoted price;
• For investments in non-quoted companies, fair value is estimated by reference to recent sale transactions on the shares of these non-quoted companies and, in the absence of such transactions, by using different valuation techniques such as discounted future cash flow models and multiples methods;
• For investments in non-quoted companies for which no fair value can be reliably determined, fair value is based on the historical acquisition cost, adjusted for impairment losses, if any;
• For long term debts carrying a floating interest rate, the amortized cost is assumed to approximate fair value;
• for long term debts carrying a fixed interest rate, the fair value is determined based on the market value when available or otherwise based on the discounted future cash flows;
• For trade receivables, trade payables, other current assets and current liabilities, the carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet approximate their fair value considering their short maturity;
• For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet approximate their fair value considering their short maturity;
• For derivatives, fair values have been estimated by using different valuation techniques, in particular the discounting of future cash flows.

Criteria for initial recognition and for de-recognition of financial assets and liabilities

Financial instruments are initially recognized when the Group becomes party to the contractual terms of the instruments. Normal purchases and sales of financial assets are accounted for at their settlement dates.

Financial assets (or a portion thereof) are de-recognized when the Group realizes the rights to the benefits specified in the contract, the rights expire or the Group surrenders or otherwise loses control of the contractual rights that comprise the financial asset. Financial liabilities (or a portion thereof) are de-recognized when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

Criteria for offsetting financial assets and liabilities

Where a legally enforceable right of offset exists for recognized financial assets and liabilities, and there is an intention to settle the liability and realize the asset simultaneously, or to settle on a net basis, all related financial effects are offset.

Criteria for classifying financial instruments as held to maturity

Some financial instruments are classified as held to maturity based on the ability and the intention of the Group to keep these instruments until maturity. The Group has already a large experience of respecting that statement. This is reinforced by the fact that the financial instruments classified as held to maturity are medium to short term.

Criteria for classifying financial instruments as available-for-sale

Non-derivative financial assets that the Group has no intention nor ability to keep until maturity, that the Group does not classify as loans and receivables and that the Group does not designate as at fair value through profit and loss at inception, are classified as available-for-sale.

Shares in equity of non-consolidated entities are usually classified as available-for-sale financial assets. Shares in mutual funds or similar funds are classified as available-for-sale, if not designated at fair value through profit and loss at inception.

Other participating interests

Other participating interests are equity instruments in entities that are not subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates. They are initially recognized at cost, being the fair value of the consideration given and including acquisition costs associated with the investment. These interests are classified as available-for-sale financial assets in the balance sheet.

After initial recognition, other participating interests are carried at fair value, with recognition of the changes in fair value directly in equity, until the financial asset is sold, collected or otherwise disposed of, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in equity is included in income statement.

Other non-current financial assets

Other non-current financial assets include derivatives (see below), long-term interest-bearing receivables such as loans to joint-ventures, personnel and cash guarantees and long-term investments such as notes and purchased bonds. Long-term receivables are accounted for as loans and receivables originated by the Group and are carried at amortized cost. Long-term investments are classified as held-to-maturity and are carried at amortized cost.

Trade receivables and other current assets

Trade receivables and other current assets are shown on the balance sheet at nominal value (generally, the original invoice amount) less the allowance for doubtful debts.

Investments

Investments include shares in funds and mutual funds, fixed income securities and deposits with a maturity greater than three months but less than one year.

Shares are initially recognized at cost, being the fair value of the consideration given and including acquisition costs associated with the investment. After initial recognition, shares are treated as available-for-sale, with re-measurement to fair value recorded directly in equity until the investment is sold, collected or otherwise disposed of, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in equity is included in income statement.

Fixed income securities are initially recognized at cost, being the fair value of the consideration given and including acquisition costs associated with the investment. After initial recognition, fixed income securities that are classified as available-for-sale, are measured at fair value, with gains and losses on re-measurement recognized in equity until the investment is sold, collected or otherwise disposed of, at which time the cumulative gain or loss reported in equity is included in income statement. Fixed income securities that are intended to be held-to-maturity are measured at amortized cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Deposits are considered as held-to-maturity and measured at amortized cost.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash, current bank accounts and investments with an original maturity of less than three months, and that are highly liquid.

Cash and cash equivalents are carried at amortized cost.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. When the carrying amount of the financial asset is greater than its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recorded.

An allowance account is always used to account for impairment losses, whether impairment is caused by credit losses or not.

Allowances and impairment losses on financial assets are accounted for as finance costs when the asset relates to financing activities. When the asset relates to operating or investing activities, allowances and impairment losses are accounted for as other operating expenses.

Impairment losses on receivables are determined when it is probable that the Group will not be able to collect any amount due, on basis of individualized criteria or based on portfolio statistics and analysis of ageing balances.

In case of impairment due to credit losses, the impairment allowance is reversed when it becomes probable that the Group will collect the financial asset, as a result of various indicators such as the receipt of collaterals, a successful capital increase at the customer etc.

The impairment allowance will also be reversed when the asset is definitively sold, collected or at the opposite, uncollectible, at what time, the definitive gain (loss) on disposal of the asset is recorded in income statement.

Impairment losses on available for sale equity investments are recognized in net income in case of significant or prolonged decline in the fair value below cost. These impairment losses are not reversed in income statement. If it appears that an existing impairment loss has to be reversed, reversal will be recorded in equity, as a re-measurement to fair value.

Interest-bearing liabilities

All loans and borrowings are initially recognized at cost, being the fair value of the consideration received, net of issuance costs associated with the borrowings.

After initial recognition, debts are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, with amortization of discounts or premiums through the income statement.

Derivatives

The Group makes use of derivatives such as IRS, IRCS, forward foreign exchange contracts and currency options to reduce its risks associated with interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations on underlying assets, liabilities and anticipated transactions. The derivatives are carried at fair value under the captions other assets (non-current and current), interestbearing liabilities (non-current and current) and other payables (non-current and current).

The Group uses IRS and IRCS to reduce its exposure to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations on long-term debts. These economical hedges are not accounted for as hedges.

The Group does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes but some of its derivative contracts do not meet the criteria set by IAS 39 to be considered as hedges and are therefore treated as derivatives held-for-trading, with changes in fair value recorded in the income statement.

The Group uses currency options and forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its foreign currency exposure arising from operational contracts. Nevertheless, since the matching between these instruments and the underlying exposure is not sufficiently effective, or the effectiveness cannot be easily demonstrated, these instruments are not accounted for as hedges and are consequently carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the income statement.

Some debts issued by the Group include embedded derivatives. Such derivatives are separated from their host contract and carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the income statement. The mark-to-market effects on these embedded derivatives is neutralized by those on other derivatives.

Net gains and losses on financial instruments

The Group excludes dividends, interest income and interest charges from the net gains and losses on financial instruments. Dividends, interest income and interest charges arising from financial instruments are posted to the finance income/(costs).

Net gains/(losses) from disposals or settlements of financial instruments are accounted for as finance income/(costs) when the instruments relate to financing activities. When the financial instruments relate to operating or investing activities, net gains/(losses) from disposals or settlements are accounted for as other operating income/(expenses).

Net gains and losses resulting from fair value measurement of derivatives used to manage foreign currency exposure on operating activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting under IAS 39 are recorded as operating expenses.

Net gains and losses resulting from fair value measurement of derivatives used to manage interest rate exposure on interestbearing liabilities that do not qualify for hedge accounting under IAS 39 are recorded in finance income/(costs).

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value.

Cost is determined based on the weighted average cost method except for IT equipments (FIFO method) and goods purchased for resale as part of specific construction contracts (individual purchase price).

For construction contracts, the percentage of completion method is applied. The stage of completion is measured by reference to the amount of contract costs incurred for work performed at balance sheet date in proportion to the estimated total costs for the contract. Contract cost includes all expenditures directly related to the specific contract and an allocation of fixed and variable overheads incurred in connection with contract activities based on normal operating capacity.

Leases

Leases of assets through which all the risks and the benefits of ownership of the asset are substantially transferred to the Group are classified as finance lease. Finance leases are recognized as assets and liabilities (interest-bearing liabilities) at amounts equal to the lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the present value of the minimum lease payments at inception of the lease. Amortization and impairment testing for depreciable leased assets, is the same as for depreciable assets that are owned. Lease payments are apportioned between the outstanding liability and finance charges so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Leases of assets through which all the risks and the benefits of ownership of the asset are substantially retained by the leasing company are classified as operating lease. Payments under operating leases are recognized as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation resulting from past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made. A past event is deemed to give rise to a present obligation if, taking into account the available evidence, it is more likely than not that a present obligation exists at the balance sheet date.

Certain assets and improvements that are situated on property owned by third parties must eventually be dismantled, and the property must be restored to its original condition. The estimated costs associated with dismantling and restorations are recorded under property, plant and equipment and depreciated over the useful life of the asset. The total estimated cost required for dismantling and restoration, discounted to its present value, is recorded under provisions. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage in time is recognized in financial expense in the income statement.

Assets and associated liabilities classified as held for sale

Assets and associated liabilities held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell, and are classified as current assets.

Share based payment

The fair value of share options issued under the Group"s Employee Stock Option Plans is determined at grant date taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options are granted, and by using a valuation technique that is consistent with generally accepted valuation methodologies for pricing financial instruments, and that incorporates all factors and assumptions that knowledgeable, willing market participants would consider in setting the price. The fair value of the share options is recognized in personnel expenses over their vesting period, together with an increase of the caption "stock compensation" of the shareholders" equity for the equity part and an increase of a dividend liability for the dividend part. When the share options give right to dividends declared after granting the options, the fair value of this right is re-measured annually.

Revenue and operating expenses

Revenue is recognized to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. Specific revenue streams and related recognition criteria are as follows:

• Revenue from wireline, carrier and mobile traffic is recognized on usage.
• Revenue from connection fees and installation fees is recognized in income at the time of connection or installation.
• Revenue from sales of communication equipment is recognized upon delivery to the third party distributors or upon delivery by the own Belgacom shops to the end-customer.
• Revenues relating to the monthly rent or access fees, which are applicable to wireline and mobile revenues are recognized in the period in which the services are provided.
• Subscription fees are recognized as revenue over the subscription period on a pro-rata basis.
• Prepaid revenue such as revenue from pre-paid fixed and mobile phone cards is deferred and recognized based on usage of the cards.
• Maintenance fees are recognized as revenue over the maintenance period on a pro-rata basis.
• Commissions received are recognized when the Group acts as an agent, i.e. when the Group does not bear inventory risk and credit risk, does not set the prices nor change or perform part of the services and has no latitude in the supplier"s selection.

The revenue from sales arrangements with multiple deliverables are allocated to the different components of the arrangements based on their relative fair values.

Net revenue is defined as the gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of the ordinary activities and taking into account the amount of any trade discounts and volume rebates allowed by the Group. The award credits (loyalty programs) are recorded as a separate component of the sales transaction and recorded as deduction form the initial sale in net revenue. Revenue from award credits is recognized at redemption.

Expenditure on research activities is recognized in the income statement as an expense as incurred.

The Group"s consolidated income statement presents operating expenses by nature. Operating expenses are reported net of work performed by the enterprise that is capitalized.

The costs of materials and services related to revenues include the costs for purchases of materials and services directly related to revenue.

Costs for advertising and other marketing charges are expensed as incurred.

In order to reflect the gradual evolution as from 2007 towards more and longer fixed term contracts in excess of one year with mobile post-paid customers, the upfront dealer commissions relating to these contracts are expensed as from 2008 over the estimated contract period. Commissions to dealers for other contracts are expensed as incurred.

Non-recurring income and non-recurring expenses include gains or losses on the disposal of consolidated companies exceeding individually EUR 5 million, fines and penalties imposed by competition authorities or by the regulator exceeding EUR 5 million and costs of employee restructuring programs including actuarial gains and losses.

Note 3. Goodwill

(EUR million)	Goodwill
As of 1 January 2009	2,111
Acquisition of Tango Group Acquisition of Scarlet Group	-19 1
Other acquisitions	-4
Subsidiary held for sale Other	-1 0
As of 31 December 2009	2,088
Acquisition of control in BICS	252
Acquisition of MBS TELECOM NV Acquisition of Sahara Net LLC	1 5
Price adjustments of Scarlet	-7
Other	-1
As of 31 December 2010	2,337

In 2008, the acquisition of both Tango Group and Scarlet Group resulted in a combined increase of goodwill of EUR 334 million. The amount of goodwill relating to these two acquisitions was not final as the purchase price allocation was still provisional (Tango Group) or had not yet started (Scarlet Group) as of 31 December 2008 and has been finalized in 2009.

In 2010, as a result of the acquisition of control on BICS on 1 January 2010 requiring to re-measure the previously held interest at fair value (see notes 6.4 and 22), goodwill increased with EUR 252 million in 2010. The Group elected not to apply the full goodwill option for this acquisition, meaning that the non-controlling interests are measured at acquisition date at their share in the net assets of BICS measured at fair value.

Goodwill has been tested for impairment at the operating segment level because the performance, financial position (including goodwill) and capital expenditures within the Group are monitored at operating segment level.

The carrying amount of goodwill is allocated to the operating segments as follows:

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Consumer Business Unit	1.003	1.001
Enterprise Business Unit	1.085	1.084
International Carrier Services	0	252
Total	2.088	2.337

The recoverable amount at segment level (including goodwill) is based on the value in use estimated through a discounted cash flow model. For the years 2011 to 2015, the free cash flows are based on the Five Year Plan as approved by the management and Board of Directors. For subsequent years, the data of the Five Year Plan are extrapolated based on a growth rate varying between 0% and 1.6% per year, reflecting management vision about the long term evolution of the market and based on historical data. Free cash flows of each segment are discounted at a specific post-tax weighted average cost of capital comprised between 6.9% and 9.0%. Pre-tax weighted average cost of capital, derived from the post-tax weighted average cost of capital via an iterative method, is comprised between 9.3% and 12.5%. A weighted average cost of capital is calculated for each segment, based on the relative weight of its capital structure components and includes a risk premium specific to its inherent risk. The results of this analysis led to the conclusion that none of the goodwill is impaired at 31 December 2010.

Sensitivity analysis demonstrates that the value in use still exceeds the net carrying value of the cash generating units (segments) if key assumptions (discount rate and long term growth rate) would deteriorate significantly.

Note 4. Intangible assets with finite useful life

(EUR million)	GSM and UMTS licenses	Internally generated assets	Customer bases and trade names acquired	TV rights	Other intangible assets	Total
As of 1 January 2009 net of accumulated amortization and impairment	128	8 6	5 0	125	162	552
Additions Acquisition of subsidiary Disposal of subsidiary Reclassifications Amortization charge for the year	0 0 0 -1 -17	5 3 2 0 0 -42	0 128 0 0 -30	1 7 0 0 0 -60	8 1 0 -2 -3 -57	151 130 -2 -3 -205
As of 31 December 2009 net of accumulated amortization and impairment	111	100	148	8 3	181	623
Additions Acquisition of subsidiary Disposals Reclassifications Amortization charge for the year	7 4 0 0 -7 -24	6 7 0 0 0 -36	0 541 0 0 -67	6 9 0 0 0 -68	6 7 9 -1 8 -65	277 550 -1 1 -260
As of 31 December 2010 net of accumulated amortization and impairment	154	132	621	8 3	199	1,190

(EUR million)	GSM and UMTS licenses	Internally generated assets	Customer bases and trade names acquired	TV rights	Other intangible assets	Total
As of 31 December 2009 Cost Accumulated amortization and impairment Net carrying amount	379 -268 111	384 -283 100	249 -101 148	205 -122 8 3	845 -664 181	2,061 -1,438 623
As of 31 December 2010 Cost Accumulated amortization and impairment Net carrying amount	450 -295 154	450 -318 132	790 -169 621	219 -136 8 3	877 -678 199	2,786 -1,596 1,190

The increase in 2010 results primarily from the full consolidation of BICS and the acquisition of control of BICS leading to a purchase price allocation of BICS (see note 6.4).

The GSM and UMTS licenses relate to the Global System for Mobile communication ("GSM") and Universal Mobile Telecommunication System ("UMTS"). In 1994, the Group acquired a GSM license (covering the use of 900 MHz spectrum) in Belgium for an amount of EUR 226 million. Amortization started in 1995 over the initial life of the license (15 years). Since 6 April 2008, the GSM license has been prolonged until 8 April 2015 free of charge. On 15 March 2010, the Belgian State adopted a Law imposing an additional fee for the extension of the 2G licenses until 2015 for EUR 74 million (for 12 MHz duplex), amortized over 5 years. Belgacom has chosen to pay by installments. On 18 August 2010, Belgacom lodged an annulment procedure before the Constitutional Court against the 15 March 2010 law. Beside this annulment procedure, Belgacom has initiated an action against the Belgian State and the BIPT to ensure the possibility to recover the amounts paid. In March 2001, the Group acquired an UMTS license in Belgium for an amount of EUR 150 million. Amortization started in June 2004 over the initial life of the license that is scheduled to end in 2021.

Customer bases and trade names acquired include intangible assets recognized as part of business combinations (see note 6.4).

TV rights include football rights and broadcasting rights acquired.

Other intangible assets mainly include purchased software and rights of use for cables.

Note 5. Property, plant and equipment

(EUR million)	Land and buildings	Technical and network equipment	Other tangible assets	Assets under construction	Total
As of 1 january 2009 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment	534	1,839	5 5	7 4	2,501
Additions Acquisition of subsidiary Disposals Disposal of subsidiary Reclassifications Impairment Depreciation charge for the year	1 7 0 -1 0 3 0 -41	372 -18 -1 -6 4 4 -2 -438	2 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 -22	3 7 0 1 -1 -100 0 0	446 -18 -2 -7 3 -3 -501
As of 31 December 2009 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment	512	1,788	109	1 1	2,420
Additions Acquisition of subsidiary Disposals Reclassifications Impairment Depreciation charge for the year	1 6 0 -4 0 0 -38	397 2 8 -7 1 2 0 -480	3 0 2 0 1 0 -31	1 4 3 0 -14 0 0	457 3 4 -11 -1 -1 -549
As of 31 December 2010 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment	486	1,738	110	1 3	2,348

(EUR million)	Land and buildings	Technical and network equipment	Other tangible assets	Assets under construction	Total
As of 31 December 2009 Cost Accumulated depreciation and impairment Net carrying amount	837 -325 512	10,479 -8,691 1,788	363 -255 109	1 1 0 1 1	11,690 -9,270 2,420
As of 31 December 2010 Cost Accumulated depreciation and impairment Net carrying amount	839 -353 486	10531 -8,792 1,738	378 -268 110	1 3 0 1 3	11,761 -9,413 2,348

The increase in 2010 results primarily from the full consolidation of BICS (see note 6.4).

Note 6. Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates

Note 6.1. Investments in subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Belgacom SA and the subsidiaries listed in the following table.

Name	Registered office	Country of incorporation		Group's participating interests
				2009	2010
Belgacom SA under Public Law	Bld du Roi Albert II 27	Belgium		Mother company
Belgacom Mobile SA	1030 Bruxelles VAT BE 0202.239.951 Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles	Belgium	(7)	100%	-
Belgacom Finance SA	VAT BE 0453.918.428 Rue de Merl 74	Luxemburg		100%	100%
Belgacom Group International Services SA	2146 Luxembourg Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles	Belgium		100%	100%
Finbel Re SA	VAT BE 0466.917.220 Rue de Merl 74	Luxemburg		100%	100%
Connectimmo SA	2146 Luxembourg Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles	Belgium		100%	100%
Belgacom Skynet SA	VAT BE 0477.931.965 Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles	Belgium		100%	100%
Skynet iMotion Activities SA	VAT BE 0460.102.672 Rue Carli 2 1140 Evere	Belgium		100%	100%
Belgacom W SA	VAT BE 0875.092.626 Rue Marie-Henriette 60 5000 Namur	Belgium	(2)	100%	-
Belgacom Invest SARL	VAT BE 0464.163.014 Rue de Luxembourg 177 8077 Bertange	Luxemburg		100%	100%
Telindus Group NV	Geldenaaksebaan 335 3001 Heverlee	Belgium		100%	100%
Telindus NV	VAT BE 0422.674.035 Geldenaaksebaan 335 3001 Heverlee	Belgium	(7)	100%	-
Telindus Sourcing SA	VAT BE 0442.257.642 Avenue Thomas Edison 1 7000 Mons	Belgium	(7)	100%	-
Telindus BV	Krommewetering 7 3543 AP UTRECHT	The Netherlands	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus International BV	Krommewetering 7 3543 AP UTRECHT	The Netherlands	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus Networks SA	Chemin des Primevères 45	Switzerland	(1) (3)	100%	100%
Telindus SA	1701 Fribourg Chemin des Primevères 45 1701 Fribourg	Switzerland	(1) (3)	100%	100%
Telindus SA	Plaza Ciudad de Viena 6	Spain	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus SA	28040 Madrid Route d"Arlon 81– 83	Luxemburg	(1)	65%	65%
Telectronics SA	8009 Strassen 2 Rue des Mines	Luxemburg	(1)	65%	65%
Beim Weissenkreuz SA	4244 Esch sur Alzette Route d"Arlon 81– 83	Luxemburg	(1)	64%	64%
Telindus PSF SA	8009 Strassen 2 Rue des Mines	Luxemburg	(1) (8)	65%	-
Telindus LTD	4244 Esch sur Alzette Centurion - Riverside Way - Watchmoor Park	United Kingdom	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus Surveillance Solutions Ltd	Camberley - Surrey -GU15 3 YL Centurion - Riverside Way - Watchmoor Park	United Kingdom	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus France SA	Camberley - Surrey -GU15 3 YL ZA de Courtaboeuf- 10, Avenue de Norvège	France	(1)	100%	100%
Groupe Telindus France SA	91962 Les Ulis ZA de Courtaboeuf- 10, Avenue de Norvège	France	(1)	100%	100%
Telindus Sweden AB	91962 Les Ulis p/a Advokatfirman VINGE	Sweden	(1) (3)	100%	100%
	Smarlandsgatan 20 - Box 1107 111 87 Stockholm Casablanca Nearshore Park, 1100 Bd. Al Qods,
Telindus Morocco SAS	Shore III, Casanearshore, Sidi Maârouf Casablanca	Morocco	(1)	100%	100%
ISit BV	Krommewetering 7 3543 AP UTRECHT	The Netherlands	(1)	100%	100%
ISit ICT Services BV	Krommewetering 7 3543 AP UTRECHT	The Netherlands	(1) (9)	100%	100%
ISit Education & Support BV	Krommewetering 7 3543 AP UTRECHT	The Netherlands	(2)	100%	-
ISit NV	Culliganlaan 1B	Belgium	(1) (3)	100%	100%
Euremis SA	1831 DIEGEM Chaussée de Nivelles 81 1420 Braine-l'Alleud	Belgium	(12)	100%	100%
Belgacom Bridging ICT NV	2146 Luxembourg Koning Albert II laan 27 1030 Brussels	Belgium		-	100%
Belgacom Opal SA	VAT BE 0826.942.915 Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles	Belgium		100%	100%
Belgacom Development SA	VAT BE 0861.583.672 Rue de Merl 74	Luxemburg		100%	100%
Beldiscom SA	2146 Luxembourg Bld d'Avroy 242 4000 Liege	Belgium		100%	100%
Mobile-For SA	VAT BE 0440.935.769 Bld du Roi Albert II 27 1030 Bruxelles VAT BE 0881.959.533	Belgium		100%	100%

Name	Registered office	Country of incorporation		Group's participating interests 2009	2010
Tango Mobile SA	Rue de Luxembourg 177	Luxemburg	(4)	100%	100%
Tango Fixed SA	8077 Bertange Rue de Luxembourg 177	Luxemburg	(4)	100%	100%
Tango Services SA	8077 Bertange Rue de Luxembourg 177	Luxemburg	(4)	100%	100%
Scarlet NV	8077 Bertange Ketelmeerstraat 198	The Netherlands	(5)	100%	100%
Scarlet Telecom BV	8226JX Lelystad Ketelmeerstraat 198	The Netherlands	(5)	100%	100%
Scarlet Belgie Holding BV	8226JX Lelystad Ketelmeerstraat 198	The Netherlands	(5)	100%	100%
Scarlet Extended NV	8226JX Lelystad Belgicastraat 5	Belgium	(5) (10)	100%	-
	1930 Zaventem VAT BE 0463.815.792
ST Integration NV	Belgicastraat 5 1930 Zaventem	Belgium	(5) (3)	100%	100%
Scarlet Business NV	VAT BE 0472.046.243 Belgicastraat 5	Belgium	(5)	100%	100%
	1930 Zaventem VAT BE 0463.079.780
Scarlet Luxembourg SARL	Rue Jean Piret 3	Belgium	(5)	100%	100%
Scarlet Telecom BVBA	2350 Luxembourg Belgicastraat 5	Belgium	(5) (3)	100%	100%
	1930 Zaventem VAT BE 0466.942.657
NetNet BVBA	Belgicastraat 5 1930 Zaventem	Belgium	(5) (10)	100%	100%
Scarlet Belgium NV	VAT BE 0461.549.853 Belgicastraat 5	Belgium	(5)	100%	100%
	1930 Zaventem VAT BE 0447.976.484
Full Telecom NV	Belcrownlaan 13i 2100 Deurne	Belgium	(5) (10)	100%	100%
MBS TELECOM NV	VAT BE 0864.940.684 Belgicastraat 5	Belgium	(5)	-	100%
	1930 Zaventem BE 0882.760.574
Sahara International Ventures NV	Franse Kampweg 6	The Netherlands		51%	51%
Sahara LAC BV	1406 NW Bussum Amstel 108	The Netherlands		51%	51%
Sahara Net LLC	1017 AD Amsterdam Box 5480	Saudi-Arabia		-	36%
Scarlet BV (Curaçao)	Damman, 31422 Fokkerweg 26	Netherlands Antilles	(6)	42%	42%
Caribbean Satellite Communications Inc	Willemstad Curacao 50 Soldado Serrano, Ocean park	Puerto Rico	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet NV (BTS)	San Juan 00911 Kaya J.A. Abraham Boulevard 73	Netherlands Antilles	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet NV (SNM)	Bonaire Three Palm Plaza 60, Unit 1, Welfare Road, Colebay Netherlands Antilles		(6)	42%	42%
Carib - online NV	Sint Maarten Fokkerweg 26	Netherlands Antilles	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet Inc	Willemstad Curacao 1334 Redwood Avenue	United States	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet AARC NV	Brighton Iowa 52540 Santa Rosaweg 17	Netherlands Antilles	(6)	42%	42%
All America Cables and Radio (Sint Maarten) NV	Willemstad Curacao 36G Airport Road, Simpson Bay	Netherlands Antilles	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet Telecom NV	Sint Maarten Watapanastraat 7	Aruba	(6)	42%	42%
	Oranjestad
Rainbow Internet Services NV	Watapanastraat 7 Oranjestad	Aruba	(6)	42%	42%
Scarlet (BVI) Ltd	Arias Fabrega & Fabrega Trust Co BVI Ltd Wickhams Cay, Road Town Tortola	Britisch Virgin Islands	(6)	42%	42%
Belgacom International Carrier Services SA	Rue Lebeau 4 1000 Brussels	Belgium	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Deutschland GMBHMendelssohnstrasse 87	VAT BE 0866.977.981	Germany	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services UK Ltd	60325 Frankfurt Great Bridgewaterstreet 70	United Kingdom	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Nederland BV	M15ES Manchester Wilhelminakade 91	The Netherlands	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc Corporation trust center - 1209 Orange street United States	3072 AP Rotterdam		(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Asia Pte Ltd	USA - 19801 Willington Delaware 8 Cross Street - # 11-00 PWC Building	Singapore	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services (Portugal) SA	Singapore 048624 Avenida da Republica, 50, 10th floor	Portugal	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Italia Srl	1069-211 Lisbon Via San Vito 7	Italy	(11)	-	58%
	20123 Milano
Belgacom International Carrier Services Spain SL	Avenida de Aragon, 330 Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes	Spain	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Switzerland AG Papiermülhestrasse 69	28022 Madrid	Switzerland	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Austria GMBH	3014 Bern Teinfaltstrasse, 4	Austria	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services Sweden AB	1010 Wien Drottninggaton 30	Sweden	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services JAPAN KK	41114 Goteborg #409 Raffine Higaski Ginza, 4-14	Japan	(11)	-	58%
	Tsukiy 4 - Chome - Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045
Belgacom International Carrier Services China Ltd	Three Pacific Place - Level 28 1, Queen's road East	China	(11)	-	58%
Belgacom International Carrier Services France SAS	Hong Kong Rue du Colonel Moll 3	France	(11)	-	58% 58%
	75017 Paris

(1) Subsidiaries of the Group Telindus

(2) Liquidated in 2010

(3) In liquidation

(4) Subsidiaries of the Group Tango (5) Subsidiaries of the Group Scarlet

(6) Entity indirectly controlled by the Group

(7) Entity merged in 2010 in Belgacom SA under Public Law

(8) Entity merged in 2010 in Telindus SA (Luxembourg)

(9) Entity merged in 2010 in Isit BV (the Netherlands) (10) Entity merged in 2010 in Scarlet Belgium NV

(11) BICS Group, fully consolidated in 2010

(12) In liquidation after transfer of activity into Belgacom SA under Public Law in 2010

Note 6.2. Investments in joint ventures

The Group has a joint-venture interest in the following companies.

Name	Registered office	Country of incorporation		2009	Group's participating interests 2010
Allo Bottin SA	101/109, rue Jean-Jurès 92300 Levalloi-Perret	France	(1)	50%	50%
Belgacom International Carrier Services SA	Rue Lebeau 4 1000 Brussels VAT BE 0866.977.981	Belgium	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Deutschland GMBH Mendelssohnstrasse 87	60325 Frankfurt	Germany	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services UK Ltd	Great Bridgewaterstreet 70 M15ES Manchester	United Kingdom	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Nederland BV	Wilhelminakade 91 3072 AP Rotterdam	The Netherlands	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services North America Inc	Corporation trust center - 1209 Orange street USA - 19801 Willington Delaware	United States	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Asia Pte Ltd	8 Cross Street - # 11-00 PWC Building Singapore 048624	Singapore	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services (Portugal) SA	Avenida da Republica, 50, 10th floor 1069-211 Lisbon	Portugal	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Italia Srl	Via San Vito 7 20123 Milano	Italy	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Spain SL	Avenida de Aragon, 330 Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes 28022 Madrid	Spain	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Switzerland AG	Papiermülhestrasse 69 3014 Bern	Switzerland	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Austria GMBH	Teinfaltstrasse, 4 1010 Wien	Austria	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services Sweden AB	Drottninggaton 30 41114 Goteborg	Sweden	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services JAPAN KK	#409 Raffine Higaski Ginza, 4-14 Tsukiy 4 - Chome - Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045	Japan	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services China Ltd	Three Pacific Place - Level 28 1, Queen's road East Hong Kong	China	(2)	58%	-
Belgacom International Carrier Services France SAS	Rue du Colonel Moll 3 75017 Paris	France	(2)	58%	-
E-Port Communications Systems SA	Slijkensesteenweg 2 8400 Oostende VAT BE 0864.818.940	Belgium	(3)	50%	50%

(1) In liquidation

(2) BICS Group, fully consolidated in 2010 (3) Joint ventures of the Group Telindus

The contribution o f the assets, liabilities, income and expenses o f the jointly controlled entities which are included in the consolidated financial statements, is detailed as follows:

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Non-current assets	133	0
Current assets	226	0
Total assets	359	0
Non-current liabilities	5	0
Current liabilities	255	0
Total liabilities	260	0

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Net revenue	841	0
Non-recurring income	0	0
Total operating expenses before depreciation and amortization	-763	0
Depreciation and amortization	-21	0
Net finance income / (expense)	0	0
Income before taxes	131	0
Tax expense	-16	0
Net income	114	0

As a result of the acquisition of control into BICS as from 1 January 2010, BICS is fully consolidated from that date (see note 6.4).

Note 6.3. Investments in associates

The Group has a significant influence in the following companies.

Name	Registered office	Country of incorporation	Group's participating interests
			2009	2010
Tunz.com SA	Chaussée de La Hulpe 185 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort VAT BE 0886.476.763	Belgium	40%	40%
ClearMedia NV	Zagerijstraat 11 2960 Brecht VAT BE 0831.425.897	Belgium	-	40%

Note 6.4. Acquisitions and disposal of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates

Contribution in kind of MTN Dubai into BICS in 2009

On 30 November 2009, MTN Dubai contributed its international carrier assets to BICS in exchange for a 20% ownership in BICS and BICS subsidiaries. These assets were contributed by MTN Dubai at fair value and comprised mainly its international carrier customer base. The dilution of the Group"s interest in BICS and BICS subsidiaries from 72% to 57.6% resulted in the disposal of net assets for an amount of EUR 4 million and the recognition of a dilution gain of EUR 74 million disclosed as nonrecurring income (see note 22).

Until year-end 2009, BICS was proportionally consolidated because Belgacom, Swisscom and MTN Dubai established joint control on BICS as decisions on operating and financing activities are taken with unanimous consent until 31 December 2009.

Acquisition of control into BICS on 1 January 2010

Effective 1 January 2010, the BICS shareholders" agreement foresaw new decision-making rules and a deadlock procedure in force as from 1 January 2010 leading to the Group to conclude that it controls BICS as from that date. As a result of this and in application of the revised IFRS 3, BICS is fully consolidated as from 1 January 2010 and the previously held interest is remeasured to fair value. The Group estimated the fair value of this interest to EUR 564 million using valuation methodologies, such as discounted cash flows with a terminal value. The Group has not identified intangible assets that can"t be individually separated and reliably measured due to their nature. The resulting non-recurring gain amounts to EUR 436 million. The Group has chosen not to apply the full goodwill option for this acquisition. This means that the non-controlling interests aren"t measured at fair value. No equity instruments were issued as part of the cost and the Group did not incur any cost in this transaction of acquisition of control.

The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of BICS Group at the date of acquisition and the corresponding carrying amounts immediately prior to the acquisition were:

(EUR million)	Fair value recognised on acquisition	Carrying value
Intangible assets with finite useful life Property, plant and equipment	639 7 7	156 7 7
Trade receivables	366	366
Current income tax assets	2	2
Other current assets	2 4	2 4
Investments and cash and cash equivalents	121	121
Total assets	1,229	746
Liability for pensions and termination benefits	-2	0
Provisions and contingent liabilities	-5	-5
Deferred income tax liabilities	-166	-2
Trade payables	-419	-419
Income tax payables Other current payables	-8 -101	-8 -101
Total non-controlling interests and liabilities	-700	-536
Net assets	529	210
Non-controlling interests	-217	-82
Net assets acquired	312	128
Goodwill arising on acquisition	252
Previously held interest measured at fair value	564
The cash outflow on acquisition is as follows:
Consideration paid	0
Net cash acquired of the subsidiary	121
Unpaid amounts	0
Net cash outflow	121

Due to the fact that BICS was jointly controlled in 2009, the cash increased with EUR 51 million when changing from a proportional consolidation on 31th December 2009 to the full consolidation on 1 January 2010. At the date of acquisition, trade receivable amounted to EUR 410 million nominal value and EUR 43 million allowance for doubtful debtors. The purchase price allocation did not lead to the recognition of contingent liabilities.

Other acquisitions in 2010

In 2010, the Group acquired MBS TELECOM NV for an amount of EUR 2 million and Sahara Net LLC (Saudi-Arabia) for an amount of EUR 5 million. The fair value o f the identifiable assets and liabilities o f these acquisitions a t the date o f acquisition and the

corresponding carrying amounts immediately prior to the acquisition were:

(EUR million)	Fair value recognised on acquisition	Carrying value
Intangible assets with finite useful life Property, plant and equipment	2 1	0 1
Trade receivables	3	3
Other current assets	2	2
Investments and cash and cash equivalents	3	3
Total assets Trade payables	1 1 -6	9 -6
Other current payables	-3	-3
Total non-controlling interests and liabilities	- 9	- 9
Net assets acquired	2	0
Goodwill arising on acquisition	5
Consideration	7
The consideration is detailed as follows: Cash paid to shareholders Consideration	7 7
The cash outflow on acquisition is as follows: Consideration paid	7
Net cash acquired of the subsidiary Net cash outflow	-3 4

Disposals of 2009

In 2009, the Group sold its interest in Telindus Thailand Ltd and in All Communications AG and the WIN activity of Belgacom W SA. These disposals resulted in the recognition of a loss of EUR 2 million. The net assets disposed in respect o f the abovementioned subsidiaries during the year ²⁰⁰⁹ are summarised a s

follows:

(EUR million)	Disposals of 2009
Non-current assets disposed of Current assets disposed of, excluding cash and cash equivalents	0 3
Cash and cash equivalents disposed of Current liabilities disposed of Net assets disposed of	4 -1 6
Consideration received, net of transaction costs	3
Gain/(loss) on disposal	- 2
The net cash inflow on disposal is as follows:
Cash received	3
Cash and cash equivalents disposed of with the subsidiaries	-4
Net cash inflow / (outflow)	- 1

No other significant acquisitions, disposals or changes in participating interests of subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates occurred in each of the two years presented.

Note 7. Other participating interests

Other participating interests only include participating interests for which the Group does not exercise control, joint control or significant influence.

significant influence.
Other participating interests comprise the following interests:
		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Unlisted shares	1	2 6
Total	1	2 6

The net carrying amount of other participating interests evolved on the following way:

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Net carrying amount as of 1 January		1	1
Additions		0	2 5
Total		1	2 6

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Cost	9	3 3
Accumulated impairment losses	-9	-7
Net carrying amount	1	2 6

In 2010, the Group acquired minority interests in Onlive Inc, In3Depth Systems NV and Jinny Media LTD for an aggregate amount of EUR 25 million.

Note 8. Income taxes

Gross deferred income tax assets / (liabilities) relate to the following:

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Deferred income tax liabilities
Accelerated depreciation for tax purposes	-41	-16
Fair value adjustments on acquisition	-25	-172
Statutory provisons not retained under IFRS	-14	-15
Remeasurement of financial instruments to fair value	-1	0
Deferred taxation on sales of property, plant and equipment	-5	-5
Other	-25	-16
Gross deferred income tax liabilities	-111	-223
Deferred income tax assets
Accelerated depreciation for tax purposes	4 3	4 3
Remeasurement of financial instruments to fair value	7	7
Liability for post-employment and termination benefits	158	119
Tax losses carried forward	5 5	1 0
Capital losses on investments in subsidiaries	4 1	1
Other	1 8	1 4
Gross deferred income tax assets	321	195
Net deferred income tax assets / (liabilities), when grouped per taxable entity, are as follows :
Net deferred income tax liability	-86	-187
Net deferred income tax asset	295	158

The Group has tax losses carried forward arising in Belgium that are available indefinitely to offset future taxable profits of the companies in which these losses arose.

Belgacom SA has fully used its accumulated tax losses carried forward in 2010 that Belgacom had amongst others as a result of the non-recurring expenses related to employee restructuring programs and the transfer of the pension obligations for statutory employees in 2003.

Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in respect of the losses of subsidiaries that have been loss-making for several years. Cumulative tax losses carried forward and tax credits available for such companies amounted to EUR 226 million at 31 December 2010 (EUR 306 million in 2009) of which EUR 168 million has no expiration date, EUR 17 million and EUR 20 million expire respectively in 2014 and 2015 and EUR 21 million has a longer expiration date.

The share of Belgacom in the undistributed retained profit of subsidiaries amounts to EUR 5,940 million at 31 December 2010 (EUR 4,930 million in 2009) and is taxable at an effective tax rate of 1.7% upon remittance to the parent company. No deferred tax liability is recorded for such undistributed earnings except when a decision has been taken to remit such retained profit i.e. when the subsidiary intends to distribute a dividend.

In the income statement, deferred tax income/ (expense) relate to the following:
	Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Relating to deferred income tax liabilities
Accelerated depreciation for tax purposes	-23	2 6
Fair value adjustments on acquisition	9	1 8
Excess liabilities	0	-1
Remeasurement of financial instruments to fair value	1	1
Other	-6	9
Relating to deferred income tax assets
Accelerated depreciation for tax purposes	3	0
Remeasurement of financial instruments to fair value	1	-1
Liability for post-employment and termination benefits	-33	-39
Tax losses carried forward	-31	-45
Capital losses on investments in subsidiaries	4 0	-40
Other	-6	-3
Deferred tax expense of the year	-46	-75

The deferred income tax liabilities increased by EUR 4 million in 2009 and EUR 166 million in 2010 through business combinations, as a result of the purchase price allocation of Tango and Scarlet in 2009 and BICS in 2010.

The consolidated income statement includes the following tax expense:

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Current income tax Current income tax expense Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous periods	-200 5	-160 1
Deferred income tax Expense resulting from changes in temporary differences Expense resulting from use of tax losses carried forward and tax credits	-14 -31	-30 -45
Income tax expense reported in consolidated income statement	-241	-233
The reconciliation o f income tax expense applicable t o income before taxes a expense at the group's effective income tax rate for each of the two years ended is as follows:	t the statutory income tax rate t	o income tax

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Income before taxes	1,144	1,517
At Belgian statutory income tax rate of 33.99%	389	516
Lower income tax rates of other countries	-4	-2
Income tax consequences of disposal of subsidiaries and other participating interests	-25	-148
Income tax consequences of capital losses on investments in subsidiaries	-40	-7
Non-taxable income from subsidiaries and notional interest deduction	-96	-128
Non-deductible expenditures for income tax purposes	5 4	9
Other	-37	-6
Income tax expense	241	233
Effective income tax rate	21.03%	15.39%

The non-taxable income from subsidiaries mainly relates to the application of general principles of tax law such as the notional interest deduction applicable in Belgium.

Income tax consequences of disposal of subsidiaries and other participating interests relate to the tax exemption of the capital gain the Group recognized as a result of the contribution in kind by MTN into BICS in 2009 and of the remeasurement of the previously held interest in BICS in 2010 (see notes 6.4 and 22).

Income tax consequences of capital losses on investments in subsidiaries relate primarily to the recognition of tax assets for subsidiaries in liquidation.

Non-deductible expenditures for income tax purposes primarily relate to various expenses that are disallowed for tax purposes and unrecognized tax losses carried forward.

Other adjustments for the year 2009 relate primarily to the recognition of tax losses as a result of a decision of the European Court of Justice in the respect of the taxation regime for dividends received from subsidiaries.

The tax effects relating to each component of other comprehensive income are as follows:

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Equity increase from remeasurement to fair value of available-for-sale investments	0	2
Total	0	2

Note 9. Assets and liabilities for pensions, other post-employment benefits and termination benefits

The Group has several plans that are summarized below:

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Termination benefits and additional compensations in respect of restructuring programs	469	353
Defined benefit plans for complementary pension plans (net liability)	1	1
Post-employment benefits other than pensions	191	196
Other liabilities	1 6	1 5
Net liability recognized in the balance sheet	677	565
Defined benefit plans for complementary pension plans (net asset)	-2	-2
Net asset recognized in the balance sheet	-2	-2

The calculation of the net liability is based on the assumptions established at the balance sheet date. The assumptions for the various plans have been determined based on both macro-economic factors and the specific terms of each plan relating to the duration and the beneficiary population, in order to apply the most relevant measure of estimated outflow of resources.

Note 9.1. Termination benefits and additional compensations in respect of restructuring programs

Termination benefits and additional compensations included in this chapter relate to employee restructuring programs. No plan assets are accumulated for these benefits.

In 2002, Belgacom SA implemented the Belgacom E-Strategic Transformation ("BeST") employee restructuring program. Under the terms of the plan, the Group will pay guaranteed salary allowances until the year 2012.

In 2005, the Group implemented a leave program and a career outphasing program (tutorship). Under the terms of the plan, the Group will pay benefits until the year 2015.

In 2007, the Group implemented a voluntary external mobility program to the Belgian State for its statutory employees.

In 2008, the Group increased its liability for restructuring programs by an amount of EUR 53 million, disclosed as nonrecurring expenses . This increase reflects the impact of the evolution of the index during 2008 on all the salary components of all restructuring programs (EUR 19 million), and the success of the external mobility program started in 2007 (EUR 34 million).

In 2009, the Group implemented restructuring programs for employees in subsidiaries that resulted in a non-recurring expense of EUR 7.5 million (see note 26).

In 2010, the Group introduced additional conditions for participants to benefit from a leave premium in the voluntary external mobility program launched in 2007, leading to a reduced number of volunteers. The combined effects from this change and the revision of the discount rate of all termination programs led to a net decrease of the provision with EUR 8 million recognized in non-recurring expenses (see note 26).

Any subsequent re-measurement of the liability for termination benefits and additional compensations is recognized immediately in the income statement.

(EUR million) Defined Benefit Obligation 469 353 Benefit obligation in excess of plan assets 469 353 As of 31 December 2009 2010 (EUR million) Interest cost 2 0 1 1 Actuarial loss recognized 0 -8 Expense recognized in the income statement, before curtailment, settlement and special termination benefits 2 0 ⁴ Special termination benefits 7 0 Expense recognized in the income statement 2 7 ⁴ 2009 2010 The components of the expense recognized in the income statement are as follows : Year ended 31 December (EUR million) At the beginning of the year 569 469 Expense for the period 2 7 ⁴ Business combination 1 Actual employer contribution -126 -121 At the end of the year 469 353 2009 2010 Year ended 31 December The movement in the net liability recognized in the balance sheet is as follows : (EUR million) At the beginning of the year 0 0 Actual employer contribution 126 121 Distributions to beneficiaries -126 -121 At the end of the year 0 0 As of 31 December 2009 2010 Change in plan assets :

The funded status of the plans for termination benefits and additional compensations is as follows :

Change in the defined benefit obligation :

Change in the defined benefit obligation :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	569	469
Interest cost	2 0	1 1
Actuarial (gain) / loss recognized	0	-7
Special termination benefits	7	0
Business combination		1
Distributions to beneficiaries	-126	-121
At the end of the year	469	353

The liability for termination benefits and additional compensations was determined using the following
	As of 31 December
	2009	2010
Discount rate	2.6 %- 4.5%	2.6 %- 4.5%
Future price inflation	2.00%	2.00%

Sensitivity analysis

An increase or decrease of 0.5% in the effective discount rate involves a fluctuation of the liability by approximately EUR 3 million.

The Group expects to pay an amount of EUR 108 million for termination benefits and additional compensations in 2011.

Note 9.2. Defined benefit plans for complementary pensions

Belgacom SA and some subsidiaries have a joint complementary defined benefit pension plan for their employees. This plan provides pension benefits for services as of 1 January 1997. The related separately administrated pension fund was created in 1998. The pension fund of Belgacom Mobile created in 2001 merged into the Belgacom SA pension plan in 2009.

Telindus BV, a subsidiary established in the Netherlands, has a complementary defined benefit pension plan for its employees financed through an insurance company.

The funded status of the pension plans is as follows :

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Defined Benefit Obligation	196	239
Plan assets at fair value	-172	-211
Deficit / (surplus)	2 3	2 8
Unrecognized actuarial gain / (loss)	-24	-29
Deficit / (surplus) after unrecognized actuarial gain / (loss) composed of :	-1	-1
Net liability recognized in the balance sheet	1	1
Net assets recognized in the balance sheet	-2	-2

Historical data:

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Defined Benefit Obligation	4	5	168	196	239
Plan assets at fair value Deficit / (surplus)	-3 1	-4 0	-131 3 7	-172 2 3	-211 2 8
Experience adjustment on plan liabilities : gain / (loss) Experience adjustments on plan assets : gain / (loss)	3 -1	0 0	1 0 -45	2 1 0	-10 5

The components of the expense recognized in the income statement are as follows :
		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)		2009	2010
Current service cost - employer		2 4	2 5
Interest cost		9	1 1
Expected return on plan assets		-10	-11
Actuarial loss / (gain) recognized		1	0
Expense recognized in the income statement		2 4	2 5
The movement in the net liability/(assets) recognized in the balance sheet is as follows :
		As of 31 December

The movement in the net liability/(assets) recognized in the balance sheet is as follows :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million) 2009	2010
At the beginning of the year 0	-1
Expense for the period 2 4	2 5
Actual employer contribution -25	-25
Deficit / (surplus) after unrecognized actuarial gain / (loss) composed of : -1	-1
Net liability at the end of the year 1	1
Net assets at the end of the year -2	-2

Change in plan assets :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	131	172
Expected return on plan assets	1 0	1 1
Actuarial gains / (losses) on plan assets	1 0	5
Actual employer contribution	2 5	2 5
Benefits payments and expenses	-3	-3
At the end of the year	172	211

Change in the defined benefit obligation :

Change in the defined benefit obligation :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	168	196
Service cost	2 4	2 5
Interest cost	9	1 1
Benefits payments and expenses	-3	-3
Actuarial loss / (gain)	-2	1 0
At the end of the year	196	239

The pension liability was determined using the following assumptions :
	As of 31 December
	2009	2010
Discount rate	5.50%	5.00%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		3.25% - 6.20% 2.25 % -6.2%
Future price inflation	2.00%	2.00%
Nominal future salary increase		2.00% - 4.50%2.00% - 4.50%
Nominal future baremic salary increase		2.00% - 3.95%2.00% - 3.95%

The expected return on plan assets is an assumption based on market data and future long term expectations. It takes into account the asset allocation of the respective pension plans that may evolve over time depending on achieved and future expected returns.

	As of 31 December
	2009	2010
Equities	45%	49%
Fixed income : bonds and cash	52%	44%
Insurance deposits (for the plan of Telindus BV)	3%	7%
The actual return on plan assets is as follows:	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Actual return on plan assets	2 0	1 6

(EUR million)

The Group expects to contribute an amount of EUR 29 million to these pension plans in 2011.

Note 9.3. Post-employment benefits other than pensions

Historically, the Group grants to its retirees post-employment benefits other than pensions in the form of train ticket discounts, hospitalization insurance and a socio-cultural aid premium. All post-employment benefits other than pensions are directly paid by the Group to the retirees and therefore no plan assets are accumulated for such benefits.

The funded status of the plans is as follows :

The assets of the pension plans are detailed as follows:

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Defined Benefit Obligation	238	253
Plan assets at fair value	0	0
Benefit obligation in excess of plan assets	238	253
Unrecognized actuarial loss	-45	-55
Unrecognized past service cost	-2	-2
Net liability recognized in the balance sheet	191	196

Historical data:
				As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2006		2007	2008	2009	2010
Defined Benefit Obligation		4	6 9	235	238	253
Benefit obligation in excess of plan assets		1	6 9	235	238	253
Experience adjustment on plan liabilities : gain / (loss)		3	0	2	0	-12

The components of the expense recognized in the income statement are as follows :
	Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Current service cost - employer	2	2
Interest cost	1 3	1 3
Actuarial loss recognized	2	1
Expense recognized in the income statement	1 7	1 7

The movement in the net liability recognized in the balance sheet is as follows :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	185	191
Expense for the period	1 7	1 7
Actual employer contribution	-11	-12
At the end of the year	191	196

Change in plan assets :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	0	0
Actual employer contribution	-11	-12
Distributions to beneficiaries	1 1	1 2
At the end of the year	0	0

Change in the defined benefit obligation :

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
At the beginning of the year	235	238
Service cost	2	2
Interest cost	1 3	1 3
Distributions to beneficiaries	-11	-12
Actuarial (gain)/loss	0	1 2
At the end of the year	238	253
The liability for post-employment benefits other than pensions was determined using the following assumptions :
	As of 31 December

	2009	2010
Discount rate	5.50%	5.00%
Future cost trend		2.00% - 4.00%2.00% - 4.00%
Future price inflation	2.00%	2.00%

The liability for post-employment benefits other than pensions is determined using the Belgian official mortality tables, adjusted for mortality experience of the statutory retirees.

Sensitivity analysis

An increase or decrease of 1% in the medical cost trend would result in an increase of EUR 20 million respectively a decrease of EUR 16 million of the defined benefit obligation, and in an increase or decrease of the expense (service and interest cost) of the year of EUR 1 million.

The Group expects to contribute an amount of EUR 13 million to these plans in 2011.

Note 9.4. Other liabilities

The Group has a legal obligation to pay child allowance benefits to a limited number of statutory retirees and to the beneficiaries of the employee restructuring programs.

Telindus France has a legal obligation to pay a one-time post-employment benefit in accordance with local law in France.

Those amounts are directly paid by the Group and therefore no plan assets are accumulated for such benefits. Any subsequent re-measurement of the liability is recognized immediately in the income statement.

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The funded status is as follows :
	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Defined Benefit Obligation	1 6	1 5
Net liability recognized in the balance sheet	1 6	1 5

The liability was determined using the following assumptions :
	2009	2010
Discount rate	4.00% - 5.00%	3.75%
Future price inflation	2.00%	2.00%

Note 10. Other non-current assets

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Other derivatives	3 1	5 8	106
Non-current investments		5	5
Other financial assets		1 2	1 1
Total		7 5	122

Note 11. Trade receivables

Most trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are usually on 30-90 days terms. Terms are somehow longer for the receivables of the International Carrier Services segment, since major part of its trade receivables on other Telco operators are paid via netting agreements.

As of 31 December	Gross receivables	Allowance for doubtful debtors	Net carrying amount	The analysis of trade receivables that were past due but not impaired is as follows: Neither past due nor impaired		Past due but not impaired
(EUR million)					< 30 days				30-60 days 60-90 days 90-180 days 180-360 days > 360 days
2009 2010	1,209 1,389	-120 -143	1,089 1,246	858 923	102 8 4	3 4 4 4	1 5 2 9	2 8 4 5	1 4 4 7	3 7 7 3

As of 31 December 2009 and 2010, 79% and 74% respectively of the total of trade receivables were neither past due nor impaired.

For the two years presented, no trade receivables were pledged as collaterals. In 2010, Belgacom Group received collaterals of EUR 20 million (in 2009 EUR 19 million) as securities for the payment of outstanding invoices. Collaterals typically are in the form of bank or parent guarantees. At balance sheet date, these cash collaterals have neither been sold nor transferred as collaterals.

The evolution of the allowance for doubtful debtors is as follows:
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
As of 1 January		-145	-120
(Increase) / decrease posted in operating expenses	2 5	2	-8
Disposal of subsidiary		6	0
Other movements		1 6	-15
As of 31 December		-120	-143

Note 12. Other current assets

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
VAT receivables		2 2	7
Other derivatives		2	1
Prepaid expenses		108	100
Accrued income		1 8	1 9
Other receivables		4 5	1 4
Total		194	142

Note 13. Investments

			As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Shares	3 1	7 6	4 3
Total		7 6	4 3

Shares include sicavs and funds invested mainly in money markets instruments, euro-bonds and equity instruments.

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Net carrying amount as of 1 January		5 3	7 6
Additions Disposals		3 4 -12	3 8 -64
Re-measurements to fair value To equity Transfer to profit or loss on sale	2 8	1 0	0 -7
Net carrying amount as of 31 December		7 6	4 3

	As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Cost	7 1	4 3
Accumulated re-measurements to fair value	7	0
Accumulated impairment losses	-1	0
Net carrying amount	7 6	4 3

Note 14. Cash and cash equivalents

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Fixed income securities	208	332
Short-term deposits	6 6	195
Cash at bank and in hand	5 8	5 7
Total	332	584

The Group invests part of its liquidities in treasury certificates held-to-maturity. Short-term deposits are made for periods varying between one month and three months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates. Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates.

Note 15. Equity

Note 15.1 Shareholders' equity

At 31 December 2010, the share capital of Belgacom SA amounted to EUR 1 billion (fully paid up), represented by 338,025,135 shares, with no par value and all having the same rights, provided such rights are not suspended or cancelled in the case of treasury shares. The Board of Directors of Belgacom SA is entitled to increase the capital for a maximum amount of EUR 200 million.

Distribution of retained earnings of Belgacom SA, the parent company, is limited by a restricted reserve built up in prior years in accordance with Belgian Company Law up to 10% of Belgacom"s issued capital.

Belgacom SA has a statutory obligation to distribute 5% of the parent company income before taxes to its employees. In the accompanying consolidated financial statements, this profit distribution is accounted for as personnel expenses.

On 31 December 2010, the number of treasury shares amounts to 16,542,494 of which 2,824,690 with suspended dividend rights and 13,717,804 without dividend rights. Dividends allocated to treasury shares for which the dividend rights are suspended are accounted for under the caption "Reserves not available for distribution" in the statutory financial statements of Belgacom SA.

In 2009 and 2010, the Group sold respectively 221,238 and 294,304 treasury shares to its senior management for respectively EUR 4 million and EUR 6 million under discounted share purchase plans at a discount of 16.67% (see note 35).

During the years 2009 and 2010, employees exercised respectively 59,184 and 573,654 share options. In order to honor its obligation in respect of these exercises, Belgacom used treasury shares (see note 35).

In 2009, the Group granted 1,008,021 share options to its key management and senior management with an exercise price of EUR 22.71. In 2010, the Group granted 1,023,210 share options to its key management and senior management with an exercise price of EUR 26.445 (see note 35).

Number of shares (including treasury shares):	2009	2010
As of 1 January	338,025,135	338,025,135
Cancellation	0	0
As of 31 December	338,025,135	338,025,135
Number of treasury shares:	2009	2010
As of 1 January	17,690,874	17,410,452
Sale under a discounted share purchase plan	-221,238	-294,304
Exercice of stock option	-59,184	-573,654
As of 31 December	17,410,452	16,542,494

Note 15.2 Non-controlling interests

Non-controlling interests include primarily the 42.4% of the minority shareholders into BICS, Swisscom and MTN Dubai as from 1 January 2010, the 49% stake of the minority shareholder Pantheres in the equity and net income of Sahara International Venture NV and subsidiaries (see note 6) and the 35% stake of the minority shareholder Arcelor Mittal in the equity and net income of Telindus SA (established in Luxembourg) and subsidiaries (see note 6).

Note 16. Interest-bearing liabilities

Note 16.1 Non-current interest-bearing liabilities

			As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Unsubordinated debentures		2,077	1,306
Leasing and similar obligations		4	3
Credit institutions		1 3	8
Other derivatives	3 1	3 3	8 9
Total		2,128	1,406

All long term debt is unsecured. During 2009 and 2010 there have been no defaults or breaches on loans payables.

Over the two years presented, interest rate swaps (IRS) and interest rate and currency swaps (IRCS) were used to manage the currency and interest rate exposure on the JPY unsubordinated debentures. The swaps enabled the Group to transform the interest rate on these debentures from a fixed interest rate to a floating interest rate or vice versa.

Non-current interest-bearing liabilities as of 31 December 2010 are summarised as follows:
	Carrying amount	Nominal amount	Measurement under IAS 39		Maturity date	Interest payment / repriceable	Interest rate payable	Effective interest rate
	(EUR million)	(EUR million)					(b)
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities
Unsubordinated debentures Floating rate borrowings
JPY (a)	8 5	7 3	Amortized cost	Dec-96	Dec-26	Semi-annually	1.21%	1.21%
Fixed rate borrowings EUR EUR EUR	745 174 125 1,044	750 200 125 1,075	Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost	Nov-06	Nov-16 Nov-16 Dec-13	Semi-annually Semi-annually Semi-annually	4.38% 4.38% 6.00%	4.50% 7.16% 6.11%
JPY (a) JPY (a)	8 5 9 2 177	7 3 7 2 145	Amortized cost Amortized cost	Nov-95 Dec-95	Nov-15 Dec-15	Semi-annually Semi-annually	6.18% 6.21%	6.18% 6.21%
Total unsubordinated debentures	1,306	1,292
Credit institutions Fixed rate borrowings EUR	8	8	Amortized cost	Nov-05	Nov-13	Semi-annually	3.78%	3.78%
Leasing and similar obligations	3	3	Amortized cost		2012	Quarterly	6.14%	6.14%
Other loans	0	0	Amortized cost
Total non-current financial liabilities (derivatives excluded)	1,317	1,304
Derivatives Derivatives held-for-trading	8 9	0	Fair value
Total	1,406	1,304

(a) converted into a loan in EUR via currency interest rate swap (b) for floating rate borrowings, interest rate is the one prevailing at the last repricing date before 31 December 2010

Unsubordinated debentures in EUR and in JPY are issued by Belgacom SA. The capital is repayable in full on the maturity date. The foreign currency exposure on liabilities in JPY is fully hedged economically by interest rate and currency swaps converting these liabilities in JPY into liabilities in EUR (see note 31).

The credit institution in EUR is primarily a loan granted to Telindus NV by a bank for which interests are payable semi-annually and the capital is amortized semi-annually. An amount of EUR 4 million of the total nominal amount is reimbursed annually.

Note 16.2 Current interest-bearing liabilities

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Unsubordinated debentures - current portion	0	773
Leasing and similar obligations - current portion	3	3
Credit institutions - current portion	4	4
Credit institutions	2	0
Other loans	4 9	3
Total	5 9	783

As of 31 December 2009, the current interest-bearing liabilities mainly consisted of debts towards third parties in EUR with an average remaining maturity of less than 1 month.

As of 31 December 2010, the current interest-bearing liabilities mainly consisted of the EUR 773 million unsubordinated debenture issued in 2006 and maturing in November 2011.

Note 17. Provisions

(EUR million)	Workers' accidents	Litigation	Illness days	Other risks	Total
As of 1 January 2009	4 4	9 3	3 6	5 2	225
Additions	0	1 6	0	3	1 9
Utilisations	-3	-17	-7	-12	-38
Withdrawals	-2	-4	-1	-3	-10
Unwinding	2	0	0	1	3
As of 31 December 2009	4 1	8 9	2 9	4 1	199
Additions	2	1 3	9	7	3 1
Utilisations	-3	-4	-13	-4	-24
Withdrawals	0	-1	0	-5	- 6
Unwinding	0	0	0	2	2
As of 31 December 2010	4 1	9 6	2 5	4 1	203

The provision for workers" accidents relates to compensation that Belgacom SA could pay to members of personnel injured (including professional illness) when performing their job and on their way to work. Until 31 December 2002, according to the law of 1967 (public sector) on labor accidents, compensation was funded and paid directly by Belgacom. This provision (annuities part) is based on actuarial data including mortality tables, compensation ratios, interest rates and other factors defined by the law of 1967 and calculated with the support of a professional insurer. Taking into account the mortality table, it is expected that most of these costs will be paid out until 31 December 2053.

As from 1 January 2003, contractual employees are subject to the law of 1971 (private sector) and statutory employees remain subject to the law of 1967 (public sector). For both the contractual and statutory employees, Belgacom is covered as from 1 January 2003 by insurance policies for workers" accidents and therefore will not pay directly members of personnel.

The provision for litigation represents management"s best estimate for probable losses due to pending litigation where the Group has been sued by a third party or is subject to a judicial or tax dispute. The expected timing of the related cash outflows depends on the progress and duration of the underlying judicial procedures.

The provision for illness days represents management"s best estimate of probable charges related to the granting by Belgacom of accumulating non-vesting illness days to its statutory employees. The provision has been determined based on statistical data.

The provision for other risks primarily includes the provision for the incurred risks from the re-insurance company, the expected costs for dismantling and restoration of mobile antenna sites and sites where payphones are installed, environmental risks and sundry risks. It is expected that most of these costs will be paid during the period 2009-2024. The provision for restoration costs is estimated at current prices and discounted using a discount rate that varies between 2% and 5%, depending the expected timing to settle the obligation.

Note 18. Other non-current payables

(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Other amounts payable		3	3
Total		3	3

Note 19. Other current payables

Note 19. Other current payables
			As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
VAT payables		2 2	1 8
Payables to employees		9 3	107
Accrual for holiday pay		7 9	7 8
Accrual for social security contributions		5 5	6 5
Taxes withheld on remunerations		1 6	1 7
Deferred income		189	191
Other derivatives	3 1	1	0
Accrued expenses		2 6	2 4
Other amounts payable		3 0	2 9
Total		511	529

Deferred income mainly includes prepaid telecommunication and ICT services.

Other amounts payable mainly relate to advances received on ICT contracts and amounts collected on behalf of third parties.

Note 20. Net revenue

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Sales of goods	545	565
Rendering of services	5,378	5,987
Total	5,922	6,552

Note 21. Other operating income

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Gain on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment	4	4
Gain on disposal of consolidated companies	1	0
Gains on realization of trade debtors	1	1
Other income	6 2	4 5
Total	6 8	5 1

Other income mainly includes compensation for network damages as well as employee and third party contributions for sundry services.

Note 22. Non-recurring income

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Gain on dilution of shareholding in BICS	7 4	0
Remeasurement to fair value of previously held interest in BICS	0	436
Total	7 4	436

Gains on the disposal of subsidiaries and joint-ventures are reported as non-recurring income when they individually exceed EUR 5 million.

In 2009, the contribution by MTN Dubai of international carrier assets (mainly its customer base) in exchange of an interest of 20% in BICS resulted in the recognition of a non-recurring income of EUR 74 million (see note 6.4).

In 2010, as a result of the acquisition of control into BICS and in application of the revised IFRS 3, the previously held interest into BICS has been re-measured to fair value, leading to the recognition of a non-recurring income of EUR 436 million (see note 6.4).

Note 23. Costs of materials and services related to revenue

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Purchases of materials	413	438
Purchases of services	1,674	2,204
Total	2,087	2,642

Purchases of materials are shown net of work performed by the enterprise that is capitalized for an amount of EUR 65 million in 2009 and EUR 63 million in 2010.

Note 24. Personnel expenses and pensions

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Salaries and wages	827	818
Social security expenses	203	202
Pension costs	2 4	2 5
Post-employment benefits other than pensions and termination benefits	2 3	2 0
Other personnel expenses	3 1	4 3
Total	1,108	1,107

Salaries and wages and social security expenses are shown net of work performed by the enterprise that is capitalized for an amount of EUR 57 million in 2009 and EUR 60 million in 2010.

Note 25. Other operating expenses

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Rent expense	113	116
Maintenance and utilities	192	205
Advertising and public relations	113	9 9
Consultancy	149	136
Administration and training	6 6	6 2
Telecommunications, postage costs and office equipment	4 3	3 8
Outsourcing	8 9	113
Allowances for trade debtors	-2	8
Loss on realization of trade debtors	2 9	2 5
Impairment on intangible assets and property,	3	1
plant and equipment
Taxes other than income taxes	5 7	3 0
Other operating charges (1)	-11	3 7
Total	840	870

(1) Including unrealized and realized net exchange gains amounting to EUR 1 million in 2009 and EUR 5 million in 2010.

Other operating expenses are shown net of work performed by the enterprise that is capitalized for an amount of EUR 108 million in 2009 and EUR 132 million in 2010.

Note 26. Non-recurring expenses

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Termination benefits and additional compensation	7	-8
Fines and penalties imposed by competition authorities or by the regulator	5 6	0
Total	6 2	-8

Losses on the disposal of subsidiaries and joint-ventures that individually exceed EUR 5 million, fines and penalties imposed by the regulator or completion authorities exceeding EUR 5 million and costs of restructuring programs (including actuarial gains and losses) are recorded as non-recurring expenses.

In 2009, the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a penalty of EUR 66.3 million on Belgacom Mobile for abuse of a dominant market position during the years 2004 and 2005 in the case initiated by KPN Group Belgium (former Base) in October 2005 (see note 33). The Group recognized this charge (net of existing provisions) as a non-recurring expense in the income statement of the second quarter 2009.

In 2009, the Group implemented restructuring programs for employees of subsidiaries that resulted in an expense of EUR 7 million (see note 9.1).

In 2010, the Group reviewed the assumptions used in the estimation of the liability for termination benefits that resulted in a decrease of the liability with EUR 8 million (see note 9.1)

Note 27. Depreciation and amortization

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Amortization of licenses and other intangible assets	205	260
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	501	549
Total	706	809

Note 28. Net finance income / (costs)

		Year ended 31 December
(EUR million)	2009	2010
Finance income
Interest income on financial instruments
At amortized cost	1 4	4
At fair value through income statement Gain on disposal of	4	1
Investments	0	7
Discounting income
On long term receivables Fair value adjustments of financial instruments	1	0
Not in a hedge relationship	7	6
Other finance income	1	2
Finance costs
Interests and debt charges on financial instruments
At amortized cost	-102	-92
At fair value through income statement	-14	-11
Discounting charges On provisions	-1	-1
On termination benefits	-14	-9
On long term payables	-3	0
Impairment losses
On cash and cash equivalents	-1	0
Fair value adjustments of financial instruments Not in a hedge relationship	-8	-7
Other finance costs	0	-4
Total	-117	-102

Note 29. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income for the year attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income for the year attributable to ordinary shareholders, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year, both adjusted for the effects of dilutive potential ordinary shares.

The following table reflects the income and share data used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
			Year ended 31 December

(in millions, except per share amounts)	2009	2010
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders (EUR million)	904	1,266
Adjustments for dilutive potential ordinary shares (EUR million)	0	0
Adjusted net income for calculating diluted earnings per share (EUR million)	904	1,266
Weighted average number of ordinary shares	320,475,553	321,138,048
Adjustment for share options	211,047	573,981
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share	320,686,600	321,712,030
Basic earnings per share (EUR)	2.82	3.94
Diluted earnings per share (EUR)	2.82	3.94

Earnings per share are influenced by non-recurring items included in the net income (see notes 22 and 26).

The stock options granted in 2007 are anti-dilutive and hence not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per shares, while the other options granted are dilutive.

Note 30. Dividends paid and proposed

	Year ended December 31
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2009	2010
Dividends on ordinary shares:
Proposed dividends (EUR million)	539	540
Number of shares with dividend rights	320,614,683	321,482,641
Dividend per share (EUR)	1.68	1.68
Interim dividend paid to the shareholders (EUR million)	128	161
Interim dividend per share (EUR)	0.40	0.50

The proposed dividends for 2009 have been effectively paid in April 2010. The interim dividend of 2009 has been paid in December 2009. The interim dividend of 2010 has been paid in December 2010.

Note 31. Additional disclosures on financial instruments

Note 31.1 Derivatives

			As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Non-current assets Other derivatives - interest related	1 0	5 8	106
Current assets Other derivatives Total assets	1 2	2 6 0	1 107
Non-current liabilities Other derivatives - interest related	1 6	3 3	8 9
Current liabilities Other derivatives Total liabilities	1 9	1 3 3	0 8 9

The Group makes use of derivatives such as interest rate swaps (IRS), interest rate and currency swaps (IRCS), forward foreign exchange contracts and currency options.

The tables below show the positive and negative fair value of derivatives, included in the balance sheet respectively as current/non-current assets or liabilities, together with the notional amounts presented by the term of maturity.

As of 31 December 2009		Fair value	Notional amount
(EUR million)	Positive	Negative	Within 2 months	3 - 12 months	1 - 5 years	over 5 years	Total
Forward foreign exchange contracts	0	0	2	2	0	0	3
Derivatives held as cash flow hedges	0	0	2	2	0	0	3
Interest rate swaps	0	-25	0	0	0	144	144
Interest rate and currency swaps	5 2	0	0	0	0	217	217
Interests and currency related - other derivates	6	-8	0	0	0	0	0
Forward foreign exchange contracts	2	-1	4 3	2 4	1	0	6 8
Derivatives not qualifying as hedges	(1) 6 0	-33	4 3	2 4	1	361	429
Total	6 0	-33	4 5	2 5	1	361	433
(1) Includes discontinued fair value hedge derivatives

(1) Includes discontinued fair value hedge derivatives

As of 31 December 2010		Fair value	Notional amount
(EUR million)	Positive	Negative	Within 2 months	3 - 12 months	1 - 5 years	over 5 years	Total
Forward foreign exchange contracts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derivatives held as cash flow hedges	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest rate swaps	0	-25	0	0	144	0	144
Interest rate and currency swaps	106	0	0	0	7 2	7 3	145
Interests and currency related - other derivates	0	-64	0	0	0	0	0
Forward foreign exchange contracts	1	0	0	1 4	9 7	0	111
Derivatives not qualifying as hedges (1)	107	-89	0	1 4	314	7 3	400
Total	107	-89	0	1 4	314	7 3	400
(1) Includes discontinued fair value hedge derivatives

Note 31.2 Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Group"s main financial instruments comprise unsubordinated debentures, trade receivables and trade payables. The main risks arising from the Group"s use of financial instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. The Group is also exposed to financial risks associated with forecasted transactions.

All financial activities are subject to the principle of risk minimization. To achieve this, all matters related to funding, foreign exchange, interest rate and counterparty risk management are handled by a centralized Group Treasury department. Simulations are performed using different market (including worst case) scenarios with a view to estimating the effects of varying market conditions. All financial transactions and financial risk positions are managed and monitored in a centralized treasury management system.

Group Treasury operations are conducted within a framework of policies and guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. Group Treasury is responsible for implementing these policies. According to the policies, derivatives are used to hedge interest rate and currency exposures. Derivatives are used exclusively as hedging instruments, i.e., not for trading or other speculative purposes. Derivatives used by the Group mainly include forward exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, interest rate and currency swaps and future rate agreements (FRA"s).

The Group"s internal auditors regularly review the internal control environment at Group Treasury.

No material changes occurred during the period 2009 - 2010 in the nature of the exposure of the Group to financial risks nor in the Group"s policies and processes for managing financial risk.

Interest rate risk

The Group"s exposure to changing market interest rates primarily relates to its long-term financial obligations. Group Treasury manages exposure of the Group to changes in interest rates and the overall cost of financing by using a mix of fixed and variable rate debts, in accordance with the Group"s financial risk management policies. The aim of such policies is to achieve an optimal balance between total cost of funding, risk minimization and avoidance of volatility in financial results, whilst taking into account market conditions and opportunities as well as overall business strategy.

Accordingly, the company entered into several interest rate swaps (IRS) and interest rate and currency swaps (IRCS) to transform the interest rate exposure on certain financial liabilities from a fixed interest rate to a floating interest rate mechanism or vice versa.

These IRS and IRCS derivatives are economic hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting.

The tables below summarize the non-current interest-bearing liabilities (excluding leasing and similar obligations), the interest rate and currency swap agreements (IRCS), the interest rate swap agreements (IRS) and the net currency obligations of the Group at 31 December 2009 and 2010.

							As of 31 December 2009
		Direct borrowing			IRCS agreements			IRS agreements			Net currency obligations
	Notional amount	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity
	(EUR million)		(in years)	(EUR million)			(in years) (EUR million)		(in years)	(EUR million)		(in years)
EUR Fixed Variable	1.864	4,41%	5	217	0,89%	1 0	144 -144	6,20% 1,00%	6 6	2.008 7 3	4,54% 0,66%	5 1 7
JPY Fixed	217	4,99%	1 0	-217	-4,99%	1 0				0
Total	2.081	4,47%	5	0			0			2.081	4,41%	5
	(1) Weighted average interest rate taking into account last repriced interest rates for floating borrowings.

							As of 31 December 2010
		Direct borrowing		IRCS agreements				IRS agreements			Net currency obligations
	Notional amount	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity	Amount payable (receivable)	Weighted average interest rate (1)	Average time to maturity
	(EUR million)		(in years)	(EUR million)			(in years) (EUR million)		(in years)	(EUR million)		(in years)
EUR Fixed Variable	1,858	4.43%	4	217	1.15%	9	144 -144	6.20% 1.27%	5 5	2,002 7 3	4.55% 0.93%	4 1 6
JPY Fixed	217	4.99%	9	-217	-4.99%	9				0
Total	2,076	4.48%	4	0			0			2,076	4.43%	4

(1) Weighted average interest rate taking into account last repriced interest rates for floating borrowings.

The Group expects immaterial impacts for 2011 on the income statement resulting from interest payable on floating rate borrowings on the one hand and from measurement at fair value in income statement of some IRS derivatives that do not qualify as hedging instruments on the other hand¹ .

Foreign currency risk

The Group"s main currency exposures result from its operating activities. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases by operating units in currencies other than their respective functional currency. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency mainly occur in the International Carrier Services ("ICS") segment whose international carrier activities generate payments to and receipts from other telecommunications operators in various foreign currencies, as well as in some affiliates of the Telindus subgroup running USD denominated operating activities and finally also, albeit to a limited extent, in relationship with international activities (roaming, capital and operating expenditure) of the Group.

Risks from foreign currencies are hedged to the extent that they are liable to influence the Group"s cash flows. Foreign currency risks that do not influence the Group"s cash flows (i.e., the risks resulting from the translation of assets and liabilities of foreign operations into the Group"s reporting currency) as a rule are not hedged. However, the Group could envisage

¹ The volatility on the financial income/(costs) depends on the fluctuations of the EURIBOR at three months (EURIBOR 3M) for the interest payable on the floating rate borrowings and of the IRS-EURIBOR at seven years (IRS-EURIBOR 7 years) for the measurement at fair value of the IRS derivatives.

hedging such so-called translation differences should their potential impact become material to the Group"s consolidated financial statements.

The typical financial instruments used to hedge foreign currency risk are forward foreign exchange contracts.

In 2009 and 2010, the Group only incurred currency exposures relative to its operating activities. Any re-measurement to fair value of underlying open trade positions in foreign currencies is recorded via the income statement and reduced or offset by the accompanying re-measurement to fair value of derivatives used to hedge such underlying exposures.

The Group performed a sensitivity analysis on the exchange rates EUR/USD, EUR/SDR² EUR/GBP, and EUR/CHF, four currency pairs to which it is typically exposed in its operating activities, for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. For 2009 and 2010, there was no material impact on the Group"s income statement. For 2011, the Group does not expect any material impact of currency fluctuations on its overall financial performance either. This results on the one hand from the fact that overall the Group continues to have relatively limited ( albeit increasing in light of the growing ICS activities) foreign currency exposures and on the other hand from timely and adequately hedging such exposures as they surface in the course of business.

Credit risk and significant concentrations of credit risk

Belgacom is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities and from its financing activities (financial investments done to manage cash of the Group). Credit risk encompasses all forms of counterparty exposure, i.e. where counterparties may default on their obligations to Belgacom in relation to lending, hedging, settlement and other financial activities.

The Group"s maximum exposure to credit risk (not taking into account the value of any collateral or other security held) in the event the counterparties fail to perform their obligations in relation to each class of recognized financial assets, including derivatives with positive market value, is the carrying amount of those assets in the balance sheet.

To reduce the credit risk in respect of financing activities and cash management of the Group, transactions as a rule are only entered into with leading financial institutions whose credit rating equals at least A (S&P) and/or A2 (Moody"s).

Credit risk on operating activities with significant clients is managed and controlled on an individualized basis. When needed, the Group requests additional collaterals. These significant customers are however not material to the Group, since the client portfolio of the Group is mainly composed of a large number of small customers. Hence, credit risk and concentration of credit risk on trade receivables is limited. For amounts receivable from other telecommunication companies, the concentration of credit risk is also limited due to netting agreements with accounts payable to these companies, prepayment obligations, bank guarantees, parent guarantees and the use of credit limits obtained via credit insurance.

The Group is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by a counterparty on financial derivatives (see note 31.1) and a cross-border lease arrangement (see note 34). However, the Group does not anticipate non-performance by any of these counterparties, nor does it require collateral or other security from them, seeing it only deals with prime financial institutions.

In addition, the Group is exposed to credit risk by occasionally granting financial guarantees. At 31 December 2010, it had granted bank guarantees for an amount of EUR 31 million.

Liquidity risk

In accordance with the treasury policy, Group Treasury manages its overall cost of financing by using a mix of fixed and variable rate debts.

A liquidity reserve in the form of credit lines and cash is maintained to guarantee the solvency and financial flexibility of the Group at all times. For this purpose, Belgacom SA entered into bilateral credit agreements with different maturities and into two separate Syndicated Revolving Facilities. For medium to long-term funding, the Group uses bonds and medium term notes. The maturity profile of the debt portfolio is spread over several years. Group Treasury frequently assesses its funding resources taking into account its own credit rating and general market conditions.

The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Group"s interest bearing financial liabilities at each reporting date. This maturity profile is based on contractual undiscounted interests payments and capital reimbursements and takes into account the impact on cash flows of interest rate derivatives used to convert fixed interest rate liabilities into floating interest rate liabilities and vice versa. For floating rate liabilities, interest rates used to determine cash outflows are the ones prevailing at their last price fixing date before reporting date (as of 31 December 2009 and 2010, respectively).

(EUR million)	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015-2028
As of 31 December 2009
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities	9 1	869	6 4	188	5 3	1,261
Current interest-bearing liabilities	6 0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	151	869	6 4	188	5 3	1,261
As of 31 December 2010
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities		5 9	6 6	189	5 2	1,275
Current interest-bearing liabilities		818	0	0	0	0
Total		877	6 6	189	5 2	1,275

Bank credit facilities at 31 December 2010

In addition to the interest-bearing liabilities disclosed in notes 16.1 and 16.2, the Group is backed by long term credit facilities of EUR 755 million and short term credit facilities of EUR 116 million. These facilities are provided by a diversified group of banks. As at 31 December 2010, there were no outstanding balances under any of these facilities. A total of some EUR 871 million of credit lines was therefore available³ for drawdown as at 31 December 2010.

The Group has also established a EUR 2.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note ("EMTN") Program and a EUR 1 billion Commercial Paper ("CP") Program. As at 31 December 2010, there was an outstanding balance under the EMTN Program of EUR 1,850 million and no outstanding balance under the CP Program.

² SDR: Special Drawing Rights: basket of currencies, transactional money used in netting agreements between telecom operators

³ Some credit facilities are conditional to the compliance with certain debt ratios at group level.

Note 31.3 Net financial position of the Group and capital management

The Group defines the net financial position as the net amount of investments, cash and cash equivalents minus any interestbearing liabilities and related derivatives (including re-measurement to fair value).

		As of 31 December
(EUR million)	Note	2009	2010
Assets
Non-current investments (1)	1 0	5	5
Current investments (1)	1 3	7 6	4 3
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	1 4	332	584
Non-current derivatives	1 0	5 8	106
Liabilities
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities (1)	1 6	-2,128	-1,406
Current interest-bearing liabilities (1)	1 6	-59	-783
Net financial position		-1,716	-1,451

(1) after remeasurement to fair value, if applicable.

Non-current interest-bearing liabilities include non-current derivatives at fair value amounting to EUR 33 million in 2009 and EUR 89 million in 2010 (see note 16.1).

The purpose of the Group"s capital management is to maintain net financial debt and equity ratio"s that allow for security of liquidity at all times via flexible access to capital markets, in order to be able to finance strategic projects and to offer an attractive remuneration to shareholders. The latter was updated by the Belgacom Board of Directors of 25 February 2010 and Belgacom now commits to return, in principle, most of its annual cash flow before financing activities (or "Free Cash Flow"), to its shareholders. The return of free cash flow either through dividends or share buybacks will be reviewed on an annual basis, in order to keep strategic financial flexibility for future growth, organically or via selective merger and acquisition projects, with a clear focus on value creation. This also includes confirming appropriate levels of distributable reserves.

Over the two years presented, the Group did not issue new shares or any other dilutive instruments.

Note 31.4 Categories of financial instruments

The Group has interest rate and currency swaps (IRCS) to manage the exposure to interest rate risk and to foreign currency risk on its non-current interest bearing liabilities (see note 31.2).

The following tables present the Group"s financial instruments per category defined under IAS 39, as well as gains and losses resulting from re-measurement to fair value. The fair value of these financial instruments is properly reflected by their carrying amounts.

As of 31 December 2009
(EUR million)	Note	Category	Carrying		Amounts recognized in balance sheet according to IAS 39
		according to IAS 39 (1)	amount	Amortized cost	Acquisition cost net of impairment losses, if any	Fair value adjustment recognized in equity	Fair value adjustment recognized in income statement
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Other participating interests	7	AFS	1		1	0
Other non-current assets
Other derivatives	1 0	FAHfT	5 8				5 8
Non-current investments	1 0	AHTM	5	5
Other financial assets	1 0	LaR	1 2	1 2
Current assets
Trade receivables	1 1	LaR	1.089	1.089
Other current assets
VAT and other receivables	1 2	LaR	6 7	6 7
Prepaid expenses	1 2	LaR	108	108
Accrued income	1 2	LaR	1 8	1 8
Other derivatives	1 2	FAHfT	2				2
Investments	1 3	AFS	7 6		7 1	7	-1
Cash and cash equivalents
Fixed income securities	1 4	HTM	208	208
Short-term deposits	1 4	LaR	124	124
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Unsubordinated debentures not in a hedge relationship	1 6	FLAC	2.077	2.077
Leasing and similar obligations	1 6	FLAC	4	4
Credit institutions	1 6	FLAC	1 3	1 3
Other derivatives	1 6	FLHfT	3 3				3 3
Other non-current payables	1 8	FLAC	3	3
Current liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities, current portion
Leasing and similar obligations	1 6	FLAC	3	3
Credit institutions	1 6	FLAC	4	4
Interest-bearing liabilities
Credit institutions	1 6	FLAC	2	2
Other loans	1 6	FLAC	4 9	4 9
Trade payables		FLAC	1.123	1.123
Other current payables
Other derivatives	1 9	FLHfT	1				1
Accrued expenses	1 9	FLAC	2 6	2 6
V.A.T. and other amounts payable	1 9	FLAC	296	296
(1) The categories according to IAS 39 are the following :

AFS: Available-for-sale financial assets

AHTM: Financial assets held-to-maturity

FAHfT: Financial assets held-for-trading

LaR: Loans and Receivables financial assets

FLAC: Financial liabilities at amortized costs

FLHfT: Financial liabilities held-for-trading

Amounts recognized in balance sheet according to IAS 39 according amount Amortized Acquisition cost Fair value Fair value to IAS 39 cost net of impairment adjustment adjustment (1) losses, if any recognized in recognized in equity income statement ASSETS Non-current assets Other participating interests 7 AFS 2 6 2 6 0 Other non-current assets Other derivatives 1 0 FAHfT 106 106 Non-current investments 1 0 AHTM 5 5 Other financial assets 1 0 LaR 1 1 1 1 Current assets Trade receivables 1 1 LaR 1.246 1.246 Other current assets VAT and other receivables 1 2 LaR 2 1 2 1 Prepaid expenses 1 2 LaR 100 100 Accrued income 1 2 LaR 1 9 1 9 Other derivatives 1 2 FAHfT 1 1 Investments 1 3 AFS 4 3 4 3 0 Cash and cash equivalents Fixed income securities 1 4 HTM 332 332 Short-term deposits 1 4 LaR 252 252 LIABILITIES Non-current liabilities Interest-bearing liabilities Unsubordinated debentures not in a hedge relationship 1 6 FLAC 1.306 1.306 Leasing and similar obligations 1 6 FLAC 3 3 Credit institutions 1 6 FLAC 8 8 Other derivatives 1 6 FLHfT 8 9 8 9 Other non-current payables 1 8 FLAC 3 3 Current liabilities Interest-bearing liabilities, current portion Unsubordinated debentures not in a hedge relationship 1 6 FLAC 773 773 Leasing and similar obligations 1 6 FLAC 3 3 Credit institutions 1 6 FLAC 4 4 Interest-bearing liabilities Other loans 1 6 FLAC 3 3 Trade payables FLAC 1.304 1.304 Other current payables Accrued expenses 1 9 FLAC 2 4 2 4 V.A.T. and other amounts payable 1 9 FLAC 314 314	As of 31 December 2010
	(EUR million)	Note	Category	Carrying
	(1) The categories according to IAS 39 are the following :

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AFS: Available-for-sale financial assets

AHTM: Financial assets held-to-maturity FAHfT: Financial assets held-for-trading

LaR: Loans and Receivables financial assets

FLAC: Financial liabilities at amortized costs FLHfT: Financial liabilities held-for-trading

Note 31.5 Assets and liabilities measured at fair value

The Group held as at 31 December 2010 financial instruments measured at fair value.

Those instruments are disclosed in the table below according to the valuation technique used. The hierarchy between the techniques reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements:

• Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
• Level 2: valuation techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly;
• Level 3: valuation techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are not based on observable market data.

(EUR million)		Category	Balance at 31		Fair values measurement at end of the reporting period using :
		according to	December
	Note	IAS 39 (1)	2009	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Other participating interests	7	AFS	1			1
Other non-current assets Other derivatives	1 0	FAHfT	5 8		5 8
Current assets
Other current assets
Other derivatives	1 0	FAHfT	2		2
Investments	1 3	AFS	7 6		7 6
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities Other derivatives	1 6	FLHfT	3 3	3 3
Current liabilities
Other derivatives	1 9	FLHfT	1		1
(1) The categories according to IAS 39 are the following :

AFS: Available-for-sale financial assets AHTM: Financial assets held-to-maturity

FAHfT: Financial assets held-for-trading

LaR: Loans and Receivables financial assets FLAC: Financial liabilities at amortized costs

FLHfT: Financial liabilities held-for-trading

(EUR million)		Category	Balance at 31		Fair values measurement at end of the reporting period using :
	Note	according to IAS 39 (1)	December 2010	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Other participating interests	7	AFS	2 6			2 6
Other non-current assets
Other derivatives	1 0	FAHfT	106		106
Current assets Other current assets Other derivatives Investments	1 0 1 3	FAHfT AFS	1 4 3	4 3	1
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities Interest-bearing liabilities Other derivatives	1 6	FLHfT	8 9		8 9
(1) The categories according to IAS 39 are the following :

(1) The categories according to IAS 39 are the following :

AFS: Available-for-sale financial assets

AHTM: Financial assets held-to-maturity FAHfT: Financial assets held-for-trading

LaR: Loans and Receivables financial assets

FLAC: Financial liabilities at amortized costs

FLHfT: Financial liabilities held-for-trading

Note 32. Related party disclosures

Note 32.1. Consolidated companies

Subsidiaries, joint-ventures and associates are listed in note 6.

Commercial terms and market prices apply for the supply of goods and services between Group companies.

Joint-ventures

Belgacom International Carrier Services SA and subsidiaries

BICS was a joint venture for the Group in 2009 until 1 January 2010. At that date, BICS became a subsidiary of Belgacom as a result of the acquisition of control by Belgacom into BICS.

For the year 2009, sales and purchases from BICS to the Group amounted to EUR 21 million and EUR 15 million respectively. At 31 December 2009, BICS had trade receivables of EUR 6 million, trade payables of EUR 4 million and short-term deposits of EUR 49 million towards the Group.

Associates

Tunz.com SA

In 2009, the Group acquired 40% of Tunz.com SA but the Group had no significant transactions with this minority participation in 2009 and 2010.

ClearMedia SA

In 2010, the Group acquired 40% of ClearMedia SA but the Group had no significant transactions with this minority participation in 2010.

Note 32.2. Relationship with shareholders

The Belgian State is the majority shareholder of the Group, with a stake of 53.5%. The Group holds treasury shares for 4.9%. The remaining 41.6% are traded on the First Market of Euronext Brussels.

Relationship with the Belgian State

The Group supplies telecommunication services to the Belgian State and various administrations of the Belgian State. All such transactions are made within normal customer/supplier relationships on terms and conditions that are not more favorable than those available to other customers and suppliers. The services provided to those administrations do not represent a significant component of the Group"s net revenue.

Note 32.3. Relationship with other State-controlled enterprises

The Group supplies telecommunication services to various State-controlled enterprises. All such transactions are made within normal customer/supplier relationships on terms and conditions that are not more favourable than those available to other customers and suppliers. The services provided to State-controlled enterprises do not represent a significant component of the Group"s net revenue.

Note 32.4. Relationship with key management personnel

Compensation of the directors is as follows: an annual fixed compensation of 50,000 EUR for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and of 25,000 EUR for the other members of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the President and Chief Executive Officer. All members of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the President and Chief Executive Officer, have the right to an attendance fee of 5,000 EUR per attended meeting of the Board of Directors. Attendance fees of 2,500 EUR per meeting are granted to each member of an advising committee to the Board of Directors, with the exception of the President and Chief Executive Officer. For the Chairman these attendance fees are doubled. The total remuneration for the directors amounts to EUR 942,000 for 2009 and EUR 914,375 for 2010. The directors have not received any loan or advance from the Group.

The number of meetings of the Board of Directors and advising committees are detailed as follows:

	2009	2010
Board of Directors	5	5
Audit and Compliance Committee	5	5
Nomination and Remuneration Committee	5	8
Ad hoc Committee	1 (1)	0
Strategic and Business Development Committee	1	2
(1) The Board o f Directors in its meeting o f July 30, 2009 decided t o create a n a members o f the Nomination and Remuneration Committee extended with the Chairman o	d hoc Committee, consisting o	f the f the Audit & Compliance
Committee in order t o confirm its position and not t o conduct a n investigation o	r take position with respect t	o the

Committee in order t o confirm its position and not t o conduct a n investigation o r take position with respect t o the misuse of privileged information before the outcome of the investigation of the CBFA.

For the year ended 31 December 2009, a total amount of EUR 8,311,442 (social security costs and share-based payments included) was paid in aggregate to the members of the "Belgacom Management Committee" (BMC), Chief Executive Officer included. In 2009, the members of the Belgacom Management Committee were A. De Lathauwer, D. Bellens, R. Stewart, S. Alcott, M. Georgis, M. De Coster and G. Dallemagne.

For the year ended 31 December 2010, a total amount of EUR 11,264,598 (social security costs and share-based payments included) was paid in aggregate to the members of the "Belgacom Management Committee" (BMC), Chief Executive Officer included. In 2010, the members of the Belgacom Management Committee were A. De Lathauwer, D. Bellens, R. Stewart, S. Alcott, M. Georgis, M. De Coster (8 months) and G. Dallemagne.

These total amounts of key management compensation include the following components:

• Short-term employee benefits : annual salary (base and variable) as well as other short-term employee benefits such as medical insurance, private use of management cars, luncheon vouchers, and including social security contributions paid on these benefits;
• Post-employment benefits: insurance premiums paid by the Group in the name of members of the BMC. The premiums cover mainly a post-retirement complementary pension plan;
• Share-based payments: cost of the discount of 16.67% compared to the market price in Discounted Share Purchase Plan and the fair value of stock options (that is expensed over the vesting period in accordance with the graded vesting method); and
• Termination benefits.

	Year ended 31 December
EUR	2009	2010
Short-term employee benefits	5,079,039	5,876,229
Post-employment benefits	1,308,847	1,958,144
Termination benefits	0	984,886
Share-based payments	1,923,556	2,445,339
Total	8,311,442	11,264,598

No other long-term benefits were granted to the BMC members in 2009 nor in 2010.

Note 32.5. Regulations

The telecommunications sector is regulated through the legislation adopted in the Belgian parliament, through a series of Royal and Ministerial Decrees, and also through decisions of the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications, commonly referred to as the "BIPT/IBPT". The Belgian licensing regime provides for individual licenses for the provision of public fixed voice telephony services, public network infrastructure services and mobile telecommunications services.

The company is also governed by certain provisions and principles of Belgian public and administrative law whereby Belgacom has obligations such as the delivery of regulated services and public services.

Note 33. Rights, commitments and contingent liabilities

Operating lease commitments

The Group rents sites for its telecom infrastructure and leases buildings, technical and network equipment, as well as furniture and vehicles under operating leases with terms of one year or more. Rental expenses in respect of these operating leases amounted EUR 132 million in 2009 and EUR 125 million in 2010.

Future minimum rentals payable under the non-cancellable operating leases are as follows at 31 December 2010:

(EUR million)	Within one year	From 1 to 3 years	From 3 to 5 years	More than 5 years	Total
Buildings	1 9	2 5	1 0	3	5 7
Sites	2 0	3 8	3 7	6 8	163
Technical and network equipment	1 8	4	1	1	2 4
Furniture	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	2 9	4 2	1 0	1	8 2
Other material	1	2	1	0	3
Total	8 7	111	5 8	7 2	329

Claims and legal proceedings

From time to time, the Group has been, and expects to continue to be, subject to legal, regulatory and tax proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Group is currently involved in various judicial and regulatory proceedings, including those for which a provision has been made (see note 17) and those described below for which no or limited provisions have been accrued, in the jurisdictions in which it operates concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business. These include also proceedings before the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications ("BIPT"), appeals against decisions taken by the BIPT, and proceedings with the Belgian tax administrations with respect to real estate withholding taxes and corporate income taxes.

1. After the launch on 1 June 2005 of the Happy Time tariff scheme by Belgacom, Tele2 filed a complaint with the Belgian Competition Authority i) alleging that said tariffs constitute an abuse of dominant position (27 June 2005) and ii) requesting interim measures, i.e. suspension of the Happy Time offer, pending the procedure (5 July 2005).

On 1 September 2006, Tele2"s request for interim measures was initially rejected by the President of the Competition Council. Following an appeal by Tele2, the Court of Appeal, on 18 December 2007, nullified the aforementioned decision, arguing a.o. a lack of reasoning.

However, Tele2 did not ask the President to adopt a new decision on its request for interim measures but initiated on 18 April 2008 a damage claim before the commercial court based on an alleged abuse of dominance (the Happy Time plan) (claim for EUR 1 provisional and request for appointment of an expert to compute the precise damage). This case on the merits is still pending before the Court and the timing for a decision on the merits is unknown.

In the case on the merits with the Competition Authority, the Prosecutor issued on 29 September 2009 his reasoned report proposing to the Competition Council that Belgacom abused and still abuses its dominant position, retaining the allegation of price squeeze. The hearings before the Competition Council have taken place. The further timing for a decision on the merits is currently unknown.

Following the report of the Prosecutor, management reassessed the contingent liabilities of the Group, taking into account the current legal status of both litigation files. Belgacom will continue to monitor any further development in both cases and in the meantime vigorously continues to defend its interests.

It is to be noted that given different reorganizations within the KPN Group the claimant in the aforementioned case is now KPN Belgium.

• 1. Between 12 and 14 October 2010, the Belgian Directorate General of Competition started a dawn raid in Belgacom"s offices in Brussels. This investigation concerns allegations by Mobistar and KPN regarding the wholesale DSL services of which Belgacom would have engaged in obstruction practices.This measure is without prejudice to the final outcome of the full investigation which has just started. Following the inspection, the Directorate General of Competition is to examine all the relevant elements of the case. Eventually the College of Competition Prosecutors may propose a decision to be adopted by the Competition Council. During this procedure, Belgacom will be in a position to make its views heard. (This procedure may last several years.)
• 1. In June 2003, KPN Group Belgium (former BASE) filed a damage action against Belgacom (former Belgacom Mobile) before the Commercial Court of Brussels alleging that:
• Since 1 October 2000 Belgacom"s, mobile termination rates are not in accordance with the official telecommunications regulations requiring cost oriented pricing;
• Belgacom"s Proximus-to-Proximus tariffs, also referred to as on-net tariffs, as of 1999 constitute an abuse of Belgacom"s alleged dominant position in the Belgian market.

In respect of both allegations, KPN Group Belgium"s provisional estimate of its claims for compensation varied in the course of the procedure based upon different methodologies presented to the Court. Based upon the last documents in the file (prior to the 2007 interim ruling, detailed below), said claims amounted to approximately EUR 1 billion.

In March 2004, Mobistar filed a request to intervene voluntarily in the action brought by KPN Group Belgium against Belgacom, alleging the same in respect of Belgacom"s on-net tariffs, although Mobistar"s allegation targets primarily tariff schemes offered by Belgacom to business and corporate customers. Besides a claim for compensation, Mobistar requested the court to appoint a court expert to calculate the amount of the alleged damages.

On 29 May 2007 following an extensive exchange of factual and legal arguments, the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled the following:

• In respect of the first allegation, Belgacom did not infringe the obligation requiring cost oriented pricing for its termination rates; the damages claim in this respect was consequently dismissed; and
• In respect of the second allegation, the alleged abuse of dominant position as to the Proximus-to-Proximus tariffs:
• o The Court did not find any proof for the existence of a dominant position during 2005; for the former years (1999 – 2004) the Court considered Belgacom as being in a dominant position;
• o The Court rejected two types of alleged abuses; and
• o In respect of two possible other types of abuses, the Court requested a panel of experts, composed of Mr. Robert Wtterwulghe and Mr. Cyril Nourissant to further examine the case with the following mission:

Network effects:

• Determine whether the Proximus pricing plans, which contain an off-net/on-net differential and as such are criticised by KPN Group Belgium and Mobistar, have anti-competitive effects related to a network effect; and
• If possible, determine the damage caused.

Price squeeze:

• Determine whether there was an anti-competitive price squeeze in respect of the aforementioned tariff plans; and
• If possible, determine the damage caused.

On 2 October 2009, the panel of experts filed their preliminary report and concluded:

To the existence of the alleged competition law infringements;

That it could be considered that the alleged impact of the Proximus on-net tariffs during the years 1999-2004 amounted to EUR 1,18 billion.

According to Belgacom, this first preliminary report does not provide a demonstration of the alleged infringements of the competition rules nor the existence of any damages.

Belgacom observed that an unprecedented and prospective method was put forward by this panel of experts, and assessed the use and implementation of this method as inappropriate. The panel considered that due to the alleged competition law infringements KPN Group Belgium and Mobistar underperformed as compared to the results and market shares that they would have achieved in an efficient market, to which reasoning and conclusions Belgacom strongly disagrees. Furthermore, the panel referred for its benchmark of an efficient market to the UK during the period 1999-2004, which is according to Belgacom in this case highly disputable. Finally, review of the report raised a series of questions with respect to data used and mathematical accuracy of calculations at all levels of the assessment of the case. Taking these observations into account, Belgacom can only be of the opinion that the conclusions of this first preliminary report cannot be considered as a reliable outcome of the mission entrusted to the panel of experts.

On 10 December 2010, the panel of experts filed a second preliminary report, which a.o. takes into account the exchange of additional information that had been requested by the experts. Still pursuing the principles reflected in the first preliminary report, and thus, in particular, based on the same unprecedented and prospective method, this second report states that it could be considered that the alleged impact on Mobistar and KPN Group Belgium amounts to EUR 1,84 billion.

According to Belgacom, this second report, which remains preliminary of nature, does neither provide any demonstration of the alleged infringements of the competition rules. Following a thorough analysis, Belgacom noted that in the second preliminary report the vast majority of the observations and criticisms that it expressed on the first preliminary report remain unanswered and that moreover Belgacom"s own expert reports related to the different elements to be assessed by the panel of experts, being the questions of network effect of the on-net tariffs, of the existence of price squeeze, of their respective anti-competitive effects and of the respective damages that these practices would allegedly have caused, were largely disregarded. Moreover this second report introduces certain new elements that Belgacom finds to be highly contestable (in particular, those new elements leading to an increase of the alleged amount of damages as compared to the first preliminary report, a.o. the introduction of a constant profitability benchmark for the whole period based on the UK market for the period 1999-2004, during which the UK operators were in a different phase of development as compared to those on the Belgian market).

For this and a number of other reasons, Belgacom decided to introduce a motion with the court in respect of the expert panel, requesting their recusal/replacement. This motion is to be dealt with by the court in the near future.

In any event and as foreseen in the proceedings, Belgacom will continue to submit at the required stages of the proceedings, its detailed observations and criticisms that will cover all aspects of the pending matter.

It is to be understood that it will always be upon the court (i) to decide whether anti-competitive practices have been committed that infringe the competition rules, (ii) to determine whether Belgacom is liable for such practices and (iii) to decide upon the amount of the possible damages to be paid, after having assessed the advice of the Expert panel and the parties" defense arguments.

Indeed, this matter does not only involve a debate on the possible damages that would have been caused, but first the existence of the alleged anti-competitive practices is to be demonstrated. If a final report should still be required, Belgacom considers that the experts will need to take the observations and criticisms of Belgacom into account.

Belgacom continues to contest the claims of both KPN Group Belgium and Mobistar and hence also the content of the second preliminary report of the panel of experts in respect of the existence of the infringements itself as well as in respect of the calculation of the damages.

Following the second preliminary report of the expert panel, management reassessed the contingent liabilities of the Group, taking into account the current legal status of this litigation file. Belgacom will continue to monitor any further development and in the meantime vigorously continues to defend its interests.

In October 2009, seven parties (Telenet, KPN Group Belgium (former Base), KPN Belgium Business (Tele 2 Belgium), KPN BV (Sympac), BT, Verizon filed an action against Belgacom Mobile (currently Belgacom and hereinafter indicated as Belgacom) before the Commercial Court of Brussels formulating allegations that are similar to those in the case mentioned above (including Proximus-to-Proximus tariffs constitute an abuse of Belgacom"s alleged dominant position in the Belgian market), but for different periods depending on the claimant, in particular, in the 1999 up to now timeframe (claim for EUR 1 provisional and request for appointment of an expert to compute the precise damage). In November 2009 Mobistar filed another similar claim for the period 2004 and beyond. This case has been postponed for an undefined period.

• 1. In the proceedings following a complaint by KPN Group Belgium in 2005 with the Belgian Competition Authority the latter confirmed on 26 May 2009 one of the five charges of abuse of dominant position put forward by the Prosecutor on 22 April 2008, i.e. engaging in 2004-2005 in a "price-squeeze" on the professional market. The Belgian Competition Authority considered that the rates for calls between Proximus customers ("on-net rates") were lower than the rates it charged competitors for routing a call from their own networks to that of Proximus (=termination rates), increased with a number of other costs deemed relevant. All other charges of the Prosecutor were rejected. The Competition Authority also imposed a fine of EUR 66.3 million on Belgacom (former Belgacom Mobile) for abuse of a dominant position during the years 2004 and 2005. Belgacom was obliged to pay the fine prior to 30 June 2009 and recognized this charge (net of existing provisions) as a non-recurring expense in the income statement of the second quarter 2009. Belgacom filed an appeal against the ruling of the Competition Authority with the Court of Appeal of Brussels, contesting a large number of elements of the ruling: a.o. the fact that the market impact was not examined. Also KPN Group Belgium and Mobistar filed an appeal against said ruling.
• 1. The Belgian tax authorities notified a foreign subsidiary of the Group in 2007 to be considered as a tax resident of Belgium rather than of Luxembourg and therefore to be subject to Belgian corporate income tax for the year 2004. In 2008, the Belgian tax authorities maintained their 2004 assessment and assessed the Belgian corporate income tax for the subsequent years 2005 and 2006. Belgacom has strong arguments to ward off the cumulative proposed tax assessment of EUR 69 million excluding interests (years 2004, 2005 and 2006 together) and contests the assessment.
• 1. Since 2003, Belgacom considers the enrolments of real estate tax on telecom equipment as undue and therefore recognizes an asset against the tax authorities in the "current income tax asset" caption of the balance sheet for an amount of EUR 146 million at 31 December 2009 and EUR 170 million at 31 December 2010.

Capital expenditure commitments

At 31 December 2010, the Group has contracted commitments of EUR 66 million, mainly for the acquisition of intangible assets and technical and network equipment.

Other rights and commitments

At 31 December 2010, the Group has the following other rights and commitments:

• The Group received guarantees for EUR 6 million from its customers to guarantee the payment of its trade receivables and guarantees for EUR 8 million from its suppliers to ensure the completion of contracts or works ordered by the Group;
• The Group granted guarantees for an amount of EUR 38 million (including the bank guarantees mentioned in note 31.2) to its customers and other third parties to guarantee, among others, the completion of contracts and works ordered by its clients and the payment of rental expenses related to buildings and sites for antennas installation;
• Belgacom has a right, established by Belgian legislation with respect to Universal Services, to receive compensation from the Universal Services Obligation fund for offering Social Tariffs as from 1 of July 2005. This right is contested by some operators, and the European Commission attacked Belgium before the European Court. In October 2010, the European Court found the Belgian legislation non-compliant, requiring new legislative initiatives from the Belgian State. For these reasons, the Group qualifies the compensation receivable as a contingent asset.

Note 34. Cross-border lease arrangements

During the period 1996 through 2001, the Group entered into several cross-border lease arrangements with foreign investors relating to part of its fixed and mobile switches equipment. Under the terms of these agreements, which range in duration from 13 to 16 years, the Group received at the inception date of the arrangements a total amount of USD 681 million and placed a total amount of USD 652 million on deposit. The Group entered, in respect of the deposits, into non-refundable payment undertaking agreements with highly rated banks.

In respect of these arrangements, the Group received fees from the foreign investors or realized gains for a total amount of EUR 23 million. These fees or gains are recognized in the income statement under the caption "other operating income" over the lifetime of the respective agreements. The fees effectively recognized in income amount to EUR 0.3 million in 2009 and a net of EUR 1.0 million in 2010.

On 25 September 2002, the Group sold its investment in Ben Nederland Group but agreed it will continue to guarantee the payment of leasing debts amounting at 31 December 2010 to USD 31 million (EUR 24 million), in case the payment undertakers on the related cross-border lease arrangement would become insolvent. The risk that this guarantee will result in a payment by the Group is mitigated by the fact that the deposit institutions involved are rated AAA or A+ by Standard & Poor"s. The term of the related leasing debt expires in 2012.

Only this arrangement remains open at 31 December 2010 after the early termination in 2010 of an arrangement amounting to USD 45 millions end 2009 and dating from 1999.

Note 35. Share-based Payment

Discounted Share Purchase Plans

In 2009 and 2010, the Group launched Discounted Share Purchase Plans.

Under the 2009 and 2010 plans, Belgacom sold respectively 221,238 shares and 294,304 to the senior management of the Group at a discount of 16.67% compared to the market price (discounted price of respectively EUR 22.71 and EUR 22.04 per share). The cost of the discount amounted to EUR 0.8 million in 2009 and EUR 0.9 million in 2010 and was recorded in the income statement as personnel expenses (see note 24).

Employee Stock Option Plans

In 2009 and 2010, Belgacom launched Employee Stock Option Plans whereby respectively 1,008,021 and 1,023,210 share options were granted to the key management and senior management of the Group.

As prescribed by IFRS 2 ("Share-based Payments"), the Group recognizes the fair value of the equity portion of the share options at inception date over their vesting period (three years) in accordance with the graded vesting method and periodic remeasurement of the liability component. Such fair value amounts to EUR 4 million for the 2009 plan and EUR 3 million for the 2010 plan. The annual charge of the graded vesting including the liability component re-measurement is recognized as personnel expenses and amounts to EUR 5 million in 2009 and 10 million in 2010.

At the moment of exercise, the employee will pay the exercise price of 22.71 EUR per share for the 2009 plan and 26.445 EUR per share for the 2010 plan, with physical delivery of the share. The share options are exercisable until 19 April 2016 for the 2009 plan and 02 May 2017 for the 2010 plan at the latest.

The plans granted in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are still open. All the plans except the 2004 plan provide the beneficiaries with a right to the dividends declared after granting the options. The dividend liability amounted to EUR 7 million on 31 December 2009 and EUR 11 million on 31 December 2010 and is included under the caption "Other current payables".

In 2009, the Group gave the opportunity to its option holders to voluntary extend the exercise period of all the plans (except the plan 2009) with 5 years, within the guidelines as established by the law.

For all the plans except the 2004 plan, in case of voluntary leave of the employee, all unvested options forfeit except during the first year, for which the first third of the options vests immediately and must be exercised within two years as from the date of leave. In case of involuntary leave of the employee, all unvested options vest immediately and must be exercised within two years as from the date of leave or as a minimum 3 years as from 1 January of the year following the grant date.

The evolution of the stock option plans is as follows:

			Number of stock options
	Plan 2004	Plan 2005	Plan 2006	Plan 2007	Plan 2008	Plan 2009	Plan 2010
Outstanding at 1 January 2004	0
Movements during the year 2004	0
Granted	1,128,500
Forfeited	0
Exercised	0
Expired	0
Outstanding at 31 December 2004	1,128,500	-	-	-
Exercisable at 31 December 2004	0	-	-	-
Movements during the year 2005
Granted		538,541
Forfeited	-21,114	-
Exercised	-169,435	-
Expired	-	-
Total	-190,549	538,541
Outstanding at 31 December 2005	937,951	538,541	-	-
Exercisable at 31 December 2005	210,255	0	-	-
Movements during the year 2006
Granted	-	-	608,928
Forfeited	-5,583	-1,600	-
Exercised	-196,188	-5,562	-9,265
Expired	-	-	-
Total	-201,771	-7,162	599,663
Outstanding at 31 December 2006	736,180	531,379	599,663	-
Exercisable at 31 December 2006	386,879	177,562	31,722	-
Movements during the year 2007
Granted	-	-		475,516
Forfeited	-5,255	-5,491	-5,341	-1,236
Exercised	-140,292	-29,373	-81,096	-
Expired	-	-	-	-
Total	-145,547	-34,864	-86,437	474,280
Outstanding at 31 December 2007	590,633	496,515	513,226	474,280
Exercisable at 31 December 2007	590,633	341,739	211,182	30,742
Movements during the year 2008
Granted	-	-	-	-	796,197
Forfeited	-2,310	-3,800	-4,096	-5,070	-
Exercised	-269,776	-1,786	-9,358	-	-
Expired	-				-
Total	-272,086	-5,586	-13,454	-5,070	-
Outstanding at 31 December 2008	318,547	490,929	499,772	469,210	796,197
Exercisable at 31 December 2008	318,547	490,929	354,825	183,044	21,584
Movements during the year 2009
Granted						1,008,021
Forfeited	-6,750	-18,735	-180	-617	-	-
Exercised	-15,911	-31,496	-11,777	-	-	-
Expired	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-22,661	-50,231	-11,957	-617	-	1,008,021
Outstanding at 31 December 2009	295,886	440,698	487,815	468,593	796,197	1,008,021
Exercisable at 31 December 2009	295,886	440,698	487,815	334,171	297,619	3,621
Movements during the year 2010
Granted						-	1,023,210
Forfeited	-2,406	1,500	-16,580	156	-308	-
Exercised	-260,726	-37,960	-206,602	-7,237	-4,096	-57,033
Expired	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-263,132	-36,460	-223,182	-7,081	-4,404	-57,033	1,023,210
Outstanding at 31 December 2010	32,754	404,238	264,633	461,512	791,793	950,988	1,023,210
Exercisable at 31 December 2010	32,754	404,238	264,633	461,512	579,250	341,745	40,435
The following assumptions were applied for determining the weighted average fair value of the stock options at grant date:

	Plan 2004	Plan 2005	Plan 2006	Plan 2007	Plan 2008	Plan 2009	Plan 2010
Option pricing model	Binomial	Black Scholes	Black Scholes	Black Scholes	Black Scholes	Black Scholes	Black Scholes
Grant Date	22/03/2004	25/04/2005	24/04/2006	23/04/2007	21/04/2008	20/04/2009	03/05/2010
Dividend rights as from grant date	n o	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Contractual life of the options	7 years	7 years	7 years	7 years	7 years	7 years	7 years
Extension of the contractual period during 2009	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	-
Expected life	5 (to 6) years	6 years	6 years	6 years	6 years	6 years	6 years
Expected life for the extended plans	11 years	11 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	-	-
Exercise price (EUR)	24.50	29.92	25.94	32.71	29.14	22.71	26.445
Expected volatility (compared to peer group volatility)	27.50%	18.00%	21.00%	19.83%	27.00%	38.50%	31.00%
Expected dividend pay-out ratio	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	50% - 60%/ FCF(*)	FCF(*)
Risk free interest rate						Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate Euro swap annual rate
Fair value of options granted (EUR)	4.29	4.15	4.02	6.25	6.68	6.90	3.47
Weighted average share price at exercise during the year (EUR):
- 2005	32.96	-	-	-	-	-
- 2006	31.87	32.67	31.98	-	-	-
- 2007	33.86	33.87	34.13	-	-	-	-
- 2008	27.11	26.80	28.63	-	-	-	-
- 2009	26.07	25.64	26.81	-	-	-	-
- 2010	28.60	28.11	27.54	28.33	29.21	27.83	-
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	4	3	6	5	6	5	6

The volatility has been estimated based on the actual trading statistics of the share and taking into account alignment to certain peers, comparable in terms of risk profile.

Note 36. Relationship with the auditors

The Group expensed for the Group"s auditors during the year 2010 an amount of EUR 1,070,173 for the annual audit mandate fees and EUR 315,640 for non-mandate fees.

This last amount is detailed as follows:

EUR	Auditor	Network of auditor
Attestation missions	66,837	0
Tax advice	0	13,519
Other missions	145,211	90,073
Total	212,048	103,592

Note 37. Segment reporting

As from 1 January 2008 onwards, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Belgacom Management Committee managed the operations of Belgacom Group based on the new client-oriented organization structured around the five following reportable operating segments:

• The Consumer Business Unit (CBU) sells voice products and services, internet and television, both on fixed and mobile networks, to residential clients, mainly on the Belgian market;
• The Enterprise Business Unit (EBU) sells ICT services and products to professional clients, whether they are independent workers, smaller firms or major companies. These ICT solutions, including telephone services, are marketed mainly under the Belgacom, Proximus and Telindus brands, on both the Belgian and international markets;
• The Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale (SDE&W) centralizes all the network and IT services and costs (excluding costs related to customer operations and to the service delivery of ICT solutions), provides services to CBU and EBU and sells these services to other telecom and cable operators;
• International Carrier Services (ICS) is responsible for international carrier activities;
• Staff and Support (S&S) brings together all the horizontal functions (human resources, finance, legal, strategy and corporate communication), internal services and real estate supporting the Group"s activities.

The merger of entities and activities of the Group into Belgacom SA of Public Law on 4th January 2010 resulted in some shifts between segments, especially impacting segment revenue from mobile voice and mobile data. The reason for this is the disappearance of the intersegment intercompany flows between the merged legal entities and activities. The most impacted intercompany flow is the Fixed-to-Mobile interconnection traffic (Belgacom SA to Proximus). Before the merger Belgacom SA of Public Law paid mobile termination costs to Belgacom Mobile SA (Proximus) to terminate fixed calls on the Proximus network. The same applies to Mobile-to-Fixed interconnection traffic, although the impact is much less significant.

Before the merger, these flows existed and were eliminated via "inter-segment eliminations" and don"t exist anymore with the merger.

The Group elected not to restate the segment reporting of the year ended 31 December 2009.

No operating segments have been aggregated to form the above reportable operating segments.

The Group monitored the operating results of its reportable operating segments separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance was evaluated on the following basis:

• The operating income before depreciation and amortization and before non-recurring income and expenses; and
• The capital expenditures.

Group financing (including finance expenses and finance income) and income taxes were managed on a group basis and are not allocated to operating segments.

For the purpose of allocating resources to reportable operating segments, the Group monitored segment assets at the level of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill. Other non-current assets and current assets are not allocated to operating segments.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as the significant accounting policies of the Group. Segment results are therefore measured on a similar basis as the operating result in the consolidated financial statements.

Intercompany transactions between legal entities of the Group are invoiced on an arm"s length basis.

	Year ended 31 December 2009
(EUR million)	Consumer Business Unit	Enterprise Business Unit	Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale	Staff & Support	International Carrier Services	Inter segment eliminations	Total
Net revenue Other operating income Intersegment income TOTAL SEGMENT INCOME	2,344 1 5 5 5 2,414	2,451 1 4 3 6 2,501	287 1 7 8 2 386	2 2 0 1 1 3 3	838 3 5 2 892	-236 -236	5,922 6 8 0 5,990
Costs of materials and services related to revenue Personnel expenses and pensions Other operating expenses	-723 -345 -297	-748 -379 -142	-72 -193 -185	-0 -166 -204	-749 -24 -40	206 0 2 9	-2,087 -1,108 -840
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES before depreciation & amortization	-1,366	-1,270	-450	-370	-814	236	-4,035
TOTAL SEGMENT RESULT (1)	1,048	1,231	-64	-337	7 8	- 0	1,955
Non-recurring income Non-recurring expenses	-7	-56		0	7 4 -1		7 4 -62
OPERATING INCOME / (LOSS) before depreciation & amortization	1,041	1,176	-64	-337	151	- 0	1,967
Depreciation and amortization	-144	-27	-437	-77	-21	0	-706
OPERATING INCOME / (LOSS)	897	1,149	-502	-413	130	- 0	1,261
Net finance costs							-117
INCOME BEFORE TAXES							1,144
Tax expense							-241
NET INCOME							904
Non-controlling interests Net income (Group share)							-1 904

(1) Operating income before depreciation and amortization and before non-recurring revenue and expenses

	Year ended 31 December 2009
(EUR million)	Consumer Business Unit	Enterprise Business Unit	Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale	Staff & Support	International Carrier Services	Inter segment eliminations	Total
Capital expenditure	8 9	2 0	422	4 4	2 2	-	597

(EUR million)	Year ended 31 December 2010
	Consumer Business Unit	Enterprise Business Unit	Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale	Staff & Support	International Carrier Services	Inter segment eliminations	Total
Net revenue	2,337	2,401	267	6	1,541	-	6,552
Other operating income	2 0	6	3	1 9	2	-	5 1
Intersegment income	1 1	1 4	7 1	1 0	6 6	-172	0
TOTAL SEGMENT INCOME	2,368	2,421	342	3 5	1,610	-172	6,603
Costs of materials and services related to revenue	-678	-685	-46	1	-1,383	150	-2,642
Personnel expenses and pensions	-325	-375	-203	-165	-39	0	-1,107
Other operating expenses	-291	-149	-202	-192	-58	2 2	-870
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES before depreciation & amortization	-1,295	-1,210	-451	-355	-1,480	171	-4,619
TOTAL SEGMENT RESULT (1)	1,073	1,212	-109	-320	129	- 1	1,984
Non-recurring income	-	-	-	-	436	-	436
Non-recurring expenses	1	-	-	7	-	-	8
OPERATING INCOME / (LOSS) before depreciation & amortization	1,074	1,212	-109	-314	566	- 1	2,428
Depreciation and amortization	-153	-19	-480	-76	-82	1	-809
OPERATING INCOME / (LOSS)	920	1,192	-588	-389	484	0	1,619
Net finance costs							-102
INCOME BEFORE TAXES							1,517
Tax expense							-233
NET INCOME							1,283
Non-controlling interests							1 7
Net income (Group share) (1) Operating income before depreciation and amortization and before non-recurring revenue and expenses							1,266

		Year ended 31 December 2010
(EUR million)	Consumer Business Unit	Enterprise Business Unit	Service Delivery Engine & Wholesale	Staff & Support	International Carrier Services	Inter segment eliminations	Total
Capital expenditure	132	2 0	492	6 2	2 7	-	734

In respect of geographical areas, the Group realized EUR 4,495 million net revenue in Belgium in 2009 and EUR 4,405 million in 2010 based on the country of the customer. The net revenue realized in other countries amounted to EUR 1,427 million in 2009 and EUR 2,147 million in 2010. More than 90% of the segment assets are located in Belgium.

Note 38. Recent IFRS pronouncements

The Group does not early adopt the standards or interpretations that are not yet effective at 31 December 2010. This means that the Group did not apply the following standards or interpretations that are applicable for the Group as from 1 January 2011 or later:

• Improvements to IFRS"s issued in 2009 and 2010,
• IFRS 9 ("Financial Instruments"),
• IFRIC 19 ("Extinguishing Financial Liabilities"), and
• Amendments to IFRIC 14 ("Prepayment of a Minimum Funding Requirement"), IFRS 7 ("Financial Instruments: Disclosures – Derecognition"), IAS 24 ("Related Party Disclosures"), IAS 32 ("Financial Instruments: Presentation - Classification of Rights Issue") and IAS 12("Income Taxes – Deferred Tax: recovery of Underlying Assets").

The Group will investigate the possible impacts of the application of these new standards and interpretations on the Group"s financial statements in the course of 2011.

Note 39. Post balance sheet events

On 31 January 2011, Belgacom issued a seven year senior unsubordinated bond of EUR 500 million with a fixed rate coupon at 3.875% maturing on 7th February 2018 under its Euro Medium Term Note program. The purpose of this transaction is to prefinance the maturing bonds of November 2011.