(In the Notes all amounts shown in Sri Lanka Rupees
millions unless otherwise stated) |
| 2. Operating
Costs |
|
|
|
|
| The following
items have been included in arriving at operating
profit: |
| |
Group |
Company |
| |
2001
|
2000
|
2001
|
2000
|
| Staff
costs (Note 3) |
2,797 |
2,522
|
2,797 |
2,522 |
| Payments
to international network operators |
2,163 |
1,896 |
2,163 |
1,896 |
| Payments
to other network |
|
|
|
|
| operators
- international |
934 |
374 |
934 |
374 |
| Auditors’
remuneration |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Repairs
and maintenance |
688 |
824 |
688 |
824 |
| Bad debt/Stock
provisions |
507 |
660 |
507 |
660 |
| Net foreign
exchange gains on operating activities |
(342) |
(230) |
(342) |
(230) |
| Payments
to NTT Communications |
|
|
|
|
| Corporation
[Note (a)] |
557 |
508 |
557 |
508 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| (a) |
Payments to NTT Communications
Corporation represents amounts payable (to
NTT Communications Corporation) on account
of salaries and expenditure of seconded experts
and management fees (refer Note 27).
|
| (b) |
The above expenses include
Directors’ emoluments for the year 2001
of Rs. 36 million
(2000 - Rs. 48 million). This includes fees
paid to NTT of Rs. 35 million (2000 - Rs.
47 million) for the secondment of expatriate
personnel who are also Directors of SLTL.
|
|
| Notes
|
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