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FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
May 28, 2008

(Commission File Number: 001-10579)
 

 
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


Avenida Providencia No. 111, Piso 22
Providencia, Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)



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annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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___N/A___



COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007
(CONSOLIDATED)


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)

 

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CONTENTS

Report of Independent Auditors
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statement of Income
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

ThCh$: Thousands of Chilean pesos.


Report of Independent Auditors
(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish--See Note 2 (b))

To the Shareholders and Directors of
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.:

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheets of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flow for the three-month periods then ended. These interim financial statements and the accompanying notes are the responsibility of the management of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. The accompanying Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements is not an integral part of these financial statements, and therefore this report does not cover this item.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Chile for a review of interim financial information. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to the financial statements and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. The scope of this review is substantially less than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Chile, the objective of which is to express an opinion regarding the consolidated financial statement taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not have the ability to express, and we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review of the interim consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, we are not aware of any material modifications that are required for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Chile.

Andrés Marchant V.    ERNST & YOUNG LTDA. 

Santiago, Chile, April 23, 2008


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of March 31,2008)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)

 
ASSETS  Notes  2008    2007    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  Notes  2008    2007 
 
 
    ThCh$    ThCh$        ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 CURRENT ASSETS             CURRENT LIABILITIES         
   Cash    5,123,507    9,787,944       Short-term obligations with banks         
   Time deposits  (34) 84,079,423    71,254,151           and financial institutions  (15) 67,406,193    2,645,722 
   Marketable securities, net  (4) 6,027,836    15,479,411       Public promissory notes  (17) 2,701,464    2,743,958 
   Accounts receivable, net  (5) 176,374,620    182,788,392       Current maturities of bonds payable         
   Notes receivable, net  (5) 5,053,081    4,876,043       Current maturities of other long-term obligations    16,583    13,559 
   Other receivables  (5) 4,859,228    9,361,418       Dividends payable    1,674,108    1,729,638 
   Accounts receivable from related companies  (6 a) 17,804,241    18,955,395       Trade accounts payable  (35) 146,267,196    133,583,652 
   Inventory, net    7,394,458    6,304,792       Other accounts payable  (36) 43,442,784    11,778,267 
   Prepaid taxes    26,543,370    3,523,331       Accounts payable to related companies  (6 b) 36,711,277    35,280,046 
   Prepaid expenses    3,263,832    3,696,583       Accruals  (18) 2,928,751    3,615,278 
   Deferred taxes  (7 b) 17,479,856    15,573,413       Withholdings    13,663,834    12,434,527 
   Other current assets  (8) 13,253,879    8,233,562       Deferred Revenue    6,287,306    8,873,625 
               Other current liabilities         
                     
                     
               TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS    367,257,331    349,834,435                 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES    321,099,496    212,698,272 
                     
 
 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  (10)          LONG-TERM LIABILITIES         
   Land    29,983,691    30,160,212       Long-term debt with banks and         
   Buildings and improvements    860,566,307    859,440,005          financial institutions  (16) 223,667,594    361,858,978 
   Machinery and equipment    3,094,817,050    3,001,088,897       Bonds and promissory notes payable  (17) 70,086,797    71,604,416 
   Other property, plant and equipment    360,708,786    361,441,587       Other accounts payable  (36) 67,596,384    32,109,568 
   Technical revaluation    10,197,772    10,150,184       Accruals  (18) 35,113,778    38,579,806 
   Accumulated depreciation    (3,116,050,751)   (2,949,567,766)      Deferred taxes, net  (7 b) 45,473,963    50,861,471 
               Other liabilities    3,523,118    4,034,041 
                     
                     
               TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND    1,240,222,855    1,312,713,119        445,461,634    559,048,280 
               EQUIPMENT, NET                     TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES     
                     
 
                     
             MINORITY INTEREST  (20) 196,169    378,953 
                     
 
 OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS             SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY         
   Investments in related companies  (11) 8,140,896    9,107,651       Paid-in capital  (21) 904,735,562    962,550,650 
   Investments in other companies    4,524    4,524       Price-level restatement of paid-in capital    7,237,884    1,925,101 
   Goodwill, net  (12) 14,978,627    16,890,923       Other reserves    (3,916,211)   (2,456,640)
   Other receivables  (5) 14,238,539    15,162,639       Retained earnings    6,135,148    15,066,934 
   Intangibles  (13) 43,288,099    42,383,948        10,942,980    25,281,821 
   Accumulated amortization  (13) (21,391,552)   (15,514,798)              Net income    1,044,732    1,137,836 
   Others non-current asset  (14) 14,210,363    18,629,109               Less: Interim dividend    (5,852,564)   (11,352,723)
                     
                     
               TOTAL LONG-TERM ASSETS    73,469,496    86,663,996    TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    914,192,383    977,086,045 
                     
 
                     
 TOTAL ASSETS    1,680,949,682    1,749,211,550    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    1,680,949,682    1,749,211,550 
                     
                     

 
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 

     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of March 31, 2008)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)

 
        2008    2007
OPERATING INCOME:        ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Operating revenues        157,277,779    155,041,882 
Operating costs        (108,314,094)   (103,510,945)
       
             
Gross profit        48,963,685    51,530,937 
             
Administrative and selling expenses        (37,694,925)   (37,023,614)
       
 
OPERATING RESULTS        11,268,760    14,507,323 
       
             
NON-OPERATING RESULTS:             
             
Interest income        1,505,016    1,262,323 
Equity participation in income of related companies    (11)   353,746    311,178 
Other non-operating income    (22a)   570,174    2,126,120 
Equity losses in income of related companies    (11)     (26,341)
Amortization of goodwill    (12)   (390,094)   (390,094)
Interest expense        (6,506,030)   (4,363,703)
Other non-operating expenses    (22b)   (2,871,094)   (1,695,508)
Price-level restatement, net    (23)   1,233,789    (4,966,437)
Foreign currency translation, net    (24)   94,818    176,737 
       
 
NON-OPERATING LOSS NET        (6,009,675)   (7,565,725)
             
       
             
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST        5,259,085    6,941,598 
             
Income taxes    (7c)   (4,296,348)   (5,897,499)
             
       
             
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST        962,737    1,044,099 
             
Minority interest    (20)   81,995    93,737 
             
       
 
NET INCOME        1,044,732    1,137,836 
             
       

 
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of March 31, 2008)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)

 
    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
NET CASH         
   FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    42,343,120    64,048,403 
 
Net income    1,044,732    1,137,836 
 
Sales of assets:    (34,664)   (1,362,675)
 
Net income on sale of property, plant and equipment    (34,664)   (1,362,675)
 
Charges ( credits ) to income that do not represent         
   cash flows:    60,969,646    67,069,010 
 
   Depreciation    51,362,709    54,323,839 
   Amortization of intangibles    1,430,214    1,458,961 
   Provisions and write offs    8,044,892    5,946,268 
   Accrued equity participation in income of related companies    (353,746)   (311,178)
   Accrued equity participation in losses of related companies      26,341 
   Amortization of goodwill    390,094    390,094 
   Price-level restatement, net    (1,233,789)   4,966,437 
   Foreign currency translation, net    (94,818)   (176,737)
   Other credits to income that do not represent    360,433    (177,091)
      cash flows    (18,027)   (215,586)
 Other charges to income that do not represent         
      cash flows    1,442,117    660,571 
 
 
Changes in operating assets         
   (increase) decrease:    1,104,618    2,914,103 
 
     Trade accounts receivable    241,767    5,295,951 
     Inventory    (306,905)   (92,555)
     Other assets    1,169,756    (2,289,293)
 
Changes in operating liabilities         
   increase (decrease):    (20,659,217)   (5,616,134)
 
     Accounts payable related to         
       operating activities    (22,111,577)   7,306,624 
     Interest payable    (18,731)   1,238,688 
     Income taxes payable, net    299,928   
     Other accounts payable related to non-operating         
       Activities    505,196    (10,717,331)
     V.A.T. and other similar taxes payable    665,967    (3,444,115)
 
Net loss from minority interest    (81,995)   (93,737)

 
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
(Restated for general price-level changes and expressed in thousands of constant Chilean pesos as of March 31, 2008)
(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)

    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
NET CASH USED IN         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES    (27,724,113)   (24,118,631)
 
     Sale of property, plant and equipment    249,300    1,389,438 
     Sale of other investments    1,798,667    2,127,902 
     Acquisition of property, plant and equipment    (27,442,080)   (27,635,971)
     Other investment activities    (2,350,000)  
     
 
 
NET CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD    14,619,007    39,929,772 
 
EFFECT OF INFLATION ON CASH         
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS    (692,419)   (79,690)
     
 
NET DECREASE OF CASH         
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS    13,926,588    39,850,082 
     
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT         
BEGINNING OF PERIOD    79,176,079    44,761,993 
     
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT         
END OF PERIOD    93,102,667    84,612,075 
     

 
The accompanying notes 1 to 36 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 

(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Composition of Consolidated Group and Registration in the Securities Registry:

a) Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile (“Telefónica Chile,” the “Parent Company” when referred to on an individual basis or the “Company” when referred in conjunction with its subsidiaries) is a publicly-held corporation that is registered in the Securities Registry under No. 009 and is therefore subject to supervision by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (“SVS”).

b) Subsidiary companies registered with the Securities Registry:

 
            Participation 
            (direct & indirect)
SUBSIDIARIES    TAXPAYER    Registration         
    No.    Number    2008    2007 
            %    % 
 
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.    96,551,670-0    456    99.87    99.83 
Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A.    96,971,150-8    863    99.99    99.99 
 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

(a) Accounting year:

The consolidated financial statements correspond to the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

(b) Basis of preparation:

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Chile (“Chilean GAAP”) and standards set forth by the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (“SVS”). In the event of any discrepancies in these regulations, SVS regulations supersede Chilean GAAP. Certain accounting practices applied by the Company that conform to Chilean GAAP may not conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) or International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). For the convenience of the reader, these financial statements have been translated from Spanish to English.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements as of June 30 and December 31 of each year are prepared in order to be reviewed and audited, respectively, in accordance with current legal regulations. The Company voluntarily submits the quarterly financial statements as of March 31 and September 30 to an interim financial information review performed in accordance with regulations established for this type of review, described in Generally Accepted Auditing Standard (“GAAS”) No. 45 Section No. 722, issued by the Chilean Association of Accountants.

(c) Basis of presentation:

The consolidated financial statements for 2007 and their notes have been adjusted for comparison purposes by 8.04% in order to allow for comparison with the 2007 consolidated financial statements. For comparison purposes, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2007 consolidated financial statements.

(d) Basis of consolidation:

These consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, income and cash flows of the Parent Company and subsidiaries. Significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated, and the participation of minority investors has been recorded under Minority Interest (Note 20).

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(d) Basis of consolidation, continued:

Companies included in consolidation:

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the consolidated group (The Company) is composed of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and the following subsidiaries:

 
        Ownership Percentage 
       
     
TAXPAYER    Company Name        2008        2007 
No.        Direct    Indirect    Total    Total 
 
96,551,670-0    Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.    99.87      99.87    99.83 
96,961,230-5    Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Chile S.A.    99.99      99.99    99.99 
74,944,200-k    Fundación Telefónica Chile    50.00      50.00    50.00 
96,971,150-8    Telefónica Asistencia y Seguridad S.A.    99.99      99.99    99.99 
90,430,000-4    Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A.    99.99      99.99    99.99 
78,703,410-1    Telefónica Multimedia Chile S.A.    99.99      99.99    99.99 
96,834,320-3    Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. (1)         99.99 
96,811,570-7    Instituto Telefónica Chile S.A.      99.99    99.99    99.99 

1) On October 1, 2007 Telefónica Chile dissolved subsidiary Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A. by acquiring all the participation held by third parties, equivalent to 0.0005%, thus gathering all the stock of that company in Telefónica Chile.

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(e) Price-level restatement:

The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted by applying price-level restatement standards, in accordance with Chilean GAAP, in order to reflect the changes in the purchasing power of the currency during both exercises. The accumulated variation in the Chilean Customer Price Index (CPI) as March 31, 2008 and 2007, for initial balances, is 0.8% and 0.2%, respectively.

(f) Basis of conversion:

Assets and liabilities in US$ (United States dollars), Euros, Brazilian Reales, Yen (JPY), UF (Unidad de Fomento) have been converted to pesos at the exchange rates as of each period end, as follows:

 
YEAR  US$  EURO  BRAZILIAN 
REAL
 
JPY  UF 
 
2008  437.71  690.94     249.99  4.39  19,822.53 
           
2007  539.21  720.00     262.02  4.57  18,372.97 
           

Foreign currency translation differences resulting from the application of this standard are credited or debited to income for the period.

(g) Time deposits:

Time deposits are carried at cost plus UF indexation adjustments, where applicable, and accrued interest as of period end.

(h) Marketable securities:

Fixed income securities and shares are recorded at their price-level restated cost plus interest accrued as of each year end using either the actual interest yield determined at the purchase date or market value, whichever is less.

(i) Inventory:

Depending on the nature of respective items, equipment held for sale is carried at the lesser of either its price-level restated acquisition or development cost or at its market value.

Inventory that is expected to be used within twelve months of their acquisition are classified as current assets. Their cost is price-level restated. The obsolescence provision has been determined on the basis of an analysis of materials with slow turnover.

(j) Allowance for doubtful accounts:

The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated on the basis of the aging of such accounts, up to 100% of accounts outstanding for more than 120 days and 180 days in the case of large customers (corporations).

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(k) Property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment are carried at their price-level restated acquisition or construction cost.

Property, plant and equipment acquired up through December 31, 1979 are carried at their appraisal value, as stipulated in Article 140 of D.F.L. No. 4. Some assets subsequently acquired were subject to a technical revaluation of their appraisal value recorded as of September 30, 1986, as authorized in SVS Circular No. 550. All these values have been price-level restated.

(l) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment:

Depreciation has been calculated and recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The average annual financial depreciation rate of the Company is approximately 8.09% .

Estimated useful lives are summarized as follows:

 
Assets    Range of years 
 
Building    40 
Switchboard telephone equip.    7 to 12 
Subscriber equipment               2 to 4 
External plant    20 to 40 
Office furniture and equip.    4 to 10 
Software   
Others    4 to 10 
 

(m) Leased assets:

Leased assets with a purchase option, where the contracts satisfy the characteristics of a financial lease, are recorded in a manner similar to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, recognizing the full obligation and interest on an accrual basis. These assets are not legally owned by the Company; therefore, until the Company exercises the purchase option, such assets cannot be freely disposed of.

(n) Intangibles:

i) Rights to underwater cable:

Rights to underwater cable correspond to the rights acquired by the Company for the use of an underwater cable to transmit voice and data. These rights are amortized over the term of the respective contracts, with a maximum of 25 years (Note 13).

ii) Software licenses:

Software licenses are valued at their price-level restated acquisition cost. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life, which does not exceed 3 years (Note 13).

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(o) Investments in related companies:

These investments are accounted for under the equity method, which recognizes the investor’s share of income on an accrual basis. For investments abroad, the valuation methodology as defined in Technical Bulletin No. 64 is applied. Investments in countries deemed to be unstable and whose activities are not an extension of the operations of the Parent Company are controlled in US dollars.

(p) Goodwill:

This account corresponds to the differences originating from adopting the equity method and adjusting the cost of investments, or from the realization of new acquisitions. Goodwill and negative goodwill amortization years have been determined taking into consideration aspects such as the nature and characteristics of the business and the estimated year of return on the investment (Note 12).

(q) Transactions with repurchase agreements:

Purchases of financial instruments that include repurchase agreements are recorded as fixed rate instruments and are classified as Other Current Assets (Note 8).

(r) Bonds and promissory notes payable:

Bonds payable are recorded under liabilities at the par value of the issued bonds (Note 17). The difference between par and placement value, determined on the basis of the actual interest rate for the transaction, is deferred and amortized over the term of the respective bond (Notes 8 and 14).

Costs directly related to the placement of these obligations are deferred and amortized over the term of the respective liability (Notes 8 and 14).

(s) Current and deferred income taxes:

Income tax is recorded on the basis of taxable net income. Deferred taxes on all temporary differences, tax loss carry forwards that can be realized as future tax benefits, and other events that create differences between the tax and accounting values are recognized in accordance with Technical Bulletins No. 60 and complementary technical bulletins thereto issued by the Chilean Association of Accountants, and with SVS Circular No. 1,466 dated January 27, 2000.

(t) Staff severance indemnities:

For employees who qualify for this benefit, the Company’s staff severance indemnities obligation is provided for by applying the present value method to the projected benefit obligation using an annual discount rate of 6%, taking into consideration assumptions concerning the future service year of the employees, mortality rate of employees and salary increases used as the basis of actuarial calculations.

Costs for past services of employees resulting from changes in assumptions used as the actuarial bases, are deferred and amortized over average of the employees’ future service years (Notes 8 and 14).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(u) Revenue recognition:

The Company’s revenues are recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with Chilean GAAP. Since billing dates are different from the accounting close date, as of the date of preparation of these consolidated financial statements, provisions have been established for services provided and not billed, which are determined on the basis of contracts, traffic, prices and current conditions for the year. These amounts are recorded under Trade Accounts Receivable.

(v) Foreign currency forwards:

The Company has signed foreign currency hedge future contracts which have been entered into to hedge against changes in the exchange rate of its current obligations in foreign currency.

These instruments are valued in accordance with Technical Bulletin No. 57 of the Chilean Association of Accountants.

The rights and obligations acquired are detailed in Note 27, being reflected in the balance sheet as only the net right or obligation at period end and classified according to the maturity of each contract under Other Current Assets or Other Payables, as applicable.

(w) Interest rate coverage:

Interest on loans for which associated interest rate swaps have been entered into is recorded recognizing the effect of those contracts on the interest rate established in such loans. The rights and obligations acquired therein are shown under Other Payables or under Other Current Assets, as applicable.

(x) Computer software:

The cost of software purchased is deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over a maximum period of three years and classified as other property, plant and equipment.

(y) Cumulative translation adjustment:

In this shareholders’ equity reserve account, the Company recognizes the difference between the variation in the exchange rate and the consumer price index (C.P.I.) originated in the restatement of its investment abroad and its goodwill, which are controlled in United States dollars. The balance of this account is recognized as income in the same year in which the net income or loss is recognized on the total or partial disposal of these investments.

(z) Statement of cash flows:

For the purposes of preparing the Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with Technical Bulletin No. 50 of the Chilean Association of Accountants and SVS Circular No. 1,312, the Company defines securities under agreements to resell and time deposits with a remaining maturity of less than 90 days as cash equivalents.

Cash flows related to the Company’s operations and all those not defined as resulting from investing or financing activities are included under “Cash Flows from Operating Activities”.

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

(aa) Correspondents:

The Company has agreements with foreign counterparties to set the conditions that regulate international traffic., determining the payments for each counterparty based on fixed rates for the net exchange of traffic.

The receivables/payables related to these agreements are recorded on an accrual basis, recognizing the costs and income for the year in which these are incurred, recording the net receivable and payable for each counterparty where the legal right to offset exists under “Accounts Receivable” or “Accounts Payable,” as applicable.

3. Accounting Changes:

During the period covered in these interim consolidated financial statements, the accounting principles have been consistently applied.

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

4. Marketable Securities:

The balance of marketable securities is as follows:

 
Description 
  2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Publicly offered promissory notes    6,027,836    15,479,411 
 
Total    6,027,836    15,479,411 
 

Publicly offered promissory notes (Fixed Income)

 
    Date    Par    Book Value    Market    Provision 
         
Instrument            Value    Amount    Rate    Value     
    Purchase    Maturity    ThCh$     ThCh$    %    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
CERO010508    Sep-04-07    May-01-08    2,730,635    2,769,243    2.6% + UF    2,775,154   
CERO010508    Sep-04-07    May-01-08    244,761    248,262    2.6% + UF    248,800   
CERO010708    Sep-04-07    Jul-01-08    596,896    605,490    2.6% + UF    609,273   
BCP0800708    Jan-01-08    Jul-01-08    2,350,000    2,404,841    5.90%    2,404,841    (2,414)
 
        Total    5,922,292    6,027,836        6,038,068    (2,414)
 

(1) The book value is presented net of the provision.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

5. Current and long-term receivables:

Details of current and long-term receivables are as follows:

 
    Current               Long-term 
                                             
Description    Up to 90 days    Over 90 up to 1 year     Subtotal        Total Current (net)            
                                             
    2008       2007    2008       2007    2008    2008        2007        2008    2007 
    ThCh$     ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$         %    ThCh$     %    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
                       
Accounts receivable    255,425,488    249,295,794    5,411,652    5,949,245    260,837,140    176,374,620    100.00    182,788,392    100.00    -    - 
   Fixed telephone service    207,341,953    198,892,117    2,630,502    2,795,752    209,972,455    137,344,886    77.87    140,702,192    76.98     
   Long distance    23,204,555    24,242,348        23,204,555    15,379,617    8.72    17,065,709    9.34     
   Communications corporate    19,949,680    19,566,961    2,577,529    2,618,547    22,527,209    20,497,416    11.62    20,151,303    11.02     
   Other    4,929,300    6,594,368    203,621    534,946    5,139,921    3,152,701    1.79    4,869,188    2.66     
Allowance for doubtful accounts    (84,462,520)   (72,456,648)       (84,462,520)                
Notes receivable    7,201,156    9,297,750    1,040,329    477,809    8,241,485    5,053,081        4,876,043        -    - 
Allowance for doubtful notes    (3,188,404)   (4,899,516)       (3,188,404)                
Miscellaneous accounts receivable    3,412,001    7,040,513    1,447,227    2,320,905    4,859,228    4,859,228        9,361,418        14,238,539    15,162,639 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    -    -    -      -    -        -        -    - 
                       
                        Long-term receivables    14,238,539    15,162,639 
 

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Balances and transactions with related entities:

a) Receivables from related parties are as follows:

 
        Short term    Long term 
     
Taxpayer No.    Company    2008    2007    2008    2007 
        ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
           
87,845,500-2    Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A.    6,340,173    8,696,920       - 
96,527,390-5    Telefónica Internacional      379       - 
96,672,150-2    Telefónica Móviles Chile Inversiones S.A.    16,013    82,730       - 
96,672,160-k    Telefónica Móviles Chile Larga Distancia S.A.    646,760    351,881       - 
96,834,230-4    Terra Networks Chile S.A.    381,803    2,818,117       - 
96,895,220-k    Atento Chile S.A.    601,784    628,226       - 
96,910,730-9    Telefónica International Wholesale Services Chile S.A.    471,323    694,284       - 
59,083,900-0    Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A.    20,960    14,398       - 
96,990,810-7    Telefónica Móviles Soluciones y Aplicaciones S.A.    127,723    144,152       - 
Foreign    Telefónica España    1,283,229    1,172,497       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Móviles S.A.    32,316         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Móviles el Salvador    2,154    5,945       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Móviles de Argentina    43,088         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Móviles de Colombia    47,399         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Celular de Nicaragua    1,774         - 
Foreign    Telefónica LD Puerto Rico      235,555       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Data Usa Inc.    27,670    28,749       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Data España    33,629         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Argentina    1,891,593    1,516,336       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Soluciones de Informática España    1,522,632    1,645,099       - 
Foreign    Telefónica International Wholesale Services    83,210    423,017       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Perú    550,053    464,289       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Sao Paulo      32,821       - 
Foreign    Telefónica Multimedia Perú    67,760         - 
Foreign    Telefónica S.A.    102,231         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Internacional S.A.U.    228,222         - 
Foreign    Telefónica Centroamérica    19,390         - 
Foreign    Terra Networks Brasil    17,236         - 
Foreign    Colombia Telecomunicaciones    34,583         - 
Foreign    Otecel Ecuador    104,050         - 
Foreign    Telcel Venezuela    3,100,622         - 
Foreign    Atento Colombia    4,861         - 
 
    Total    17,804,241    18,955,395       - 
 

There have been charges and credits recorded to current accounts with these companies for the invoicing of sales of materials, equipment and services.

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Balances and transactions with related entities, continued:

b) Payables to related parties are as follows:

 
        Short term    Long term 
     
Taxpayer No.    Company    2008    2007    2008    2007 
        ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
           
96,527,390-5    Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A.    772,933    464,507     
96,834,230-4    Terra Networks Chile S.A.    4,878,553    6,006,978     
96,895,220-k    Atento Chile S.A.    5,390,728    3,337,841     
96,910,730-9    Telefónica International Wholesale Services Chile S.A.    6,611,724    4,634,072     
87,845,500-2    Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A.    13,124,205    17,368,952     
96,672,150-2    Telefónica Móviles Chile Inversiones S.A.    47,172       
96,672,160-k    Telefónica Móviles Chile Larga Distancia S.A.    149,816    19,219     
59,083,900-0    Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A.    13,238    173,920     
Foreign    Telefónica S.A.    777,188       
Foreign    Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos España    137    174,705     
Foreign    Telefónica Argentina    980,930    62,118     
Foreign    Telefónica Perú    192,695    910,134     
Foreign    Telefónica Guatemala    5,054    59,127     
Foreign    Telefónica Móvil El Salvador S.A. de C.V.    16,616    47,891     
Foreign    Telefónica International Wholesale Services      194,677     
Foreign    Telefónica International Wholesale Services Uruguay      1,097,191     
Foreign    Telefónica International Wholesale Services USA      8,954     
Foreign    Telefónica Puerto Rico    15,038    15,608     
Foreign    Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo    956,302    634,077     
Foreign    Telecomunicaciones de Sao Paulo    936,526    70,075     
Foreign    Televisión Federal S.A.    18,651       
Foreign    Televisión Servicios de Música S.A.U.    76,810       
Foreign    Telefónica Gestión de Servicios Compartidos Perú S.A.C.    821       
Foreign    Colombia Telecomunicaciones    140,524       
Foreign    Media Networks Perú S.A.C.    18,242       
Foreign    Telecomunicaciones Multimedia S.A.C.    1,584,173       
Foreign    Tevefe Comercialización S.A.    3,201       
 
    Total    36,711,277    35,280,046    -    - 
 

As per Article No, 89 of the Corporations Law, all of these transactions are carried out under normal market conditions.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Balances and transactions with related companies, continued:

c) Transactions (1):

               
Company  Tax No.  Nature
of
Relationship 
Description
of
transaction 
2008
ThCh$ 
2007 
ThCh$ 
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica España  Foreign  Company  Sales  400,008  400,008  494,217  494,217 
      Purchases  (339,480) (339,480) (99,340) (99,340)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Data Usa Inc.  Foreign  Company  Sales  2,888  2,888  8,695  8,695 
               
Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A.  96,527,390-5  Parent Company  Sales  2,326  2,326 
      Purchases  (109,596) (109,596) (155,242) (155,242)
               
    Related, Parent           
Terra Networks Chile S.A.  96,834,230-4  Company  Sales  195,229  195,229  722,012  722,012 
      Purchases  (2,353,347) (2,353,347) (2,879,529) (2,879,529)
      Other non-operating         
       income  95,772  95,772 
               
Atento Chile S.A.  96,895,220-k  Sister Association  Sales  436,227  436,227  327,015  327,015 
      Purchases  (6,182,489) (6,182,489) (5,191,674) (5,191,674)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Argentina  Foreign  Company  Sales  885,008  885,008  638,282  638,282 
      Purchases  (1,178,465) (1,178,465) (589,346) (589,346)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telecomunicaciones de Sao Paulo  Foreign  Company  Sales  46,411  46,411 
      Purchases  (53,448) (53,448)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Guatemala  Foreign  Company  Sales  4,072  4,072  3,789  3,789 
      Purchases  (7,163) (7,163) (35,611) (35,611)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Perú  Foreign  Company  Sales  546,422  546,422  356,144  356,144 
      Purchases  (415,584) (415,584) (1,085,655) (1,085,655)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica LD Puerto Rico  Foreign  Company  Sales  28,715  28,715  119  119 
      Purchases  (18,923) (18,923) (237) (237)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica El Salvador  Foreign  Company  Sales  1,585  1,585  6,087  6,087 
      Purchases  (10,481) (10,481) (44,158) (44,158)
               
Telefónica Móviles Chile Larga Distancia S.A.  96,672,160-k  Related, Parent  Sales  380,884  380,884  135,753  135,753 
    Company  Purchases  (642) (642)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Móviles Chile Inversiones S.A.  96,672,150-2  Company  Sales  15,700  15,700  13,069  13,069 
      Purchases  (29,504) (29,504)
               
    Related, Parent           
Telefónica Internacional Wholesale Services América  Foreign  Company  Purchases  (324,111) (324,111) (1,095,183) (1,095,183)
               
Telefónica Gestión de Serv.Compartidos España  Foreign  Related, Parent  Purchases  (74,505) (74,505)
    Company  Other non-operating         
       income  9,829  9,829 
               
Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad S.A.    Related, Parent           
  59,083,900-0  Company  Sales  2,634  2,634  3,661  3,661 
      Purchases  (9,295) (9,295) (77,921) (77,921)
               
Telefónica Móviles Soluciones y Aplicaciones S.A.    Related, Parent           
  96,990,810-7  Company  Sales  38,391  38,391  31,835  31,835 
               
Telefónica International Wholesale Services USA    Related, Parent           
  Foreign  Company  Purchases  (8,957) (8,957)
               
Telefónica International Wholesale Services Chile S.A.    Related, Parent           
  96,910,730-9  Company  Sales  462,170  462,170  375,816  375,816 
      Purchases  (2,846,923) (2,846,923) (1,681,553) (1,681,553)
      Interest expense  (20,624) (20,624)
               
Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A.    Related, Parent           
  87,845,500-2  Company  Sales  4,728,478  4,728,478  4,060,326  4,060,326 
      Purchases  (10,825,149) (10,825,149) (11,672,641) (11,672,641)
      Other non-operating         
         income  11,694  11,694 
               
Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo    Related, Parent           
  Foreign  Company  Purchases  (423,554) (423,554)
      Other non-operating         
         income  103,491  103,491 
               
Terra Internacional S.A.    Related, Parent           
  Foreign  Company  Sales  5,112  5,112 
               
Telefónica S.A.    Related, Parent           
  Foreign  Company  Purchases  (147,827) (147,827)
               
Telefónica Data Corp España    Related, Parent           
  Foreign  Company  Sales  400,008  400,008  161,023  161,023 
               
 
     (1) Includes all transactions performed with related companies. 

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(Translation of a report originally issued in Spanish – see Note 2b to the Financial Statements)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

6. Balances and transactions with related companies, continued:

The intercompany account with Telefónica Internacional Chile S.A. includes short-term and long-term contractual terms denominated in US dollars, accruing interest at a variable rate adjusted to market rates (US$ + Market Spread).

Items recorded under Sales and Services Rendered have a short-term character (maturity of less than a year); individual terms for each transaction vary based on related transactions.

7. Current and deferred income taxes:

a) General information:

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Parent Company recorded a first category income tax provision based on taxable income of ThCh $18,451,919 and ThCh $34,083,373 respectively.

In addition, as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, a provision for first category income tax in subsidiaries was recorded based on the subsidiaries’ respective taxable income of ThCh$12,782,886 and ThCh $13,156,038, respectively.

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, accumulated tax losses of subsidiaries amount to ThCh$13,191,494 and ThCh$8,057,296, respectively.

According to current legislation, tax years eventually subject to review by the fiscal authority, contemplate most of the taxes that affect the Company’s operations and transactions generated from 2004 to date.

In the normal development of its operations, the company is subject to the regulation and oversight of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service; therefore differences could arise in the application of criteria used to determine taxes. Management believes, based on the information available to date, that there are no significant additional liabilities to those already recorded for that concept in the financial statements.

The companies in the group with positive Retained Taxable Earnings and their associated credits are as follows:

 
Subsidiaries    Retained    Retained    Retained     Retained    Retained    Amount 
  Taxable    Taxable    Taxable    Taxable    Taxable    of 
  Earnings    Earnings    Earnings     Earnings    Earnings     credit 
  w/15% credit    w/16% credit    w/16.5% credit    w/17% credit    w/o credit     
  ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.           2,363,320               895,390    640,997    99,081,166    7,659,330    21,007,975 
Telefónica Empresas Chile S.A.        50    40,944,094    3,735,652    8,386,138 
Telefónica Gestión Servicios Compartidos S.A.          161,153    54,421    33,007 
Telefónica Chile S.A.        5,660,796    188,902,402    26,097,519    39,809,397 
 
Totales           2,363,320               895,390    6,301,843    329,088,815    37,546,922    69,236,517 
 

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

7. Current and deferred income taxes continued:

b) Deferred taxes:

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the net deferred tax liabilities amounted to ThCh$27,994,107 and ThCh$35,288,058, respectively, detailed as follows:

 
Description        2008            2007     
   
  Deferred tax assets    Deferred tax liabilities    Deferred tax assets    Deferred tax liabilities 
       
  Short-term    Long-term    Short-term    Long-term    Short-term    Long-term    Short-term    Long-term 
     ThCh$       ThCh$       ThCh$    ThCh$       ThCh$       ThCh$       ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    13,665,787          11,758,298      -    - 
Vacation provision    296,129        517    267,025      -    - 
Tax benefits for tax losses      2,242,554          1,369,740    -    - 
Staff severance indemnities      172,635      3,384,181      562    -    4,146,350 
Leased assets and liabilities      610,315      135,243,164      659,355    -    151,445,309 
Property, plant and equipment      37,551      78,743      52,067    -    81,653 
Difference in amount of capitalized staff severance          122,054      357,181      247,630 
Deferred charge on sale of assets          318,686      4,825    -    274,841 
Development software          3,096,709        -    3,986,135 
Collective negotiation bonus          98,988          150,582 
Other    3,538,397    1,319,021    20,457    678,511    3,618,084    921,439    69,994    1,021,424 
 
Sub-Total    17,500,313    4,382,076    20,457    143,021,553    15,643,407    3,365,169    69,994    161,353,924 
 
 
Complementary accounts net of accumulated amortization      (782,097)     (93,947,612)     (911,378)   -    (108,038,662)
                                 
 
 
Sub-Total    17,500,313    3,599,979    20,457    49,073,941    15,643,407    2,453,791    69,994    53,315,262 
                                 
 
 
Tax reclassification    (20,457)   (3,599,979)   (20,457)   (3,599,979)   (69,994)   (2,453,791)   (69,994)   (2,453,791)
                                 
 
 
Total    17,479,856        45,473,962    15,573,413    -    -    50,861,471 
                                 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

7. Current and deferred income taxes, continued:

c) Income tax reconciliation:

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007 the reconciliation of tax expense to interest income before taxes is as follows:

 
Description    2008    2007 
 
  Base
ThCh$   
  17% Tax Rate 
ThCh$ 
   Base 
ThCh$ 
  17% Tax Rate 
ThCh$$ 
 
 
 
Income before taxes    5,259,085    894,044    6,941,598    1,180,072 
 
Permanent differences    1,004,144    170,705    6,787,265    1,153,835 
 
Difference in price-level restatement equity valuation and financial and tax investments    1,930,304    328,151    2,136,510    363,207 
Income from investments in related companies (equity method)   (353,748)   (60,137)   (283,781)   (48,243)
Other permanent differences    (572,412)   (97,309)   4,934,536    838,871 
 
 
Temporary Differences    24,971,576    4,245,168    33,510,548    5,696,793 
 
 
Difference in financial and tax depreciation    16,271,334    2,766,127    29,299,304    4,980,882 
Subsidiary tax loss for the period    1,835,076    311,963    1,212,333    206,097 
Other temporary differences    6,865,166    1,167,078    2,998,911    509,814 
 
 
Total consolidated first category income tax base    31,234,805    5,309,917    47,239,411    8,030,700 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

7. Current and deferred income taxes, continued:

d) Income tax detail:

The current tax expense recorded by the Company in the periods 2008 and 2007 result from the following items:

 
Description    2008    2007 
     ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Common tax expense before tax credit (income tax 17%)   5,309,917    8,030,700 
Current tax expense (non-deductible expenses Art. 21, 35%)   5,134    1,624 
Tax expense adjustment    (49,405)  
 
Current income tax subtotal    5,265,646    8,032,324 
 
Current year deferred taxes    (4,245,168)   (5,696,793)
Effect of amortization of complementary accounts for deferred assets and liabilities    3,275,870    3,561,965 
 
Deferred tax subtotal    (969,298)   (2,134,828)
 
 
 
Total income expense tax    4,296,348    5,897,496 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

8. Other Current Assets:

Details of other current assets are as follows:

 
Description     2008    2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Fixed income securities purchased with resale agreement (Note 9)   7,508,580    3,569,980 
Deferred union contract bonus (1)   1,407,383    1,588,392 
Deferred higher bond discount rate (Note 25)   243,696    248,361 
Deferred disbursements for placement of bonds (Note 25)   136,888    138,136 
Deferred disbursements for foreign financing proceeds (2)   340,797    395,601 
Exchange insurance receivable    27,207    836,753 
Unearned income on cash flows coverage    1,982,298   
Deferred staff severance indemnities charges (3)   1,242,779    1,307,680 
Others    364,251    148,659 
 
Total    13,253,879    8,233,562 
 

(1)  
Between May and September 2006, the Company negotiated a 38-month and 48-month union contract with a number of its employees, granting them, among other benefits, a signing bonus. That bonus was paid between July and December 2006. The total benefit of ThCh$4,918,946 (historical), is amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the union agreement. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other non-current assets) (Note 14). 
 
   
During July 2005, July and November 2007, subsidiary Telefónica Larga Distancia negotiated collective agreements with its employees for 30, 26 and 48 months, respectively. 
 
(2)   This amount corresponds to the cost (net of amortization) of the mandatory reserve paid to the Central Bank of Chile and disbursements incurred for foreign loans obtained by the Company to finance its investment plan. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other Assets) (Note 14). 
 
(3)  
Corresponds to the short-term portion to be amortized due to changes in the actuarial hypothesis and to the concept of loans to employees. The long-term portion is recorded under Others (in Other Assets) (Note 14). 

9. Information regarding sales commitment transactions (agreements):

 
Code    Dates    Counterparty    Original 
currency
 
  Subscription 
value
 
ThCh$ 
  Rate    Final 
Value 
ThCh$
 
  Instrument 
Identification 
  Book Value 
   
  Inception    End                ThCh$ 
 
CRV    March 20, 2008    April 4, 2008    Banco Estado    Ch$    4,499,149    6.24%    4,510,847    BCP0800708    4,507,728 
CRV    March 20, 2008    April 4, 2008    Banco Estado    Ch$    851    6.24%    853    CERO010711    852 
CRV    March 31, 2008    April 4, 2008    Banco Estado    Ch$    2,967,506    6.12%    2,969,523    BCP0800708    2,967,506 
CRV    March 31, 2008    April 4, 2008    Banco Estado    Ch$    1,796    6.12%    1,798    CERO010314    1,796 
CRV    March 31, 2008    April 4, 2008    Banco Estado    Ch$    30,698    6.12%    30,719    BCP0800708    30,698 
 
            Total        7,500,000        7,513,740        7,508,580 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

10. Property, plant and equipment:

Details of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 
Description    2008    2007 
   
  Accumulated 
depreciation 
ThCh$ 
  Gross prop., plant 
and equipment 
ThCh$ 
  Accumulated 
depreciation 
ThCh$ 
  Gross prop., plant 
and equipment 
ThCh$ 
 
Land    -    29,983,691    -    30,160,212 
Building and improvements    414,103,542    860,566,307    395,087,903    859,440,005 
Machinery and equipment    2,461,855,698    3,094,817,050    2,336,663,944    3,001,088,897 
Central office telephone equipment    1,510,763,138    1,735,031,028    1,438,997,803    1,676,982,898 
External building    697,177,724    1,034,351,806    661,506,706    1,014,546,189 
Subscribers’ equipment    214,047,802    284,100,111    196,528,421    269,151,164 
General equipment    39,867,034    41,334,105    39,631,014    40,408,646 
Other Property, Plant and Equipment    228,601,784    360,708,786    206,209,550    361,441,587 
Office furniture and equipment    115,466,054    124,415,337    108,263,957    122,017,335 
Projects, work in progress and materials      100,865,011      117,305,767 
Leased assets (1)   81,441    544,572    72,365    544,572 
Assets temporarily out of service    7,583,026    7,583,026    7,575,458    7,575,458 
Software    104,316,157    125,963,994    89,201,741    112,722,823 
Other    1,155,106    1,336,846    1,096,029    1,275,632 
Technical revaluation Circular 550    11,489,727    10,197,772    11,606,369    10,150,184 
 
 
Total    3,116,050,751    4,356,273,606    2,949,567,766    4,262,280,885 
 

(1) Corresponds to buildings.

Operating costs include a depreciation charge for the period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounting to ThCh$49,260,548 and ThCh$52,108,717, respectively, and administrative and selling expenses with a depreciation charge of ThCh$2,102,161 and ThCh$2,215,122 for 2008 and 2007, respectively.

During the normal course of its operations, the Company monitors new and existing assets, and their depreciation rates, and homologues them to the technological evolution and the development of the markets in which it competes.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

10. Property, plant and equipment, continued:

Details of the item after the technical revaluation are as follows:

 
Description            Gross property,    Gross property, 
  Net    Accumulated    plant and    plant and 
  Balance    Depreciation    equipment    equipment 
          2008    2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Land    (514,245)     (514,245)   (559,908)
Building and improvements    (695,517)   (4,567,045)   (5,262,562)   (5,373,068)
Machinery and equipment    (82,193)   16,056,772    15,974,579    16,083,160 
 
Total    (1,291,955)   11,489,727    10,197,772    10,150,184 
 

Depreciation of the technical reappraisal surplus amounted to ThCh$(25,363) and ThCh$(17,687) for 2008 and 2007, respectively, Gross property, plant and equipment includes assets that have been fully depreciated in the amount of ThCh$1,591,925,281 in 2008 and ThCh$1,462,161,474 in 2007, which include ThCh$14,561,539 and ThCh$14,198,584, respectively, from the reappraisals mentioned in Circular No. 550.

11. Investments in related companies:

Details of investments in related companies are as follows:

 
TaxpayerNo.     Company    Country of 
origin 
  Currency 
controlling
 
the
 
investment 
  Number of
shares 
  Percentage 
participation 
  Equity of the companies 
 
          2008 
%
 
  2007 
%
 
  2008
ThCh$ 
   2007 
ThCh$
 
 
Foreign    TBS Celular Participación S.A. (1) (2)   Brazil    Dollar    48,950,000    2.61    2.61     124,912,133    164,460,284 
96,895,220-K    Atento Chile S.A. (2)   Chile    Pesos    3,209,204    28.84    28.84       16,923,331    16,696,388 
 

 
Taxpayer No.    Company     Net income (loss)
 of the companies 
  Equity in income 
(loss) of the 
investment 
   Investment value    Investment 
book value 
 
     2008 
ThCh$ 
  2007 
ThCh$ 
   2008 
ThCh$ 
  2007 
ThCh$ 
   2008 
ThCh$ 
  2007 
ThCh$ 
   2008 
ThCh$ 
  2007 
ThCh$ 
 
 
Foreign    TBS Celular Participación S.A. (1) (2)    102,242    (1,009,231)   2,669    (26,341)   3,260,207    4,292,414    3,260,207    4,292,414 
 
96,895,220-K    Atento Chile S.A. (2)   1,217,330     1,078,979    351,077    311,178    4,880,689    4,815,237    4,880,689    4,815,237 
 
    Total                    8,140,896    9,107,651    8,140,896    9,107,651 
 

(1)  
The company records its investment in TBS Celular Participación S.A. using the equity method since it exercises significant influence through the Telefónica group to which it belongs, as established in paragraph No. 4 of Circular No. 1,179 issued by the SVS and ratified in Title II of Circular No. 1,697. Although Telefónica Chile only has a 2.61% direct participation in TBS Celular Participaciónes S.A., its Parent Company, Telefónica S.A., Spain, directly and indirectly has a percentage exceeding 20% ownership of the capital stock of that Company. 
 
(2)  
As of March 31, 2008, the value of the investment was calculated on the basis of unaudited financial statements. 

As of the date of these financial statements, there are no liabilities for hedge instruments assigned to foreign investments.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

12. Goodwill:

Details of goodwill are as follows:

 
            2008    2007 
        Year    Amount    Balance of    Amount    Balance of 
Taxpayer No,    Company    of    amortized    Goodwill    amortized    Goodwill 
        origin    in the period        in the period     
            ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Foreign    TBS Celular Participación S.A.    2001    50,834    1,264,322    50,834    1,800,733 
96,551,670-0    Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.    1998    313,628    13,428,082    313,628    14,700,015 
96,834,320-3    Telefónica Internet Empresas S.A.    1999    25,632    286,223    25,632    390,175 
 
    Total        390,094    14,978,627    390,094    16,890,923 
 

Goodwill amortization years have been determined taking into account aspects such as the nature and characteristics of the business and estimated year of return on investment.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

13. Intangibles:

Details of intangibles are as follows:

 
Description    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Underwater cable rights (gross)   25,625,812    25,625,812 
   Accumulated amortization, previous periods    (5,985,633)   (4,680,025)
   Amortization for the period    (326,403)   (326,403)
Licenses (Software) (gross)   17,662,287    16,758,136 
   Accumulated amortization, previous periods    (13,975,705)   (9,375,812)
   Amortization for the period    (1,103,811)   (1,132,558)
 
Total Net Intangibles    21,896,547    26,869,150 
 

14. Other non-current assets:

Details of other non-current assets are as follows:

 
Description     2008     2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Deferred issuance cost for obtaining external financing (Note 8(2)) (1)   371,741    775,073 
Deferred union contract bonus (Note 8(1))   1,527,180    2,966,907 
Bond issue expenses (Note 25)   553,683    703,512 
Bond discount (Note 25)   905,675    1,151,007 
Securities deposits    138,367    149,495 
Deferred charge due to change in actuarial estimations (Note 8(3)) (2)   6,989,595    8,440,539 
Deferred staff severance indemnities (3)   3,724,122    4,442,576 
 
Total    14,210,363    18,629,109 
 

(1)  
This amount corresponds to the cost (net of amortizations) of the disbursements incurred for foreign loans obtained by the Company to finance its investment plan. The short-term portion is presented under Other Current Assets (Note 8). 
     
(2)  
With the implementation of new contractual conditions derived from the organizational changes in the Company, there have been a series of studies that allowed, with primary effect in 2004, the modification in the calculation basis for staff severance indemnities of the variable for future service life of employees. After concluding these studies, in 2005, other changes in estimates were incorporated, such as personnel fluctuation rate, mortality of employees and future salary increases for the year 2006, which includes the rate mentioned in Note 2 (s) for 2006, all determined on the basis of actuarial calculations, as established in Technical Bulletin No. 8 of the Chilean Association of Accountants. The short-term portion is recorded under Other Current Assets (Note 8). 
     
   
The difference generated as a result of changes in the actuarial estimates constitutes actuarial gains or losses, which are deferred and amortized over the estimated average remaining future service life of the employees that will receive the benefit (see Note 2s). 
     
(3)  
In conformity with the union agreements between the Company and its employees, loans were granted to employees, the amounts and conditions of which were based on, among other considerations, the accrued balances of staff severance indemnities at the date of the grant. The short-term portion is recorded under Other Current Assets (Note 8). 
     
   
The staff severance indemnities provision has been recorded in part at its current value, deferring and amortizing this effect over the years of average remaining future service life of employees that subscribe to the benefit. The loan is presented under Other Long- term Receivables. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

15. Short-term obligations with banks and financial institutions:

Details of short-term obligations with banks and financial institutions are as follows:

 
        US$    U.F.    TOTAL 
         
Taxp.No.    Bank or financial institution    2008    2007    2008    2007     2008    2007 
 
        ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
    Current maturities of long-term debt                         
               
 
 
97,015,000-5    BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO        1,050,332    1,026,696    1,050,332    1,026,696 
Foreign    CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH AND                         
    OTHERS    43,023    184,484        43,023    184,484 
97,008,000-7    CITIBANK    65,960,902    688,172        65,960,902    688,172 
Foreign    BBVA BANCOMER AND OTHERS    351,936    746,370        351,936    746,370 
 
     
    Total    66,355,861    1,619,026    1,050,332    1,026,696    67,406,193    2,645,722 
     
    Outstanding principal    65,656,500           
     
 
    Average annual interest rate    3.24%    5.69%    3.18%    3.04%    3.22%    5.17% 
 
 

Percentage of obligations in foreign currency   : 98.44 % for 2008   and    61.19 % for 2007
Percentage of obligations in local currency   : 1.56 % for 2008   and    38.81 % for 2007

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

16. Long-term obligations with banks and financial institutions

Long-term obligations with banks and financial institutions:

 
Taxp.No.    Bank or financial institution         Years to maturity for long-term portion    Long-term    Average    Long-term 
         
    Currency                portion    annual    portion 
    Index     1 to 2    2 to 3     3 to 5    as of    interest    as of 
                    March 31,2008    rate    March 31,2007 
 
            ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    %    ThCh$ 
    LOANS IN DOLLARS                             
Foreign    CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH AND OTHERS (1)   US$    87,542,000        87,542,000    Libor + 0.35%    116,515,855 
Foreign    BBVA BANCOMER AND OTHERS (3)   US$        65,656,500    65,656,500    Libor + 0.334%    87,386,891 
97,008,000-7    BANCO CITIBANK (2)   US$            Libor + 0.31%    87,386,891 
       
    SUBTOTAL        87,542,000      65,656,500    153,198,500    3.16%    291,289,637 
       
 
 
    LOANS IN UNIDADES DE FOMENTO                             
97,015,000-5    BANCO SANTANDER SANTIAGO (4)   UF      70,469,094      70,469,094    Tab 360 + 0.325%    70,569,341 
 
       
 
    SUBTOTAL        -    70,469,094      70,469,094    3.18%    70,569,341 
       
 
    TOTAL        87,542,000    70,469,094    65,656,500    223,667,594    3.17%    361,858,978 
       
                                 
 

Percentage of obligations in foreign currency    : 68.49 % for 2008    and    80.50 % for 2007 
Percentage of obligations in local currency    : 31.51 % for 2008    and    19.50 % for 2007 

(1)  
In December 2004, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from February and August 2005 to December 2009; in addition, the Company changed the agent bank, which until then had been Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Bank. 
(2)  
In May 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from April 2006 and April 2007 to December 2008; in addition, the Companychaned the agent bank, which until then had been the ABN Amro Bank. 
(3)  
In November 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, extending its due date from April 2006, April 2007 and April 2008 to June 2011; in addition, the Company changed the agent bank, which until then had been the ABN Amro Bank. 
(4)  
In April 2005, the Company renegotiated this loan, which allowed it to extend the due date from April 2008 to April 2010, In February 2007 the interest rate was changed from 0.45% to 0.325%. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

17. Bonds and promissory notes payable :

Bonds

Details of bonds issued, classified as short and long-term, are as follows:

 
Registration number 
or identification of
 
the instrument
 
  Series    Nominal 
Amount
 
of issue
 
  Readjustment  
unit
 
for bond 
  Nominal annual 
interest
 
rate
 
  Final 
Maturity
 
  Frequency    Par value    Placement 
in Chile 
or abroad
 
   
            Interest 
payment
 
  Amortizations     2008 
ThCh$
 
   2007 
ThCh$ 
 
 
 
 
Short-term portion of long-term bonds                                     
           143,27,06,91    F        71,429    UF    6.000    Apr. 2016    Semi-annual    Semi-annual    1,744,032    1,785,164    Chile 
           281,20,12,01    L    (1)     UF    3.750    Oct. 2012    Semi-annual    Maturity    957,432    958,794    Chile 
 
 
                     
                                Total    2,701,464    2,743,958     
                     
Long-term bonds                                     
           143,27,06,91    F        535,714    UF    6.000    Apr. 2016    Semi-annual    Semi-annual    10,619,207    12,052,229    Chile 
           281,20,12,01    L    (1)   3,000,000    UF    3.750    Oct. 2012    Semi-annual    Maturity    59,467,590    59,552,187    Chile 
 
 
                     
                                Total    70,086,797    71,604,416     
                     
                                             
 

(1)  
On March 29, 2006, the Company placed bonds in the local market for a nominal amount of UF3,000,000 equivalent to US$102.1 million (historical) of a series denominated L, which is composed of 6,000 bonds with a value of UF 500 each. 
     
   
These bonds mature in one installment on October 25, 2012. The annual interest rate amounts to UF + 3.75% and interest is paid semi-annually. 

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18. Accruals and Write-offs:

Detail of accruals shown in liabilities are as follows:

 
    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Current         
Staff severance indemnities    2,411,226    584,985 
Vacation    1,741,933    1,570,735 
Incentive provision    712,856    3,324,995 
Other employee benefits (1)   814,134    726,952 
Employee benefit advances    (2,751,398)   (2,592,389)
     
Sub-Total    2,928,751    3,615,278 
     
Long-term         
Staff severance indemnities    35,113,778    38,579,806 
     
Total    38,042,529    42,195,084 
 

(1) Includes provisions as per current union agreement.

During the 2008 period no bad debt write-offs have been performed. For the 2007 period these amounted to ThCh$ 247,963 which were recorded against the respective provision.

19. Staff severance indemnities:

Details of the charge to income for staff severance indemnities are as follows:

 
    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Beginning balance (1)   37,506,495    38,882,852 
Payments for the period    (1,333,702)   (568,228)
Provision increase    1,352,211    850,167 
 
Ending Balance   37,525,004    39,164,791 
 

(1) The previous year is shown restated for comparative purposes.

20. Minority interest:

Minority interest recognizes the portion of equity and net income of subsidiaries owned by third parties. Details for 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 
    Percentage    Participation    Participation 
    Minority    in equity     in net income (loss)
 Subsidiaries    Interest                
    2008    2007     2008     2007     2008     2007 
    %     %    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.    0.125    0.171    231,250    291,458    6,593    9.659 
Fundación Telefónica Chile    50.00    50.00    (35,098)   87,479    (88,589)   (103.397)
Telefónica Gestión Servicios Compartidos de Chile S.A.    0.001    0.001    17    16     
 
    Total   196.169    196.169    378,953    (81,995)
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

21. Shareholders’ equity

During the 2008 and 2007, changes to shareholders’ equity accounts are as follows:

 
    Paid-in
capital 
  Reserve equity indexation    Other
reserves 
  Retained
earnings 
  Net 
income 
  Interim
dividend 
  Total shareholders´
 equity 
               
               
 
    ThCh$   ThCh$   ThCh$   ThCh$   ThCh$   ThCh$   ThCh$
2008                            
 
Balances as of December 31, 2007    904,735,562      (3,251,980)     10,856,131    (5,806,115)   906,533,598 
Transfer of 2007 income to retained earnings          10,856,131    (10,856,131)    
Cumulative translation adjustment        (638,216)         (638,216)
Price-level restatement, net      7,237,884    (26,015)   86,849      (46,449)   7,252,269 
Net income            1,044,732      1,044,732 
   
Balances as of March 31, 2008    904,735,562    7,237,884    (3,916,211)   10,942,980    1,044,732    (5,852,564)   914,192,383 
   
   
2007                            
 
Balances as of December 31, 2006    890,894,953      (3,000,511)     23,353,046    (10,486,613)   900,760,875 
Transfer of 2006 income to retained earnings          23,353,046    (23,353,046)    
Cumulative translation adjustment        49,042          49,042 
Price-level restatement, net      1,781,790    (4,636)   46,706      (20,973)   1,802,887 
Other reserves        682,346          682,346 
Net income            1,053,131      1,053,131 
 
   
Balances as of March 31, 2007    890,894,953    1,781,790    (2,273,759)   23,399,752    1,053,131    (10,507,586)   904,348,281 
   
Restated balances as of March 31, 2008    962,550,650    1,925,101    (2,456,640)   25,281,821    1,137,836    (11,352,723)   977,086,045 
   
   

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21. Shareholders’ Equity, continued:

(a) Paid-in capital:

As of March 31, 2008 the Company’s paid-in capital is as follows:

Number of shares:

 
Series    No. of subscribed
shares
  No. of paid
shares
  No. of shares with
voting rights
     
 
A   873,995,447   873,995,447   873,995,447
B   83,161,638   83,161,638   83,161,638
 

Paid-in capital:

 
        Subscribed    Paid-in 
Series         Capital    Capital 
         ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
      826,128,516   826,128,516
      78,607,046   78,607,046
 

(b) Shareholder distribution:

As indicated in SVS Circular No. 792, the stratification of shareholders by percentage of ownership in the Company as of March 31, 2008 is as follows:

   
Type of shareholder   Percentage of
Total
holdings %
  Number of
shareholders
   
   
   
10% holding or more    62.06   
Less than 10% holding:         
Investment equal to or exceeding UF 200    37.21    1,358 
Investment under UF 200    0.73    10,671 
   
Total    100.00    12,031 
   
Controlling company    44.90   
   

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

21. Shareholders’ Equity, continued:

(c) Dividends:

i) Dividend policy:

In accordance with Law No.18,046, unless otherwise decided at the Shareholders’ Meeting by unanimous vote of the outstanding shares, when there is net income, at least 30% must be allocated in dividend payments.

Taking into consideration the cash situation, the levels of projected investment and the solid financial indicators for 2005 and future years, on April 14, 2005, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting modified the dividend distribution policy reported at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of April 2004, and agreed upon distributing 100% of net income generated during the respective year by means of an interim dividend in November of each year and a final dividend in May of the following year.

ii) Dividend distributed:

On April 13, 2007, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting approved payment of final dividend No. 173, for the amount of ThCh$ 12,866,433 (historical), equivalent to Ch$13.44234 per share, with a charge to 2006 net income. The dividend was paid on May 15, 2007.

Additionally, the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 13, 2007, approved modification of the company bylaws in order to decrease capital by ThCh$48,815,012 (historical), in order to distribute additional cash to the shareholders in 2007. The capital distribution was equivalent to Ch$51 per share.

On October 24, 2007, the Board of Directors agreed to pay interim dividend No. 174 of Ch$6 per share, equivalent to ThCh$ 5,742,943 (historical), with a charge to net income generated by the Company as of September 30, 2007.

On January 30, 2008 the Board of Directors agreed to call an Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for April 14, 2008, in order to approve, among other matters, payment of a final dividend (No. 175) of Ch$5.276058 per share equivalent to ThCh$ 5,050,016, with a charge to 2007 net income. With the distribution of this dividend plus interim dividend No. 174, distributed in November 2007, for the amount of ThCh$ 5,806,115. The Company’s dividend distribution policy, which requires distribution of 100% of net income for the year is fulfilled.

(d) Other reserves:

Other reserves correspond to the net effect of the accumulated adjustment for conversion differences in accordance with what is established in Technical Bulletin No. 64 issued by the Chilean Association of Accountants, and the details are as follows:

 
        Amount         
           
    Company    December 31, 2007   Price-level    Net    Balance as of 
            restatement    Movement    March 31, 2008 
        ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Foreign    TBS Celular Participación S.A.         (3,251,980)          (26,015)   (638,216)   (3,916,211)
 
    Total         (3,251,980)          (26,015)   (638,216)   (3,916,211)
 

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22. Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses:

(a) Other non-operating income:

Details of other non-operating income are as follows:

 
Other Income    2008    2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Administrative services    372,021    547,817 
Fines levied on suppliers and indemnities    107,293    41 
Proceeds from sale of used equipment    34,664    1,362,675 
Other    56,196    215,587 
 
Total   570,174    2,126,120 
 

(b) Other non-operating expenses:

Details of other non-operating expenses are as follows:

 
Other Expenses    2008    2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Restructuring costs    1,046,197   
Lawsuit and other provisions    126,782    1,034,936 
Lower market value provision    1,113    35,331 
Removal of expired assets    1,694,058    494,414 
Other    2,944    130,827 
 
Total    2,871,094    1,695,508 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

23. Price-level restatement:

Details of price-level restatement are as follows:

 
Assets (Charges) Credits    Indexation    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Inventory    C.P.I.      875 
Other current assets    C.P.I.    49,721    10,044 
Other current assets    U.F.    167,419    4,640 
Short and long-term deferred taxes    C.P.I.    765,408    220,936 
Property, plant and equipment    C.P.I.    9,832,846    2,732,100 
Investments in related companies    C.P.I.    63,234    17,524 
Goodwill    C.P.I.    130,072    35,870 
Long-term receivables    U.F.    929,733    (34,759)
Other long-term assets    C.P.I.    192,998    (32,805)
Other long-term assets    U.F.    15,468    2,745 
Expense accounts    C.P.I.    359,944    (15,547)
 
Total Credits        12,506,843    2,941,623 
 

 
Liabilities - Shareholders´ Equity (Charges) Credits    Indexation    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Short-term obligations    U.F.    (829,970)   (558,318)
Long-term obligations    C.P.I.    (2,096)   6,060 
Long-term obligations    U.F.    (2,652,817)   (5,429,920)
Shareholders’ equity    C.P.I.    (7,252,269)   (1,947,895)
Revenue accounts    C.P.I.    (535,902)   22,013 
 
Total Charges        (11,273,054)   (7,908,060)
 

         
Gain (loss) from Price-level restatement, net    1,233,789    (4,966,437)
         

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

24. Foreign currency translation:

Details of the gain on foreign currency translation are as follows:

 
Assets (Charges) Credits    Currency    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Current assets    US$    (200,805)   735,217 
Current assets    EURO    108,836    (3,914)
Current assets    REAL    (16,204)   88,077 
Long-term receivables    US$      658,740 
 
Total (Charges) Credits       (108,173)   1,478,120 
 

 
Liabilities (Charges) Credits    Currency    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Short-term obligations    US$    1,251,363    (584,042)
Short-term obligations    EURO    2,862    972 
Short-term obligations    REAL      (36,248)
Short-term obligations    JPY     
Long-term obligations    US$    (1,051,237)   (682,065)
 
Total Credits (Charges)       202,991    (1,301,383)
 

         
Foreign currency translation gain, net        94,818    176,737 
         

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

25. Expenses from issuance and placement of shares and debt:

Details of this item are as follows:

 
        Short-term    Long-term 
                   
Description        2008    2007    2008     2007 
        ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Bond issuance expenses        136,888    138,136     553,683    703,512 
Discount on debt        243,696    248,361     905,675    1,151,007 
 
    Total    380,584    386,497    1,459,358    1,854,519 
 

The corresponding items are classified as Other Current Assets and Other Long-term Assets, as applicable, and are amortized over the term of the respective obligations.

26. Cash flows:

Financing and investing activities that do not generate cash flows during the period, but which generate future cash flows are as follows:

a) Financing activities: Financing activities that generate future cash flows are as follows:
         Obligations with banks and financial institutions                  - Notes 15 and 16 
         Obligations with the public                                                   - Note 17 

b) Investing activities: Investing activities that generate future cash flows are as follows:

 
Description   Maturity    ThCh$ 
 
CERO    2008    3,622,995 
BCU    2008    2,404,841 
 

c) Cash and cash equivalents:

 
Description   2008    2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Cash     5,123,507    9,787,944 
Time deposits    80,470,580    71,254,151 
Other current assets (Note 8)   7,508,580    3,569,980 
 
Total    93,102,667    84,612,075 
 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

27. Derivative Contracts:

Details of derivative contracts are as follows:

                     
Type of Derivative  Type of Contract         Description of Contract  Value of
Hedged Item
ThCh$ 
Affected Accounts 
   
Contract
Value 
Maturity
or Expiration
Specific Item  Purchase Sale Position  Hedged Item or Transaction  Asset/Liability  Effect on Income 
     
Name   Amount     Name  Amount ThCh$   Realized ThCh$ Unrealized ThCh$
                     
CCPE  150,000,000   III Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  150,000,000  65,656,500  assets  65,656,500  (9,935,847)
                  liabilities  (98,794,137)    
CCPE  90,000,000     II Quarter 2011   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  90,000,000  39,393,900  assets  39,393,900  (7,776,664)
                  liabilities  (57,284,858)    
CCTE  50,000,000     II Quarter 2009   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  50,000,000  21,885,500  assets  21,885,500  (3,067,215) (747,882)
                  liabilities  (33,175,167)    
CCTE  150,000,000   IV Quarter 2009   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  150,000,000  65,656,500  assets  65,656,500  (9,092,247) (1,607,783)
                  liabilities  (96,837,108)    
CCTE  60,000,000     II Quarter 2011   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  60,000,000  26,262,600  assets  26,262,600  (2,766,740) (1,959,163)
                  liabilities  (36,648,441)    
CCTE  1,635,880     II Quarter 2009   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  1,635,880  32,427,285  assets  32,427,285  (34,867) 76,481 
                  liabilities  (33,845,731)    
CCTE  3,550,000     II Quarter 2010   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  3,550,000  70,469,094  assets  70,469,094  (110,460) 1,168,190 
                  liabilities  (68,626,236)    
CCTE  595,690     II Quarter 2011   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  595,690  11,808,090  assets  11,808,090  (35,715) 35,410 
                  liabilities  (11,739,274)    
CCTE  2,000,000   III Quarter 2012   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  2,000,000  39,645,060  assets  39,645,060  70,589  1,796,105 
                  liabilities  (37,638,455)    
FR  CCPE  4,551,559   II Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  4,551,559  1,992,262  assets  1,992,262  (357,101)
                  liabilities  (2,202,133)    
FR  CCPE  3,489,840   III Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  3,489,840  1,527,538  assets  1,527,538  (215,953)
                  liabilities  (1,625,406)    
FR  CCPE  5,749,481   IV Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  5,749,481  2,516,606  assets  2,516,606  (263,495)
                  liabilities  (2,679,191)    
FR  CCTE  16,554,151     II Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  16,554,151  7,245,919  assets  7,245,919  (36,474) 48,120 
                  liabilities  (7,275,318)    
FR  CCTE  8,844,298   III Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  8,844,298  3,871,237  assets  3,871,237  (16,647) 23,909 
                  liabilities  (3,863,977)    
FR  CCTE  9,165,722   IV Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  9,165,722  4,011,929  assets  4,011,929  (53,053) 52,182 
                  liabilities  (4,012,799)    
FR  CCTE  104,548     I Quarter 2009   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  104,548  45,762  assets  45,762  (528) 763 
                  liabilities  (45,526)    
FR  CCTE  1,296,006   II Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  1,296,006  323,988  assets  323,988  (10,370) (3,771)
                  liabilities  (338,130)    
FR  CCTE  1,119,798   III Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  1,119,798  279,938  assets  279,938  (4,337) (8,511)
                  liabilities  (292,786)    
FR  CCTE  1,351,996   IV Quarter 2008   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  1,351,996  337,985  assets  337,985  561  (16,966)
                  liabilities  (354,391)    
FR  CCTE  185,018     I Quarter 2009   Exchange rate  C  Oblig, in US$  185,018  46,253  assets  46,253  491  (2,833)
                  liabilities  (48,595)    
Exchange forward contracts expensed during the period (net) (159,798)  
 
TOTAL  (33,029,321) (1,982,298)
 
 

Type of derivatives   FR: Forward    Type of Contract   CCPE: Hedge contract for existing transactions 
       
    S: Swap        CCTE: Hedge contract for expected transactions 
            CI: Investment hedge contract 

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28. Contingencies and commitments: 

a) Lawsuit against the State of Chile: 

(i) Having exhausted all administrative remedies aimed at correcting the errors and illegal actions taken in the tariff-setting process of 1999, in March 2002, the Company filed a lawsuit for damages against the Government of Chile for the amount of ThCh$ 181,038,411, plus readjustments and interest, covering past and future damages incurred up to May 2004. 

The judicial process is currently at the sentencing stage. 

(ii) Telefónica Chile and Telefónica Larga Distancia filed an indemnity suit against the State of Chile, claiming damages caused were due to modification of the telecommunications cable network due to works carried out by highway concessionaries from 1996 to 2000. 

The amount of the damages claimed consists of both companies having to pay to transfer their telecommunications networks due to the construction of public works concessioned under the Concessions Law in the amount of: 

a.- Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.: ThCh$ 1,929,207 (historical)
b.- Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A.: ThCh$ 2,865,209 (historical)

On March 24, 2008, final first instance sentence was dictated rejecting the complaint without costs. 

This sentence is being appealed. 

b) Lawsuits: 

(i) Voissnet Lawsuit: 

On March 14, 2005, Telefónica Chile responded to the complaint filed by Voissnet before the Antitrust Commission (“Tribunal de la Libre Competencia”) TDLC, for alleged events which in their opinion went against free competition, development of Internet technology, fundamental broadband telephony, and access to broadband, by not providing voice services through the broadband Internet access provided by Telefónica Chile.Voissnet intends for the TDLC to obligate Telefónica Chile to allow third parties to provide IP Telephony through the Internet using its ADSL. 

On October 26, 2006, the Company was notified of the sentence dictated by the Antitrust Commission, which partially accepted the complaint filed by Voissnet S.A. and the requirement of the National Economic Attorney General’s Office (“Fiscalía Nacional Económica”), which sentenced Telefónica Chile to pay a fine of 1,500 UTA. 

On July 4, 2007, the Supreme Court dictated sentence on the complaint filed by Telefónica Chile, against the ruling of the Antitrust Commission, which partially accepted the complaint filed by Voissnet and the requirement of the National Economic Attorney General’s Office (“Fiscalía Nacional Económica”), and reduced the fine from 1,00 to 556 UTA, eliminating whereas clauses 72 to 81 of the TDLC’s ruling, which would allow Voissnet to act without a concession, and leaving in force the whereas clauses that declare that broadband is a non-regulated service that does not require concession. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:

(ii) New Voissnet complaint:

On July 12, 2007 Voissnet filed a complaint before the Antitrust Commission (TDLC) against Telefónica Chile for alleged cross subsidy in the joint commercialization of its broadband and fixed telephony services, taking advantage of its dominant position in those markets. The complaint was notified on August 20, 2007.

Telefónica Chile requested that the complaint be rejected, with costs, since the packaged voice and broadband offers are due to a competitive dynamic, and it has not incurred in practices that attempt against free competition.

This is currently at the stage where the Court must dictate the resolution setting the facts on which evidence must be rendered.

(iii) Complaint filed by VTR Telefónica S.A.:

On June 30, 2000, VTR Telefónica S.A. filed an ordinary lawsuit, claiming payment of Ch$2,204 million, plus amounts accrued during the lawsuit, for the concept of access charges for the use if its networks. It based its complaint on the differences originated due to the reduction of access charges after Tariff Decree No. 187 came into effect. Telefónica Chile sustained that the access charge tariffs that both parties must pay each other for the reciprocal use of their networks are regulated by a signed contract which VTR is ignoring. The first instance sentence accepted VTR’s complaint and the compensation alleged in subsidy by Telefónica Chile. The Company filed an ordinary public motion and appeal, which are pending before the Santiago Court of Appeals.

There are two other cases related to the previous judicial process. The first filed by VTR in 2002 before Subtel for alleged non-payment of invoices for access charges set by D.S. 26, to obligate Telefónica Chile to pay those invoices and impose the fines foreseen in the General Telecommunications Law. That case has been suspended by order of the Minster at that time, until there is a sentence in the judicial proceeding filed by VTR in 2000. The other case was filed by Telefónica Chile on June 6, for VTR’s non payment of access charges according to the contract signed between the parties and it has been suspended until there is a sentence in the first of the mentioned lawsuits.

In turn, on December 21, 2005 Telefónica Chile sued VTR for non payment of automatic reversal of charges services (800-services) for the amount of Ch$1,500 million, plus sums accrued during the course of the lawsuit. VTR filed a counterclaim for the same concepts, for the amount of Ch$1,200 million. That judicial process is in the first instance proceeding stage.

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28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:

(iv) Manquehue Net:

On June 24, 2003, Telefónica Chile filed a forced contract fulfillment complaint with damage indemnity before the arbitration court of Mr. Víctor Vial del Río against Manquehue Net, for the amount of ThCh$3,647,689, and the sums accrued during the proceeding. On the same date, Manquehue Net filed a discount compliance complaint (in the amount of UF 107,000), in addition to a obligation claim (the signing of 700 service contracts).

On April 11, 2005, the Arbitrator notified the fist instance sentence that accepted the complaint of Telefónica Chile, sentencing Manquehue Net to pay approximately Ch$ 452 million, and at the same time accepted the complaint filed by Manquehue Net sentencing Telefónica Chile to pay UF 47,600.

Telefónica Chile filed ordinary public law motions against both sentences, which are currently pending before the Santiago Court of Appeals.

(v) Chilectra and CGE:

In June 2006, Telefónica Chile filed complaints against Chilectra S.A. and Río Maipo (today CGE Distribución), requesting an adjusted refund of the Reimbursable Financial Contributions (AFR) (“Aportes Financieros Reembolsables”) that the company paid between 1992 and 1998, in virtue of the Electric Law. The amounts to be restored amount to ThCh$899,658 and ThCh$117,350, respectively. The complaints have been recently notified and are at the discussion stage.

(vi) Labor lawsuits:

Labor lawsuits have been filed against the company during the normal course of operations.

To date there are certain labor proceedings involving former employees that claim wrongful dismissal. These employees did not sign contract termination agreements or receive severance indemnity for years of service. On several occasions the Supreme Court reviewed the sentences passed on the matter, accepting the Company’s thesis, ratifying the validity of the terminations; however there are certain lawsuits pending first instance sentencing.

There are also other lawsuits that involve former employees in certain proceedings, with paid staff severance indemnities and paid and signed contract termination agreements, who in spite of having chosen voluntary retirement plans or having been terminated due to company needs, intend to have them annulled. Of these lawsuits, to date, two have been favorable to the Company, rejecting the annulment.

Certain Syndicates have filed complaints before the Santiago Labor Courts, requesting indemnification for various concepts.

(vii) Complaint filed by Telmex Servicios Empresariales S.A:

During the first quarter of 2008, Telmex Servicios Empresariales S.A. filed a complaint before the Antitrust Commission against Telefónica Chile, for alleged affectation of free competition, related to the process of being awarded the concession for local wireless public service of the 3.400 – 3.600 MHz band, requesting condemnation to pay a fine in benefit of the Government in the amount of 18,000 UTA.

The Company answered the complaint within the deadline, requesting rejection of all its parts.

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:

(viii) Empresa Ferrocarriles del Estado de Chile:

Ordinary lawsuit: “Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado versus Telefónica Chile”, filed before the 7th Civil Court of Santiago. That process was initiated by forced compliance complaint regarding the obligations agreed upon or consented derived from the Regulation on Railway Crossing, Parallelism and Support, which in addition demanded payment of a sum no less than 48,298.44 UTM, whether for the construction or annual passage relating to crossings located on the railway, plus indemnity for material damages and pain and suffering alleged to have been experienced, with readjustments, interest and costs, and notwithstanding the sums accrued during the proceeding.

On March 25, 2008 final first instance sentencing was passed fully rejecting the complaint.

(ix) Theoduloz Slier and Ochoa Soriano versus Zalaquett Zalaquett and Telefónica Chile:

On January 17, 2008, Telefónica Chile was notified of an executive obligation to perform complaint filed by Ms. Rodemilia Theoduloz Slier and Matilde Ochoa Soriano against Armando Zalaquett Zalaquett and Telefónica Chile; the obligation to perform consisted of delivery of 14,468,895 Series A shares of Telefónica Chile whose titleholder is the defendant, Armando Zalaquett Zalaquett.

Regarding the origin of this complaint, it should be noted that due to a capital increase of Compañía de Teléfonos de Chile S.A. carried out in 1988, Mr. Armando Zalaquett Zalaquett subscribed 3 cash share subscription agreements, which were not paid within the deadline, therefore receiving application of the executive proceeding foreseen in Article 17 of Law No. 18,046.

Telefónica Chile opposed the execution, since Mr. Zalaquett is not a shareholder of the Company, which is currently in process.

(x) Other lawsuits:

During the last quarter of 2007, resolutions dictated by the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications were notified, in which fines were applied due to non-compliance with the previous resolutions, which altogether amount to UTM 33,700. Telefónica Chile has filed appeals against those resolutions, which are currently in process and pending sentence. It should be noted that the resolutions consider daily fines, which as of December 31, 2007 are estimated to amount to close to UTM 1,200.

Management and its internal and external legal counsel periodically monitor the evolution of the lawsuits and contingencies affecting the Company during the normal course of its operations, analyzing in each case the possible effects on the financial statements. Based on this analysis and the information available to date, management and its legal counsel believe that it is unlikely that the Company’s income and equity will be significantly affected by loss contingencies that could eventually represent significant liabilities in addition to those already recorded in the financial statements.

(c) Financial restrictions

In order to develop its investment plans, the Company has obtained financing both in the domestic market and abroad (Notes 15, 16 and 17) which establish, among other things: clauses on the maximum debt the Company may maintain.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

28. Contingencies and restrictions, continued:

The maximum debt ratio is 1.60.

Non-compliance with these clauses implies that all the obligations assumed in these financing contracts would be considered due and payable.

As of March 31, 2008, the Company complies with all financial restrictions.

c) Guarantee Deposits:

The detail of guarantee deposits is as follow:

 
    Debtor        In force 
Tickets
 
ThCh$
 
  Liberation of Guarantee 
       
            Type of the       2008     2009    2010 
Creditor of the Guarantee    Company Name    Relation    Guarantee      ThCh$    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
SUBSECRETARIA DE DESARROLLO REGIONAL    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    1,000    1,000     
CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS DE CHILE    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    17,000    17,000     
CONSEJO DE DEFENSA DEL ESTADO    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    700    700     
DIRECCIÓN DE COMPRAS Y CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    5,000    5,000     
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE PESCA    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    405      405   
SUBSECRETARIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    412,214      412,214   
SERVICIO DE SALUD METROPOLITANO OCCIDENT    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    139,066    139,066     
MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    120,000    120,000     
FUERZA AEREA DE CHILE-COMANDO LOGISTICO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    119,394    119,394     
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    118,935        118,935 
SERVICIO DE SALUD METROPOLITANO ORIENTE    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    111,992    111,992     
ZURICH SHARED SERVICES S.A.    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    110,048    110,048     
INSTITUTO DE NORMALIZACIÓN PREVISIONAL    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    99,232      99,232   
EMPRESA DE TRANSP. DE PASAJEROS METRO SA    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    99,113    99,113     
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GENDARMERIA DE CHI    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    88,577        88,577 
SCL TERMINAL AEREO STGO SOC CONCESIONARI    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    85,395    85,395     
SERVICIO DE SALUD METROPOLITANO NORTE    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    75,702    75,702     
SERVICIO DE SALUD METROPOLITANO CENTRAL    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    69,041    69,041     
SERVICIO DE SALUD DE VIÑA DEL MAR-QUILLO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    68,711    68,711     
CORPORACION ADMINISTRATIVA DEL PODER JUD    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    120,000    20,000    43,757    56,243 
METROGAS S.A.    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    50,052    50,052     
BANCO ESTADO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    50,000    50,000     
SERVICIO AGRICOLA Y GANADERO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    48,537    43,860      4,677 
COMANDO DE SALUD DEL EJERCITO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    45,000    45,000     
SERVICIO DE SALUD DE CONCEPCION    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    42,637    42,637     
POLICIA DE INVESTIGACIONES    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    40,522      40,522   
CORPORACION DEL COBRE DE CHILE    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    39,645    39,645     
SERVICIO DE SALUD VALPARAISO SAN ANTONIO    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    39,550    39,550     
SUBSECRETARIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    842,656    720,410      122,246 
CONSTRUCTORA SAN FRANCISCO S.A.    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    380,919    380,919     
SERVIU REGION METROPOLITANA    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    82,790    62,670    19,650    470 
DIRECCION REGIONAL DE VIALIDAD VII REGIO    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    49,556    49,556     
DIR. REGIONAL DE VIALIDAD METROPOLITANA    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    47,380    47,380     
MUNICIPALIDAD DE PROVIDENCIA    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    18,196    18,196     
OTHERS GUARANTEES    Telefónica Chile S.A.    Parent Company    Deposit    311,040    264,240    35,720    11,080 
OTHERS GUARANTEES    Telefónica Larga Distancia    Subsidiary    Deposit    456    456     
OTHERS GUARANTEES    Telef. Empresas Chile S.A.    Subsidiary    Deposit    1,062,560    901,640    93,080    67,840 
 
Total                5,013,021    3,798,373    744,580    470,068 
 

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

29. Third party guarantees:

The Company has not received any guarantees from third parties.

30. Local and Foreign Currency:

A summary of the assets in local and foreign currency is as follows:

 
Description    Currency    2008    2007 
    ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Total current assets :        367,257,331    349,834,435 
 
   Cash    Non-indexed Ch$    4,825,596    7,371,442 
    US$    272,460    2,368,569 
    Euros    25,451    47,933 
 Time deposits    Non-indexed Ch$    9,430,261    333,512 
    Non-indexed Ch$    70,064,016    62,415,536 
    US$    4,585,146    8,505,103 
   Marketable securities    Non-indexed Ch$    2,404,842   
    Indexed Ch$    3,622,994   
    US$      15,479,411 
   Notes and accounts receivable (1)   Indexed Ch$    274,720   
    Non-indexed Ch$    185,015,455    194,548,150 
    US$    950,928    2,100,770 
    Euros    45,826    376,933 
   Accounts receivable from related companies    Non-indexed Ch$    8,816,268    13,928,751 
    US$    8,987,973    5,026,644 
   Other current assets (2)   Indexed Ch$    10,080,867    220,656 
    Non-indexed Ch$    57,495,241    36,268,152 
    US$    357,690    736,682 
    Reales    1,597    106,191 
 
Total property, plant and equipment :        1,240,222,855    1,312,713,119 
   Property, plant and equipment and accumulated             
   Depreciation    Indexed Ch$    1,240,222,855    1,312,713,119 
 
Total other long-term assets        73,469,496    86,663,996 
 Investment in related companies    Indexed Ch$    8,140,896    9,107,651 
   Investment in other companies    Indexed Ch$    4,524    4,524 
   Goodwill    Indexed Ch$    14,978,627    16,890,923 
 Other long-term assets (3)   Indexed Ch$    32,108,752    30,457,119 
    Non-indexed Ch$    18,236,697    30,045,816 
    US$      157,963 
 
Total assets        1,680,949,682    1,749,211,550 
 
Subtotal by currency    Indexed Ch$    1,318,864,496    1,369,727,504 
 
    Non-indexed Ch$    346,858,115    344,577,847 
    US$    15,154,197    34,375,142 
    Euros    71,277    424,866 
    Reales    1,597    106,191 
 

(1)  
Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Trade Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable and Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable. 
(2)  
Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Inventories, Recoverable Taxes, Prepaid Expenses, Deferred Taxes and Other Current Assets. 
(3)  
Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Long-term Debtors, Intangibles, Accumulated amortization and Others. 

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

30. Local and Foreign Currency, continued:

A summary of the current liabilities in local and foreign currency is as follows:

 
Description    Currency    Up to 90 days    90 days up to 1 year 
   
    2008    2007    2008    2007 
   
        Average        Average        Average        Average 
    Amount    annual    Amount    annual    Amount    annual    Amount    annual 
    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest 
        %        %        %        % 
 
Short-term portion of obligations with banks and financial institutions    Indexed Ch$    1,050,332    3.18    1,026,696    3.04                     -       
    US$    66,355,861    3.40    1,619,026    5.69                     -       
 
Bonds and promissory notes payable                                     
         (Promissory notes)   Non-indexed Ch$                             -       
 
Bonds and promissory notes payable                                     
         (Bonds payable)   Indexed Ch$    2,701,464    5.73    2,743,958    4.16                     -       
    US$                             -       
Long-term obligations maturing                                     
         within a year    Indexed Ch$    3,942    8.10    3,389    8.10    12,641    8.10    10,170    8.10 
 
Accounts payable to related companies    Indexed Ch$    800,918                           -       
    Non-indexed Ch$    32,497,892      34,071,759                       -       
    US$    3,412,467      1,208,287                       -       
 
Other current liabilities (4)   Indexed Ch$    2,673,878      893,597             22,833,622      154,836   
    Non-indexed Ch$    134,057,103      154,993,768      50,901      2,458,585   
    US$    21,412,827      13,231,148             32,981,614       
    Euros    237,988      42,795                       -       
    Yenes    800                           -       
    Reales    9,200      240,258                     6,046       
 
 
Total current liabilities        265,214,672      210,074,681             55,884,824      2,623,591   
 
 
Subtotal by currency    Indexed Ch$    7,230,534        4,667,640               22,846,263        165,006     
    Non-indexed Ch$    166,554,995        189,065,527        50,901        2,458,585     
    US$    91,181,155        16,058,461               32,981,614        -     
    Euros    237,988        42,795                         -        -     
    Yenes    800        -                         -        -     
    Reales    9,200        240,258                       6,046        -     

(4)  
Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Dividends payable, Trade accounts payable, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Withholdings, Unearned Income and Other current liabilities.

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

30. Local and Foreign Currency, continued:

A summary of the long-term liabilities in local and foreign currency for 2008 is as follows :

 
        1 to 3 years    3 to 5 years    5 to 10 years    over 10 years 
           
Description    Currency        Average        Average        Average        Average 
            annual        annual        annual        annual 
         ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest 
            Rate        Rate        Rate        Rate
            %        %        %        % 
 
LONG TERM LIABILITIES                                     
 
   Obligation with banks and                                     
   financial institutions    Indexed Ch$    70,469,094    3.18              - 
    US$    87,542,000    2.95    65,656,500    3.45          - 
   Bonds and promissory notes payable    Indexed Ch$    3,982,203    6.00    63,449,793    3.89    2,654,801    6.00      - 
   Other long-term liabilities (5)   Indexed Ch$    13,887,961      17,128,881      12,374,476      70,051,463    - 
    Non-indexed Ch$    29,963,278      5,763,240      780,906      1,757,038    - 
 
 
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES        205,844,536        151,998,414        15,810,183        71,808,501     
 
 
Subtotal by currency    Indexed Ch$    88,339,258        80,578,674        15,029,277        70,051,463     
    Non-indexed Ch$    29,963,278        5,763,240        780,906        1,757,038     
    US$    87,542,000        65,656,500        -        -     
 

A summary of the long-term liabilities in local and foreign currency for 2007 is as follows :

 
        1 to 3 years    3 to 5 years    5 to 10 years    over 10 years 
           
 
RUBROS            Average        Average        Average        Average 
            annual        annual        annual        annual 
        ThCh$    interest     ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest    ThCh$    interest 
            Rate        Rate        Rate         Rate 
            %        %        %           % 
 
 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                                     
 
   Obligation with banks and                                     
     financial institutions    Indexed Ch$       -    70,569,341    3.04         -   
    US$    203,902,746    5.69    87,386,891    5.69         -   
   Bonds and promissory notes payable    Indexed Ch$       -    59,552,187    3.75    12,052,229    6.0     -   
   Other long-term liabilities (5)   Indexed Ch$    30,568,032     -    2,240,986     -    10,330,482     -    72,473,862   
    Non-indexed Ch$    495,685     -    468,297     -    916,617     -    8,090,925   
 
 
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 
      234,966,463        220,217,702        23,299,328        80,564,787     
 
 
Subtotal by currency    Indexed Ch$    30,568,032        132,362,514        22,382,711        72,473,862     
    Non-indexed Ch$    495,685        468,297        916,617        8,090,925     
    US$    203,902,746        87,386,891                 
 

(5)  
Includes the following balance sheet accounts: Accounts payable to related companies, Miscellaneous accounts payable, Accruals, Deferred long-term taxes, Other long-term liabilities. 

31. Sanctions:

Neither the Company nor its Directors and Managers have been sanctioned by the SVS or any other administrative authority during 2008 and 2007.

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

32. Subsequent events:

On April 14, 2008, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Telefónica Chile agreed upon the following:

a) Distribute 46.52% of net income for the year, by paying a final dividend of Ch$ 5.276058 per share, to be paid on May 14, 2008.

The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Telefónica Chile, held on April 14, 2008 agreed to the following:

a) Decrease stock capital by ThCh$ 39,243,440, maintaining the same amount of shares issued by the Company, which means paying Ch$41 per share, empowering the Board of Directors to set the date of payment to the shareholders.

b) Modify the bylaws referring to the previous agreements.

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of subsidiary Telefónica Larga Distancia S.A. held on April 11, 2008, agreed to the following:

a) Designate the following Company directors:
    Emilio Gilolmo López
    José Moles Valenzuela
    Manuel Plaza Martín
    Juan Antonio Etcheverry Duhalde
    Humberto Soto Velasco
    Fernando García Muñoz
    Cristián Aninat Salas

b) Distribute 30% of net income for the year, through payment of a dividend of Ch$105.10171 per share, to be paid on May 15, 2008.

On April 23, 2008 the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Deputy Director Luis Cid and Regular Director Andrés Concha. On the same date Andrés Concha was named Regular Director and Raúl Morodo was named Deputy Director.

From April 1 to April 23, 2008, there have been no other significant subsequent events that affect these interim consolidated financial statements.

33. Environment:

In the opinion of Management and the Company’s in-house legal counsel, because the nature of the Company’s operations do not directly or indirectly affect the environment, as of the closing date of these consolidated financial statements, no resources have been set aside nor have any payments been made for non-compliance with municipal ordinances or to other supervising organizations.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

34. Time deposits:

Details of time deposits are as follows:

 
Placement  Institution  Currency  Principal 
ThCh$ 
Rate
% 
Maturity  Principal 
 ThCh$ 
Accrued 
interest 
2008 
ThCh$ 
 
 
 
Jan-09-08  BBVA  CH$  2,300,000     6.90  Apr-21-08  2,300,000  36,148  2,336,148 
Jan-09-08  BCO CHILE  CH$  500,000     6.48  Apr-21-08  500,000  7,380  507,380 
Jan-09-08  BICE  CH$  3,500,000     6.72  Apr-21-08  3,500,000  53,573  3,553,573 
Jan-11-08  BBVA  CH$  4,600,000     6.96  Apr-30-08  4,600,000  71,147  4,671,147 
Jan-11-08  BCO CHILE  CH$  3,200,000     6.90  Apr-30-08  3,200,000  49,066  3,249,066 
Jan16-08  BANK BOSTON  CH$  700,000     6.48  Apr-21-08  700,000  9,450  709,450 
Feb-13-08  BCO CHILE  CH$  3,400,000     6.72  Apr-30-08  3,400,000  29,829  3,429,829 
Feb-13-08  HSBC  CH$  1,600,000     6.48  Apr-30-08  1,600,000  13,536  1,613,536 
Feb-13-08  BCI  CH$  1,400,000     6.36  Apr-30-08  1,400,000  11,625  1,411,625 
Feb-13-08  BCO SECURITY  CH$  1,000,000     6.24  Apr-30-08  1,000,000  8,147  1,008,147 
Feb-22-08  BBVA  CH$  1,800,000     6.54  Apr-01-08  1,800,000  12,426  1,812,426 
Mar-05-08  HSBC  CH$  1,700,000     6.24  Apr-01-08  1,700,000  7,661  1,707,661 
Mar-05-08  HSBC  CH$  1,000,000     6.00  Apr-01-08  1,000,000  3,808  1,003,808 
Mar-10-08  CORPBANCA  CH$  2,300,000     6.48  Apr-02-08  2,300,000  8,694  2,308,694 
Mar-11-08  CORPBANCA  CH$  900,000     6.36  Apr-10-08  900,000  3,180  903,180 
Mar-19-08  BCI  CH$  2,200,000     6.84  May-20-08  2,200,000  5,016  2,205,016 
Mar-19-08  BANKBOSTON  CH$  3,000,000     6.60  May-20-08  3,000,000  6,600  3,006,600 
Mar-19-08  BANKBOSTON  CH$  300,000     6.48  May-20-08  300,000  648  300,648 
Mar-19-08  HSBC  CH$  500,000     6.42  May-20-08  500,000  1,070  501,070 
Mar-20-08  BCI  CH$  2,400,000     6.24  Apr-04-08  2,400,000  4,576  2,404,576 
Mar-20-08  BCO FALABELLA  CH$  400,000     6.00  Apr-04-08  400,000  733  400,733 
Mar-24-08  BCO FALABELLA  CH$  3,100,000     6.00  Apr-04-08  3,100,000  3,617  3,103,617 
Mar-25-08  BCO SANTANDER  CH$  2,900,000     7.08  May-09-08  2,900,000  3,422  2,903,422 
Mar-26-08  BBVA  CH$  1,800,000     6.72  Apr-14-08  1,800,000  1,680  1,801,680 
Mar-26-08  BCO SANTANDER  CH$  1,500,000     6.12  Apr-14-08  1,500,000  1,275  1,501,275 
Mar-27-08  BCO SANTANDER  CH$  2,350,000     6.84  Apr-28-08  2,350,000  1,786  2,351,786 
Mar-27-08  BCI  CH$  2,700,000     6.60  Apr-28-08  2,700,000  1,980  2,701,980 
Mar-27-08  BCO CHILE  CH$  2,400,000     6.60  Apr-28-08  2,400,000  1,760  2,401,760 
Mar-27-08  BANK BOSTON  CH$  1,900,000     6.60  Apr-28-08  1,900,000  1,393  1,901,393 
Mar-27-08  BCO ESTADO  CH$  750,000     6.24  Apr-28-08  750,000  520  750,520 
Mar-28-08  HSBC  CH$  1,500,000     6.36  Apr-24-08  1,500,000  795  1,500,795 
Mar-28-08  CORPBANCA  CH$  2,500,000     7.08  Jun-26-08  2,500,000  1,475  2,501,475 
Mar-31-08  BCO SANTANDER  CH$  3,750,000     7.20  May-21-08  3,750,000  3,750,000 
Mar-31-08  BCI  CH$  1,800,000     6.72  Apr-30-08  1,800,000  1,800,000 
Mar-31-08  ABN AMRO BANK  CH$  2,050,000     6.90  Apr-21-08  2,050,000  2,050,000 
Dec-13-07  CITIBANK NA  UF  123     6.48  Apr-21-08  2,435,689  20,649  2,456,338 
Jan-08-08  BCO ESTADO  UF  102     6.72  Apr-21-08  2,016,221  8,600  2,024,821 
Feb-29-08  BCO CHILE  UF  51     6.96  Apr-30-08  1,002,837  1,295  1,004,132 
Mar-13-08  BANK BOSTON  UF  182     6.90  Sep-09-08  3,608,356  487  3,608,843 
Mar-31-08  CITIBANK NA  USD  10,200     1.95  Apr-01-08  4,464,642  4,464,642 
Mar-04-08  BCI  UF  17  Jun-03-08  336,127  336,127 
Mar-10-08  BCI  USD  161     3.43  Apr-09-08  70,507  70,507 
Mar-10-08  BCI  USD  114     3.43  Apr-09-08  49,997  49,997 
 
 
Total  83,684,376  395,047  84,079,423 
 

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(Translation of financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 2b)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

35. Accounts payable:

Details of the accounts payable balance are as follows:

 
Description     2008     2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
Suppliers         
       Chilean    118,708,008    110,773,274 
       Foreign    19,522,796    19,561,048 
Provision for works-in-progress    8,036,392    3,249,330 
 
Total    146,267,196    133,583,652 
 

36. Other accounts payable:

Details of other accounts payable are as follows:

 
Description     2008     2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Exchange insurance contract payables    35,361,010    165,410 
Billing on behalf of third parties    4,979,920    4,385,792 
Accrued supports    911,728    1,275,191 
Carrier service    2,121,168    5,894,946 
Others    68,958    56,928 
 
Sub Total    43,442,784    11,778,267 
 
Description     2008     2007 
  ThCh$    ThCh$ 
 
 
Exchange insurance contract creditors    67,596,384    32,109,568 
 
Sub Total    67,596,384    32,109,568 
 
Total    111,039,168    43,887,835 
 

Antonio José Coronet    José Molés Valenzuela 
Accountant Manager    General Manager 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008 and 2007


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statements

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COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS     
 
 
 1.  Highlights    
 2.  Volume Statistics, Statement of Income and Results by Business Area 
 3.      Analysis of Results for the Period     
  3.1  Operating Income  
  3.2  Non-operating Income    11
  3.3  Net Result for the period    11
  3.4  Results by Business Area     12
 4.  Statement of Cash Flows    13
 5.  Financial Indicators    14
 6.  Explanation of the Main Differences Between Market or Economic Value and the Book Value of the Company’s Assets    15
 7.  Analysis of Markets, Competition and Relative Market Share     15
 8.  Analysis of Market Risk    17



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1. HIGHLIGHTS

Capital Reduction

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 14, 2008 agreed to the following:

a) Distribute 46.52% of net income for the year, through payment of a final dividend of Ch$ 5.276058 per share, to be paid on May 14, 2008.

b) Decrease share capital by ThCh$ 39,243,441 maintaining the same amount of shares issued by the Company, which means paying Ch$ 41 per share, empowering the Board of Directors to set the payment date for the shareholders.

c) Modify Bylaws, in reference to prior agreements.

Appointment of Directors

Telefónica Larga Distancia

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, held on April 11, 2008, agreed to designate the following persons as Company directors:
      - Emilio Gilolmo López
      - José Molés Valenzuela
      - Manuel Plaza Martin
      - Juan Antonio Etcheverry Duhalde
      - Humberto Soto Velasco
      - Fernando García Muñoz
      - Cristián Aninat Salas

Dividend Policy

Telefónica Chile
The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, held on April 14, 2008 agreed to distribute 2007 net income through payment of a final dividend of $5.276058 per share. In accordance with current dividends policy, this dividend, added to interim dividend No. 174, in the amount of Ch$5,742,942,510 (historical), equivalent to Ch$6 per share, paid on November 21, 2007, totalled 100% of net income generated during 2007.


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Telefónica Larga Distancia

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, held on April 11, 2008, agreed to distribute 30% of 2007 net income through payment of a dividend of Ch$105.10171 per share to be paid on May 15, 2008.

Relevant Aspects of the Industry

The most relevant event of the first quarter was the threefold increase in broadband speed offered by Telefónica and VTR without increasing the price of the service. Manquehue and Telsur announced that they would equal this offer.

During March 2008 the integrated services offer was consolidated, generating a new focus of competition among the different operators in the sector, with the Company’s own services or alliances with third parties. In this manner, in the residential area almost all fixed operators already have service package offers (voice, broadband and TV). A similar situation occurs in small and medium companies with voice and broadband plan offers, while in the corporate area, operators offer integrated solutions that allow companies to consolidate their IP networks to transmit voice and data and facilitate integration toward business processes based on information technology. In a transversal manner, mobile communications have become massive in the social and corporate areas of the country.

A competition model was maintained at a worldwide level, mainly using copper par (ADSL), coaxial, fiber optics and wireless (3G, WiMax, PHS) technologies.

In the mobile area the highlight is the incorporation of 3G technology to the commercial offer of the operators, which all operate through the UMTS and HSDPA standard.


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2. VOLUME STATISTICS, STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA

TABLE No. 1

VOLUME STATISTICS

         
 DESCRIPTION March  March  VARIATION 
 2007   2008  Q  % 
         
Lines in Service (end of period) 2,185,041  2,157,376  (27,665) -1.27% 
   Normal  690,664  524,988  (165,676) -23.99% 
   Plans  1,133,367  1,278,128  144,761  12.77% 
   Prepaid  361,010  354,260  (6,750) -1.87% 
Broadband  527,047  645,106  118,049  22.40% 
DLD Traffic (thousands) 134,335  138,598  4,263  3.17% 
ILD Traffic Outgoing (thousands) 18,038  19,597  1,559  8.64% 
IP Dedicated (1) 13,264  16,801  3,537  26.67% 
Digital Television  129,062  231,625  102,563  79.47% 
         

(1) Does not include citynet network.


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TABLE No. 2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE
THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31,2008 AND 2007
(Figures in millions of pesos as of March 31, 2008)

           
DESCRIPTION JAN-MAR JAN-DEC JAN-MAR  VARIATION (2008/2007)
         
2007 2007 2008 ThCh$  % 
           
OPERATING REVENUES           
VOICE, FIXED NETWORK AND COMPLEMENTARY  92,195  366,287  86,006  (6,189) -6.7% 
Basic Telephony  58,028  233,685  54,698  (3,330) -5.7% 
             Fixed Charge  14,821  52,822  10,583  (4,238) -28.6% 
             Variable Charge  13,507  50,298  10,784  (2,723) -20.2% 
             Flexible Plans (Minutes) 29,700  130,565  33,331  3,631  12.2% 
Access Charges and Interconnections (1) 13,173  53,261  12,861  (312) -2.4% 
             Domestic Long Distance (DLD) 2,070  7,533  1,583  (487) -23.5% 
             International Long Distance (ILD) 480  1,754  352  (128) -26.7% 
             Other Interconnection Services  10,623  43,974  10,926  303  2.9% 
Other Fixed Telephony Services  20,994  79,341  18,447  (2,547) -12.1% 
             Advertising in Telephone Directories  670  3,271  529  (141) -21.0% 
             ISP (Switchboard and Dedicated) 538  1,544  275  (263) -48.9% 
             Telemergencia (Security Services) 2,360  8,190  1,797  (563) -23.9% 
             Public Phones  2,558  8,507  1,785  (773) -30.2% 
             Interior Installation and Equipment Rental  7,637  29,309  6,535  (1,102) -14.4% 
             Equipment Commercialization  439  4,377  1,119  680  154.9% 
             Connections and other installations  524  2,631  1,030  506  96.6% 
             Value Added Services  3,750  14,984  3,634  (116) -3.1% 
             Other Basic Telephony Services  2,518  6,528  1,743  (775) -30.8% 
 
BROADBAND AND BROADBAND PLUS VOICE  23,463  102,446  27,567  4,104  17.5% 
 
TELEVISION  4,568  26,768  8,991  4,423  96.8% 
 
LONG DISTANCE  15,053  58,903  13,888  (1,165) -7.7% 
             Long Distance  5,771  21,423  4,839  (932) -16.1% 
             International Service  6,599  26,457  6,655  56  0.8% 
             Network Capacity and Circuit Rentals  2,683  11,023  2,394  (289) -10.8% 
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS  19,284  82,915  20,288  1,004  5.2% 
             Terminal Equipment  2,608  12,288  2,703  95  3.6% 
             Complementary Services  3,436  14,132  3,486  50  1.5% 
             Data Services  7,263  29,526  7,475  212  2.9% 
             Dedicated Links and Others  5,977  26,969  6,624  647  10.8% 
OTHER BUSINESSES (2) 479  2,428  538  59  12.3% 
           
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES  155,042  639,747  157,278  2,236  1.4% 
           
             Salaries  18,951  81,433  19,980  1,029  5.4% 
             Depreciation (3) 55,456  216,635  52,467  (2,990) -5.4% 
             Other Operating Costs  66,128  270,684  73,562  7,435  11.2% 
           
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS  140,535  568,752  146,009  5,473  3.9% 
           
OPERATING INCOME  14,507  70,995  11,269  (3,237) -22.3% 
           
             Interest Income  1,262  5,117  1,505  243  19.3% 
             Other Non-operating Income  2,126  5,028  570  (1,556) -73.2% 
             Income from Investments in Related Companies (4) 285  1,902  354  69  24.2% 
             Interest Expenses  (4,364) (19,061) (6,506) (2,142) 49.1% 
             Amortization of Goodwill  (390) (1,581) (390) 0.0% 
             Other Non-operating Expenses  (1,695) (19,492) (2,871) (1,176) 69.4% 
             Price-level restatement (5) (4,790) 1,404  1,328  6,118  -127.7% 
           
NON-OPERATING INCOME  (7,566) (26,683) (6,010) 1,556  -20.6% 
           
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX  6,941  44,312  5,259  (1,681) -24.2% 
           
             Income taxes  (5,897) (33,480) (4,296) 1,601  -27.1% 
             Minority Interest  94  111  82  (12) -12.8% 
           
 
NET INCOME (6) 1,138  10,943  1,045  (93) -8.2% 
           

(1)      Due to accounting consolidation does not include access charges of Telefónica Larga Distanca.
(2)      Includes revenues from t-gestiona, Telepeajes and Fundación.
(3)      Amortization of underwater cable is presented in other operations costs.
(4)      For the purposes of a comparative analysis, equity participation in income from investments in related companies is shown net (net income/losses).
(5)      For analysis purposes price-level restatement and foreign currency translation are presented together.
(6)      For comparison purposes, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 statements of income.
 

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3. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD

EVOLUTION OF THE INCOME STRUCTURE AND OPERATING COSTS

Operating income

The new income structure has been evolving coherently with the strategy of packaging voice, broadband and television services, through a flexible offer where customers create the combination of services that best suit their needs. In this manner, the Company has managed to go from a single-service to a multi-service line of business.

This is evident if we analyze the evolution of income in the period from January to March 2008 in relation to the period January to March 2007; it is clear that the flexibility and packages of the multiple services offered by the Company have allowed it to compensate for the drop in income from traditional telephone business and achieve a 1.4% increase in comparison to the 2007 period.


As commented in Operating Income, the gradual increase in income from flexible plans, broadband and television has reverted the downward tendency of previous years and offset the drop in traditional telephony (fixed and variable charge) and long distance business.

The above is reflected in the following graph, which shows the growth in the contribution of packaged products, which coincides with the Company’s new business strategy.


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Operating Costs
The new structure of services has had a direct effect on the structure of costs. The services that compose the “multi-service” offer have two fundamental characteristics, on the one hand they have associated variable costs and commercialization expenses, which are added to the Company’s fixed costs and, on the other, they are services that due to their nature, in general generate lower margins. Although this has increased the Company’s operating costs, it is expected that these should stabilize in time.


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3.1 OPERATING INCOME

As of March 31, 2008, operating income reached Ch$ 11,269 million, which represents a 22.3% decrease in respect to the previous year.

A. Operating Income

Operating income for 2007 amounted to Ch$ 157,278 million, a growth o 1.4% in relation to the income obtained the previous year of Ch$ 155,042 million.

The Company’s strategy, focusing on the change in the business structure, has allowed strengthening the growth in Broadband and Television, which together with Flexible Plans, has neutralized the decrease in income from the traditional business of Fixed Telephony and Long Distance.

i. Revenues from Voice and Complementary: this income shows a 6.7% decrease in respect to the previous year, mainly because:

Basic telephone service (Voice), represents 34.8% of consolidated income and shows a 10.3% drop in respect to the previous year, originated by:
Fixed monthly charge, corresponding to the fixed monthly charge for connection to the network, decreased by 5.7% mainly explained by migration of customers to flexible plans.
Variable charge, decreased by 20.2%, which shows the effect of lower income derived from the drop in traffic per line and migration of customers to flexible plans.
Flexible plans, growth of customers in Flexible Plans leveraged by migration from traditional telephony and capturing new customers, implying a 12.2% growth in respect to the previous year.

Access charges and interconnections, represent 8.2% of consolidated income and decreased by 2.4%, mainly due to 23.5% lower income from domestic long distance access charges, effect that is offset by a slight 26.7% increase in income from international long distance. On the other hand other interconnection services decreased by 2.9%, emphasizing increases in media rental services, information services, unbundling services and fixed-fixed access charges.

Complementary Services, represent 11.0% of consolidated income and show a 12.1% decrease, equivalent to Ch$2,547 million mainly explained by the net effect of:
• The decrease in inside income and income from equipment rental and value added services is mainly due to the drop in average lines in service; and the decrease in income from telephone book advertising, security services, public telephones and switchboard and dedicated ISP.
• The increase in income from commercialization of equipment and connections and other installations.


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ii. Broadband: Has shown a sustained increase in the last years reaching Ch$ 27,567 million in 2008, with a 17.5% increase in comparison to the same period the previous year mainly due to the 22.4% increase in the number of customers.

iii. Television: a little over a year after it was launched income from television represents 5.0% of operating income. In the same period the previous year, income from these services amounted to Ch$8,991 million. The number of customers has grown by 79.5% in comparison to the previous year.

iv. Revenues from Long Distance: Revenues from these services decreased by 7.7% in comparison to 2007, due to a 16.1% decrease in income from DLD mainly due to lower average income and a 10.8% decrease in media and circuit rental.

v. Revenues from Corporate Communications: This business revenue shows a 5.2% increase in respect to the same period in 2007, mainly due to the effects of a 10.8% increase in data circuits, 2.9% in income from data services and 3.6% income from terminal equipment.

vi. Revenues from Other Businesses: These revenues increased by 12.3% mainly due to the increase in revenues from Instituto Telefónica in comparison to the previous period.

B. Operating Costs

Operating costs for the period reached Ch$14,009 million, increasing by 3.9% in relation to 2007. This is mainly explained by: i) costs generated by the new business model of Internet access with Terra, for ADSL customers; ii) the purchase of content for the television business; and iii) a 5.4% increase in the remunerations line. The latter is explained by the internalization of employees who were previously hired by third parties, performed by the Company due to the application of the Subcontracting Law, whereas depreciation cost dropped by 5.4% .


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3.2 NON-OPERATING INCOME

Non-operating income obtained in the year ended March 31, 2008 shows a deficit of Ch$6,010 million, a 20.6% decrease in respect to the previous period. The most significant effects are generated by:

a) Financial income shows an increase of 19.3%, mainly due to more volume of funds, transitorily destined to financial investments.

b) Other non-operating income reached an amount of Ch$ 570 million, figure that is lower than the Ch$ 2,126 million reached in the 2007 period. This is mainly because in 2007 higher revenues were obtained from disposal of assets and indemnities to contractors for loss of equipment. For this period 82% of the heading corresponds to fines to suppliers and contractors.

c) Financial expenses increased by 49.1% in the 2008 period, mainly associated to the nominalization of the Company’s debt, which changed from US dollars/UF to US dollars/Chilean pesos, which implies a higher rate assumed for the respective interest rate insurance covered by the respective insurance contracts at a nominal peso rate. This is framed within the hedge policy that allows the company to mitigate the exposure of the debt to the high volatility of the UF and inflation.

d) Other non-operating expenses reached Ch$ 2,871 million, Ch$1,176 million higher than those in the 2007 period. This derived mainly from higher restructuring expenses and retirement of out of service property, plant and equipment.

e) Price-level restatement in the 2008 period shows a net gain of Ch$ 1,328 million, mainly due to the variations experienced in the CPI, Unidad de Fomento and exchange rate.

3.3 NET RESULT FOR THE PERIOD

f) As of March 31, 2008, net results reached net income of Ch$1,045 million, whereas in 2007 net income was Ch$ 1,138 million. The lower income obtained in 2008 is derived from 22.3% lower operating income, basically due to higher operating costs and to the slight increase in the level of income taxes. Both effects are partly offset by the 20.6% decrease in non-operating deficit.


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3.4 RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA

1. Basic Telephone Business: Recorded a net loss of Ch$ 1,045 million as of March 31, 2008, in relation to the Ch$ 1,138 million deficit recorded in the 2007 period. This was due to lower operating income, generated by an 0.12% deficit in operating income in conjunction with a 2.5% increase in selling costs and 6% in administration and selling expenses, effect that was partially offset by the variation in non-operating deficit and positive income, due to a 74.26% improvement in financial income and a 9.98% increase in net income from sale of investment in related companies, effect that was partially offset by 43.4% higher financial expenses and a 73.81% deficit in other non-operating revenues.

2. Corporate Communications Business: This business contributed net income of Ch$ 2,825 million, a 70.6% increase in relation to the 2007 period which presents net income of Ch$ 1,655 million, mainly due to higher operating income due to the 26.6% decrease in administration and selling expenses, partly offset by the 12.20% increase in operating costs.

3. Long distance Business: As of December 31, 2008 presented net income of Ch$ 5,287 million, lower than net income reached in the 2007 period in the amount of Ch$ 5,640 million. This variation is mainly produced by operating income which decreased due to the 7.87% increase in administration and selling expenses, as well as the 21.72% deficit presented in non-operating income, which arises mainly from higher losses related to price-level restatement and exchange differences.

4. Other Businesses: These businesses mainly include the services of Instituto Telefónica, T-gestiona and Fundación. The businesses as a whole generated net income of Ch$ 538 million, higher than the net income of Ch$ 479 million obtained in the 2007 period, due to higher income obtained by T-Gestiona.

 


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4. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

TABLE No. 3
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Figures in millions of pesos as of March 31, 2008)

           
DESCRIPTION  JAN-MAR  JAN-DIC  JAN-MAR  VARIATION 
   2007     2007     2008  ThCh$  % 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of  period  44,762  44,762  79,176  34,414  76.9% 
Net cash provided by operating activities  64,048  246,239  42,343  (21,705) -33.9% 
Net cash used in financing activities  (72,822) n/a 
Net cash used in investing activities  (24,119) (134,869) (27,724) (3,605) 14.9% 
Effect of inflation on cash and cash equivalents  (79) (4,134) (692) (613) 766.3% 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  84,612  79,176  93,103  8,491  10.0% 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for the year  39,850  34,414  13,927  (25,923) -65.1% 

The net positive variation in cash and cash equivalents of Ch$13,927 million in cash flows for the 2008 period, compared to the positive variation of Ch$ 39,850 million in the 2007 period, presented a decrease mainly related to a deficit in cash flows from operating activities for this, which showed a 33.9% decrease in relation to the same period in 2007 mainly due to payments to suppliers in the 2008 period.


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5. FINANCIAL INDICATORS

TABLE No. 4
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INDICATORS

       
DESCRIPTION  JAN-MAR  JAN-DEC  JAN-MAR 
2007  2007  2008 
       
LIQUIDITY RATIOS       
Current Ratio       
(Current Assets / Current Liabilities) 1.69  1.06  1.14 
 
Acid Ratio       
(Most liquid assets / Current Liabilities) 0.47  0.26  0.30 
 
DEBT RATIOS       
Leverage Ratio       
(Total Liabilities / Shareholders’ Equity) 0.79  0.86  0.84 
 
Long-term Debt Ratio       
(Long-term Liabilities / Total Liabilities) 0.73  0.57  0.58 
 
Financial Expenses Coverage       
(Income Before Taxes and Interest / Interest Expenses) 2.19  3.60  1.58 
 
RETURN AND EARNINGS PER SHARE RATIOS       
Operating Margin       
(Operating Income / Operating Revenues) 9.06%  14.87%  7.16% 
 
Return on Fixed Assets       
(Operating Income / Net Property, Plant and Equipment (1) ) 1.1%  5.29%  0.89% 
 
Earnings per Share       
(Net Income / Average number of paid shares each year) $ 1.1  $ 11.23  $ 1.1 
 
Return on Equity       
(Income / Average shareholders’ equity) 0.12%  1.15%  0.11% 
 
Profitability of Assets       
(Income/Average assets) 0.07%  0.63%  0.06% 
 
Operating Assets       
(Net income / Average operating assets (2) ) 1.06%  5.30%  1.14% 
 
Return on Dividends       
(Paid dividends / Market Price per Share) 5.5%  7.65%  7.5% 
 
ACTIVITY INDICATORS       
Total Assets (millions of Ch$) 1,749,212  1,698,395  1,680,949 
Sale of Assets (millions of Ch$) 135 
Investments in other companies and property, plant and       
equipment (millions of Ch$) 27,747  145,598  27,330 
 
Inventory Turnover       
(Cost of Sales / Average Inventory) 1.48  1.65  1.62 
 
Days in Inventory       
(Average Inventory / Cost of sales times 360 days) 244.04  218.41  221.95 
 
       (1) Figures at the beginning of the year, restated. 
       (2) Property, plant and equipment are considered operating assets

 


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The key points from the table above are the following:

The common liquidity index decreased due to a 54.8% increase in current liabilities due to transferring obligations with financial institutions in the 2008 period to the short-term which caused a 14.1% increase in accounts payable, whereas current assets only increased by 5.0% .

The increase in the debt ratio is explained by a 6.4% decrease in shareholder’s equity, mainly due to a decrease in stock capital and distribution of dividends, activities performed in 2007 and 2008, for the purpose of distributing cash surpluses to the shareholders.

6. EXPLANATION OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MARKET OR ECONOMIC VALUE AND THE BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY’S ASSETS

Due to market imperfections regarding the capital assets of the sector, there is no economic or market value that can be compared to their accounting values. However, there are certain buildings with a book value equal or close to zero. These buildings have a market value, but it is not significant with respect to the Company’s assets in the aggregate.

For other assets with a referential market value, such as marketable securities (shares and promissory notes), provisions have been established when the market value is less than the book value.

7. ANALYSIS OF MARKETS, COMPETITION AND RELATIVE MARKET SHARE

Synthesis of Market Evolution

It is estimated that there were approximately 3.357 million lines in service in the Chilean market as of December 2007, a 3.0% increase in comparison to March 2007. Within fixed voice services, there were decreases of 1.4% in local, 8.7% in DLD and 3.2% in ILD with respect to the previous year.

It is estimated that the mobile telephony market had a total of 14.9 million subscribers as of March 2008, which represents growth of 11% with respect to March 2007.

The Broadband market recorded a 24% increase in respect to the same period in 2007, reaching 1,328 thousand accesses.

Telefónica Chile offers DTH (direct to home) satellite television services, which during March 2008 grew by 18% compared to March 2007 and reached a market share of 17.5% .


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Relative Market Share

The following table shows the relative market share of Telefónica Chile in the markets in which it participates, as of March 31, 2008:

       
      Telefónica 
      Chile’s 
Business  Market Share  Market Penetration  Position in 
      the Market 
       
 
Fixed Telephony  64%  20.0 lines / 100 inhabitants
       
  44%  81 minutes / inhabitant per year 
Domestic Long Distance       
       
International Long Distance 42%  10 minutes / inhabitant per year 
 
Corporate Communications  42%  Ch$ 209,816 million(*)
 
Broadband  49%  1,328,000 Connections 
 
Security Services  18%  269,000 Connections 
 
Pay TV  17%  1,325,000 Customers 
       

(*) Estimated annual income.


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8. ANALYSIS OF MARKET RISK

Financial Risk Coverage

Due to the attractive external interest rates in previous periods, the Company has obtained financing abroad mainly in US dollars and in certain cases at variable interest rates. For this reason, the Company faces two types of financial risks, the risk of changes in the exchange rate and the risk of changes in the interest rate.

Financial risk due to foreign currency fluctuations

The Company has exchange rate hedging instruments. The purpose of these instruments is to reduce the negative impact of fluctuations of the dollar on Company results. The percentage of interest-bearing debt exposure is defined and continuously reviewed, basically considering the volatility of the exchange rate, its trend, and the cost and availability of hedging instruments for different terms.

The main hedging instruments used are Cross Currency Swaps and dollar/UF and dollar/peso exchange insurance.

As of March 31, 2008, the financial debt in currency of origin expressed in US dollars reached US$ 831.3 million, including US$ 501.6 million in financial liabilities denominated in US dollars and US$ 329.7 million of debt in unidades de fomento. In this manner US$ 501.6 million corresponded to debt directly exposed to the changes in the US dollar and US$ 329.7 exposed to variations in the UF.

Simultaneously, the Company has Cross Currency Swaps, dollar/peso exchange insurance and assets denominated in US dollars that resulted, as of the 2008 first quarter closing date in an average of close to 0% and 37.4% exposure to foreign currency and UF financial debt, respectively.

Financial risk due to floating interest rate fluctuations

The policy for hedging interest rates seeks to reduce the negative impact on financial expenses due to interest rate increases.

As of March 31, 2008, the Company had debt at the variable interest rates Libor and TAB, mainly for bank loans.

Financial derivative instruments have been used to hedge against increases in variable rates, particularly Cross Currency Swaps (that cover the Libor and TAB rate), which limit future fluctuations in the interest rates. As of March 31, 2008 this has resulted in a variable interest rate exposure of 60% of the total financial debt in original currency.


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Regulatory Framework

1. Tariff System

Request to review the current qualification of local telephone services offered to the public subject to tariff setting

According to Law No. 18,168 (“General Telecommunications Law”), the prices of public telecommunications services and of intermediate telecommunications services are freely established by operators, unless there is an express qualification from the Antitrust Commission (formerly the Antitrust Resolutive Commission), stating that the conditions existing in the market are not adequate to guarantee a freedom of prices regime. In this case, the maximum tariffs for certain telecommunications services must be subject to tariff regulation.

As of January 30, 2008, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications requested that the Antitrust Commission review the qualification of the telecommunications services for the 2009 - 2014 periods, for which it is considered that the market conditions are not adequate to guarantee a free tariff regime. The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications considers that the domestic telecommunications market conditions merit reviewing current qualifications.

On February 7, 2008 the Antitrust Commission published in the Official Gazette the resolution through which the procedure contemplated in article 31 of Decree Law 211/73 began, considering the request for a report from the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications about the fixed telephone services regime to be presented. On the basis of that resolution, the Antitrust Commission notified the National Economic Attorney General’s Office, hereinafter the FNE (“Fiscalía Nacional Económica”), and the country’s telecommunications companies, in order for them to contribute information. On February 21, 2008, the FNE informed the beginning of the investigation and requested from Telefónica Chile information in order to attend to the requirement made by the Antitrust Commission. In addition, FNE convoked Telefónica Chile to a Special Audience to gather opinions on a predefined list of issues related to the pronouncement that must be issued to the Antitrust Commission in reference as to whether the conditions exist to guarantee a regime of tariff freedom in fixed telephone services.

Telefónica is preparing its responses to the petitions of the Antitrust Commission and the FNE and its participation in the process begun by the Antitrust Commission.

Setting of local telephone service tariffs to the public of Telefónica Chile

The Undersecretary of Telecommunications published the notice of registration of third party participation in the process of setting the tariffs of Telefónica Chile. The deadline for any third party to register is 10 consecutive days starting on the publication date (April 1, 2008).

Telefónica Chile will submit to Subtel its proposal for Technical, Economic Basis within the deadlines established in the regulation, in conformity with the procedure established in the General Telecommunications Law.


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Tariff setting for mobile telephone companies

On February 15, 2008, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications notified Mobile Companies of the Final Technical–Economic Bases to which they must adhere to carry out the Tariff Study that will set the tariffs and access charges and other interconnection services that will be in force for the 2009 – 2014 period.

2. Modification of the Regulatory Framework

2.1. Bill: Network Neutrality.

The project that consecrates neutrality of the network is at the second constitutional process. On November 6, 2007 Telefonica Chile submitted the report requested by the Senate’s Public Works, Transportation and Telecommunications Commission and, in addition, formulated its comments and proposals.

2.2. Public consultations carried out by the Undersecretary of Communications for the purpose of modifying the current regulatory framework

Creation of a Panel of Experts: The object of this project subjected to consultation is to modify the Telecommunications Law to create a panel of experts, of a technical nature, integrated by seven professionals who will be in charge of resolving litigations and disagreements between the company and the regulator, for the purpose of reducing judicialization of various regulatory processes in the telecommunications sector. The preliminary project submitted for public consultation proposes, among other things, the matters that will be resolved by the Panel, its attributions and functions, its composition (five engineers and two lawyers) named by the Antitrust Commission, and its inabilities. The costs of the Panel will be paid pro rata by the concessionary companies which can consider both the value of their assets as well as the estimated number of discrepancies that affect them and their nature and complexity.

The authority is preparing a new version of this project, which has not been sent to the legislative process.

Modification of the concession regime: The purpose of the project submitted for consultation is to modify the Law to adjust to the technological progress reached at a worldwide level which propitiates convergence of networks and services so that network operators and service providers can have a regime without bureaucratic procedures for their services, replacing the current regime for a registration system, except when private use of the radio-electric spectrum is required. In addition there is differentiation between network operators and service operators, the separation of local DLD and the DLD multicarrier is eliminated, it is only maintained for ILD; the freedom to freely define the service zone is modified by establishing that the service zones originally registered in the registry cannot be decreased; Broadband is qualified as a “telecommunications service”, which enables the application of a series of regulations; sanctions are increased by increasing fines, the deadline for attending to supply requests is reduced from 2 years to 6 months. The Undersecretary of Telecommunications has stated that it will hold a 2nd public consultation on the matter.


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Creation of the Superintendency of Telecommunications: The purpose of the project submitted for consultation is to modify the Law by separating competencies related to dictating telecommunications policies from the activities of supervision and preventive punitive control of the operation of the market. The preliminary project is being analyzed by Subtel.

2.3. Regulation of public voice service over the Internet.

On December 19, 2006, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications called a public consultation regarding the regulatory project that defines the conditions to which any party interested in providing public voice services over the Internet must adhere.

The Undersecretary of Telecommunications proposed the supreme decree that approves the mentioned regulation, which is being processed. As of December 31, 2008, it has not been published in the Official Gazette.

2.4. Terrestrial Digital Television Standard

To date the standard has not been dictated.


 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 28, 2008

 


COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
By:
  /SIsabel Margarita Bravo C.

 
Name:  Isabel Margarita Bravo C.
Title:    Financial Director
 


 

 

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