TELMEX PRESS RELEASE: SECOND QUARTER 2006 JULY 26,2006

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2006

Commission File Number: 333-13580

Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in the Charter)

Telephones of Mexico

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

Parque Vía 190

Colonia Cuauhtémoc

México City 06599, México, D.F.

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Highlights

2nd Quarter 2006

 

(3) Net debt is defined as short-term liabilities plus long-term debt, less cash and equivalents.

Highlights

Focus on Growth. During the last 15 years, it has been TELMEX's policy to permanently increase technological modernization, national coverage, and penetration, as well as offer our customers more and better telecommunications services. This principle is a major reason for the expansion of public telephony beyond the commitment in the title of concession and beyond expectations at the time TELMEX was privatized, given that there were very few public phones in service then. To date, important investments continue to be made in telephony and rural connectivity, thereby reaching more communities. TELMEX is the main company that has participated in the government's plans regarding social coverage and Internet connectivity in rural areas.

To penetrate this market segment, recognizing low per capita income growth and reduced levels of household income, it became necessary to create new formulas so the population could have access to services. These formulas created the prepaid program, the half-block of service for lack of payment, shared telephony and Multifon. Public telephony represents 20 million minutes a day, and rural telephony covers more than 6 million people.

The various shared and prepaid telephony plans represent 2.5 million lines in service. Added to low-consumption customers, the total is almost 9 million customers that are not served by our competitors.

Our residential and public telephony customers that consume less than 166 pesos per month (15 dollars) and that represent 58.5% of our total customers are not served by local competitors, but are served by cellular telephony. In other words, our local competition mainly operates in A and B residential segments and we compete with cellular operators in every market segment.

Recently, some public officials and regulators have confused public perception by defining market dominance primarily in terms of number of lines, disregarding the fact that many of the customers that we serve do not interest our competitors.

However, given the economic environment, TELMEX implemented a more restrictive collecting policy and began a disconnection program for lines with lack of payment, focusing on shared telephony and prepaid plans.

These measures improve collecting and reduce our capex and opex but do not significantly reduce revenues because our lines continue to be available for sale to subscribers. In June, we disconnected 275 thousand 545 prepaid lines, bringing the total during the quarter to 323 thousand 566 disconnections. Total TELMEX lines in service in Mexico decreased 0.5% from March 31 and totaled 18 million 553 thousand lines at June 30.

Cash tender offer for shares of Embratel. On May 8, TELMEX announced that it will make a cash tender offer for any and all outstanding publicly held common and preferred shares of Embratel Participações S.A. (Embratel Holdings), at a price of de 6.95 Brazilian reais per one thousand shares. At the time of the announcement, TELMEX owned 72.4% of the outstanding shares of de Embratel Holdings. On May 24 and June 7, 2006 TELMEX confirmed its intention to continue with the acquisition process of the outstanding common and preferred shares of Embratel Holdings. On July 21, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) informed us that it would request the opinion of the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) for cancellation of the registration of Embratel's shares, and it also offered TELMEX the option to convert the tender offer into a voluntary tender offer. TELMEX reaffirms its intention to proceed with the registration of the tender offer although it is evaluating the alternative of conducting a voluntary tender offer.

 

Evolution of TELMEX's rates

Through its state-of-the art technological platform, TELMEX serves more than 22 thousand urban and rural communities that comprise 90% of Mexico's inhabitants. Local fixed telephony competitors are present in 33 communities, and long distance competition only covers 12.5% of these communities. This technological platform along with personnel training has produced a higher operating efficiency and supported a policy of reducing prices.

During the last 15 years (1990 - 2005), TELMEX reduced the rate for the basic basket of services 59.3%.

The average rate for measured service has decreased 28.5% in real terms, and packages have been introduced with prices of up to one peso per call.

During the 15-year period average long distance rates for domestic and international long distance decreased 79% and 80.8%, in real terms. As in local service, we offer packages with prices up to 0.5 pesos per minute for domestic long distance and 2 pesos per minute for international long distance.

In addition to price reductions, the number of local areas decreased from 2 thousand 200 to 397 (82%). This compare with examples like the United States where there are more than 25 thousand local areas and Brazil with 5,360. Local areas in Mexico have an average surface of 4 thousand 948 Km2 compared with 375 Km2 in the United States and one thousand 585 Km2 in Brazil.

The rate reduction practice also applies to data access. The average rent for an equivalent line of 64 Kbps has decreased 70.9% in real terms in the last 6 years.

The International Comparative Study of Fixed Telephony Prices, recently conducted by the prestigious international consulting firm National Economic Research Associates (NERA, www.nera.com), observed that in a group of 28 countries of medium and high levels of development, Mexico is among the five countries that have the least expensive residential telephone services and is ranked tenth on the cost of commercial service. This demonstrates that our policy of reducing prices has placed Mexico at highly competitive international levels, in spite of rate reductions that have occurred worldwide.

Consolidated Income statements

Revenues: In the second quarter, consolidated revenues increased 1.7%, mainly due to the 16.2% and 10.7% increases in Internet and corporate network revenues, respectively; the 4% increase in domestic long distance, and the 11.5% increase in other revenues, comprised primarily of yellow pages and Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX stores). These positive contributions were offset by decreases of 8.7% in interconnection revenues (calling party pays), 8.2% in international long distance revenues, and 0.6% in local service revenues.

Costs and expenses: Costs and expenses increased 0.8%, due to higher charges related to FUST (Telecommunications Service Universal Fund) and higher third-party costs related to increased sales in Brazil, as well as to the 2005 change in the accounting policy for PC sales in Mexico. These effects were offset by improved internal efficiencies reflected in the stabilization of maintenance costs.

EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 18.3 billion pesos in the second quarter, an increase of 2.8% compared with the same period of 2005. The EBITDA margin was 43%. Operating income totaled 12 billion pesos, 4% higher than the second quarter of 2005. The operating margin was 28.2%.

Comprehensive financing cost: Comprehensive financing cost totaled 870 million pesos in the quarter, an increase of 22.5% compared with the second quarter of 2005. This result was due to: i) a net interest charge of 664 million pesos, while in May 2005 the company registered a gain of 493 million pesos for the sale of MCI shares, partially offset by income generated by interest rate swaps, ii) a net exchange loss of 98 million pesos from the impact of the second-quarter's exchange rate variation of 0.45 pesos per dollar; offset by the gain of the 5.795 billion dollars in dollar-peso hedges and 467 million dollars in dollar-reais hedges, and iii) a loss in the monetary position of 108 million pesos, due to a 0.16% deflation during the quarter, compared with an 0.11% inflation during the same quarter of the previous year. If the gain from the sale of MCI shares was not included, comprehensive financing cost would have decreased 27.7%.

Majority net income: Majority net income totaled 6,991 million pesos, 2% higher than the same period of the previous year, due to the increase in revenues, better control of costs and expenses, and the variation in the comprehensive financing cost. Earnings per share at June 30, 2006 were 0.33 pesos, and earnings per ADR were 0.59 dollars.

Free cash flow: At June 30, resources provided by operating activities totaled 27,810 million pesos, of which 13,993 million were used in share repurchases, 4,191 million in dividend payments, 13,361 million for debt amortization and the rest in several investments.

Investments: In the first half, consolidated investment was the equivalent of 729.7 million dollars, of which 78.8% was used for growth and modernization projects, 10.9% for operational support projects, 6.3% for operational needs and 4% for social telephony.

Repurchase of shares: In the first half, the company used 13,933 million pesos to repurchase shares. During the quarter, 6,496 million pesos were used to repurchase 549,991,800 shares.

Debt: Gross total debt at June 30 was the equivalent of 7.898 billion dollars, a decrease of 625 million dollars from a year ago.

 

Mexico Operating Results

Lines in service

During the second quarter, TELMEX carried out a clean-up of its lines in service by disconnecting shared and prepaid lines that had payment problems and that were not generating traffic. This measure will improve our customer base, reduce our capex and opex but not significantly reduce revenues because it allows us to increase the number of lines available for sale. In the quarter, 323 thousand 566 lines were disconnected. Total TELMEX lines in service in Mexico decreased 0.5% from March 31 and totaled 18 million 553 thousand lines at June 30.

Local traffic

From April to June, local traffic increased 1.1% over the same period in 2005, with a total of 6,698 million local calls. Local traffic volume has been affected by the migration of our switched traffic to corporate networks, which strengthens the data business, and by competition from local and wireless telephony. On the other hand, the measured service packages, Línea Hogar and Línea Más Negocio, totaled 157.8 thousand and 423 thousand customers, respectively. These figures validate our strategy to evolve toward a more predictable revenue flow produced by package offerings.

Long distance traffic

Domestic long distance service maintained the same level of traffic as the second quarter of 2005, totaling 4,500 million minutes. Outgoing and incoming international long distance traffic maintained its growth trend due to the introduction of packages. Incoming international traffic increased 7%, totaling 475 million minutes, and outgoing international traffic increased 50.5% compared with the same period last year, totaling 1,781 million minutes. The incoming -outgoing ratio was 3.8. Domestic and international LADA 100 long distance packages totaled 1.4 million customers.

Interconnection

In the second quarter, interconnection traffic increased 8.4%. Calling party pays traffic increased 4.6%, and traffic from local and international operators increased 7.5%. Traffic generated by cellular companies that is terminated in TELMEX's network increased 16.2%.

Internet and Corporate networks

At June 30, the number of high-speed Internet Prodigy Infinitum (ADSL) customers represented an annual increase of 78%. The total number of Internet access accounts, including Infinitum and dial-up, increased 20.6% compared with June 2005. Billed line equivalents of 64 Kbps to corporate customers increased 28.3%.

Mexico financial results

Revenues: Revenues in the second quarter totaled 30.6 billion pesos, a decrease of 0.9% compared with the same period of last year, mainly due to lower interconnection, local and domestic long distance revenues, partially offset by the increase in data, international long distance, yellow pages and Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX Stores) revenues. If revenues from calling party pays were excluded, revenues would have increased 0.3%.

 

Costs and expenses: In the second quarter, total costs and expenses were 20 billion pesos, a decrease of 0.7%. This decrease was due to lower interconnection costs (calling party pays), lower depreciation and amortization charges, lower charges for prepaid cards and tighter control over maintenance expenses.

 

EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 15.2 billion pesos in the second quarter, a decrease of 1.5%. The EBITDA margin was 49.8%; a decrease of 0.3 percentage point compared with the second quarter of 2005. Operating income totaled 10.7 billion pesos, 1.2% lower than the second quarter of 2005, and the operating margin was 34.8%, 0.1 percentage point lower than in the year-earlier period.

Investments: In Mexico total investments (Capex) were 374.3 million dollars, of which 77.6% was used for growth and modernization projects, 13% for operational support projects, 7.8% for social telephony and 1.6% for operating needs.

Debt: In the second quarter, total debt was the equivalent of 6.998 billion dollars, a decrease of 969 million dollars compared with last year's second quarter. Net debt (3) in Mexico decreased the equivalent of 103 million dollars during the quarter to a total of 6.059 billion dollars.

 

 

Latin America Financial Results

Brazil

At Embratel efforts have been focused on consolidating the company's position in the data business for the commercial segment and in local service for the residential segment. At the end of the first quarter, the company begun to provide the Netfone services, through Net's infrastructure, in nine major cities. There were more than 49 thousand customers using this service at the end of the second quarter. Another strategy was to offer services for small and medium-sized companies and corporate customers, using the 3.5 GHz frequency, and to accelerate the transition from the current network to a next generation network, which has higher transport capacity.

Local traffic and long distance traffic showed increases of 37.9% and 14.4% in the quarter, respectively. Line equivalents amounted to 2 million, a 61.2% increase year over year.

 

In the second quarter 2006, revenues totaled 2.038 billion reais, 7.4% higher than the same quarter of the previous year. Revenues generated by local service revenues, the data business and other grew 32.6%, 23.2% and 5.9%, respectively.

Total costs and expenses in the quarter increased 2.8%, due to higher charges related to the Telecommunications Service Universal Fund (FUST), the Primesys inclusion and an increase in maintenance and equipment costs (telephone sets), which reflected higher local service sales. Interconnection charges decreased 3% year over year. EBITDA and operating income amounted to 513 and 226 million reais each, and their respective growth rates were 23.5% and 61.3%.

The EBITDA margin was 25.2%, 3.3 percentage points more than in the same quarter of 2005. The operating margin was 11.1%, 3.7 additional percentage points in comparison with the margin in the second quarter of 2005.

 

Chile

Revenues generated by services offered to commercial customers grew 22%, due to increases of 105% in local service revenues, 16.6% in dedicated Internet revenues, and 5.8% in corporate network revenues. Reflecting the evolution of the telecommunications market, the Chilean long distance market experienced significant contraction as traffic migrated to wireless services and private networks. Long distance revenues diminished 14.8%. The combination of all these factors resulted in an increase of only 0.6% in total revenues year over year.

Costs and expenses increased 2.2%, reflecting an emphasis on sales in the business segment of the market.

EBITDA totaled 2.817 billion Chilean pesos in the second quarter, 399 million Chilean pesos lower than in the same period of 2005. EBITDA margin decreased 2.5 percentage points and was 16.9%.

Argentina

Total revenues increased 26.1% in the second quarter due to the 25% growth in voice business revenues and the 32.4% increase in Internet revenues.

In the second quarter, costs and expenses increased 34.5% as a result of growth of 13.1% in transport and interconnection costs and an increase of 45.6% in costs of sales and services.

EBITDA showed a decline of 17.2% to 7.7 million Argentinean pesos, with an EBITDA margin of 9% compared with an EBITDA margin of 13.7% in the second quarter of the previous year.

 

Colombia

Total revenues increased 77.9% in the quarter due mainly to growth of 69.7% in data revenues.

Higher sales of broadband and last-mile access resulted in an increase of 87.8% in transport and interconnection costs, and costs of sales and services increased 42.6%.

Operating income and EBITDA grew 249.9% and 122.4% in the second quarter, respectively. The EBITDA margin was 45.1% and the operating margin was 26.6%.

 

Peru

In the second quarter, total revenues were 53.1 million New Soles, an increase of 21.5% compared with the same period of 2005. Local service revenues represented 34.6% of total revenues. Data revenues rose 20% as a consequence of increased corporate networks business, Internet service and value-added services.

Costs and expenses grew 9.5% in the quarter, due to higher levels of transport and interconnection costs and operating costs.

EBITDA was 14.8 million new Soles, 74.1% more than in the second quarter of 2005. Its margin was 27.9%, 8.4 percentage points above the same period of 2005.

Consolidated Relevant Figures

(millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006 unless otherwise indicated)

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Ps.

42,443

Ps.

41,747

1.7

Ps.

84,499

Ps.

83,973

0.6

EBITDA (1)

18,253

17,758

2.8

37,186

37,362

(0.5)

EBITDA margin (%)

43.0

42.5

0.5

44.0

44.5

(0.5)

Operating income

11,969

11,513

4.0

24,634

24,205

1.8

Operating margin (%)

28.2

27.6

0.6

29.2

28.8

0.4

Net income

6,991

6,796

2.9

14,222

13,607

4.5

Earnings per share (pesos)

0.33

0.30

10.0

0.68

0.59

15.3

Earnings per ADR (dollars) (2)

0.59

0.52

13.5

1.19

1.03

15.5

Outstanding shares (millions)

20,896

22,952

(9.0)

20,896

22,952

(9.0)

Equivalent ADRs (millions) (2)

1,045

1,148

(9.0)

1,045

1,148

(9.0)

(1) EBITDA: defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Go to www.telmex.com in the Investor

Relations section where you will find the reconciliation of EBITDA to operating income.

(2) One ADR represents 20 shares.

 

Consolidated Income Statements

Consolidated Income Statements

[ millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006 ]

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Local

Ps.

14,725

Ps.

14,810

(0.6)

Ps.

29,472

Ps.

30,224

(2.5)

Domestic long distance

10,125

9,734

4.0

20,145

19,408

3.8

International long distance

3,295

3,589

(8.2)

6,681

7,069

(5.5)

Interconnection

4,328

4,741

(8.7)

8,452

9,722

(13.1)

Corporate networks

5,703

5,154

10.7

11,297

9,968

13.3

Internet

2,987

2,571

16.2

5,798

5,140

12.8

Others

1,280

1,148

11.5

2,654

2,442

8.7

Total

42,443

41,747

1.7

84,499

83,973

0.6

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales and services

9,081

8,813

3.0

17,494

17,097

2.3

Commercial, administrative and general

7,539

7,560

(0.3)

14,664

14,417

1.7

Transport and interconnection

7,570

7,616

(0.6)

15,155

15,097

0.4

Depreciation and amortization

6,284

6,245

0.6

12,552

13,157

(4.6)

Total

30,474

30,234

0.8

59,865

59,768

0.2

Operating income

11,969

11,513

4.0

24,634

24,205

1.8

Comprehensive financing cost

Net interest

664

657

1.1

1,441

1,527

(5.6)

Exchange loss, net

98

273

(64.1)

936

941

(0.5)

Monetary loss (gain), net

108

(220)

NA

(492)

(738)

(33.3)

Total

870

710

22.5

1,885

1,730

9.0

Income before tax and employee profit sharing

11,099

10,803

2.7

22,749

22,475

1.2

Provisions for income tax and employee profit

sharing

3,942

3,785

4.1

8,108

8,405

(3.5)

Income before equity in results of affiliates and

minority interest

7,157

7,018

2.0

14,641

14,070

4.1

Equity in results of affiliates

101

(25)

NA

165

(46)

NA

Minority interest

(267)

(197)

35.5

(584)

(417)

40.0

Majority net income

Ps.

6,991

Ps.

6,796

2.9

Ps.

14,222

Ps.

13,607

4.5

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

18,253

Ps.

17,758

2.8

Ps.

37,186

Ps.

37,362

(0.5)

EBITDA margin (%)

43.0

42.5

0.5

44.0

44.5

(0.5)

Operating margin (%)

28.2

27.6

0.6

29.2

28.8

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Operations

% of

Acquisition

Consolidation

Local exchange

Inflation

Company

Country

ownership

date

date

rate to US dollar

2nd quarter

TELMEX Argentina

Argentina

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

3.088

1.22%

Techtel

Argentina

100.0

April 19, 2004

May 1, 2004

3.088

1.22%

Metrored

Argentina

100.0

June 30, 2004

July 1, 2004

3.088

1.22%

Embratel*

Brazil

72.3

July 23, 2004

August 1, 2004

2.164

0.70%

TELMEX Chile

Chile

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

547.310

1.48%

TELMEX Corp. (Chilesat)

Chile

99.7

June 8, 2004

July 1, 2004

547.310

1.48%

TELMEX Colombia

Colombia

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

2,619.750

1.51%

TELMEX Peru

Peru

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

3.260

0.35%

* Includes TELMEX do Brasil and Net.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

[ milions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006]

June

June

2006

2005

Assets

Cash and short-term investments

Ps.

14,248

Ps.

29,973

Other current assets

37,569

35,745

Investment in non-consolidated subsidiaries

157,795

157,544

Plant, property and equipment, net

9,013

7,670

Other assets

10,567

7,337

Goodwill

20,458

24,508

Projected net asset

5,790

6,283

Total assets

Ps.

255,440

Ps.

269,060

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current portion of long-term debt

Ps.

7,805

Ps.

18,915

Other current liabilities

29,292

33,790

Long-term debt

82,216

79,093

Labor obligations

2,379

1,985

Deferred taxes

15,751

16,869

Total liabilities

137,443

150,652

Stockholders' equity

Majority stockholders' equity

105,525

106,187

Minority interest

12,472

12,221

Total stockholders' equity

117,997

118,408

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

Ps.

255,440

Ps.

269,060

 

 

DEBT

(millon dollars, except where indicated)

MEXICO

EMBRATEL

OTHERS

CONSOLIDATED

By maturity

Short-term debt

413

243

29

685

Long-term debt

6,585

586

42

7,213

Total Debt

6,998

829

71

7,898

By type of rate (without swaps)

Floating rate

3,681

387

10

4,078

Fixed rate

3,317

442

61

3,820

Total Debt

6,998

829

71

7,898

By type of rate (with swaps)

Floating rate

2,286

387

10

2,683

Fixed rate

4,712

442

61

5,215

Total Debt

6,998

829

71

7,898

By type of currency

Foreign

5,910

823

20

6,753

Local

1,088

6

51

1,145

Total Debt

6,998

829

71

7,898

Cash and equivalents

939

275

45

1,259

Net Debt

6,059

554

26

6,639

Hedges by rate

Fixed rate (%)

9.011

9.011

Amount (millon pesos)

15,900

15,900

Hedges by currency

Dollar to peso

5.795

5.795

Dollar to Reais

467

467

Strike price (local currency)

11.1442

2.4708

 

 

Consolidated Free (4) and Net Cash Flow

(millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006)

June 2006

Net Income Majority

Ps.

$14,222

+ Depreciation and amortization

12,552

+ Items not requiring the use of resources

1,036

Resources provided by operating activities

27,810

- Working capital

3,002

- Investment in the telephone plant

7,995

- Investment in associated

2,164

- Inventories for the operation

177

Free cash flow

14,472

Resources used:

- Share repurchase

13,933

- Dividend payments

4,191

- Financing amortizations

13,361

Resources provided:

+ New financing

8,050

Net cash flow

Ps.

(8,963)

(4) Free cash flow is calculated by resources provided by operating activities

resulting from variations in working capital, investment in the telephone plant

and inventories for the operation.

 

 

Mexico Operating Results

% Inc. vs.

2Q 2006

1Q 2006

4Q 2005

3Q 2005

2Q 2005

2Q 2005

Lines in service (thousand units)

18,553

18,650

18,375

18,135

17,852

3.9

Prepaid lines

1,698

1,976

1,868

1,734

1,586

7.1

Lines with monthly rent

16,855

16,674

16,507

16,401

16,266

3.6

Connections

401

444

497

458

485

(17.3)

Disconnections

498

168

258

174

169

194.7

Gain

(97)

276

239

284

316

NA

Penetration (%)

Digital services

42.9

41.9

41.4

40.9

40.1

2.8

Free voice mail (Buzón TELMEX)

49.8

49.8

49.3

47.9

46.1

3.7

Packages (thousand units)

Paquete TELMEX

385

271

156

Lada 100 (Domestic+International)

1,440

1,278

1,201

1,181

1,123

28.2

Local traffic (million units)

Local calls

6,698

6,653

6,638

6,778

6,622

1.1

Interconnection minutes

9,549

9,015

8,807

8,804

8,812

8.4

Long distance traffic (million minutes)

Domestic long distance

4,500

4,374

4,478

4,577

4,501

(0.0)

International long distance

(incoming and outgoing)

2,255

2,117

2,011

1,815

1,627

38.6

Billed line equivalents 64kbps (thousands)

2,140

2,113

2,011

1,738

1,668

28.3

Internet (thousands)

2,323

2,237

2,116

2,025

1,927

20.6

Prodigy (Dial-up)

949

1,024

1,082

1,121

1,156

(17.9)

Infinitum (ADSL)

1,374

1,213

1,033

904

772

78.0

Penetration (%)

14.8

14.4

13.8

13.3

12.8

2.0

 

 

Mexico Financial Results

Mexico Income Statements

[ millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006]

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Local

Ps.

13,673

Ps.

14,041

(2.6)

Ps.

27,387

Ps.

28,149

(2.7)

Domestic long distance

4,288

4,407

(2.7)

8,586

8,739

(1.8)

International long distance

2,566

2,415

6.3

5,042

4,929

2.3

Interconection

4,090

4,449

(8.1)

7,975

8,942

(10.8)

Corporate networks

2,688

2,592

3.7

5,268

5,106

3.2

Internet

2,284

1,991

14.7

4,436

3,910

13.5

Others

1,038

1,001

3.7

2,182

2,093

4.3

Total

30,627

30,896

(0.9)

60,876

61,868

(1.6)

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales and services

7,555

7,485

0.9

14,518

14,454

0.4

Commercial, administrative and general

4,881

4,805

1.6

9,516

9,293

2.4

Transport and interconnection

2,950

3,135

(5.9)

5,757

6,221

(7.5)

Depreciation and amortization

4,579

4,681

(2.2)

9,288

9,762

(4.9)

Total

19,965

20,106

(0.7)

39,079

39,730

(1.6)

Operating income

Ps.

10,662

Ps.

10,790

(1.2)

Ps.

21,797

Ps.

22,138

(1.5)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

15,241

Ps.

15,471

(1.5)

Ps.

31,085

Ps.

31,900

(2.6)

EBITDA margin (%)

49.8

50.1

(0.3)

51.1

51.6

(0.5)

Operating margin (%)

34.8

34.9

(0.1)

35.8

35.8

0.0

 

 

Mexico Local and Long Distance Accounting Separation

Based on Condition 7-5 of the Amendments of the Concession Title of Teléfonos de México, the

commitment to present the accounting of the local and long distance services is presented

below for the second quarter of 2006 and 2005.

Mexico Local Service Business

Income Statements

[ millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006 ]

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Access, rent and measured service

Ps.

13,564

Ps.

13,998

(3.1)

Ps.

27,174

Ps.

28,092

(3.3)

LADA interconnection

1,139

1,055

8.0

2,173

2,115

2.7

Interconnection with operators

383

393

(2.5)

724

845

(14.3)

Interconnection with cellular

3,673

4,041

(9.1)

7,181

8,083

(11.2)

Other

2,935

2,232

31.5

5,097

4,382

16.3

Total

21,694

21,719

(0.1)

42,349

43,517

(2.7)

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

5,621

5,612

0.2

10,430

10,792

(3.4)

Commercial, administrative and general

4,291

3,977

7.9

8,347

7,770

7.4

Interconnection

2,788

3,075

(9.3)

5,463

6,102

(10.5)

Depreciation and amortization

3,202

3,110

3.0

6,212

6,494

(4.3)

Total

15,902

15,774

0.8

30,452

31,158

(2.3)

Operating income

Ps.

5,792

$

5,945

(2.6)

$

11,897

12,359

(3.7)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

8,994

$

9,055

(0.7)

$

18,109

18,853

(3.9)

EBITDA margin (%)

41.5

41.7

(0.2)

42.8

43.3

(0.5)

Operating margin (%)

26.7

27.4

(0.7)

28.1

28.4

(0.3)

Mexico Long Distance Service Business

Income Statements

[ millions of Mexican constant pesos as of June, 2006 ]

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Domestic long distance

Ps.

4,073

Ps.

4,206

(3.2)

Ps.

8,148

Ps.

8,318

(2.0)

International long distance

2,201

2,120

3.8

4,350

4,320

0.7

Total

6,274

6,326

(0.8)

12,498

12,638

(1.1)

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

1,281

1,404

(8.8)

2,688

2,774

(3.1)

Commercial, administrative and general

1,358

1,293

5.0

2,655

2,583

2.8

Interconnection to the local network

996

926

7.6

1,907

1,864

2.3

Depreciation and amortization

627

616

1.8

1,224

1,306

(6.3)

Total

4,262

4,239

0.5

8,474

8,527

(0.6)

Operating income

Ps.

2,012

Ps.

2,087

(3.6)

Ps.

4,024

Ps.

4,111

(2.1)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

2,639

Ps.

2,703

(2.4)

Ps.

5,248

Ps.

5,417

(3.1)

EBITDA margin (%)

42.1

42.7

(0.6)

42.0

42.9

(0.9)

Operating margin (%)

32.1

33.0

(0.9)

32.2

32.5

(0.3)

%

Brazil Operating Indicators

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

Domestic long distance minutes

3,542

3,095

14.4

(millions)

International long distance minutes

507

600

(15.4)

(millions)

Line equivalents of 64 kbps ( thousands)

1,969

1,221

61.2

Access to local service (thousands)

825

558

47.8

Latin America Financial Results

The following financial information is presented in the local currency of the country in

which each Latin America subsidiary operates, according to each country's generally

accepted accounting principles, and is based on continuing operations before

eliminating inter-company operations among companies of the TELMEX Group.

Brazil

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Brazilian reais)

Revenues

$

2,038.4

$

1,898.7

7.4

$

4,075.3

3,834.1

6.3

EBITDA

512.9

415.4

23.5

1,040.6

889.9

16.9

EBITDA margin (%)

25.2

21.9

3.3

25.5

23.2

2.3

Operating Income

225.8

140.1

61.3

466.6

335.7

38.8

Operating margin (%)

11.1

7.4

3.7

11.4

8.8

2.6

Chile

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of Chilean constant pesos as of June, 2005)

Revenues

$

16,661.4

$

16,555.5

0.6

$

33,310.1

$

32,856.3

1.4

EBITDA

2,816.7

3,215.5

(12.4)

6,296.7

6,397.9

(1.6)

EBITDA margin (%)

16.9

19.4

(2.5)

18.9

19.5

(0.6)

Operating Income

365.6

613.2

(40.4)

1,225.1

1,116.1

9.8

Operating margin (%)

2.2

3.7

(1.5)

3.7

3.4

0.3

Argentina

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Argentinean pesos)

Revenues

$

85.5

$

67.8

26.1

$

168.7

$

134.4

25.5

EBITDA

7.7

9.3

(17.2)

14.3

20.6

(30.6)

EBITDA margin (%)

9.0

13.7

(4.7)

8.5

15.3

(6.8)

Operating Income

(4.1)

1.2

NA

(8.8)

5.0

NA

Operating margin (%)

(4.8)

1.8

(6.6)

(5.2)

3.7

(8.9)

Colombia

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Colombian pesos )

Revenues

$

43,056.0

$

24,198.8

77.9

$

85,123.7

$

46,740.5

82.1

EBITDA

19,411.7

8,729.5

122.4

39,880.5

16,920.0

135.7

EBITDA margin (%)

45.1

36.1

9.0

46.9

36.2

10.7

Operating Income

11,448.0

3,271.9

249.9

24,639.7

6,098.9

304.0

Operating margin (%)

26.6

13.5

13.1

28.9

13.0

15.9

Peru

%

6 months

6 months

%

2Q 2006

2Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic New Soles)

Revenues

$

53.1

$

43.7

21.5

$

103.9

$

87.4

18.9

EBITDA

14.8

8.5

74.1

29.2

19.1

52.9

EBITDA margin (%)

27.9

19.5

8.4

28.1

21.9

6.2

Operating Income

2.2

(2.8)

NA

3.7

(3.5)

NA

Operating margin (%)

4.1

(6.5)

10.6

3.6

(4.0)

7.6

 

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: July 26, 2006.

TELÉFONOS DE MÉXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

By: /s/__________________          

Name: Adolfo Cerezo Pérez

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Ref: Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. - TELMEX PRESS RELEASE: SECOND QUARTER 2006.