TELMEX PRESS RELEASE: FOURTH QUARTER 2006 FEBRUARY 12,2007

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 February 2007

Commission File Number: 333-13580

Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

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

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Mexico City 06599, Mexico, D.F.

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Highlights

4th Quarter 2006

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

Recent Events

Cash tender offer for shares of Embratel

On November 6, 2006, the initial period for the cash tender offer for common and preferred shares of Embratel Partiçpacoes ("Embratel Holdings") expired. As a result of the tender offer, TELMEX acquired 90.3% of the preferred shares (including 79% of the preferred shares represented by ADSs) and 26.5% of the common shares of Embratel Holdings. Through its subsidiaries, at year-end 2006 TELMEX owned 95.9% of all preferred shares, 98.0% of all common shares and 97.0% of all common and preferred shares, taken as a whole, of Embratel Holdings. As of February 12, 2007, as a result of purchases during the initial offering period and subsequent purchases, TELMEX increased its ownership in Embratel Holdings to approximately 96.8% of the preferred shares, 98.0% of the common shares and 97.4% of the total number of common and preferred shares, taken as a whole.

Acquisition of TV Cable and Cable Pacífico in Colombia

On December 4, 2006, TELMEX announced agreements with the controlling partners of TV Cable and the controlling partners of Cable Pacífico for TELMEX to acquire 100% of TV Cable S.A. and TV Cable Comunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. ("TV Cable") and 97.5% of TV Cable del Pacífico S.A. E.S.P. ("Cable Pacífico").

TV Cable offers cable TV, Internet and voice over IP services and has been in operation for 20 years. The company operates in Bogota and Cali. Cable Pacífico operates in nine states, and its main operation is in Medellin. Both transactions are subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions established in the agreements.

Acquisition of Boga

Further applying the regional growth strategy while staying within our strategic range of products and services, TELMEX is in the process of acquiring Boga, a cable TV company in Peru. This company mainly operates in the cities of Lima and Chiclayo.

Amendments to TELMEX's Bylaws

On December 5, 2006, TELMEX announced that at its Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, held in accordance with requirements established in the current Mexican Securities Law, shareholders approved amendments to its bylaws that adjust the integration, organization and operation of its corporate bodies. The amended bylaws are available in www.telmex.com in the Investor Relations section.

Consolidated Income Statements

Revenues: In the fourth quarter, consolidated revenues increased 1.7%, mainly due to the increases in domestic long distance, Internet and corporate networks revenues of 8.2%, 8.9% and 10.9%, respectively, as well as the 17.6% increase in other revenues, comprised primarily of Yellow Pages and Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX stores). In contrast, local service revenues and international long distance revenues decreased 7.9% and 5.7%, respectively. For the twelve months, revenues totaled 175 billion pesos, an increase of 0.9% compared with 2005.

Costs and expenses: Costs and expenses increased 9.4%, mainly due to the increase in interconnection charges in Mexico from the introduction of domestic and international calling party pays but also reflecting the fourth-quarter 2005 agreement with a data operator that decreased uncollectables by 201 million pesos as well as the recognition of 222 million reais of income tax contingencies related to incoming international long distance traffic and for additional payments related to ICMS (Imposto Sobre Circulação de Mercadoria e Prestação de Serviços) tax at Embratel. For the full year, costs and expenses totaled 126.7 billion pesos, 4.2% higher than in 2005.

EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 17.7 billion pesos in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 11.5% compared with the same period of 2005. The EBITDA margin was 39.5%. Operating income totaled 11.6 billion pesos, 15.3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2005. For the twelve months, EBITDA (1) totaled 72.9 billion pesos and operating income totaled 48.3 billion pesos.

Comprehensive financing cost: Comprehensive financing cost generated a credit of 224 million pesos in the quarter, this resulted from: i) a net interest charge of 667 million pesos due to a non-recurring gain of 603 million reais due to a favorable resolution from Brazil's Supreme Court regarding Embratel's income tax, offset by a recognized provision related to income tax from incoming international long distance traffic of 306 million reais, and a recognition of an impairment in Chile of 27 million dollars, ii) a net exchange loss of 145 million pesos from the fourth-quarter's exchange rate appreciation of 0.1747 pesos per dollar, partially offset by the 6.5 billion dollars in dollar-peso hedges (weighted average exchange rate: 11.08 pesos per dollar) and the 272 million dollars in dollar-reais hedges (weighted average exchange rate: 2.4944 reais per dollar), and iii) a gain in the monetary position of 1 billion pesos.

Majority net income: Majority net income in the fourth quarter totaled 7.401 billion pesos, 13.8% lower than the same period of the previous year. Earnings per share were 37 Mexican cents, and earnings per ADR were 67 US cents. For the twelve months, majority net income totaled 28.534 billion pesos, a decrease of 4.9% compared with the same period of last year.

Free cash flow: At December 31, resources provided by operating activities totaled 55.785 billion pesos, of which 23.789 billion pesos were used in share repurchases, 8.948 billion pesos in dividend payments and the rest in several investments.

Investments: In 2006, consolidated capital expenditures (capex) was the equivalent of 2.009 billion dollars, of which 78.4% was used for growth projects in the voice, data and transport infrastructure, 18.1% for operational support projects and operating needs, and 3.5% for social telephony.

Debt: Gross total debt at December 31 was the equivalent of 9.263 billion dollars, an increase of 771 million dollars from a year ago. Consolidated net debt (3) increased in the year to the equivalent of approximately 1.199 billion dollars, totaling 7.519 billion dollars.

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

Repurchase of shares: For the twelve months, the company used 23.789 billion pesos to repurchase its own shares. During the quarter 1.976 billion pesos were used to repurchase 134 million 489 thousand shares.

 

 

 

Mexico Operating Results

Lines in service

The capacity to generate economic resources has allowed TELMEX to grow in Mexico and expand internationally. The commitment of the Company is reflected in our investment levels, customer service and ongoing pursuit of operating efficiency improvement. In the last 16 years, TELMEX has applied technological modernization to increase domestic coverage and further penetrate the market with better telecommunications services. In this period, we have invested the equivalent of 27.692 billion dollars in telecommunications infrastructure in Mexico. This investment generates a multiplying effect in the Mexican economy as it provides telecommunications services to 22 thousand 801 communities that comprise 90.6% of the population.

In Mexico, there are hundreds of concessionaires and/or licenses to provide telecommunications services, and in the case of local service, as it publicly known, the applied mechanism results in not charging interconnection fees. In the fixed line business, we compete with operators that are mainly focused on high-income segments A and B. In these segments our market share is approximately 66%. At the same time, we have made a commitment to provide telecommunications services nationwide. As a result, we are the only fixed line operator in the country with a presence in socio-economic segments C-, D and E. At December 31, 2006, TELMEX had 18 million 251 thousand lines in service with a market share of 24% in Mexico, where there are more than 76 million fixed and mobile customers.

At TELMEX, we continue enhancing our service offerings and modernizing the telecommunications platform. Our efforts extend to rural areas. The initiatives optimize the required investment and reduce operating expenses. This allows us to offer voice, data and Internet services to more than 21 thousand 341 communities, benefiting more than 21 million inhabitants.

Another positive step for consumers in 2006 was the further reduction in the number of local calling areas. In Mexico the number of calling areas is now 397, below the total of 2 thousand 200 that existed in 1998. The average size of each local area now is 4 thousand 948 Km2, with more than 260 thousand inhabitants. That compares with the United States of America, where there are 25 thousand local calling areas that average 375 Km2 and fewer than 12 thousand inhabitants.

Based on the strategy to assure line profitability, in the quarter, TELMEX disconnected 377 thousand prepaid lines, bringing the total to 864 thousand prepaid disconnections for the full year that had payment problems or were not producing revenues. The application of this strategy along with the disconnection of lines that pay rent resulted in a reduction of 351 thousand in the quarter and 124 thousand for the full year. At December 31, 2006, there were 18 million 251 thousand lines in service.

Local traffic

During the fourth quarter, local traffic decreased 2.2% compared with the same period in 2005, with a total of 6.491 billion local calls. Local traffic volume has been affected by competition from local and wireless telephony and by the migration of our switched traffic to corporate networks, a trend that strengthens the data business although it adversely affects local traffic. For the twelve months, total local traffic was 26.575 billion calls, 0.4% lower than the same period of the previous year.

On the other hand, the measured service packages "Línea Más Negocio," launched in February 2005, reached 536 thousand services and "Línea Hogar," launched a year later, totaled 361 thousand services at year-end. These packages have allowed evolving the mix of revenues from single voice and data services to multi-service packages with monthly fixed revenues.

Long distance traffic

Domestic long distance (DLD) decreased 1.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2005, totaling 4.424 billion minutes. A significant factor was the introduction of domestic calling party pays, which reached 136.9 million minutes in the quarter. If this effect were eliminated, domestic long distance would have increased 1.9%.

In the quarter, outgoing and incoming international long distance (ILD) traffic maintained its growth trend due to the introduction of packages. Increases of 1.5% and 15.8% compared with the same period a year earlier brought total minutes to 455 million and 1.809 billion, respectively. The incoming-outgoing ratio was 4. For the full year, international outgoing traffic totaled 1.876 billion minutes and incoming international traffic totaled 7.037 billion minutes, for increases of 4.8% and 31.8%, respectively.

Domestic and international long distance packages totaled 1.6 million customers at year-end, 32.4% more than in 2005.

Interconnection

In the fourth quarter, interconnection traffic increased 17.4%, totaling 10.339 billion minutes. Calling party pays traffic increased 19.9% due to the introduction of domestic and international calling party pays in November 2006. If we eliminate this effect, calling party pays traffic would have increased 6.9%. Traffic from local and international operators increased 12.9%. Traffic generated by cellular companies that is terminated in TELMEX's network increased 32.5%. For the full year, interconnection traffic totaled 39 billion minutes, an increase of 12.1%.

Internet and Corporate networks

In Mexico during the fourth quarter, we added 231 thousand broadband Prodigy Infinitum (ADSL) customers, bringing the total at year-end to 1.8 million services, an increase of 76.5% compared with 2005. The growth of Internet services has been supported by the sale of PC's that has made TELMEX the number one retailer of PC's in Mexico for two consecutive quarters. During 2006, we doubled the speed for Infinitum, integrated new multi-service packages with preferred rates and improved service levels by extending the capabilities of our world-class technological platform. These high-speed services now can be offered on 93.7% of TELMEX's network.

Billed line equivalents of 64 Kbps to corporate customers increased 15.9% compared with the previous year, reaching 2.3 million. In particular, penetration of these services has increased through the offer of VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), allowing our customers to optimize their operating costs and management of their data networks by having access to higher quality service levels.

Mexico Financial Results

Revenues: Revenues in the fourth quarter totaled 33.1 billion pesos, a level similar to that in the same period of the previous year, due the increases of 12.7% in revenues of Internet access, 11% in interconnection revenues because of the introduction of domestic and international calling party pays, and 25.1% in other revenues, mainly comprised by Yellow Pages and Tiendas TELMEX (TELMEX Stores), partially offset by the rate reduction in real terms of local and long distance, as well as the introduction of packages that decreased the revenue per unit but increased traffic. For the twelve months, total revenues were 128.3 billion pesos, 1.1% lower than the same period of 2005.

Costs and expenses: In the fourth quarter, total costs and expenses were 21 billion pesos, an increase of 1.4%. This increase was due to higher interconnection costs (domestic and international calling party pays). If this effect were eliminated, costs and expenses would have decreased 1.5% as a result of cost control initiatives, as well as lower depreciation and amortization charges. For the twelve months, total costs and expenses were 80.5 billion pesos, 2.2% lower than the same period of 2005.

EBITDA (1) and operating income: EBITDA (1) totaled 16.7 billion pesos in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 3.3% compared with the same period of last year. The EBITDA margin was 50.4%, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of 2005. Operating income totaled 12.3 billion pesos, 3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2005, and the operating margin was 37.1%. For the twelve months, EBITDA (1) totaled 65.8 billion pesos with a margin of 51.3%, and operating income totaled 47.8 billion pesos with a margin of 37.2%.

Investments: In Mexico, total capital expenditures (capex) were 1.166 billion dollars, of which 74.9% was used for growth and modernization projects for the voice, data and transport infrastructure, 19.3% for operational support projects and operating needs, and 5.8% for social telephony.

Debt: At December 31, total debt was the equivalent of 8.013 billion dollars, an increase of 213 million dollars compared with last year. Net debt (3) in Mexico increased the equivalent of 697 million dollars to a total of 6.603 billion dollars.

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

 

Latin America Financial Results

Brazil

In Brazil, efforts have been focused on consolidating Embratel's position in the data business for the commercial segment and increase local service offerings for the residential segment, resulted in an increase of 34.5% of billed line equivalents and an increase in local customers of 31.6% compared with the fourth quarter of 2005. At December 31, the company provided Net Fone services through Net's infrastructure to 181.9 thousand customers. Local and domestic long distance traffic showed increases of 27.1% and 20.2% in the quarter, respectively, compared with the same period of 2005. For the full year, local traffic and domestic long distance traffic increased 39.4% and 16.2%, respectively.

In the fourth quarter, revenues from the operations in Brazil totaled 2.082 billion reais, 6.9% higher than the same quarter of the previous year. Higher revenues were mainly due to the 10.4% increase in the data business, to the 19.2% increase in local services, and the 5.5% increase in domestic long distance. For the twelve months, revenues totaled 8.220 billion reais, 6.9 % higher than last year.

During the quarter, Embratel recognized income tax contingencies related to incoming international long distance for 222 million reais, as well as an additional charge regarding ICMS tax (Imposto Sobre Circulação de Mercadoria e Prestação de Serviços), that reduced the impact of the fiscal contingency related to this tax that the company had for many years. The amount of the non-recurring charge related to the ICMS tax was approximately 632 million reais for the full year. This effect, along with higher costs related to an increase in sales and charges related to the Telecommunications Service Universal Fund (FUST), generated costs and expenses in the quarter of 2.210 billion reais, an increase of 17.7% compared with the fourth quarter of the previous year.

EBITDA (1) totaled 154 million reais in the fourth quarter and 1.155 billion reais for the twelve months. Operating income had losses of 62 million reais in the quarter and for the full year, operating income totaled 57 million reais. If the non-recurring effects were eliminated, EBITDA (1) and operating income would have been 468 million reais and 252 million reais, respectively in the quarter.

Argentina

In the quarter, revenues from the operations in Argentina totaled 91.6 million Argentinean pesos, an increase of 8.5% compared with the same period of the previous year due to increases in revenues of 19.4% in the corporate and Internet businesses, 5.3% in long distance and 25% in the local services, offset by the decrease in interconnection revenues with other operators. Operating costs and expenses totaled 99.7 million Argentinean pesos in the quarter, an increase of 9.8% due to the increase in network maintenance costs and advertising expenses to expand the customer base. In the quarter, EBITDA (1) totaled 7 million Argentinean pesos with a margin of 7.7%. The operating loss was 8.1 million Argentinean pesos in the quarter.

Colombia

In Colombia, revenues totaled 54.511 billion Colombian pesos in the fourth quarter, 52.4% higher than the same period of 2005. Higher revenues were mainly due to the integration of sites of several corporate customers and the integration of Superview (a cable TV company) since November 2006 that contributed with 7.876 billion Colombian pesos. Costs and expenses increased 62.8%, totaling 43.186 billion Colombian pesos, mainly due to the incorporation of Superview that contributed with 8.245 billion Colombian pesos and to the 17.2% increase in transport and interconnection expenses for additional services. Operating income totaled 11.325 billion Colombian pesos compared with operating income of 9.239 billion Colombian pesos in the year-ago fourth quarter, an increase of 22.6%. The operating margin was 20.8%. EBITDA (1) totaled 20.570 billion Colombian pesos with a margin of 37.7%, compared with EBITDA (1) of 16.053 billion Colombian pesos in the same period of the previous year.

Chile

In the fourth quarter, revenues totaled 16.625 billion Chilean pesos, an increase of 0.5% compared with the same period of 2005. Revenues from the corporate networks and Internet and local service businesses increased 15% and 42.6%, respectively, compared with the same quarter of 2005. The Chilean long distance market continues to decrease due to the migration to mobile services and private networks, which caused a decline in long distance revenues of 5.7%, compared with the fourth quarter of the previous year.

Costs and expenses in the fourth quarter totaled 18.277 billion Chilean pesos, an increase of 13.3% compared with the same period of 2005. Costs of sales and services increased 27.8% due to the increase in network maintenance costs related to growth in local services and to the 6.1% increase in transport and interconnection costs. In the quarter, there was an operating loss of 1.652 billion Chilean pesos compared with operating income of 413 million Chilean pesos in the same period of the previous year. EBITDA (1) in the quarter totaled 1.817 billion Chilean pesos with a margin of 10.9%.

Peru

From October to December, total revenues were 55.3 million New Soles, an increase of 7.4% compared with the same period of 2005. The data business, which represents 34.3% of revenues, increased 22.6%. Voice business revenues were flat compared with the previous year since the 27.9% increase in lines in service offset the decrease in interconnection revenues with other operators. In the quarter, costs and expenses grew 8.8% due to the increase of 7.9% in transport and interconnection costs compared with 2005. Operating income in the quarter totaled 0.9 million New Soles compared with 1.5 million New Soles in the same period of 2005. EBITDA (1) in the fourth quarter totaled 13 million New Soles with a margin of 23.5% compared with EBITDA (1) of 13.9 million New Soles in the same period of 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Relevant Figures

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

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Ps.

44,751

Ps.

43,988

1.7

Ps.

175,006

Ps.

173,505

0.9

EBITDA (1)

17,666

19,954

(11.5)

72,854

77,846

(6.4)

EBITDA margin (%)

39.5

45.4

(5.9)

41.6

44.9

(3.3)

Operating income

11,603

13,699

(15.3)

48,291

51,847

(6.9)

Operating margin (%)

25.9

31.1

(5.2)

27.6

29.9

(2.3)

Net income

7,401

8,585

(13.8)

28,534

30,006

(4.9)

Earnings per share (pesos)

0.37

0.39

(5.1)

1.41

1.36

3.7

Earnings per ADR (dollars) (2)

0.67

0.66

1.5

2.60

2.39

8.8

Outstanding shares (millions)

20,203

22,045

(8.4)

20,203

22,045

(8.4)

Equivalent ADRs (millions) (2)

1,010

1,102

(8.4)

1,010

1,102

(8.4)

(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 December, 2006 ]

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Local

Ps.

14,815

Ps.

16,081

(7.9)

Ps.

60,428

Ps.

62,252

(2.9)

Domestic long distance

9,790

9,051

8.2

40,205

39,335

2.2

International long distance

3,137

3,328

(5.7)

13,234

14,025

(5.6)

Interconnection

5,068

4,872

4.0

18,365

19,586

(6.2)

Corporate networks

5,539

4,994

10.9

22,693

20,324

11.7

Internet

3,228

2,963

8.9

12,296

11,071

11.1

Others

3,174

2,699

17.6

7,785

6,912

12.6

Total

44,751

43,988

1.7

175,006

173,505

0.9

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales and services

9,066

9,490

(4.5)

35,799

36,064

(0.7)

Commercial, administrative and general

9,640

7,303

32.0

35,035

29,174

20.1

Transport and interconnection

8,379

7,241

15.7

31,318

30,421

2.9

Depreciation and amortization

6,063

6,255

(3.1)

24,563

25,999

(5.5)

Total

33,148

30,289

9.4

126,715

121,658

4.2

Operating income

11,603

13,699

(15.3)

48,291

51,847

(6.9)

Comprehensive financing cost

Net interest

667

1,380

(51.7)

4,440

4,000

11.0

Exchange loss, net

145

1,776

(91.8)

1,639

3,762

(56.4)

Monetary gain, net

(1,036)

(932)

11.2

(2,453)

(2,109)

16.3

Total

(224)

2,224

NA

3,626

5,653

(35.9)

Income before tax and employee profit sharing

11,827

11,475

3.1

44,665

46,194

(3.3)

Provisions for income tax and employee profit

4,331

2,922

48.2

16,061

15,359

4.6

sharing

Income before equity in results of affiliates and

minority interest

7,496

8,553

(12.4)

28,604

30,835

(7.2)

Equity in results of affiliates

137

133

3.0

458

69

563.8

Minority interest

(232)

(101)

129.7

(528)

(898)

(41.2)

Majority net income

Ps.

7,401

Ps.

8,585

(13.8)

Ps.

28,534

Ps.

30,006

(4.9)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

17,666

Ps.

19,954

(11.5)

Ps.

72,854

Ps.

77,846

(6.4)

EBITDA margin (%)

39.5

45.4

(5.9)

41.6

44.9

(3.3)

Operating margin (%)

25.9

31.1

(5.2)

27.6

29.9

(2.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Operations

% of

Acquisition

Consolidation

Local exchange

Inflation

Company

Country

ownership

date

date

rate to US dollar

4th quarter

TELMEX Argentina

Argentina

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

3.0620

(0.27)%

Techtel

Argentina

100.0

April 19, 2004

May 1, 2004

3.0620

(0.27)%

Metrored

Argentina

100.0

June 30, 2004

July 1, 2004

3.0620

(0.27)%

Embratel*

Brazil

97.4

July 23, 2004

August 1, 2004

2.1380

1.54%

TELMEX Chile

Chile

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

532.3900

(0.41)%

TELMEX Corp. (Chilesat)

Chile

99.7

June 8, 2004

July 1, 2004

532.3900

(0.41)%

TELMEX Colombia

Colombia

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

2,238.7900

0.37%

Superview

Colombia

99.2

October 31, 2006

October 31, 2006

2,238.7900

0.37%

TELMEX Peru

Peru

100.0

February 24, 2004

March 1, 2004

3.1970

0.05%

* Includes TELMEX do Brasil and Net.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

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

December

December

2006

2005

Assets

Cash and short-term investments

Ps.

16,151

Ps.

24,715

Other current assets

44,506

34,322

Plant, property and equipment, net

156,903

160,334

Other assets

11,540

8,019

Goodwill

9,142

8,716

Projected net asset

19,173

23,934

Deferred taxes

6,617

6,163

Total assets

Ps.

264,032

Ps.

266,203

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

Ps.

12,551

Ps.

15,541

Other current liabilities

37,936

32,153

Long-term debt

88,192

81,312

Labor obligations

2,273

2,124

Deferred taxes

17,124

16,510

Total liabilities

158,076

147,640

Stockholders' equity

Majority stockholders' equity

103,212

107,983

Minority interest

2,744

10,580

Total stockholders' equity

105,956

118,563

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

Ps.

264,032

Ps.

266,203

 

 

 

DEBT

(millon dollars, except where indicated)

MEXICO

EMBRATEL

LATAM

CONSOLIDATED

By maturity

Short-term debt

801

309

44

1,154

Long-term debt

7,212

854

43

8,109

Total Debt

8,013

1,163

87

9,263

By type of rate (without swaps)

Floating rate

4,670

466

8

5,144

Fixed rate

3,343

697

79

4,119

Total Debt

8,013

1,163

87

9,263

By type of rate (with swaps)

Floating rate

3,170

466

8

3,644

Fixed rate

4,843

697

79

5,619

Total Debt

8,013

1,163

87

9,263

By type of currency (without hedges)

Foreign

6,827

1,159

20

8,006

Local

1,186

4

67

1,257

Total Debt

8,013

1,163

87

9,263

Cash and equivalents

1,410

313

21

1,744

Net Debt

6,603

850

66

7,519

Hedges by rate

Fixed rate (%)

8.544

8.544

Amount (millon pesos)

16,310

16,310

Hedges by currency

Dollar to peso

6,505

6,505

Dollar to Reais

272

272

Strike price (local currency)

11.0794

2.4944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Free (4) and Net Cash Flow

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

December 2006

Majority Net Income

Ps.

$28,534

+ Depreciation and amortization

24,563

+ Items not requiring the use of resources

2,688

Resources provided by operating activities

55,785

-Working capital

2,737

-Investment in the telephone plant

21,967

-Investment in affiliated companies and marketable securities

13,795

-Inventories for the operation

461

Free cash flow

16,825

Resources used:

-Purchase of company's own shares

23,789

-Dividend payments

8,948

-Financing amortizations

15,193

Resources provided:

+ New financing

24,045

Net cash flow

Ps.

(7,060)

(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.

4Q 2006

3Q 2006

2Q 2006

1Q 2006

4Q 2005

4Q 2005

Lines in service (thousand units)

18,251

18,601

18,552

18,650

18,375

(0.7)

Prepaid lines

1,213

1,545

1,698

1,976

1,868

(35.1)

Lines with monthly rent

17,038

17,056

16,854

16,674

16,507

3.2

Connections

352

379

401

444

497

(29.2)

Disconnections

703

331

498

168

258

172.5

Gain

(351)

48

(97)

276

239

NA

Penetration (%)

Digital services

44.2

43.7

42.9

41.9

41.4

2.8

Free voice mail (Buzón TELMEX)

50.6

50.3

49.8

49.8

49.3

1.3

Packages (thousand units)

Paquete TELMEX

465

457

385

271

156

198.1

Lada 100 (Domestic+International)

1,626

1,576

1,440

1,306

1,216

33.7

Local traffic (million units)

Local calls

6,491

6,734

6,698

6,653

6,638

(2.2)

Interconnection minutes

10,339

10,090

9,549

9,015

8,807

17.4

Long distance traffic (million minutes)

Domestic long distance

4,424

4,672

4,500

4,374

4,478

(1.2)

International long distance

(incoming and outgoing)

2,265

2,276

2,255

2,117

2,011

12.6

Billed line equivalents 64kbps (thousands)

2,330

2,217

2,140

2,113

2,011

15.9

Internet (thousands)

2,660

2,492

2,323

2,237

2,116

25.7

Prodigy (Dial-up)

837

900

949

1,024

1,082

(22.6)

Infinitum (ADSL)

1,823

1,592

1,374

1,213

1,033

76.5

Penetration (%)

16.7

15.7

14.8

14.4

13.8

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico Financial Results

Mexico Income Statements

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

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Local

Ps.

13,735

Ps.

14,342

(4.2)

Ps.

56,140

Ps.

58,062

(3.3)

Domestic long distance

4,136

4,529

(8.7)

17,524

18,222

(3.8)

International long distance

2,405

2,520

(4.6)

10,134

10,197

(0.6)

Interconection

4,815

4,336

11.0

17,400

18,130

(4.0)

Corporate networks

2,602

2,903

(10.4)

10,753

10,752

0.0

Internet

2,529

2,245

12.7

9,574

8,479

12.9

Others

2,859

2,286

25.1

6,742

5,907

14.1

Total

33,081

33,161

(0.2)

128,267

129,749

(1.1)

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales and services

7,591

7,761

(2.2)

30,039

30,660

(2.0)

Commercial, administrative and general

4,945

4,861

1.7

19,534

19,229

1.6

Transport and interconnection

3,878

3,305

17.3

12,876

12,818

0.5

Depreciation and amortization

4,393

4,586

(4.2)

18,062

19,634

(8.0)

Total

20,807

20,513

1.4

80,511

82,341

(2.2)

Operating income

Ps.

12,274

Ps.

12,648

(3.0)

Ps.

47,756

Ps.

47,408

0.7

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

16,667

Ps.

17,234

(3.3)

Ps.

65,818

Ps.

67,042

(1.8)

EBITDA margin (%)

50.4

52.0

(1.6)

51.3

51.7

(0.4)

Operating margin (%)

37.1

38.1

(1.0)

37.2

36.5

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 fourth quarter of 2006 and 2005.

Mexico Local Service Business

Income Statements

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

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Access, rent and measured service

Ps.

13,474

Ps.

14,218

(5.2)

Ps.

55,595

Ps.

57,779

(3.8)

LADA interconnection

1,053

1,102

(4.4)

4,463

4,395

1.5

Interconnection with operators

469

255

83.9

1,619

1,481

9.3

Interconnection with cellular

3,784

4,042

(6.4)

15,117

16,561

(8.7)

Other

2,301

2,629

(12.5)

9,342

9,256

0.9

Total

21,081

22,246

(5.2)

86,136

89,472

(3.7)

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

5,850

5,576

4.9

21,843

22,672

(3.7)

Commercial, administrative and general

4,231

3,841

10.2

16,791

15,808

6.2

Interconnection

2,834

3,174

(10.7)

11,360

12,503

(9.1)

Depreciation and amortization

2,680

3,121

(14.1)

11,974

13,101

(8.6)

Total

15,595

15,712

(0.7)

61,968

64,084

(3.3)

Operating income

Ps.

5,486

Ps.

6,534

(16.0)

Ps.

24,168

Ps.

25,388

(4.8)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

8,166

Ps.

9,655

(15.4)

Ps.

36,142

Ps.

38,489

(6.1)

EBITDA margin (%)

38.7

43.4

(4.7)

42.0

43.0

(1.0)

Operating margin (%)

26.0

29.4

(3.4)

28.1

28.4

(0.3)

Mexico Long Distance Service Business

Income Statements

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

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

Revenues

Domestic long distance

Ps.

4,952

Ps.

4,309

14.9

Ps.

17,678

Ps.

17,335

2.0

International long distance

2,239

2,184

2.5

8,927

8,902

0.3

Total

7,191

6,493

10.8

26,605

26,237

1.4

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales and services

1,350

1,394

(3.2)

5,367

5,635

(4.8)

Commercial, administrative and general

1,287

1,426

(9.7)

5,423

5,390

0.6

Interconnection to the local network

1,803

968

86.3

4,800

3,870

24.0

Depreciation and amortization

529

655

(19.2)

2,381

2,687

(11.4)

Total

4,969

4,443

11.8

17,971

17,582

2.2

Operating income

Ps.

2,222

Ps.

2,050

8.4

Ps.

8,634

Ps.

8,655

(0.2)

EBITDA (1)

Ps.

2,751

Ps.

2,705

1.7

Ps.

11,015

Ps.

11,342

(2.9)

EBITDA margin (%)

38.3

41.7

(3.4)

41.4

43.2

(1.8)

Operating margin (%)

30.9

31.6

(0.7)

32.5

33.0

(0.5)

%

Brazil Operating Indicators

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

Domestic long distance minutes

3,901

3,245

20.2

(millions)

International long distance minutes

(millions)

502

501

0.2

Line equivalents of 64 kbps ( thousands)

2,244

1,669

34.5

Access to local service (thousands)

941

715

31.6

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

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Brazilian reais)

Revenues

$

2,081.8

$

1,947.7

6.9

$

8,220.2

7,689.0

6.9

EBITDA

153.5

356.7

(57.0)

1,154.6

1,727.8

(33.2)

EBITDA margin (%)

7.4

18.3

(10.9)

14.0

22.5

(8.5)

Operating Income

(61.9)

110.7

NA

56.7

664.0

(91.5)

Operating margin (%)

(3.0)

5.7

NA

0.7

8.6

(7.9)

Argentina

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Argentinean pesos)

Revenues

$

91.6

$

84.4

8.5

$

349.2

300.8

16.1

EBITDA

7.0

(1.1)

NA

34.2

30.8

11.0

EBITDA margin (%)

7.7

(1.4)

NA

9.8

10.2

(0.4)

Operating Income

(8.1)

(6.4)

NA

(17.5)

1.0

NA

Operating margin (%)

(8.8)

(7.5)

NA

(5.0)

0.3

NA

Colombia

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic Colombian pesos )

Revenues

$

54,510.9

$

35,769.4

52.4

$

184,403.9

112,842.5

63.4

EBITDA

20,570.3

16,052.7

28.1

79,087.1

44,857.6

76.3

EBITDA margin (%)

37.7

44.9

(7.2)

42.9

39.8

3.1

Operating Income

11,324.9

9,238.7

22.6

46,192.9

21,582.0

114.0

Operating margin (%)

20.8

25.8

(5.0)

25.0

19.1

5.9

Chile

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of Chilean constant pesos as of December, 2006)

Revenues

$

16,624.6

$

16,546.4

0.5

$

66,171.2

66,310.6

(0.2)

EBITDA

1,816.7

3,142.2

(42.2)

10,057.0

13,392.4

(24.9)

EBITDA margin (%)

10.9

19.0

(8.1)

15.2

20.2

(5.0)

Operating Income

(1,652.1)

412.6

NA

(1,129.3)

2,702.2

NA

Operating margin (%)

(9.9)

2.5

NA

(1.7)

4.1

NA

Peru

%

12 months

12 months

%

4Q 2006

4Q 2005

Inc.

2006

2005

Inc.

(millions of historic New Soles)

Revenues

$

55.3

$

51.5

7.4

$

212.5

185.0

14.9

EBITDA

13.0

13.9

(6.5)

57.8

45.4

27.3

EBITDA margin (%)

23.5

27.1

(3.6)

27.2

24.5

2.7

Operating Income

0.9

1.5

(40.0)

8.3

(1.3)

NA

Operating margin (%)

1.6

3.0

(1.4)

3.9

(0.7)

NA

 

 

 

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: February 12, 2007.

TELEFONOS DE MEXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

By: /s/__________________          

Name: Adolfo Cerezo Perez

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Ref: Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. - Telmex press release 4TH quarter 2006