| Business Summary | | United
Pan-Europe
Communications
N.V.
owns
and
operates
broadband
communications
networks
or
services
in
17
countries
in
Europe
and
in
Israel.
The
Company,
formerly
known
as
United
and
Philips
Communications
B.V.,
was
formed
for
the
purpose
of
acquiring
and
developing
multi-channel
television
and
telecommunications
systems
in
Europe.
The
Company's
operations
are
organized
into
three
principal
divisions:
UPC
Distribution,
UPC
Media
and
the
Priority
Telecom
brand.
UPC
Distribution
comprises
the
Company's
local
operating
systems,
delivers
video
and,
in
many
of
its
Western
European
systems,
telephone
and
Internet
services
to
residential
customers.
UPC
Media
comprises
the
Company's
Internet
access
business,
and
converging
Internet
content
and
programming
businesses.
The
Priority
Telecom
brand
is
used
for
the
Company's
residential,
wireless
local
loop
and
competitive
local
exchange
carrier. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | United
Pan-Europe
Communications
N.V.
owns
and
operates
cable-based
communications
networks
in
twelve
countries
in
Europe
and
Israel,
providing
cable
television,
telephone
and
Internet
access
services.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
total
revenues
rose
58%
to
EUR690.9
million.
Net
loss
before
accounting
change
applicable
to
Common
rose
81%
to
EUR1.51
billion.
Results
reflect
an
increased
number
of
cable
and
telephony
subscribers,
offset
by
higher
non-cash
costs. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY1999
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Michael Fries, 37 Chairman
of the Supervisory Board | -- | -- | Mark Schneider, 44 Chairman
of the Management Board and CEO | $503K | $6.3M | John Riordan, 57 Pres
and Vice Chairman of the Management Board | 542K | -- | Charles Bracken, 33 Board
of Management Member and CFO | 330K | -- | Gene Musselman COO | -- | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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