PCCW mobile unit CSL 2001 capex 900 mln hkd vs 600 mln in 2000

HONG KONG (AFX-ASIA) - CSL, the Hong Kong-based mobile operation being injected by Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd into its regional mobile joint venture with Telstra Corp, plans capital expenditure of 900 mln hkd this year, up from 600 mln in 2000, CSL chief executive Hubert Ng said.    Ng told an analysts' briefing that CSL recorded EBITDA of 152.0 mln usd in 2000, up 18.0 pct year-on-year, with an ARPU (average revenue per user) of 58.20 usd, up from 56.40 usd.    The average ARPU for other operators is around 33.0 usd, he noted.    "The significant capex commitment is due to our need to build an additional data platform and to boost oursubscriber base,"he said.    He said his company had 1.0 mln subscribers at the end of 2000.    Ng said CSL will provide new value-added services for its mobile phones, including e-mail and other data downloads, and will continue to improve its GPRS service, which was launched in November last year. 

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