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OPERATING EXPENSES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

OPERATING EXPENSES

Schedule of operating expense main components


		Years ended December 31,
		2021		2020		2019
Employee benefit expenses and severance payments		Profit (loss)
Salaries, Social security expenses and benefits		(83,429)		(82,094)		(82,763)
Severance indemnities		(6,518)		(3,751)		(10,589)
Other employee expenses		(1,876)		(2,420)		(2,266)
		(91,823)		(88,265)		(95,618)
Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies
Maintenance and materials		(28,512)		(28,413)		(31,973)
Fees for services		(20,360)		(21,215)		(22,437)
Directors and Supervisory Committee’s fees		(559)		(201)		(266)
		(49,431)		(49,829)		(54,676)
Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority
Turnover tax		(15,813)		(16,496)		(17,547)
Regulatory Entity Fees		(7,863)		(8,503)		(9,549)
Municipal taxes		(4,524)		(4,727)		(5,047)
Other taxes and fees		(4,543)		(5,021)		(5,636)
		(32,743)		(34,747)		(37,779)


		Years ended December 31,
		2021		2020		2019
Cost of equipment and handsets		Profit (loss)
Inventory balance at the beginning of the year		(6,001)		(7,079)		(9,073)
Plus:
Purchases		(19,754)		(17,711)		(21,529)
Others		1,356		1,986		1,434
Less:
Inventory balance at the end of the year		3,438		6,001		7,079
		(20,961)		(16,803)		(22,089)
Other operating expenses
Provisions		(7,896)		(4,533)		(2,643)
Rentals and internet capacity		(2,751)		(3,022)		(4,094)
Energy, water and other services		(6,991)		(8,181)		(10,087)
Other		(3,544)		(4,774)		(6,137)
		(21,182)		(20,510)		(22,961)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of fixed assets
Depreciation of PP&E		(108,382)		(99,185)		(96,535)
Amortization of intangible assets		(15,558)		(16,056)		(16,991)
Amortization of Rights of use assets		(10,330)		(8,860)		(7,149)
Impairment of fixed assets		(1,284)		(568)		(5,269)
		(135,554)		(124,669)		(125,944)

Schedule of operating expenses disclosed per function

Operating

Administration

Commercializa-tion

Total

Total

Total

Concept

costs

costs

costs

12.31.2021

12.31.2020

12.31.2019

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

(52,999)

(17,036)

(21,788)

(91,823)

(88,265)

(95,618)

Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges

(15,262)

—

—

(15,262)

(16,987)

(15,453)

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

(26,465)

(8,000)

(14,966)

(49,431)

(49,829)

(54,676)

Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority

(32,271)

(231)

(241)

(32,743)

(34,747)

(37,779)

Commissions and advertising

(299)

(121)

(23,972)

(24,392)

(26,040)

(30,027)

Cost of equipment and handsets

(20,961)

—

—

(20,961)

(16,803)

(22,089)

Programming and content costs

(28,949)

—

—

(28,949)

(30,443)

(37,053)

Bad debt expenses

—

—

(7,983)

(7,983)

(16,309)

(13,010)

Other operating expenses

(9,818)

(2,080)

(9,284)

(21,182)

(20,510)

(22,961)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of fixed assets

(107,717)

(13,933)

(13,904)

(135,554)

(124,669)

(125,944)

Total as of 12.31.2021

(294,741)

(41,401)

(92,138)

(428,280)

—

—

Total as of 12.31.2020

(287,980)

(37,020)

(99,602)

—

(424,602)

—

Total as of 12.31.2019

(310,528)

(39,843)

(104,239)

—

—

(454,610)

Schedule of Future minimum lease payments on non cancellable operating lease agreements


		Less than 1				More than 5
		year		1‑5 years		years		Total
2019		436		142		—		578
2020		341		148		—		489
2021		894		272		65		1,231