Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

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

July 29, 2003


Commission File Number: 001-10579


TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)


Avenida Providencia No. 111, Piso 22
Providencia,
Santiago,
Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Telecommunications Company of Chile, S.A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item
     
  1. Press Release dated July 29, 2003 announcing the results for the Second Quarter 2003.
     
  2.  Financial Statements for the six-months ended June 30, 2003.

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2Q03 Earnings Release


Item 1.

News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


COMPAÑIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 (2Q03)

Highlights:

  The Company recorded a profit of Ch$958 million (US$1.37 million) in 2Q03, compared to a loss of Ch$958 million (US$1.37 million) in 2Q02
     
  EBITDA amounted to Ch$92,905 million (US$132.9 million) in 2Q03, compared to Ch$98,917 million (US$141.5 million) in 2Q02
     
  EBITDA margin reached 46.4% in 2Q03, compared to 45.5% in 2Q02

(Santiago, Chile – July 29, 2003) Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. (NYSE: CTC) (“Telefónica CTC Chile” or the “Company”) announced today its financial results, submitted to an internal financial review of independent auditors, stated in Chilean GAAP (in constant Chilean pesos as of June 30, 2003) for the second quarter of 2003. U.S. dollar equivalent information is based on the Observed Exchange Rate (as defined by the Chilean Central Bank) for June 30, 2003, which was Ch$699.12 = US$1.00. This information will be made publicly available through the Chilean Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (“SVS”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America (www.sec.gov), as well as at the Company’s website, www.telefonicactcchile.cl.

  REVENUES   Telefónica CTC Chile' s revenues decreased by 7.9% in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02, amounting to Ch$200,071 million (US$286.2 million). It should be noted that 2Q02 figures include revenues from the subsidiary Sonda, which are no longer consolidated since the sale of a 25% stake in this subsidiary in September 2002. Excluding Sonda revenues in 2Q02, Telefónica CTC Chile’s total consolidated revenues increased 1.7% in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02. Regarding the Company's core businesses performance, long distance revenues and fixed telephony revenues showed a year-over-year decline, dropping 12% and 2.8%, respectively, in 2Q03


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    compared to 2Q02. This decrease was offset by: (i) a 13.1% increase in revenues from mobile services, and (ii) a 1.1% increase in revenues from corporate customer communications services.
     
OPERATING
COSTS AND
EXPENSES
 

Operating costs and expenses decreased by 6.6% in 2Q03 to Ch$172,842 million (US$247.2 million), as compared to Ch$185,125 million (US$264.8 million) in 2Q02. However, excluding costs of Sonda in 2Q02, operating costs increased by 4.4% in 2Q03 from 2Q02.

     
    Salary  expenses decreased by 27.6% in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02, to Ch$16,578 million (US$23.7 million), mainly due to savings generated by the corporate reorganization process implemented in October 2002. This decrease is also enhanced by the fact that Sonda employees are no longer included in Telefónica CTC’s payroll, since the sale of 25% of the Company’s stake in this subsidiary in September 2002. Excluding Sonda’s effect, salary expenses decreased by 12.8% in 2Q03 from 2Q02.
     
    Other operating costs and expenses decreased by 4.3% in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02, to Ch$58,686 million (US$84 million). Excluding Sonda’s costs in 2002, such costs increased by 8.7%, mainly as a result of higher costs of interconnection of mobile telephones, as well as higher expenses for uncollectables of the local business.
     
    Administrative and selling expenses decreased by 6.7% to Ch$31,902 million (US$45.6 million). Excluding administrative and selling expenses associated with Sonda in 2Q02, administrative and selling expenses increased by 14.1% in 2Q03 from 2Q02, mainly as a result of higher sales commissions related to the mobile business, ADSL and corporate customers, as well as higher publicity expenses related to the marketing campaign implemented in 2003.
     
EBITDA   As a result of the above, EBITDA1 in 2Q03 decreased by 6.1% to Ch$92,905 million (US$132.9 million), compared to Ch$98,917 million (US$141.5 million) recorded in 2Q02. Excluding the impact of Sonda in 2Q02, EBITDA decreased 3.1% in 2Q03 compared to 2Q02.
     
    EBITDA margin2 in 2Q03 was 46.4%, compared to 45.5% recorded in 2Q02. However, if Sonda’s impact is excluded, EBITDA margin in 2Q02 would have been 48.7%.
     
DEPRECIATION   Depreciation expense decreased 1.5% to Ch$65,676 million (US$93.9 million) in 2Q03 as compared to the 2Q02. However, excluding depreciation expenses associated with Sonda in 2Q02, it increased by 1.8% in 2Q03 from 2Q02, mainly as a result of putting into operation new assets of the Company, related to mobile and data business.
     

1  EBITDA = operating income + depreciation
2  EBITDA margin = (operating income + depreciation) / total operating revenues.


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OPERATING
INCOME
  OPERATING INCOME decreased by 15.5% to Ch$27,229 million (US$38.9 million) in 2Q03 as compared to Ch$32,213 million (US$46.1 million) recorded in 2Q02. The operating margin amounted to 13.6% in 2Q03 as compared to 14.8% in 2Q02. Excluding operating income associated with Sonda in 2Q02, consolidated operating income decreased by 13.1% in 2Q03 compared to 2Q02.
       
NON-
OPERATING
INCOME
  NON-OPERATING INCOME (LOSS): Telefónica CTC Chile recorded a 31.3% decrease in its non-operating losses, which amounted to Ch$18,809 million (US$26.9 million) in 2Q03, as compared to a non-operating loss of Ch$27,376 million (US$39.2 million) in 2Q02. The lower non-operating loss in 2Q03 is primarily the result of:
       
      (i) a 13.9% reduction in interest expenses in 2Q03 compared to 2Q02, as a result of a 15.2% reduction in average interest-bearing debt over the same period and the decrease in market interest rates. This was partly offset by the fact that as of January 2003, the Company no longer capitalizes interest expenses, due to the fact that there are no financings associated with current proyects. Total interest-bearing debt was US$1,399 million as of June 30, 2003;
       
      (ii) lower losses in other non-operating income/expenses in 2Q03 by 57.1%, as a result of the gain of Ch$2,030 million (US$2.9 million) from the increase in market value of Terra Network shares in 2Q03 vs. a loss of Ch$3,997 million (US$5.7 million) in 2Q02.
       
      The above was partially offset by (i) a 33% decrease in interest income due to lower local and international interest rates and lower available funds, which were applied to pay down the Company’s interest-bearing debt; and (ii) a loss from monetary correction of Ch$2,370 million in 2Q03, caused by the fact that the variation in the U.F. (1.05%), by which the financial debt is adjusted, was greater than the 0.68% variation in the IPC inflation index, by which assets are adjusted.
       
INCOME
TAXES
 
  INCOME TAXES In 2Q03, Telefónica CTC Chile recorded a total income tax charge in the amount of Ch$7,464 million (US$10.7 million), composed of a Ch$1,934 million (US$2.7 million) current income tax and a Ch$5,530 million (US$7.9 million) charge for deferred taxes of the period as well as amortization of deferred taxes of previous periods. This is a 37.7% increase as compared to the Ch$5,422 million (US$7.8 million) tax charge registered in 2Q02, mainly due to higher deferred taxes of the period resulting from decreased accumulated tax losses.
       
NET
RESULT
  The Company recorded a net income of Ch$958 million (US$1.37 million) in 2Q03 as compared to a net loss of Ch$958 million (US$1.37 million) recorded in 2Q02.
       
    Net income per ADR in 2Q03 amounted to US$0.006, compared to a loss per ADR of US$0.006 recorded in 2Q02. Furthermore, net income per share in 2Q03 equaled Ch$1 as compared to the loss of Ch$1 in 2Q02.

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CAPEX   Capital expenditures for Telefónica CTC Chile and its consolidated subsidiaries amounted to US$55.2 million in 2Q03 compared to US$39 million in 2Q02, reaching a total of US$100 million for the six-month period ended June 2003, compared to US$65.9 million in the same period of the previous year. Capital expenditures during the period were mainly focused on the deployment of the new GPS/GPRS mobile network.
     
CASH FLOW   The consolidated free cash flow  from operations3 in 2Q03 reached Ch$37,358   million (US$53.4 million) as compared to Ch$51,288 million (US$73.4 million) in 2Q02. The consolidated operating free cash flow decreased by 23.5% to Ch$87,401 (US$125 million) in the six-month period ended June 2003, as compared to Ch$114,257 million (US$163.4 million) in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to a 51.7% increase in capital expenditure in 1H03 as compared to 1H02.
     

     
 

NOTE: As of Sept. 2002, Sonda’s revenues do not appear as part of Telefonica CTC Chile’s total consolidated revenues

FIXED
TELEPHONY
  Revenues from fixed telephony services include Primary Service, Access Charges and Interconnections and Directory Advertising. Fixed telephony revenues, which represented 46.3% of total operating revenues in 2Q03, decreased by 2.8% to Ch$92,642 million (US$132.5 million) as compared to 2Q02.
     

3 Consolidated free cash flow from operations= EBITDA - capital expenditures - net interest expense - taxes

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    Lines per employee (excluding employees of Telefónica CTC Chile’s subsidiaries), increased by 15% from 849 at June 30, 2002, to 975 at June 30, 2003, as a result of the corporate restructuring process that took place in October 2002, and despite the decrease in lines in service during the year.
     
    Primary service revenues, which include the fixed monthly charge, variable charge, connections and other installations, value-added services and equipment marketing, among others, decreased by 2.2% to Ch$86,968 million (US$124.4 million) in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02. This decrease is mainly attributable to a 2.8% decrease in fixed monthly charge and a 8.1% decrease in variable charge due to (i) an 1% additional tariff decrease applied in May 2002 and May 2003 to variable and fixed charges pursuant to the Tariff Decree; (ii) a 5.7% decrease in average lines in service in 2Q03 vs. 2Q02, which resulted from increased disconnections in 2Q03 associated to non-payment, and (iii) an increase in the proportion of traffic charged as fixed-Internet traffic, whose rates are lower than those of traffic rated as Measured Local Service (fixed-fixed calls). The above was however offset by (i) a 47.6% increase in other revenues from local telephony due to higher revenues from ADSL service and flat fees for Internet access; (ii) a 12.2% increase in revenues from value-added services (call waiting, call transfer, voice mail, conference call, among others), and (iii) a 91.1% increase in revenues from equipment marketing as of January, includes revenues from equipment sales to small and medium-sized enterprises. Prior to the Company’s most recent business restructuring these revenues were included as corporate customer revenues.
     
    Access charges and interconnections revenues include revenues from access charges generated by DLD and ILD carriers, as well as those paid by other telecommunications operators that use Telefónica CTC Chile’s network; they also include other interconnection services apart from access charges, such as interconnection of networks and information services to carriers, among others. These revenues decreased by 12.6% in 2Q03 to Ch$5,318 million (US$7.6 million) as compared to 2Q02, mainly as a result of an 8.2% decrease of DLD access charges revenues and a 24.7% decrease in ILD access charges revenues, due to a 14.7% and 26.9% decrease in local and international interconnection traffic, respectively.
     
    Revenues from directory advertising, generated by the Company’s contract with Publiguías, increased by 24.9% in 2Q03 to Ch$356 million (US$0.51 million) as compared to 2Q02.
     
LONG DISTANCE

Improvement in LD market share
  Long distance revenues include revenues from domestic and international long distance traffic carried by 188 Telefónica Mundo and Globus 120, as well as revenues from the rental of the long distance network to other telecom operators. Total long distance revenues, which accounted for 8.1% of consolidated operating revenues in 2Q03, decreased by 12% as compared to 2Q02, to Ch$16,174 million (US$23.1 million). This quarterly decrease in revenues was mainly due to: (i) lower revenues from domestic long distance services (“DLD”) due to the 13.2% decrease in DLD traffic carried by 188 Telefónica Mundo and Globus in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02, mainly as a result of the slow economic recovery and the substitution effect of

 


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    mobile service, and in line with the DLD market traffic evolution, (ii) lower revenues from international long distance services (“ILD”) due to the fact that the 1.9% increase in outgoing ILD traffic was offset by a reduction of 14.4% in the average price of this service in 2Q03 vs. 2Q02 caused by higher competition, and (iii) lower revenues from the rental of the long distance network to other telecom operators due to lower prices and lower market traffic in general.
     
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

13.5% increase
in average
subscribers
from 2Q02
  Mobile communications revenues include revenues from outgoing cellular traffic and interconnection revenues from Calling Party Pays, as well as revenues from mobile equipment sales. Total revenues from mobile communications, which accounted for 28.4% of total operating revenues in 2Q03, amounted to Ch$56,829 million (US$81.3 million), an increase of 13.1% as compared to 2Q02. This increase is mainly as a result of a 13.5% increase in average cellular subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in the average monthly revenue per user (“ARPU”), due to an increase in the proportion of prepaid customers in Telefónica Móvil’s subscriber base. Prepaid customers represented 76.9% of total average cellular subscribers in 2Q03, as compared to 75.3% in 2Q02. As of June 30, 2003, Telefónica Móvil had 1,944,393 customers.
     
CORPORATE
CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS
  Corporate customer communications include revenues from (i) telecommunications equipment sales, which refers to voice equipment (fax, PABX, etc.); (ii) complementary telephone services, such as 600, 700, 800 numbers and digital communications; (iii) data services, including ATM, Frame Relay, data equipment and services related to the IP network, and (iv) dedicated links and others, including videoconference, Datared, E1 Links and VSAT, “ISP Empresas” revenues, services such as housing and hosting and consulting services to corporate customers.
     
48.1% increase in data services revenues   Revenues from corporate customer communications increased by 1.1% to Ch$21,396 million (US$30.6 million) in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02. The contribution of corporate customer communications revenues to total operating revenues increased from 9.7% in 2Q02 to 10.7% in 2Q03. This increase was mainly related to (i) a 48.1% increase in data services revenues in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02 due to increased connectivity services through the IP network (ADSL); and (ii) and a 27.9% increase in complementary services to corporate customers. However, this was partly offset by decreased revenues in telecommunications equipment sales, and lower revenues of dedicated links and others due to continued migration from traditional networks to IP network services. ATM links decreased by 8.1% while data links through the IP network grew at a rate of 256% for dedicated IP network, and average customers decreased by 5.2% for switched IP network in 2Q03 as compared to 2Q02.
     
    Additionally, as of January 2003, and according to the business restructuring of October 2002, revenues from equipment marketing, revenues from ISP and sales commisions of local telephony associated to small and medium-sized enterprises are now accounted for as part of the “Consumer and Small Business Communications” business area, under fixed telephony revenues. However, excluding income of Pymes in 2Q02, corporate customer communications revenues grows 19.9%

 


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OTHER BUSINESSES

Decrease of revenues from Other Businesses impacted by the elimination of Sonda’s revenues
  These revenues include public telephones, as well as revenues from interior installation and equipment marketing of the subsidiary CTC Equipos, among others.They represented 6.5% of total operating revenues in 2Q03. As of and including September 2002, the revenues of the information systems subsidiary Sonda are no longer included in this item.

Public telephone revenues decreased by 19.2% in 2Q03 to Ch$ 2,516 million (US$3.6 million) as compared to 2Q02, mainly as a result of lower average revenue per public telephone due to mobile traffic substitution.

Interior installation and equipment marketing revenues increased by 5.6% in 2Q03 to Ch$7,417 million (US$10.6 million) compared to 2Q02.

Other businesses revenues increased by 52.9% to Ch$ 3,097 million (US$ 4.4 million) in 2Q03, as compared to 2Q02, mainly due to a 102.9% increase in Telemergencia revenues. These revenues include revenues from other subsidiaries such as Istel
(employee health insurance), Telemergencia and T-gestiona, among others.

 

          Contribution to  
Business Unit EBITDA   EBITDA Margin   Net Result  
  (Ch$ mn)       (Ch$mn)  
 
 
 
 
Fixed telephony 51,517   48.0 % (9,844 )
Long distance 9,367   40.9 % 6,653  
Mobile 18,790   32.3 % 1,267  
Corp. Communications (incl. Data) n.d.   n.d.   1,020  
Others n.d.   n.d.   1,862  
             
Consolidated 92,905   46.4 % 958  

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  CTC AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN TENDER OFFER FOR TERRA NETWORKS SHARES
   
  The Board of Directors of the Company’s subsidiary Telefónica Mundo S.A. agreed to participate in the tender offer launched by Telefónica S.A. for Terra Networks’ shares. In the event that in early August 2003, Telefónica S.A. declares the bid successful, Telefónica CTC Chile would sell 2,984,986 shares of Terra Networks S.A. at 5.25 euros per share. At March 31, 2003, those shares were accounted in the Company’s Financial statements at 4.40 euros per share.
   
  PAYMENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDEND AMOUNTING TO CH$17.5 PER SHARE 
   
  This dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of July 24, 2003. The dividend will be paid in Chile on July 30, 2003, and will be paid to ADR holders by Citibank N.A. on August 1, 2003. The gross dividend will amount to Ch$70.0 per ADR (equivalent to approximately US$0.10 per ADR based on the observed exchange rate as of 6/30/03), and the net dividend payable, less withholding tax, will amount to Ch$69.97 per ADR (equivalent to approximately US$0.10 per ADR based on the observed exchange rate as of 6/30/03).
   
  TELEFONICA CTC CHILE ISSUES A LOCAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
   
  The Company placed on June 26, 2003, its first issue of commercial paper for Ch$20,000 million with charge to the Ch$35,000 credit line million registered in the Chilean Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (“SVS”). The issue contemplated 2 series of Ch$10,000 million each, with terms of 90 and 147 days and effective interest rates of 0.27% and 0.2974% respectively. The line and the instruments under it were classified by both Fitch Chile and Humphreys (Moody's) with their best short-term risk classification, i.e.,F1+ and N1+, respectively.
   
  TELEFONICA CTC CHILE REQUEST THE FORMATION OF A PANEL OF EXPERTS IN FIXED TELEPHONY TARIFF SETTING PROCESS
   
  In accordance with the requirements of the tariff setting process, on April 30, 2003, Telefónica CTC Chile presented to the Undersecretary of Telecommunications (“Subtel”) its proposal for the technical-economic bases upon which tariffs for the 2004-2009 period will be determined. On May 30, 2003, “Subtel” provided the Company with the text of a proposal of the technical-economic bases. Subsequently, the Company presented arguments against such text and, as provided for in the tariff setting process, requested the formation of a panel of experts (whose final opinion is not binding upon Subtel), which offered its opinion of such arguments on July 17, 2003. Until July 27, 2003, “Subtel” must issue the final technical-economic bases, which will define the conditions that will govern the “Tariff Study,” which is the document that sets the tariff structure and the tariff level for each regulated service. The period for Telefónica CTC Chile to present its Tariff Study to the Ministries expires on November 5, 2003.
   

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  SIGNING OF PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR ISTEL WITH ISAPRE CONSALUD
   
  As of July 23, 2003, Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. signed a purchase and sale agreement with Isapre Consalud S.A. Group for a 100% stake of Compañía de Telecommunications de Chile Isapre S.A. (Istel) for the equivalent amount in Chilean pesos of U.F 9,175, which is subject to the result of the “due diligence” process to be performed by the buying party. The definitive contract would be signed on September 1st, 2003.
   
  WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT TELEFONICA CTC CHILE’S INVESTOR RELATIONS
  WEBSITE AT: www.telefonicactcchile.cl/ investors/contenido.html
   
  For more information contact:  
   
  Isabel Bravo - Verónica Gaete  
  María José Rodríguez - Florencia Acosta Richard Huber /Mariana Crespo
  TELEFONICA CTC CHILE THE GLOBAL CONSULTING GROUP
  Tel.: 562-691-3867 646-284-9413 / 646-284-9407
  Fax: 562-691-2392  
  E-mail: E-mail:
  ibravo@ctc.cl, vgaete@ctc.cl rhuber@hfgcg.com
  mjrodri@ctc.cl, macosta@ctc.cl mcrespo@hfgcg.com
     
  Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A., the first South American company to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange, is the largest telecommunications enterprise in Chile, providing local service, as well as domestic and international long distance services throughout the country. Additionally, the Company provides equipment marketing, data transmission, value-added services and information systems services and operates a nationwide cellular network.
   
       This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996, including but not limited to Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.’s expectations for its performance for the quarter. Forward looking statements may also be identified by words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “projects”, “intends”, “should”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “future”, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on current expectations, but actual results may differ materially from anticipated future results due to various factors many of which are beyond the control of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and its subsidiaries. Certain factors which could cause the actual results of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. and its subsidiaries to differ materially from the expected results include, among others, changes in Chile’s regulatory framework, impact of increased competition and other factors beyond Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.’s control.  
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Item 2.
 
PHYSICAL STATISTICS                        
  I   II   III   IV   I   II  
  2002   2002   2002   2002   2003   2003  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total lines in service at the end of period 2,746,178   2,760,252   2,721,412   2,686,695   2,630,223   2,566,384  
Average number of lines in service (quarterly) 2,734,366   2,752,418   2,740,296   2,701,752   2,655,948   2,594,404  
Number of lines installed (1) 3,024,693   3,027,354   3,030,444   3,023,541   3,026,374   3,030,377  
Lines per 100 Inhabitants (2) 17.5   17.6   17.3   17.1   17.4   17.0  
Public telephones in service at end of period 37,740   36,759   36,251   35,674   35,396   35,366  
Effective minutes of local traffic measured by                        
second (million) 3,650   4,088   3,984   4,178   3,552   3,866  
Local calls MLS (millions) 1,245   1,328   1,265   1,428   1,201   1,247  
DLD traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo + Globus                        
120 (thousands of minutes) 183,372   184,456   176,075   172,942   164,958   157,372  
Outgoing ILD traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo                        
+Globus 120 (thousands of minutes) 15,218   16,071   17,404   17,395   16,146   16,293  
Access charge traffic (thousands of minutes) 1,672,282   1,762,580   1,707,252   1,645,934   1,460,389   1,437,348  
Number of lines connected 71,898   93,617   76,950   97,954   65,045   59,378  
Number of CTC's employees (end of period) (3) 3,242   3,252   3,254   2,559   2,569   2,631  
Number of subsidiaries’ employees (end of                        
period) (3) 4,631   4,730   2,468   2,084   2,121   2,176  
Number of cellular subscribers (end of period) 1,651,282   1,710,326   1,761,432   1,849,283   1,883,837   1,944,393  
                         
(1) Includes circuits and ISDN lines in order to indicate the real capacity of the network.
(2) 2002 Poll (15.1 million inhabs.) identified that estimated Chilean population by the “INE”, Statistic National Institute, (15.7 million inhabs.) was overestimated.
(3) As of March 2003 the criteria for calculation of the permanent personnel was modified by adding personnel with fixed term contracts. Year 2002 was modified accordingly.

ANNUAL VARIATION                        
  I   II   III   IV   I   II  
  2002   2002   2002   2002   2003   2003  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total lines in service at the end of period 0.8 % 0.6 % -1.1 % -1.3 % -4.2 % -7.0 %
Average number of lines in service (quaterly) 0.8 % 0.6 % -0.2 % -1.9 % -2.9 % -5.7 %
Numbers of lines installed 0.6 % 0.2 % 0.5 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 %
Lines per 100 Inhabitants -0.6 % -0.6 % -2.3 % -1.5 % -0.6 % -3.4 %
Public telephones in service at the end of period 69.8 % 36.9 % 18.1 % 5.5 % -6.2 % -3.8 %
Effective minutes of traffic measured by second                        
(million) -6.1 % -2.3 % -4.2 % 0.0 % -2.7 % -5.4 %
Local calls MLS (millions) -6.9 % -3.5 % -9.9 % -0.8 % -3.5 % -6.1 %
DLD traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo + Globus                        
120 (thousands of minutes) -7.8 % -7.6 % -11.7 % -14.1 % -10.0 % -14.7 %
Outgoing ILD traffic of 188 Telefónica Mundo                        
+Globus 120 (thousands of minutes) 7.5 % -1.3 % 7.9 % 6.9 % 6.1 % 1.4 %
Access charge traffic (thousands of minutes) -6.1 % -4.6 % -5.9 % -9.0 % -12.7 % -18.5 %
Number of lines connected -21.5 % -5.5 % 12.2 % 37.2 % -9.5 % -36.6 %
Number of CTC’s employees (end of period) -29.9 % -0.9 % 6.6 % -21.2 % -20.8 % -19.1 %
Number of subsidiaries' employees (end of                        
period) -2.3 % 4.5 % -49.8 % -54.8 % -54.2 % -54.0 %
Number of cellular subscribers (end of period) 27.5 % 20.8 % 19.0 % 17.8 % 14.1 % 13.7 %
                         

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QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (CHGAAP)
(Ch$ millions as of June 30, 2003)

  JAN-JUN   IQ   IIQ   IIIQ   IVQ   JAN-JUN   IQ   IIQ   VARIATION  
  2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2003   2003   2003   IIQ03/IIQ02   2003/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING REVENUES                                        
                                         
FIXED TELEPHONY 188,077   92,798   95,279   97,212   100,131   186,651   94,009   92,642   -2.8 % -0.8 %
Primary Service 175,090   86,182   88,908   88,523   93,389   174,214   87,246   86,968   -2.2 % -0.5 %
  Telephone Line Serv.Fee (Fixed Monthly Charge) 79,837   39,996   39,841   40,092   40,550   78,560   39,828   38,732   -2.8 % -1.6 %
  Variable Charge 76,140   36,629   39,511   40,498   41,530   72,360   36,045   36,315   -8.1 % -5.0 %
  Connections and other installations 3,743   1,992   1,751   1,650   1,644   2,996   1,616 ` 1,380   -21.2 % -20.0 %
  Value added services 8,302   4,067   4,235   4,140   4,910   9,274   4,522   4,752   12.2 % 11.7 %
  Equipment Marketing 2,809   1,614   1,195   720   1,493   4,538   2,254   2,284   91.1 % 61.6 %
  Other fixed telephony revenues 4,259   1,884   2,375   1,423   3,262   6,486   2,981   3,505   47.6 % 52.3 %
Access Charges and Interconnections    11,837   5,751   6,086   5,908   5,776   11,115   5,797   5,318   -12.6 % -6.1 %
  Domestic long distance 4,617   2,257   2,360   2,433   2,490   4,492   2,325   2,167   -8.2 % -2.7 %
  International long distance 1,789   837   952   893   870   1,449   732   717   -24.7 % -19.0 %
  Other interconnection services 5,431   2,657   2,774   2,582   2,416   5,174   2,740   2,434   -12.3 % -4.7 %
Directory Advertising 1,150   865   285   2,781   966   1,322   966   356   24.9 % 15.0 %
                                         
LONG DISTANCE 37,434   19,048   18,386   18,399   19,720   33,586   17,412   16,174   -12.0 % -10.3 %
  Domestic Long Distance 16,705   8,555   8,150   8,320   8,273   14,548   7,763   6,785   -16.7 % -12.9 %
  International Service 14,382   7,296   7,086   6,933   7,042   13,386   6,837   6,549   -7.6 % -6.9 %
  Rental of LD Network 6,347   3,197   3,150   3,146   4,405   5,652   2,812   2,840   -9.8 % -11.0 %
                                         
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS 99,875   49,610   50,265   51,892   57,441   112,077   55,248   56,829   13.1 % 12.2 %
  Outgoing Traffic 57,963   27,771   30,192   30,933   33,328   67,562   32,526   35,036   16.0 % 16.6 %
  Interconnection under Calling Party Pays 41,912   21,839   20,073   20,959   24,113   44,515   22,722   21,793   8.6 % 6.2 %
                                         
CORPORATE CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS 40,655   19,497   21,158   21,297   25,203   42,202   20,806   21,396   1.1 % 3.8 %
  Equipment 10,795   5,078   5,717   5,868   8,108   7,903   3,817   4,086   -28.5 % -26.8 %
  Complementary Services 5,490   2,676   2,814   3,290   3,739   7,378   3,778   3,600   27.9 % 34.4 %
  Data services 8,418   3,898   4,520   5,001   5,014   12,788   6,094   6,694   48.1 % 51.9 %
  Dedicated links and others 15,952   7,845   8,107   7,138   8,342   14,133   7,117   7,016   -13.5 % -11.4 %
                                         
OTHER BUSINESSES 69,051   36,801   32,250   33,549   12,710   25,793   12,763   13,030   -59.6 % -62.6 %
  Public Telephones 6,535   3,420   3,115   2,645   3,031   5,444   2,928   2,516   -19.2 % -16.7 %
  Interior installation and equipment marketing 14,246   7,220   7,026   6,788   7,520   14,859   7,442   7,417   5.6 % 4.3 %
  Information System Services (Sonda) 44,016   23,932   20,084   19,020   (29 ) 0   0   0   -100 % -100 %
  Other Operating Revenues 4,254   2,229   2,025   5,096   2,188   5,490   2,393   3,097   52.9 % 29.1 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 435,092   217,754   217,338   222,349   215,205   400,309   200,238   200,071   -7.9 % -8.0 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (CHGAAP), continued
(Ch$ millions as of June 30, 2003)

  JAN-JUN   IQ   IIQ   IIIQ   IVQ   JAN-JUN   IQ   IIQ   VARIATION  
  2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2003   2003   2003   IIQ03/IIQ02   2003/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES                                        
Salaries 44,506   21,621   22,885   21,843   14,092   29,611   13,033   16,578   -27.6 % -33.5 %
Depreciation 132,791   66,087   66,704   66,062   65,053   131,023   65,347   65,676   -1.5 % -1.3 %
Other Operating Costs 122,751   61,424   61,327   68,125   73,637   115,573   56,887   58,686   -4.3 % -5.8 %
Adm. & Selling Expenses 68,599   34,390   34,209   30,764   32,487   63,775   31,873   31,902   -6.7 % -7.0 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES 368,647   183,522   185,125   186,794   185,269   339,982   167,140   172,842   -6.6 % -7.8 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME 66,445   34,232   32,213   35,555   29,936   60,327   33,098   27,229   -15.5 % -9.2 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA 199,236   100,319   98,917   101,617   94,989   191,350   98,445   92,905   -6.1 % -4.0 %
Operating Margin 15.3 % 15.7 % 14.8 % 16.0 % 13.9 % 15.1 % 16.5 % 13.6 % -1.2 pp -0.2 pp
EBITDA Margin 45.8 % 46.1 % 45.5 % 45.7 % 44.1 % 47.8 % 49.2 % 46.4 % 0.9 pp 2.0 pp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
Interest Income 6,924   3,508   3,416   3,728   6,223   4,587   2,297   2,290   -33.0 % -33.8 %
Other Non-Operating Income 3,666   2,144   1,522   8,740   961   6,756   1,802   4,954   225.5 % 84.3 %
Revenues from Related Companies (290 ) 14   (304 ) 757   1,914   211   154   57   -118.8 % -172.8 %
Interest Expense (40,103 ) (20,041 ) (20,062 ) (23,856 ) (18,409 ) (34,602 ) (17,335 ) (17,267 ) -13.9 % -13.7 %
Amortization of Goodwill (7,939 ) (3,877 ) (4,062 ) (13,106 ) (3,888 ) (7,538 ) (3,753 ) (3,785 ) -6.8 % -5.1 %
Other Non-Operating Expenses (9,736 ) (3,466 ) (6,270 ) (20,319 ) (8,242 ) (4,496 ) (1,807 ) (2,689 ) -57.1 % -53.8 %
Monetary Correction (5,716 ) (4,100 ) (1,616 ) (1,404 ) (1,930 ) (316 ) 2,054   (2,370 ) 46.7 % -94.5 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NON-OPERATING INCOME (53,194 ) (25,818 ) (27,376 ) (45,460 ) (23,371 ) (35,398 ) (16,588 ) (18,810 ) -31.3 % -33.5 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX 13,251   8,414   4,837   (9,905 ) 6,565   24,929   16,510   8,419   74.1 % 88.1 %
Income Tax (11,250 ) (5,828 ) (5,422 ) (7,278 ) (8,483 ) (16,700 ) (9,236 ) (7,464 ) 37.7 % 48.4 %
Minority Interest (619 ) (336 ) (283 ) (127 ) (25 ) (12 ) (15 ) 3   -101.1 % -98.1 %
Amortization of Negative Goodwill 0   90   (90 ) 0   0   0   0   0        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME 1,382   2,340   (958 ) (17,310 ) (1,943 ) 8,217   7,259   958   -200.0 % 494.6 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Observed exchange rate (end of the period)     655.90   688.05   748.73   718.61       731.56   699.12          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
      IQ   IIQ   IIIQ   IVQ       IQ   IIQ          
      2002   2002   2002   2002       2003   2003          
     
 
 
 
     
 
         
Earnings per Common Share (Ch$)     2.4   -1.0   -18.1   -2.0       7.6   1.0          
Earnings per ADR (US$)     0.01   -0.01   -0.10   -0.01       0.04   0.01          
Weighted Average Number of Shares Fully Paid (millions)     957.2   957.2   957.2   957.2       957.2   957.2          
     
 
 
 
     
 
         

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (ChGAAP)
(Figures in thousands of CH$ as of June 30, 2003)

ASSETS 2003   2002   LIABILITIES 2003   2002
    CH$   CH$       CH$   CH$
 
 
     
 
CURRENT ASSETS         CURRENT LIABILITIES      
  Cash and banks 10,367,787   14,327,092     Banks and financial institutions - short-term 9,299,134   35,449,162
  Time deposits 267,769   13,702,092     Banks and financial institutions - current maturities 67,646,636   174,023,275
  Marketable securities 42,445,214   73,410,187     Commercial papers 19,783,488   0
  Trade receivables 205,479,313   247,720,677     Debentures 19,131,519   42,659,184
  Notes receivable 5,183,879   8,026,817     Current maturities of other long-term liabilities 470,556   526,641
  Sundry debtors 12,217,104   30,471,029     Dividends payable 149,388   211,723
  Due from related companies 18,651,396   19,826,272     Accounts payable 128,318,227   163,088,446
  Inventories 18,736,499   25,402,765     Notes payable 152,804   946,592
  Refundable taxes 21,344,415   17,764,279     Sundry creditors 23,052,924   12,818,217
  Prepaid expenses 9,238,237   10,003,086     Due to related companies 21,981,442   17,056,729
  Deferred taxes 28,567,318   53,226,457     Provisions 6,596,666   10,580,875
  Other current assets 33,189,776   140,390,872     Withholdings 10,706,026   12,831,592
        Total current assets 405,688,707   654,271,625     Unearned income 7,623,096   3,437,165
              Other current liabilities 2,871,223   15,055,113
FIXED ASSETS                  
  Land 27,667,278   29,808,243           Total current liabilities 317,783,129   488,684,714
  Construction and infrastructure works 186,258,179   199,963,526          
  Machinery and equipment 3,410,794,925   3,289,001,067     LONG-TERM LIABILITIES      
  Other fixed assets 378,476,278   441,968,496     Banks and financial institutions 394,723,547   471,338,842
  Technical revaluation 9,230,850   9,230,699     Debentures 471,662,234   581,719,906
  Less: accumulated depreciation 2,112,525,021   1,915,891,857     Due to related companies 23,870,901   23,635,437
        Fixed assets-net 1,899,902,489   2,054,080,174     Sundry creditors 11,991,200   6,244,090
              Provisions 18,604,264   22,503,166
              Deferred Taxes 50,452,594   50,430,886
OTHER ASSETS            Other long-term liabilities 4,818,840    11,433,405 
  Investments in related companies 41,427,201   14,180,094           Total long term liabilities 976,123,580   1,167,305,732
  Investments in other companies 3,858   10,981            
  Goodwill 173,843,984   203,735,723   MINORITY INTEREST      
  Less: Negative goodwill   72,893       1,168,755   37,914,091
  Long-term debtors 40,676,550   44,591,914   EQUITY      
  Intangibles 34,452,427   22,063,818            
  Amortization (less) 3,529,689   1,945,416     Paid-in capital 736,468,120   740,128,498
  Other long-term assets 11,366,283   22,772,021     Reserve 8,101,149   4,440,771
              Share premium 115,771,992   115,771,992
        Total other assets 298,240,614   305,336,242     Other reserves 1,641,917   1,624,605
              Retained earnings: 446,773,168   457,817,638
                    Prior years 438,556,474   456,435,603
                    (Losses) Income for the period 8,216,694   1,382,035
                    Total equity 1,308,756,346   1,319,783,504
 
 
   
 
TOTAL ASSETS 2,603,831,810   3,013,688,041   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 2,603,831,810   3,013,688,041
 
 
   
 

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COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIODS ENDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2002 AND 2003
Figures in Thousands of Constant Ch$ as of June 30, 2003

  2003   2002  
 
 
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY USING IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES 156,602,637   123,754,508  
         
Net income (Gain/Losses) 8,216,694   1,382,035  
         
Result in sales of assets 27,524   (2,069,334 )
         
Loss in sale of fixed assets 27,524   321,226  
Gain in sales of investments (less)   (1,804,959 )
Loss in sales of investments   (585,601 )
         
Charges (credits) to income not affecting cash flows: 152,216,988   166,159,963  
         
Depreciation 132,790,967   133,504,719  
Intangibles amortization 867,760   349,317  
Write-off and provisions 15,403,361   10,812,812  
Equity earnings from related companies (less) (484,467 ) (117,025 )
Equity losses from related companies 273,636   407,242  
Amotization of goodwill 7,537,560   7,939,279  
Price-level restatement (net) 1,268,462   3,686,508  
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions (952,503 ) 2,029,441  
Other credits not affecting cash flows (6,977,852 ) (18,743,403 )
Other charges not affecting cash flows 2,490,064   26,291,073  
         
Decrease (increase) in current assets: 6,137,999   7,540,358  
         
(Increase) Decrease in trade receivables (15,924,712 ) 3,872,317  
(Increase) Decrease in inventories (6,398,969 ) 7,824,601  
(Increase) Decrease in other current assets 28,461,680   (4,156,560 )
         
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities: (10,009,067 ) (49,876,988 )
         
Increase (decrease) in due to related companies,        
   related with operating activities (16,614,930 ) (67,459,759 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable 1,489,131   1,626,055  
Increase (decrease) in income tax payable, net 9,407,757   24,298,662  
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable    
   related with non operating result (7,691,667 ) (9,412,446 )
Increase (decrease) in value-added tax, net, and other 3,400,642   1,070,500  
         
Income (loss) of minority interest 12,499   618,474  
 
 
 

COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIODS ENDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2002 AND 2003
Figures in Thousands of Constant Ch$ as of June 30, 2003

  2003   2002  
 
 
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (116,858,417 ) (69,635,030 )
         
Increase in bank borrowings   16,049,034  
Debentures 19,776,009    
Repayment of dividends (less)   (1,277,971 )
Repayment of loans (less) (89,124,136 ) (50,502,150 )
Repayment of debentures (less) (47,510,290 ) (22,699,108 )
Repayment of loans to related companies (less)   (10,184,021 )
Other disbursements (less)   (1,020,814 )
         
         
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (39,508,646 ) (25,783,515 )
         
Sale of fixed assets   547,336  
Sale of investments in related companies   27,155  
Sale of other investments 49,700,127   10,822,938  
Other revenues from investments 205   4,704,591  
Additions to fixed assets (less) (72,547,698 ) (34,710,937 )
Payment of capitalized interests (less)   (3,437,501 )
Investments in related companies (less)   (1,872,423 )
Investments in financial instruments (less) (14,902,176 ) (647,402 )
Other loans to related companies (less) (1,759,104 ) (1,217,272 )
Other investment disbursements (less)    
         
NET CASH FLOW FOR THE PERIOD 235,574   28,335,963  
         
PRICE-LEVEL RESTATEMENT EFFECT ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (531,522 ) (642,245 )
         
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (295,948 ) 27,693,718  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 21,264,559   87,840,620  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD 20,968,611   115,534,338  

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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, thereto duly authorized.

Date: July 29, 2003

 

  TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
  By /s/ Julio Covarrubias F.
   

  Name:  Julio Covarrubias F. Chief Financial Officer
  Title: