Net Servicos Announces a US$ 175.1 million Net Revenue in 3Q05

Net Servicos Announces a US$ 175.1 million Net Revenue in 3Q05

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A. (Nasdaq: NETC; Bovespa: NETC4 and NETC3; and Latibex: XNET), the largest Pay-TV multi-service operator in Latin America, and an important provider of bi-directional broadband Internet access (Virtua), announced today its 3Q05 financial results. The following financial and operating information, except where otherwise stated, is presented in U.S. GAAP on a consolidated basis.

-- Net Revenue totaled US$ 175.1 million in 3Q05, a 46.1% growth in
comparison to US$ 119.9 million recorded in 3Q04.
-- Consolidated EBITDA ended the quarter at US$ 45.3 million, a 43.4%
increase in comparison to US$ 31.6 million in 3Q04. EBITDA margin
recorded a slight drop from 26.3% to 25.8%, but still within a level
that can sustain more aggressive sales, which can generate faster
growth than what the Company has showed during the last quarters.
-- The company's Net Debt ended the quarter at US$ 204.2 million, a 14.4%
drop in comparison to the net debt recorded by the end of 3Q04. The net
debt to last 12 months EBITDA ratio was 1.19x.
-- Client ARPU was US$ 48.38, up by 39.9% the US$ 34.59 in 3Q04. The
increase in aggregated ARPU is a result of: i) higher penetration of
broadband subscribers in the pay TV base and ii) pay TV monthly fee
readjustments.
-- The Company recorded Net income of US$ 27.4 million in 3Q05, versus a
net loss of US$ 7.2 million in 3Q04. The net income in the quarter is
mainly due to the prepayment of the Company's restructured debt, as it
had been accounted in accordance with SFAS 15. Accordingly, the Company
recognized the gains from the restructuring in the amount of US$ 23.6
million.

Conference Call - November 10, 2005

US GAAP (in English):
11:00 am (Eastern Time) Phone: (+1 973) 409-9260
ID Code: 6620000 or Net Servicos

Brazilian Corporate Law (in Portuguese):
9:30 am (Eastern Time) Phone: (+55 11) 2101-1490
ID Code: Net Servicos

Simultaneous Webcast (audio): http://www.ir.netservicos.com.br/

Full Release: http://www.ir.netservicos.com.br/

Source: Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A.

CONTACT: Marcio Minoru, +55-11-2111-2811, minoru@netservicos.com.br, or
Sandro Pina, +55-11-2111-2721, sandro.pina@netservicos.com.br, both of Net
Servicos

Web site: http://www.ir.netservicos.com.br/

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