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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2009



UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



Form 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

Commission file number 1-14720



MAGYAR TELEKOM TÁVKÖZLÉSI NYILVÁNOSAN MÜKÖDÖ
RÉSZVÉNYTÁRSASÁG(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)

Hungary

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

Budapest, 1013, Krisztina krt. 55, Hungary

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Thomas
Stumpf
Chief Accounting Officer
Magyar Telekom
Budapest, 1013, Krisztina krt 55, Hungary
+36-1-457-4211
tom.stumpf@telekom.hu
(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of the Company Contact Person)

Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of each class

Name of each exchange on which registeredAmerican Depositary Shares, each representing
five Ordinary Shares

New York Stock ExchangeOrdinary Shares

New York Stock Exchange*
Budapest Stock Exchange


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:N/A

Securities
for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:N/A

Indicate
the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

Ordinary Shares......1,042,745,615 nominal value HUF 100 per share (as of December 31, 2008)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act.    Yes  ý    No  o

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  o    No  ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
"accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ý

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o


Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing

U.S. GAAP o

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ý

Other o


If
"Other" has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item
17 o    Item 18 o

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).    Yes o    No ý

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TABLE OF CONTENTS



PageCertain Defined Terms and Conventions


iiiForward-looking Statements


iiiPART IItem 1

Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers


1Item 2

Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable


1Item 3

Key Information


1Selected Financial Data


1Exchange Rate Information


2Risk Factors


4Item 4

Information on the Company


14Organization


14History and Development


14Description of Business and its Segments


16Strategy


17Overview of Magyar Telekom's Revenues and Principal Activities


20T-Home and T-Systems


20T-Mobile


32Distribution and Sales


38Competition


40Dependence on patents, licenses, customers, industrial, commercial and financial
contracts


45Regulation


45Pricing


60Organizational Structure


65Property, Plants and Equipment


65Infrastructure and Technology


65Environment Protection


69Item 4A

Unresolved Staff Comments


69Item 5

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects


69Management overview


70Operations reviewGroup


76Operations reviewBy segment


89Liquidity and Capital Resources


96Research and Development


100Risk Management Policies


102Item 6

Directors, Senior Management and Employees


104Board of Directors


104Management Committee


108Supervisory Board


110Indemnification of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board


114Compensation of Directors and Officers


114Board Practices


116Employees


117Share Ownership of Management


119Item 7

Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions


119Major Shareholders


119Related Party Transactions


120


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PageItem 8

Financial Information


120Consolidated Financial Statements


120Other Financial Information


121Legal proceedings


121Dividend Policy


124Significant Changes


124Item 9

The Offer and Listing


124Item 10

Additional Information


126Share Capital


126Option to Purchase Securities from Registrant or Subsidiaries


126Memorandum and Articles of Association


126Deposit Agreement


127Corporate Governance


127Significant Differences in Corporate Governance Practices for Purposes of
Section 303A.11 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual


130Material Contracts


133Exchange Control


133Taxation


134Documents on Display


136Item 11

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


136Item 12

Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities


136PART IIItem 13

Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies


137Item 14

Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds


137Item 15

Controls and Procedures


137Item 16A

Audit Committee Financial Expert


142Item 16B

Code of Ethics


142Item 16C

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


143Item 16D

Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees


144Item 16E

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers


144Item 16F

Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant


144Item 16G

Corporate Governance


144PART IIIItem 17

Financial Statements


145Item 18

Financial Statements


145Item 19

Exhibits


145


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Certain Defined Terms and Conventions

In this annual report the terms "Magyar Telekom", the "Group", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Magyar Telekom Plc.
and, if applicable, its direct and indirect subsidiaries as a group; the term "Magyar Telekom Plc." refers to Magyar Telekom Plc. without its subsidiaries; the term "DT" refers to
Deutsche Telekom AG.

In
this annual report, the term "Minister" refers to the Minister heading the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy.

Totals
in tables may be affected by rounding. Segment revenue and operating expense figures included in this annual report do not give effect to intersegment eliminations.

Forward-looking Statements

The Company may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements. Written forward-looking statements appear in
documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including this annual report, reports to shareholders and other communications. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 contains a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from a forward-looking statement made by Magyar Telekom or on its behalf. Readers should also
consider the information contained in Item 3, "Key InformationRisk Factors" and Item 5, "Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects", as well as the information contained in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may cause such
differences to occur. The Company's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

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PART I

ITEM 1IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not applicable.

ITEM 3KEY INFORMATION

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

This selected consolidated financial and statistical information should be read together with the consolidated financial statements,
including the accompanying notes, included in this annual report. We derived these financial data from our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the accompanying notes, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Könyvvizsgáló és
Gazdasági Tanácsadó Kft. ("PwC"). These consolidated financial data are qualified by reference to our consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes, which we have prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").

Year ended December 31,2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2008HUF

HUF

HUF

HUF

HUF

U.S.$(1)(in millions, except per share amounts)Consolidated Income Statement Data:Amounts in accordance with IFRSRevenues


596,792


615,054


671,196


676,661


673,056


3,582Operating profit


93,719


141,754


136,391


128,312


162,258


863Net income


34,641


78,415


75,453


60,155


93,008


495Operating profit per share


90.30


136.46


131.10


123.25


155.83


0.83Basic earnings per share


33.38


75.49


72.53


57.78


89.32


0.48Diluted earnings per share


33.37


75.46


72.51


57.78


89.32


0.48Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:Amounts in accordance with IFRSTotal assets


1,029,568


1,082,948


1,131,595


1,135,578


1,168,856


6,220Net assets


576,664


597,694


593,167


581,693


600,342


3,195Common stock


104,281


104,281


104,277


104,275


104,275


555Total shareholders' equity


516,567


527,567


526,039


514,998


537,263


2,859


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Year ended December 31,2004

2005

2006

2007

2008(in millions)Other data:Weighted average number of sharesBasic


1,038


1,039


1,040


1,041


1,041Diluted


1,038


1,039


1,041


1,041


1,041


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Dividends

The following table sets forth the dividend per Magyar Telekom ordinary share for the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The table
shows the dividend amounts in Hungarian forints, together with U.S. dollar equivalents, for each of the years indicated.

Dividend Paid Per Ordinary ShareHUF

U.S.$(1)Year2004


70


0.38832005


73


0.34182006


70


0.36532007


74


0.42872008


74


0.3938


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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

As used in this document, "Hungarian forint" or "HUF" mean the lawful currency of Hungary. "EUR", "euro" or "€" mean
the single unified currency of the European Union ("EU"). "U.S. dollar," "USD" or "$" mean the lawful currency of the United States.

The
National Bank of Hungary ("NBH") quotes and publishes official exchange rates of the Hungarian forint for all major currencies based on prevailing market rates. Unless otherwise
stated, conversion of Hungarian forint into U.S. dollars have been made at the rate of USD 1.00 to HUF 187.91, which was the official rate quoted and published on December 31,
2008 (last working day in Hungary in 2008).

On
any given day, the market exchange rate of the Hungarian forint against the euro may vary from the official rate of the NBH. Prior to May 4, 2001, the NBH had a policy of
intervening in the foreign
exchange market, if the market exchange rate of the Hungarian forint against the euro deviated more than 2.25 percent above or below the official rate. On May 4, 2001, the NBH announced
that it had widened this intervention band to 15 percent above and below the official rate. The central parity was set at 282.36 HUF/EUR rate. As of February 26, 2008, the NBH terminated
the intervention band. The floating exchange rate allows the NBH to focus more effectively on the inflation targets.

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The
following tables set forth, for the periods and dates indicated, the period-end, average, high and low official rates quoted and published by the NBH for Hungarian forint
per U.S. $1.00 and EUR 1.00.

Exchange Rates
(amounts in HUF/U.S.$)Period-End

Average(1)

High

LowYear2004


180.29


202.63


217.24


180.192005


213.58


199.66


217.54


180.582006


191.62


210.51


225.01


191.022007


172.61


183.83


199.52


171.132008


187.91


171.80


218.76


144.112008November


201.76


208.22


217.42


200.35December


187.91


196.78


207.17


182.642009January


229.70


211.69


229.70


194.37February


234.09


233.34


244.73


224.77March


233.00


233.54


249.29


221.46April


215.55


223.70


232.71


215.55


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Exchange Rates
(amounts in HUF/EUR)Period-End

Average(1)

High

LowYear2004


245.93


251.68


270.00


243.422005


252.73


248.05


255.93


241.422006


252.30


264.27


282.69


249.552007


253.35


251.31


261.17


244.962008


264.78


251.25


275.79


229.112008November


259.59


265.16


272.03


257.13December


264.78


264.15


268.57


260.762009January


294.93


279.84


294.93


264.86February


296.54


298.53


307.75


289.78March


309.22


304.36


316.00


295.00April


287.52


295.13


307.13


287.52


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As of May 20, 2009, the official rate for Hungarian forint per U.S.$ 1.00 and EUR 1.00 was 202.75 and 276.85, respectively.

We
will pay any cash dividends in Hungarian forints, and if you are a holder of American Depository Shares ("ADSs") exchange rate fluctuations will affect the U.S. dollar amounts you
will receive upon conversion of cash dividends on the shares represented by ADSs. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Hungarian forint and the U.S. dollar will also affect the prices of
shares and ADSs.

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RISK FACTORS

Prior to making any investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks set forth below in addition to other information
contained in this annual report. The risks described below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks not currently known to us or risks that we currently regard as immaterial also could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations or the trading prices of our securities.

The
following discussion contains a number of forward-looking statements. Please refer to the "Forward-Looking Statements" discussion at the front of this Annual Report for cautionary
information.

Our operations are subject to substantial government regulation, which can result in adverse consequences for our business and results of operations.

The Electronic Communications Act of 2003 ("Electronic Communications Act"), which came into force in January 2004, was enacted by the
Parliament to achieve harmonization of the telecommunications regulatory regime in Hungary with the New Regulatory Framework ("NRF") of the EU for electronic communications adopted in 2002, and to
encourage further competition in the market. The NRF is currently under review in the EU; however, according to our expectations, the amended regulation will not affect business activities earlier
than November 2010.

Under
the Electronic Communications Act, the National Communications Authority ("NCA") was established to regulate the telecommunications industry. The primary responsibility of the NCA
is to perform market analysis procedures, under which it defines "relevant markets," or markets subject to the regulatory framework. The NCA analyzes such markets for the level of competition and, if
it finds a lack of sufficient competition in such markets, identifies service providers with significant market power ("SMP"), and imposes appropriate regulatory obligations on such providers to
encourage competition.

The
NCA carried out a market analysis procedure and has reached its final findings on 17 out of 18 relevant markets identified in an applicable decree in 2004. Under these findings,
Magyar Telekom was found to have SMP on 13 of the 16 markets (i.e., markets 1-9, 11-13 and 16). By the end of March 2008, the NCA had published new SMP resolutions
concerning 17 markets out of the 18 in the second round of market analyses. Out of these 17 markets, Magyar Telekom was identified as an operator with SMP in all but four markets. As a result, the NCA
imposed various obligations on Magyar Telekom with respect to these markets. See "Item 4Regulation and Pricing".

The
Recommendation of the European Commission on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible toex
anteregulation in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common regulatory framework for electronic communication networks and
services (2003/311/EC) ("Recommendation"), the regulation on which the market analysis procedure of the NCA is based, was also reviewed by the EU during 2006 and 2007. This new Recommendation entered
into force on December 17, 2007. As a result of the EU review, the number of relevant markets decreased from 18 to 7. Magyar Telekom is currently identified as having SMP in all of the 7
remaining markets as well as in all retail markets cancelled from the list of relevant markets. The new Recommendation is expected to become effective in the current round of market analyses by the
NCA, which are expected to be completed in 2009. Consequently, the new Recommendation will not affect Magyar Telekom's business activities in the short term. In the long term, we do not expect to be
identified as an operator with SMP in market 7 (minimal set of leased lines) and we expect our obligation to provide such services to be abolished. Due to the cancellation of market 15 (mobile
origination market), it would be more difficult for the NCA to mandate an access obligation on the mobile operations of Magyar Telekom Plc. (T-Mobile Hungary, "TMH") to introduce
Mobile Virtual Network Operators ("MVNOs"). The extension of the definition of market 11 (unbundling of the local loops) from copper to optical networks makes the extension of the unbundling
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Telekom's
new technology (optical) networks easier for the NCA. This is expected to have an adverse impact on our business results.

In
2008, Magyar Telekom launched a widespread optical network deployment program, under which approximately 780,000 households will be connected via optical solution by the end of 2013.
Currently there is no specific regulation imposed on optical networks on the Hungarian telecommunications market, but there is ongoing consultation on this issue. In the event the NCA decides to
impose regulations on optical networks, it would affect both the wholesale and the retail market. This decision is expected in 2009.

On
October 22, 2008, the NCA published comparative biddings for the spectrum usage rights of 450 MHz/GSM/UMTS/26 GHz spectrum blocks. Magyar Telekom and the two other
mobile incumbents were excluded from the auctions for the 450 MHz and the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum blocks. Winners of the auctions were expected to be announced at the latest by end of January
2009, however the NCA postponed the decisions on the results of the bids. On March 16, 2009, the NCA cancelled the auction for the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum package referring to the economic
recession, which made the bids questionable from a financing and profitability point of view. On April 24, 2009, the Council of the NCA dismissed the appeals of three bidders, who may go to the
Municipal Court asking for the review of the decision of second instance. On April 30, 2009, the NCA declared the auction for the 450 MHz spectrum block unsuccessful in a decision of first
instance, while the auctions for the two 26 GHz spectrum blocks successful. Magyar Telekom won the 26 GHz spectrum block it had bid for, while the other block was won by Antenna
Hungária Zrt. GTS Datanet, the unsuccessful bidder of the 26 GHz band ?E" blockwon by Antenna Hungária Zrtappealed against the
decision of the NCA on the basis of alleged procedural mistakes. The appeal does not have any effect on Magyar Telekom's successful bid for the 26 GHz band ?D" block. Unsatisfied bidders
for the 450 MHz spectrum block may also appeal against the decision of the NCA.

As
a result of the dismissal of their appeals, bidders are expected to litigate. Currently we do not know whether bidders for the 450 MHz band will also appeal the annulment of the
tender. There is a low probability of successful appeals against the NCA decisions. However, should the court order a new tender procedure that might be successful in the future, the market entry of
new mobile service providers would involve business risks for Magyar Telekom. Using the 450 MHz spectrum block frequency and the CDMA2000 technology the new operator would be able to provide both
voice and wireless broadband services mainly on rural areas (smaller cities, villages) from the second half of 2009 at the earliest. These offers would primarily impact our fixed line broadband market
on rural areas. Using the fourth license, the new operator would be able to provide full-scale mobile communications services impacting our mobile business significantly.

National Digital Public Utility.The government published a proposal entitled "National Digital Public Utility" at the end of 2008.
This is a
homogeneous and integrated optical backbone and regional transmission network created by the government to secure access to all Hungarian towns. Its financing is planned through the reallocation of EU
resources. This network would satisfy the government's telecommunications infrastructure needs. It would operate in a self-sustaining, non-profit way based on the principle of
open access, generating revenues from the provision of wholesale services. The full or partial implementation of the concept may have direct impact on Magyar Telekom's network solutions and could
indirectly affect the Company's operation.

In
addition, our businesses in Macedonia, Montenegro and Bulgaria are also subject to various regulatory developments. One of the potential consequences of the new law on Electronic
Communications in Montenegro is the compulsory introduction of second based billing in 2009 impacting both mobile and fixed revenues.

In
Macedonia, in particular, the current and possible future SMP status of T-Mobile Macedonia on various markets may lead to lower mobile termination rates and additional
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The
European Commission plans to introduce a recommendation on termination rates by prescribing detailed cost accounting methodology to be applied over a set timeframe by the national
regulatory authorities ("NRAs"). As a result, it is possible that TMH's termination rates will be reduced to a lower level than intended by the NCA by 2012. The regulation of termination rates at the
EU level can lead to interventions by the Macedonian and Montenegrin regulator as well.

We
cannot fully anticipate the combined impact of these and other regulatory developments on our business and results of operations. Our business and results of operations may be
adversely affected by these changes.

We are subject to more intense competition due to the liberalization of the telecommunications sector.

The scope of competition and any adverse effect on our results depend on a variety of factors that we cannot assess with precision and
are for the most part not within our control. Among such factors are business strategies and capabilities of new competitors, prevailing market conditions, as well as the effectiveness of our efforts
to prepare for new market conditions. Specific risks include continuous downward pressure on tariff levels, loss of customers as a result of unbundled access to the local loop, loss of fixed line
customers as a result of introducing "naked" Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line ("ADSL"), competition from alternative operators using new technologies (such as voice over Internet
Protocol technology, "VoIP", or cable television, "VoCATV") and migration to lower priced Internet price plans as a result of speed upgrades. In addition, the declining prices of mobile
telecommunications services also lead to the migration of fixed line customers.

The
most significant trend in the fixed line market is the increasing share of double-play ("2Play") or triple-play ("3Play") offers which may result in discounts
on purchased services for customers. In Hungary, cable penetration is above the European average. From a competition point of view, the non-regulated cable television operators may be able
to give more flexible price structure than the regulated market players, such as Magyar Telekom. In case of increasing price competition, this may narrow our ability to give adequate market responses
against the competitors' actions.

In
the mobile communications business, we already face intense competition. As all telecommunications markets have become increasingly saturated, the focus of competition has shifted
from customer acquisition to retention. Significant customer defections could have an adverse effect on results of operations, and customer acquisition and retention expenses are substantial. Due to
the increased level of competition and new price plans, prices for mobile telephone services have been declining over the past several years and may continue to decline.

New
market models using Internet-based messaging and communication services may adversely affect both of our fixed line and mobile voice and messaging services.

We
also face intense competition in the market for Internet services, as well as in the data communications markets from other fixed line, mobile and cable television service providers.
As the Hungarian fixed broadband Internet market gets closer to its saturation, the share of Magyar Telekom
DSL net additions has declined against competitors' cable Internet offerings. This could adversely affect our further broadband growth prospects.

Competition
posed by new entrants in Macedonia and Montenegro may result in a downward pressure on pricing, sales volume and profitability, which would have an adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to sustain revenue growth will depend in part on our ability to increase traffic and offer value added and data services to our customers and our ability to
acquire telecommunications companies.

We expect the number of our fixed access lines and rates for fixed and mobile telephone services to decrease as competition increases.
In addition, the growth rate of the Hungarian broadband market is

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expected
to slow down. Our ability to sustain revenue growth will therefore depend on our ability to increase the amount of traffic over existing fixed lines and to increase revenues from value added,
data and System Integration ("SI") as well as Information Technology ("IT") services. We also plan to grow our mobile subscriber base and our related lines of business, such as Internet and cable
television, and expand our coverage area. We may not be able to sustain revenue growth, if we are not able to offer attractive and affordable value added services in the future or if our customers do
not purchase our services.

We may be unable to adapt to technological changes in the telecommunications market.

The telecommunications industry is characterized by rapidly changing technology with related changes in customer demands for new
products and services at competitive prices. Technological developments are also shortening product life cycles and facilitating convergence of various segments of the increasingly global industry.
Our future success will largely depend on our ability to anticipate, invest in and implement new technologies with the levels of service and prices that customers demand. Technological advances may
also affect our level of earnings and financial condition by shortening the useful life of some of our assets.

Next
Generation Network ("NGN") is the main stream of technical development that gives the general framework for reaching most of our business strategic goals and for transforming the
company. Our
NGN strategy focuses on overlay NGN. This approach means that the new technology is built in parallel to the existing network, not in substitution or replacement of existing technology, and we build
and use the new technology for introducing new services. In addition, we use the NGN for network transformation by migrating our legacy networks to NGN (IP Multimedia Subsystem based) to change the
technology and platform to further provide legacy services and features at a lower operational cost level. Our Next Generation Fixed Access strategy is to widely deploy FTTx (optical network) and
EuroDocsis3.0 technology for upgrading cable network.

We
have planned migration to NGN on the basis of recent trends in the telecommunications industry: as vendors allocate resources to develop NGN, they significantly increase legacy system
support fees and development costs, we face increasing risk of failures due to aging technology, which may result in revenue loss and stimulate higher churn. The risk of failing to overlay NGN
development is that we miss gaining new revenues from broadband-based services and applications as well as integrated, convergent service provision (3Play, quadruple-play, ("4Play")),
while we lose traditional business.

Many
of our competitors have started to invest in deploying Next Generation Access network, which might be a threat to the value of our existing network.

After
merging the mobile and fixed line technology areas of the Company, in order to improve the efficiency of the customer service function, we intend to unify the IT and Customer
Relationship Management systems that support daily business, the sale of new products and the management of customers. If these development processes are drawn out over time and if the various systems
continue to operate concurrently for a longer period, this could contribute to more significant churn and a faster decline in our revenues.

Due
to the accelerated network development of our competitors in the last few years, our services face competition from broadband products of other service providers. The development of
this parallel infrastructure affects the price level and the available penetration of our services as well as the return of our investments.

The
operation of our mobile businesses depends in part upon the successful deployment of continually evolving mobile communications technologies, which requires significant capital
expenditures. There can be no assurance that such technologies will be developed according to anticipated schedules, that they will perform according to expectations, or that they will achieve
commercial acceptance. We may be required to make more capital expenditures than we currently expect if suppliers fail to meet anticipated schedules, performance of such technologies fall short of
expectations, or commercial success is not achieved.

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TMH
launched Third Generation ("3G") based services in Hungary in 2005 before any of its competitors. TMH is currently upgrading the network infrastructure to better provide the new
generation of services. However, new alternative technologies and standards, e.g., Wireless Fidelity ("WiFi"), World Interoperability for Microwave Access ("WiMAX"), or VoIP, may keep consumers
from choosing 3G-based services. These new technologies, especially VoIP, also endanger our fixed line voice business. We are not able to predict at the moment which of these competing
technologies will be the most widely accepted platform, however we think that High Speed Downlink Packet Access ("HSDPA") and High Speed Uplink Packet Access ("HSUPA") enabled 3G network, and later
the Long Term Evolution ("LTE", 4G) standard are the most likely candidates. There is a frequency spectrum allocation risk for LTE, because currently there is no frequency spectrum available,
on which the LTE service could be launched without making compromise.

Our
subsidiary, Pro-M Professzionális Mobilrádió Zrt. ("Pro-M"), also faces risks resulting from technological
changes, since the Terrestrial Trunked Radio ("TETRA") technology is evolving according to customer demands. To neutralize this risk, Pro-M needs to keep pace with new developments and
apply these to its network, while considering capital expenditure requirements.

The
effects of technological changes on our businesses cannot be predicted. In addition, it is impossible to predict with any certainty whether the technology selected by us will be the
most economic, efficient or capable of attracting customer usage. There can be no assurance that we will be able to develop new products and services that will enable us to compete effectively.

The future of our current operational model is subject to currently unforeseeable changes in the future business environment.

The telecommunications industry is undergoing a major change globally with an effect on the Hungarian market as well. We have
considered these market trends including changes in technology, customer requirements, competition and regulation, and accordingly, we have planned our operational restructuring to be in line with
these market trends. Our new operational model effective from 2008 is based on customer segments and also provides a solid basis to capture long-term growth. We have designed our new
operational model according to our best current knowledge of market trends and our business needs; however, the future business environment might evolve into currently not foreseen directions that
will require us to adjust the operational model to date.

Developments in the technology and telecommunications sectors have resulted and may result in impairments in the carrying value of certain of our assets.

Developments in the technology and telecommunications sectors, including significant declines in stock prices, market capitalization
and credit ratings of market participants may result in impairments of our tangible, intangible and financial assets. Future changes in these areas could lead to further impairments at any time.
Recognition of impairment of tangible, intangible and financial assets could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and might lead to a drop in the trading price of our
shares. We review on a regular basis the value of each of our subsidiaries and their assets. The value of goodwill is reviewed annually. In addition to our regular valuations, whenever we identify any
indication (due to changes in the economic, regulatory, business or political environments) that goodwill, intangible assets or fixed assets may have been impaired, we consider the necessity of
performing certain valuation tests which may result in an impairment charge.

We depend on a limited number of suppliers for equipment and maintenance services.

In each of our operating divisions, there are a limited number of suppliers for necessary equipment and maintenance services. The
failure of these suppliers to meet our equipment and maintenance needs in a timely manner could have a significant effect on our revenues and market position. The construction and

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operation
of our networks and the provision of our services and network infrastructure, especially mobile telecommunications services, are dependent on our ability to obtain adequate supplies of a
number of key items on a timely and cost-efficient basis. These include handsets and transmission, switching and other network equipment. Significant delays in obtaining such equipment and
maintenance services could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Our business may be adversely affected by actual or perceived health risks associated with mobile communications technologies.

Media reports have suggested that radio frequency emissions from mobile telephones are linked to medical conditions such as cancer. In
addition, a number of consumer interest groups have requested investigations into claims that digital transmissions from handsets used in
connection with digital mobile technologies pose health risks and cause interference with hearing aids and other medical devices. There can be no assurance that the findings of such studies will not
have a material effect on our mobile business or will not lead to additional government regulations. Our ability to install new mobile telecommunications base stations and other infrastructure may
also be adversely affected, and related costs may increase, due to regulations or consumer action in response to concerns over health risks and adverse effect on the value of properties adjacent to
such facilities. The actual or perceived health risks of mobile communications devices could adversely affect mobile communications service providers, including us, through increased barriers to
network development, reduced subscriber growth, reduced network usage per subscriber, threat of product liability lawsuits or reduced availability of external financing to the mobile communications
industry.

System failures could result in reduced user traffic and revenue and could harm our reputation.

Our technology infrastructure (including our network infrastructure for fixed network services and mobile telecommunications services)
is vulnerable to damage and interruption from information technology failures, power loss, floods, windstorms, fires, intentional wrongdoing and similar events. Unanticipated problems at our
facilities, system failures, hardware or software failures or computer viruses could affect the quality of our services and cause service interruptions. Any of these occurrences could result in
reduced user traffic and revenue and could harm our reputation.

Loss of key personnel could weaken our business.

Our operations are managed by a small number of directors and key executive officers. The loss of directors or key executive officers
could significantly impede our financial, marketing and other plans. We believe that the growth and future success of our business will depend in large part on our continuing ability to attract and
retain highly skilled and qualified personnel at all levels; however, the competition for qualified personnel in the telecommunications industry is intense. We can give no assurances that we will be
able to hire or retain necessary personnel.

Ongoing internal and government investigations into contracts and activities in Montenegro and Macedonia may result in fines, sanctions and changes to our business practices
and compliance programs.

As previously disclosed, in the course of conducting their audit of Magyar Telekom's 2005 financial statements, PwC identified two
contracts the nature and business purposes of which were not readily apparent to them. In February 2006, the Company's Audit Committee retained
White & Case (the "independent investigators"), as its independent legal counsel, to conduct an internal investigation into whether the Company had made payments under those, or other
contracts, potentially prohibited by U.S. laws or regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), or internal Company policy. The Company's Audit Committee also informed the U.S.
Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the Hungarian Supervisory Financial Authority ("HSFA") of the internal investigation.

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Based
on the documentation and other evidence obtained by it, White & Case preliminarily concluded that there was reason to believe four consulting contracts entered into in 2005
were entered into to serve improper objectives, and further found that during 2006 certain employees had destroyed evidence that was relevant to the investigation. White & Case also identified
several contracts at our Macedonian subsidiary that could warrant further review. In February 2007, our Board of Directors determined that those contracts should be reviewed and expanded the scope of
the internal investigation to cover these additional contracts and any related or similarly questionable contracts or payments. In May 2008, the independent investigators provided us with a "Status
Report on the Macedonian Phase of the Independent Investigation." In the Status Report, White & Case stated, among other things, that "there is affirmative evidence of illegitimacy in the
formation and/or performance" of six contracts for advisory, marketing, acquisition due-diligence and/or lobbying services in Macedonia, entered into between 2004 and 2006 between us
and/or various of our affiliates on the one hand, and a Cyprus-based consulting company and/or its affiliates on the other hand, under which we and/or our affiliates paid a total of over
EUR 6.7 million. The internal investigation is continuing into these and other contracts and certain related issues identified by the independent investigators.

In
2007, the Supreme State Prosecutor of the Republic of Montenegro informed the Board of Directors of Crnogorski Telekom, our Montenegrin subsidiary, of her conclusion that the
contracts subject to the internal investigation in Montenegro included no elements of any type of criminal act for which prosecution would be initiated in Montenegro.

Hungarian
authorities also commenced their own investigations into the Company's activities in Montenegro. The Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation ("NBI") has informed us that it
closed its investigation of the Montenegrin contracts as of May 20, 2008 without identifying any criminal activity.

On
March 28, 2009, the NBI informed the Company that, based on a report received by it, it had begun a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds relating to
payments made in connection with the Company's ongoing internal investigation into certain contracts entered into by members of the Magyar Telekom group and related matters. The NBI has requested from
the Company materials
and information relating to such payments. The Company is cooperating with the ongoing NBI investigation.

United
States authorities commenced their own investigations concerning the transactions which are the subject of our internal investigation, to determine whether there have been
violations of U.S. law. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia has also issued requests to our Macedonian subsidiaries, requesting information and documents concerning certain of our
subsidiaries' procurement and dividend payment activities in that country (together with U.S. investigations, and the ongoing NBI investigation, "Government investigations"). During 2007, the U.S.
authorities expanded the scope of their investigations to include an inquiry into our actions taken in connection with the internal investigation and our public disclosures regarding the internal
investigation.

By
letter dated February 27, 2009 addressed to counsel to the Audit Committee, the DOJ requested that the Audit Committee pursue all reasonable avenues of investigation prior to
completing and issuing a final report of the internal investigation, including investigation into matters recently identified to counsel for the Audit Committee by the DOJ. The DOJ recognized that a
delay in the completion of the report may result from investigation into these matters. The DOJ also requested that the Audit Committee refrain from disseminating any such final report until further
notice from the DOJ because of the DOJ's concern that such dissemination could interfere with the DOJ's investigation. The Company, its Board of Directors, and its Audit Committee continue to support
the internal investigation and the continuing cooperation with and assistance to the Governmental investigations, as being in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In its letter, the
DOJ stated that the internal investigation had been of assistance to the DOJ and that such assistance will be taken into account in determining the appropriate disposition of this matter by the DOJ,
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According
to an extract of a press conference published on the official web site of the Macedonian Ministry of Interior on December 10, 2008, the Organized Crime Department of the
Ministry submitted files to the Basic Public Prosecution Office of Organized Crime and Corruption in Macedonia, with a proposal to bring criminal charges against four individuals, including three
former Magyar Telekom Group employees. According to that public information, these individuals are alleged to have committed an act of "abuse of office and authorizations" in their position in
Makedonski Telekom by concluding five consultancy contracts with Chaptex Holdings Ltd in the period 2005-2006 for which there was allegedly no intention nor need for any services in
return.

We
cannot predict when our internal investigation or the ongoing Government investigations will be concluded, what the final outcome of those investigations may be, or the impact, if
any, they may have on our financial statements or results of operations. We cannot predict what impact, if any, these investigations will have on each other. Government authorities could seek criminal
or civil sanctions, including monetary penalties, against us or our affiliates, as well as additional changes to our business
practices and compliance programs. For further discussion of the internal and Government investigations, see "Item 8Legal Proceedings" and "Item 15Controls and
Procedures."

The
internal investigation revealed certain weaknesses in our internal controls and procedures. Our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, we had a material weakness
in internal controls over financial reporting: management failed to consistently maintain an effective control environment. We believe that certain failures to communicate by certain senior managers
did not demonstrate the appropriate level of control consciousness and, therefore, did not demonstrate a positive tone at the top of the organization as of December 31, 2007. We have taken and
are taking steps in light of issues raised by the internal and Government investigations. See "Item 15Controls and Procedures." Based on the Company's remediation efforts,
management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective, and that previous material weaknesses have been remedied.

Notwithstanding
the steps we have taken and continue to take to address issues raised by the internal and Government investigations, there is a risk that we may not be able to prevent or
detect improper third-party contracts that could cause a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements. In addition, inferior internal controls could also cause
investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our shares and ADSs.

The affirmation of an adverse initial court ruling regarding the Company's April 25, 2008 Annual General Meeting may annul certain resolutions passed at that meeting
and may necessitate corrective action.

On May 23, 2008, two of our minority shareholders filed suit against Magyar Telekom Plc., requesting that the resolutions
passed by our AGM on April 25, 2008, including the resolution on the payment of dividends to our shareholders, be annulled. We believe the suit to be without merit and have been vigorously
defending against it. We have paid dividends to our shareholders as approved by our shareholders on April 25, 2008. The Metropolitan Court acting as Court of Registry entered the changes
resolved by the AGM into the company register. On May 13, 2009, the first instance Court ruled to annul the resolutions (except for one procedural resolution) passed by the AGM on
April 25, 2008. The ruling by the first instance Court is neither final nor, by its terms, immediately enforceable, and we believe it to be unfounded. The Company will appeal against this
initial ruling and intends to pursue its appeal vigorously. Nevertheless, an affirmation of the first instance Court's ruling may result in the invalidation of resolutions passed by the AGM on
April 25, 2008, which may necessitate the Company taking time-consuming and/or expensive corrective action. Also, we cannot exclude that such an affirmation would have other
unforeseen detrimental effects on the Company.

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Our share price may be volatile, and your ability to sell our shares may be adversely affected due to the relatively illiquid market for our shares and ADSs.

The Hungarian equity market is relatively small and illiquid compared to major global markets. As a result of the limitations of the
Hungarian equity market and the volatility of the telecommunications sector in general, the price of our shares and ADSs may be relatively volatile and you may have difficulty selling your shares in
the event of unfavorable market conditions.

The value of our investments, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by economic developments in Hungary and other countries.

Our business depends on general economic conditions in Hungary and abroad. There are many factors, which are outside of our control
that influence global and regional economies. A cautious or negative business outlook may cause our customers to delay or cancel investment in information technology and telecommunications systems and
services, which would adversely affect our revenues directly and, in turn, slow the development of new services and applications that could become future revenue sources.

We
are closely monitoring the impact of the recent volatility in the global credit and equity markets and its effects on our financial position and performance. The fiscal policy
restrictions aimed at reducing Hungary's reliance on external financing have substantially increased the risk of an outright recession; in line with this, analysts have significantly scaled back their
Gross Domestic Product ("GDP") growth expectations for 2009. We therefore expect further pressure on the demand for telecommunications services both in fixed and mobile segment through lower household
disposable income as well as fewer orders from business customers and the public sector. An increase in the price level generated by the planned increase of VAT (by 5 percentage points from
July 1, 2009) could lead to a further decrease of demand. A long term weakness of the Hungarian currency can also negatively affect our customers' disposable income because of the high rate of
indebtedness denominated in foreign currencies.

As
a consequence of the declining demand we assume a higher churn rate in voice and broadband services than expected. A drop in average revenue per user and minutes of usage can also be
expected in fixed and mobile voice services, while revenues from SMS services can also be affected negatively. In the current and evolving macro-economic conditions, wholesale partners of Magyar
Telekom (i.e., Internet Service Providers, ("ISPs")) selling xDSL face increasing risks of insolvency and even bankruptcy. Besides pressure on consumer demand, this may further accelerate the
churn of wholesale DSL. Furthermore, we predict an increase in bad debt ratio both in the residential and the corporate customer segments. Due to fiscal policy restrictions, we expect cost cuttings in
the government segment, which could influence our revenues through (i) postponing government developments/projects and (ii) decreasing telecommunications spending. Recent difficulties in
the tourism sector might have a negative impact on roaming revenues of our mobile operation. We also estimate a drop in advertisement revenues of our online business.

In
addition, our businesses in Macedonia and Montenegro are also affected by similar factors.

A
significant amount of cash of the Group's Macedonian and Montenegrin subsidiaries is held in local banks and in connection with these deposits the counterparty risk may increase
considerably due to the global financial crisis. Moreover, cash deposited in these countries runs higher counterparty risk, due to the small number of internationally substantial financial
institutions in these countries. These amounts are deposited primarily on fixed interest rate terms in order to minimize exposure to market changes that would potentially adversely change the
cashflows from these instruments.

We
may also experience higher financing costs in the future as higher fluctuations of interest rates seems to be more likely due to the volatile international capital and money markets.

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At
this stage it is quite uncertain for how long this volatility will last and what its overall effects will be on our results of operations and financial conditions. For additional
information about our financial risk management, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Fluctuations in the currency exchange rate could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are subject to currency translation risks, mainly relating to the results of our Macedonian and Montenegrin operations. Devaluation
of the Macedonian denar or appreciation of the Hungarian forint may have a negative impact on Makedonski Telekom's results when converted into HUF. The conversion of Crnogorski Telekom's results into
HUF depends on the value of the HUF against the EUR. This is mainly a reporting risk, but through the dividend payments it has direct financial (cashflow) effects on us as well. The recent financial
crisis increased the volatility of exchange rate fluctuations, which affect our purchasing costs of goods and services. While the vast majority of our revenues are denominated in the functional
currency of the pertinent Group company, part of our operating expenses and capital expenditures are denominated in EUR and USD. The recent significant devaluation of HUF against EUR and USD puts
pressure on our operational expenses and capital expenditure due to increased purchasing costs of goods and services.

We are continuously involved in disputes and litigation with regulators, competitors and other parties. The ultimate outcome of such legal proceedings is generally
uncertain. The results of those procedures may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to numerous risks relating to legal and regulatory proceedings, in which we are currently a party, or which could
develop in the future. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are inherently unpredictable. Legal or regulatory proceedings in which we are or could be involved (or settlements thereof), may have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. For information concerning material litigation in which we currently are involved, see "Item 8. Financial
InformationLegal Proceedings." For information concerning our regulatory environment, see "Item 4. Information on the CompanyRegulation."

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ITEM 4INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

ORGANIZATION

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan
Müködö Részvénytársaság (in English, Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Public Limited Company)
is a limited liability stock corporation incorporated and operating under the laws of Hungary. We operate under a commercial name, Magyar Telekom Nyrt. or Magyar Telekom Plc. Our shares are
listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange, and our ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Our headquarters are located at 55 Krisztina krt.,
1013 Budapest, Hungary. Our telephone numbers are +36-1-458-0000 and +36-1-458-7000. Our agent for service of process in the
United States is CT Corporation, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, USA.

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

Prior to 1990, the Hungarian national postal, telephone and telegraph authority, Magyar Posta, provided all public telephone services
in Hungary. On January 1, 1990, the Hungarian government split Magyar Posta into three distinct entities based on the nature of their operations: postal services, telecommunications and
broadcasting. The Hungarian government made Magyar Távközlési Vállalat, the predecessor to Matáv, responsible for
telecommunications operations. This entity was transformed on December 31, 1991 into a stock corporation, Magyar Távközlési Rt., or
Matáv, then wholly owned by the predecessor of Állami Privatizációs és Vagyonkezelö Rt. ("State Privatization
and Holding Company" or " ÁPV").

MagyarCom GmbH
("MagyarCom"), a holding company in which Deutsche Telekom and Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") each held a 50 percent interest, was selected by the
Minister in an international tender and subsequently purchased a 30.1 percent stake in Matáv for approximately U.S.$875 million on December 22, 1993.
ÁPV contributed U.S.$400 million of the purchase price paid by MagyarCom to Matáv to provide it with capital to expand the telephone network.

MagyarCom
entered into a concession agreement with the Hungarian government on December 19, 1993. MagyarCom then assigned certain of its rights under the concession agreement to
Matáv. On December 22, 1993, Matáv entered into a concession contract (the "Concession Contract") with the Hungarian government, which gave us the exclusive right
to provide domestic long distance and international public telephone services throughout Hungary and local public fixed line voice telephone services in 31 of 54 Local Primary Areas for a term of
eight years ending on December 22, 2001. On May 24, 1994, we obtained the right to provide telephone services in an additional five Local Primary Areas for a term of eight years ending
in May 2002.

On
December 22, 1995, MagyarCom acquired from ÁPV an additional 37.2 percent interest for approximately U.S.$852 million, raising its stake to
67.3 percent.

In
connection with the Company's initial public offering in November 1997, both MagyarCom and ÁPV collectively sold 272,861,367 shares or 26.31 percent of then
outstanding shares. In June 1999, ÁPV sold its remaining 5.75 percent stake in Matáv in a secondary offering.

On
October 8, 1999, SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC") completed its acquisition of Ameritech and thus gained control over Ameritech's 50 percent interest in MagyarCom.

On
July 3, 2000, SBC sold its 50 percent ownership in MagyarCom to Deutsche Telekom, making Deutsche Telekom a 100 percent owner of MagyarCom.

On
December 20, 2005, Magyar Telekom's Extraordinary General Meeting approved the decision on the merger of Magyar Telekom Plc. and T-Mobile
Magyarország Távközlési Rt., our fully owned subsidiary. The court registration of the merger took place on February 28, 2006. From
March 1, 2006, Magyar Telekom is the legal successor of TMH. TMH continues its operations within Magyar Telekom under an independent brand.

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In
2007, Magyar Telekom changed its management structure to comprise four business segments instead of two (formerly, the Fixed Line and Mobile segments). The Fixed Line segment
comprised three segments (T-Home, T-Systems and Group Headquarters and Shared Services ("GHS")). The Mobile segment included the T-Mobile business segment. The
results for our business segments in 2007 and 2008 are presented on this basis and the segment results for 2006 have been restated for comparative purposes.

The
T-Home (formerly, T-Com) segment is the primary fixed line telecommunications service provider in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro. To a lesser extent,
T-Home is also present in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, providing alternative telecommunications services in these countries.

The
T-Mobile segment provides digital services in various frequency bandwidths in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro and also includes the professional mobile services
provided by Pro-M in Hungary.

The
T-Systems segment provides fixed line telecommunications services in Hungary to the largest 3,200 customers of Magyar Telekom Plc. Further, T-Systems
also provides system integration and information technology-related services and products to business clients in Hungary.

The
GHS segment includes the activities of the Magyar Telekom headquarters, including Procurement, Treasury, Real Estate, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit and similar shared
services and other central functions of the Group's management. GHS is disclosed voluntarily as a segment regardless of its size and activities.

On
June 29, 2007, Magyar Telekom's Extraordinary General Meeting approved the merger of Magyar Telekom Plc., Emitel (a former fully owned subsidiary) and the access
business area of T-Online Hungary Internet Service Provider Co. Ltd. ("T-Online"). The access business area includes Internet access products such as ADSL,
dial-up, cable Internet, as well as Internet Protocol-based TV ("IPTV") and VoIP services.

Following
the expansion of the T-Systems segment's service portfolio, particularly through the acquisitions of KFKI Group and T-Systems Hungary Kft., the Company
has reviewed the organizational structure of the segment. Since January 1, 2007, the T-Systems segment has consisted of three divisionsInfocom, IT Infrastructure and IT
Applications. The latter two divisions encompassed the activities of six subsidiaries, divided according to their profiles and competencies. In order to increase the segment's transparency and improve
sales efficiency, the number of subsidiaries was reduced via legal integration into the two respective divisions, thus forming two individual legal entities (KFKI System
Integration Co. Ltd. and IQSYS IT and Consulting Co. Ltd). The legal procedures were completed by January 1, 2008.

On
September 25, 2007, our Board of Directors decided to re-shape the Company's management and organizational structure in order to enhance service quality and improve
cost efficiency, as well as exploit new, innovative service and business opportunities. The decision reflects the significant structural changes that are underway in the telecommunications industry,
driven by long-term industry trends. Ongoing technological developments and innovation, changes in customer demand, as well as the changing market dynamics and convergence experienced
throughout the industry, have resulted in a shift of focus away from a technology-based customer orientation towards the demands of individual customer segments. As a consequence, Magyar Telekom's
operational structure in telecommunications services has been re-aligned with this development, to allow the Company to continue to cope successfully with intensifying market competition.

Accordingly,
Magyar Telekom's executive management has devised a new management structure, based on a Group operational model structured around customer segments. The new structure,
which supports the Group's strategic goals to focus increasingly on customer demand, was introduced in 2008, as approved by the Board of Directors. Both the organizational framework and scope of
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business
units, and the responsibility spheres of senior management were affected. The new structure is as follows:



Strategic
and cross-divisional management functions, as well as the management of our international subsidiaries in Macedonia and Montenegro, are performed by GHS.

On
June 26, 2008, we announced that our Management Committee decided to introduce the T-Home brand as a replacement for the T-Com, T-Online and
T-Kábel brands in the autumn of 2008.

The
objective of this decision was to introduce for Magyar Telekom a simpler brand structure that helps customers clearly identify the company and its services, thereby strengthening its
market leading position. With the transformation of the brand structure, implemented at Deutsche Telekom in May 2007, a renewed Magyar Telekom is better able to leverage its competitive advantage of
having a uniquely broad range of services in Hungary's telecommunications market.

As
a result of rebranding, our customers are able to use, under a single T-Home brand, all home-based fixed-line communication and entertainment
services, which were earlier branded T-Com, T-Online and T-Kábel. As part of the repositioning, simultaneously with the introduction of
T-Home, the corporate "T" brand and the T-Mobile brand covering residential and business mobile services have also been refreshed, while the full scope of business
communications solutions are continued to be offered to corporate customers under the T-Systems brand.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ITS SEGMENTS

We are the principal provider of fixed line telecommunications services in Hungary, with approximately 2.3 million fixed access
lines as of December 31, 2008. We are also Hungary's largest mobile telecommunications services provider, with nearly 5.4 million mobile subscribers (including users of prepaid cards) as
of December 31, 2008. We hold a 100 percent interest in Stonebridge Communications AD, which controls Makedonski Telekom, the leading fixed line telecommunications services provider and,
through its subsidiary T-Mobile Macedonia, the leading mobile telecommunications operator in Macedonia. We also hold a 76.53 percent ownership in Crnogorski Telekom, the principal
fixed line telecommunications services provider and, through its subsidiary T-Mobile Crna Gora, the second largest mobile telecommunications operator in Montenegro.

In
2008, our consolidated revenues were HUF 673,056 million and our consolidated net income was HUF 93,008 million.

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We
are a full-service telecommunications provider operating in four business segments:

T-Home and T-Systems.Our T-Home and T-Systems segments are both engaged in providing fixed line
telecommunications services, including local, long distance and international telephone as well as other telecommunications services, including leased line, data transmission, cable television and
Internet services. We also provide corporate network services, SI and IT services, sell telecommunications equipment and offer network construction and maintenance services. Our T-Home
segment provides these services for residential and small business customers. The T-Systems segment provides fixed line telecommunications services in Hungary to the largest 3,200
customers of Magyar Telekom Plc. Since most of our services are provided by both the T-Home and T-Systems segments, we present the description of services below combined
for these two segments.

The
T-Home segment also includes three Macedonian companies. Stonebridge is a holding company through which Magyar Telekom controls Makedonski Telekom. Telemacedonia is a
management company through which Magyar Telekom provides management and consulting services to Makedonski Telekom, T-Mobile Macedonia and Stonebridge. Makedonski Telekom is Macedonia's
leading fixed line telecommunications company. In addition, the T-Home segment also includes our Montenegrin subsidiary, Crnogorski Telekom. Crnogorski Telekom is the principal fixed line
telecommunications service provider in Montenegro based on number of subscribers.

T-Home
is also present in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, providing alternative telecommunications services in these countries.

T-Mobile.We are the leading provider of digital mobile services providers in Hungary. Since December 7, 2004, we also have the
rights to operate 3G, or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System ("UMTS"), mobile telecommunications services. Mobile telecommunications services have contributed significantly to our revenues.

The
mobile telecommunications services segment also includes T-Mobile Macedonia, the leading mobile telecommunications services provider in Macedonia. T-Mobile
Macedonia is a fully owned subsidiary of Makedonski Telekom. The segment also includes T-Mobile Crna Gora, the second largest mobile telecommunications services provider in Montenegro, a
fully owned subsidiary of Crnogorski Telekom. On May 1, T-Mobile Crna Gora merged into Crnogorski Telekom and ceased to exist as a separate legal entity. In addition, the
T-Mobile segment also includes the professional mobile services provided by Pro-M in Hungary.

Group Headquarters and Shared Services.The GHS segment performs strategic and cross-divisional management functions for Magyar Telekom
Group, as
well as real estate, marketing, security, procurement, human resources and accounting services, mainly internally within the Group. The external revenues of the GHS segment represent below five
percent of the group revenues; therefore we do not describe this segment separately in the sections below.

STRATEGY

Since becoming a listed company in 1997, we have maintained our leading positions in the domestic fixed line, mobile, Internet and data
businesses. We have successfully expanded into international operations through selective acquisitions, and continuously produced solid results.

The
telecommunications industry is undergoing a major change globally. We have observed several long-term trends which are changing the structure of the Hungarian
telecommunications market. Key drivers of the long-term trends include changes in technology (i.e., IP-based broadband products and solutions, emerging wireless
broadband technologies), customer requirements (i.e., increase in mobile usability of content services and terminal devices, 4Play solutions, growing need for customized content),

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competition
and regulation (i.e., low entry barriers, new business models, telecommunications and media broadcast industry convergence).

These
worldwide trends are driving towards the concept of an integrated telecommunications, information, media and entertainment market, where market segments are overlapping and market
barriers are dissolving.

Traditional
telecommunications market will not deliver sizeable revenue growth and all players will feel pressure on revenue and profitability. Overall the fixed voice market, as major
revenue and profit source, is declining; growing segments (especially TV and mobile broadband) are not any more able to fully over-compensate fixed-line decline. We, like other
operators, are experiencing strong price pressure with fierce technology platform-based competition, and also changing dynamics of broadband market growth and structure (DSL vs. cable/fixed vs.
mobile). The fixed line market is characterized by 3Play bundles with TV becoming driver and core element of service offerings, while in the mobile market broadband is the clear driver. Services
beyond core connectivity
are needed to improve access base and usage. Continuous cost control is strongly required to manage profitability.

Several
factors drive the competitive landscape locally, while real innovations are coming from global industry players. Factors shaping competitive environment include customer demand
for bundling with discount; simple administration; regulatory environment opening up market entry opportunities through Next Generation Access ("NGA"interactive, IP based,
high-speed access); technology platform based competition; economies of scale through regional business models; market consolidation and unforeseen impacts of credit/economic crises. Also,
we see many other changes locally with aggressive own access infrastructure build-out and upgrade, and strong consolidation in the ISP and cable markets. The government published a
proposal entitled "National Digital Public Utility" at the end of 2008, a homogeneous and integrated optical backbone and regional transmission network created by the state to secure access to all
Hungarian towns that may further enhance infrastructure-based competition in certain segments.

On
a global scale, we see a strong pressure on access providers from the device manufacturers (Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson) and content service providers (Google, Yahoo, MSN). They
attract customers with new services over a commoditized access.

Accordingly,
we have redefined the focus areas of our corporate strategies to better exploit our position as an integrated telecommunications operator with a full range of services, as
well as to ensure our long-term competitiveness. Our strategies are designed to enable us to exploit and develop our extended customer base, significantly improve efficiency and capture
growth opportunities.

Magyar Telekom's strategic value proposition

We need to follow clear strategic guidelines according to our corporate level value proposition (i.e., value for money) with
full attention to excellence in customer service, while bringing innovations first to the market with efficient operation and processes behind. Accordingly, we need to have a consciously managed focus
on both core and non-core (mainly IT and media) business and products, however with consideration of the differing financial characteristics and business models to effectively manage the
transition.

The
strategic objective on the short-/mid-term is to fix critical factors within the core business (simplification of core processes, implement access strategy, simplify IT
landscape, optimize resource allocation and cost structure, improve customer experience) and to further strengthen our positions on core connectivity segments (mobile, broadband, TV) that will enable
us to shift resources and priorities towards further diversification through service/product innovation and expansion.

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In
order to continue our transformation to becoming a cost efficient integrated service company in an extended market of telecommunications and converged industries, we have set our
strategic priorities as follows:

1.     "Three Screen Company" approach



2.     Information and Communications Technology ("ICT") leader



3.     Service Innovation



4.     Regional Presence



5.     Enabling Corporate Fundamentals



Our
corporate strategy in placefixing the core business and capturing sustainable growthis still valid. Emphases need to be adjusted in line with market
development and foreseen opportunities, and execution will be strengthened through focused corporate initiatives and accordingly, with clear strategic implications and roadmaps on business unit level.

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OVERVIEW OF MAGYAR TELEKOM'S REVENUES AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, our total revenues by business segments were as follows:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2008/2007(in HUF millions)RevenuesT-Home revenues from external customers


272,822


273,275


260,649


(4.6
)T-Home revenues from other segments


42,421


34,426


29,875


(13.2
)Total revenues of T-Home


315,243


307,701


290,524


(5.6
)T-Mobile revenues from external customers


327,330


325,724


331,765


1.9T-Mobile revenues from other segments


22,236


21,146


17,675


(16.4
)Total revenues of T-Mobile


349,566


346,870


349,440


0.7T-Systems revenues from external customers


63,423


75,034


77,761


3.6T-Systems revenues from other segments


1,946


3,898


7,464


91.5Total revenues of T-Systems


65,369


78,932


85,225


8.0GHS revenues from external customers


7,621


2,628


2,881


9.6GHS revenues from other segments


18,776


21,109


19,264


(8.7
)Total revenues of GHS


26,397


23,737


22,145


(6.7
)Less: inter-segment revenues


(85,379
)

(80,579
)

(74,278
)

(7.8
)Total revenues of the Group


671,196


676,661


673,056


(0.5
)


Most of our revenues in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were derived from services provided within Hungary, except for the international fixed line and
international mobile revenues, which were mainly derived from services provided in Macedonia and Montenegro.

Our
business is not materially affected by seasonal variations.

In
the following sections, we describe our products and services in line with our income statement structure presented in Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements.

T-HOME AND T-SYSTEMS

In 2008, our T-Home segment generated revenues of HUF 290,524 million and our T-Systems segment
generated revenues of HUF 85,225 million before inter-segment eliminations. The operations of T-Home and T-Systems consist of voice retail and wholesale services,
Internet services, data transmission, SI/IT services, multimedia, telecommunications equipment sales, as well as other services.

The
T-Home segment also includes the activities of Magyar Telekom in Macedonia, Montenegro and other countries in South-Eastern Europe. Magyar Telekom provides international
network and carrier services in South-Eastern Europe through Points of Presence ("PoPs"). Magyar Telekom entered the Romanian market in July 2004, the Bulgarian market in September 2004, and the
Ukrainian market in August 2005 to offer various wholesale services. Capitalizing on our experience in these markets, we have entered into the retail market segment in Romania with a full service
portfolio and intend to do so in Bulgaria and Ukraine as soon as the regulatory environment becomes favorable.

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T-Home and T-Systems operations in Hungary

Voice Retail Services

Revenues from voice retail services consist of:



Subscribers

The following table sets forth information regarding total fixed access lines of Magyar Telekom Plc. (including Emitel):

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of fixed linesResidential lines


1,901,398


1,778,444


1,594,974Business lines


236,634


223,054


210,556Public payphones


20,515


19,458


16,279Total


2,158,547


2,020,956


1,821,809ISDN channels


485,290


470,746


454,218Total


2,643,837


2,491,702


2,276,027


Due to fierce competition and mobile substitution, the number of our lines decreased from 2,491,702 as of December 31, 2007 to 2,276,027 as
of December 31, 2008.

The
Hungarian government, through its various institutions and departments, constitutes our largest customer group. We develop separate service packages for each of these institutions
and departments, as each of them generally has its own annual budget, particular telecommunications needs and responsibilities. From a strategic perspective, however, we consider the Hungarian
government a single customer. We offer most of our largest customers, including the government, discounts for services we provide.

We
also offer voice telephony services through VoIP and VoCATV. At the end of 2008, we had 49,540 VoIP and 50,608 VoCATV customers.

Fees and Charges

We charge fixed line subscribers a one-time connection fee, monthly subscription charges and call charges based on usage. A
call charge contains two elements: a call set-up charge and a traffic charge. Traffic charge is either measured in seconds based on the call's duration, or in minutes, depending on call
plans.

Our
one-time connection fee and monthly subscription charges are different for residential and business customers. There are different price plans for residential and
business customers as well.

Residential price plans

Our new T-Home brand (introduced in September 2008) offers fixed line voice, Internet and television services independently
of underlying technology. 3Play is in the focus of the portfolio and of the communication, but the elements can also be purchased one by one or in any combination with certain limitations. The more
services are subscribed, the more T-Home discount is granted to customers. If two or

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three
basic services are used, the customer is granted the "T-Home Double Discount" or the "T-Home Triple Discount," respectively.

Regarding
the T-Home voice portfolio, a new Base price plan was launched, that features a low monthly fee. Base price plan on VoIP made 2Play and 3Play products more
competitive compared to the offers of alternative service providers, aiming to prevent customer churn. We also continue to offer flat rate price plans for heavy users.

Business price plans

We target business customers with flat rate price plans, which are transparent and easy to budget. These are designed to reduce the
erosion of our fixed line business, and to provide an opportunity for the reacquisition of traffic that we have lost due to pre-selection. Customers of flat rate price plans can use our
network for local and domestic long distance calls for a fixed monthly fee. We also offer flat rate price plans with options for mobile and international calls.

In
September 2008, along with the rebranding campaign, we introduced the new T-Home product portfolio and discount structure also for the small office, home office ("SOHO")
customers and small businesses. This is aimed to stimulate customers to subscribe for more services (telephone and Internet) from the same provider. The T-Home SOHO discount includes flat
rate voice price plans, aiming to further increase our penetration.

For
SMEs we extended the existing business flat rate portfolio and launched a fixed-mobile closed user group ("CUG") bundled product to retain fixed line traffic in the business segment.

Public Telephones

As of December 31, 2008, Magyar Telekom operated 16,279 public payphones. The call charges for calls from public payphones are
at a premium to those charged to fixed line subscribers. The Act on Electronic Communications requires universal service providers to provide one public payphone per 1,000 inhabitants and at least one
public payphone per settlement with less than 1,000 inhabitants.

Products and Services

Local, Domestic and International Long Distance Telephone Services.We provide local, domestic and
international long distance telephone services to our fixed line subscribers and to fixed line subscribers in other Local Telecommunications Operator ("LTO") areas. Until December 31, 2007,
Magyar Telekom had individual arrangements with international telecommunications operators. Since January 1, 2008, Magyar Telekom sends and receives all its international voice and switched
transit traffic to and from Deutsche Telekom. The agreement with Deutsche Telekom guarantees international telephone services revenues and profits for Magyar Telekom and allows cost reductions due to
this synergy with the parent company.

Shared Cost/Toll Free Numbers.The reverse charged numbers ("blue" and "green") are primarily used by business customers leveraging the
service
benefits in the course of their business operations. The customer base and the usage volume of this service are stable. In line with international regulations, we ensure the international availability
of reverse charged numbers both from fixed line and mobile networks.

Private Branch Exchange ("PBX") Services.We offer virtual PBX services via VoIP providing internal voice and data integrated business
networks for
the small and medium business segment.

Directory Assistance.We offer directory inquiry services. The domestic directory assistance database includes all fixed line and
postpaid mobile
subscribers' data in Hungary. We offer a call completion option to subscribers, whereby calls may be connected automatically.

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Wholesale voice services

Through its wholesale services business Magyar Telekom provides products and services to other domestic and international carriers and
service providers.

Domestic services.Domestic wholesale services consist of regulated and commercial products. Regulated domestic services primarily
consist of call
origination and termination services for switched voice traffic. In addition to these traffic type services, Magyar Telekom offers carrier pre-selection service to other domestic service
providers. The terms of these regulated services are based on Reference Interconnection Offer, accepted by NCA. Magyar Telekom had 22 bilateral interconnection agreements to provide regulated
wholesale services at December 31, 2008. The NCA mandated price reductions on interconnection prices from April 26, 2008. Since May 2005, Magyar Telekom has not been designated as an
operator with SMP in the transit market. In order to provide domestic transit services, Magyar Telekom concludes commercial contracts with other service providers.

International services.We have two state-of-the-art international gateways as well as fiber optic cable
connections serving 26 border crossings. These fiber optic cable connections use synchronous digital hierarchy transmission facilities and we have launched our own Dense Wavelength-Division
Multiplexing ("DWDM") backbone network.

To
seize the opportunities presented by the liberalization of the telecommunications market in Romania, we established interconnection arrangements with major Romanian network service
providers to offer transit services to Western Europe.

Due
to an agreement with Deutsche Telekom, Magyar Telekom stopped buying and selling international voice services from and to other foreign carriers as of January 1, 2008. From
that time Deutsche Telekom became Magyar Telekom's sole international voice partner (with limited exceptions). The agreement guarantees the earlier planned relevant revenues and profits for Magyar
Telekom and allows cost reductions due to this synergy with the mother company.

Internet Services

We offer Internet services based on dial-up, ADSL, VDSL and Gigabit Passive Optical Network ("GPON") technology as well as
access through cable television, Wireless Local Area Network ("WLAN") and leased lines to provide residential and business customers with narrowband or broadband Internet services at affordable
prices.

We
increased our subscriber base in Hungary to 548,738 by December 31, 2008 from 505,725 a year earlier, including dial up and broadband customers. Our broadband (ADSL, cable
television, WLAN and leased line) customers reached 539,027 as of December 31, 2008 compared to 489,368 a year
earlier. We are the largest Internet service provider in Hungary with an estimated 79.1 percent market share based on the number of DSL broadband subscribers.



ADSL is a continuous, high-speed Internet access service based on the Asymmetric DSL technology. The service offers
cost-efficient broadband Internet access over existing copper wires. We provide these services on a retail basis to our customers and on a wholesale basis to ISPs. In addition, we offer
Naked ADSL, an ADSL service over existing copper wires without a telephony service. To enhance the competitiveness of our ADSL portfolio and to improve the sales of new ADSL connections, we introduced
a new entry level ADSL product to the market in September 2008 with 2 Mbit/s maximum download bandwidth. The number of ADSL connections increased from 613,051 at December 31, 2007 to 633,459 at
December 31, 2008.

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Magyar Telekom offers wholesale ADSL service to ISPs. This service enables ISPs to offer an integrated ADSL service combining access
and IP services to their retail customers under their own brands. At the end of 2008, we had contractual relationships with 22 ISPs providing ADSL services. Wholesale ADSL service had a slight growth
in 2008 with the number of ADSL connections reaching 196,776 by December 31, 2008 (this number is included in total number of Magyar Telekom ADSL).

ADSL roll-out.In 2008, we finished the roll-out of ADSL services to the larger settlements (over 3,000 inhabitants) on
Magyar Telekom service area. Further ADSL developments were also carried out on smaller settlements.

VDSL.In October 2008, we introduced our first services on Very High Bitrate DSL ("VDSL") technology. In addition to the retail high
speed 25 Mbit/s DSL product, we provide this service on a wholesale basis to ISPs, which in turn resell these services to residential and small business customers.



T-Home portfolio.In September 2008, we introduced our new T-Home brand, including Internet services. T-Home
provides Internet services through ADSL service on Public Switched Telephone Network ("PSTN") lines (DSL Classic) or on naked ADSL (DSL Solo) as well as on cable television.

VDSL.In October 2008, we introduced retail VDSL service in four districts of Budapest and in six other cities. We offer two new
services for
residential customers on this technology: 25 Mbit/s Internet access and High Definition ("HD") channels on IPTV.

TV.From September 2008, T-Home offers TV services on two different TV platforms: on cable (T-Home analogue and digital Cable
TV) and on IP (IPTV). The price of the TV service depends on the number of channels (package type) and the number of T-Home services subscribed by the customer (Double or Triple discount).

IPTV.IPTV service was introduced in 2006. IPTV allows broadcasts to be seen on a television set with a set-top-box over ADSL
connection. The product line offers various interactive contents, such as time-shift function, electronic program guide ("EPG") on screen, recording onto the hard disc built in the
set-top-box, web EPG service, video on demand service and picture-in-picture. In 2008, we continued to increase the coverage of this service.
T-Home IPTV is available in more than 200 settlements in Hungary. The total customer base of IPTV reached 28,496 as of December 31, 2008.

T-Home/T-Mobile integrated broadband offer.On October 1, 2008, we introduced an integrated broadband offer to provide
unlimited fixed-line and mobile Internet together at a discounted price. The purpose of the promotion is to retain ADSL and cable customers with a competitive offer and to sell mobile
Internet as a complementary service.

PC-Net, Laptop-Net.In 2007, we introduced a new product, PC and Internet in one package. At the end of 2008, we had
approximately 5,500 PC-Net subscribers. To better satisfy customer demand, we introduced a new product from July 2008, Laptop and Internet in one package. At the end of 2008, we had
approximately 2,000 Laptop-Net subscribers.

Bundled ADSL ("T-DSL").We also offer voice and Internet bundles (T-DSL) targeting primarily small and medium
business customers. In 2008, we have re-bundled the T-DSL offer with more value added services: T-DSL price plans contain telephone line with flat voice and a flat
Internet access and value added services such as virus protection, domain.

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T-HotSpot.HotSpot is a wireless broadband Internet solution, based on the WiFi technology for public sites (i.e., hotels,
conference centers and restaurants). By November 2008, former T-Com and T-Mobile HotSpots have been consolidated, i.e., the whole T-HotSpot network can be
used under the same terms and conditions. At the end of 2008, there were 304 T-HotSpot sites in operation.

Managed Leased Line Network Internet access ("MLLNI").We offer MLLN Internet access mainly to our business customers. MLLNI provides
transport and
access facilities for IP traffic. The product includes domestic and international peering and leased line access, by which the domestic end-point of the customer is connected to our IP
network with symmetrical upload and download link. With the growing penetration of xDSL based broadband access technology and its aggressive pricing in the consumer segment, we expect the penetration
of the MLLNI to decrease.

Cable Internet.In addition to the ADSL and Naked ADSL services, we also provide high-speed cable Internet by using cable television
infrastructure. Our main cable television service provider partners are T-Kábel and Vidanet. The total customer base of our cable Internet service reached 127,683 by
December 31, 2008.

Data Transmission and Related Services

Leased line service establishes a permanent connection for transmission of voice and data traffic between two geographically separate
points (point-to-point connection) or between a point and several other points (point-to-multipoint connection). These points can be either all within
Hungary or some in Hungary and others abroad.

We
lease lines to other local telephone operators and mobile service providers, who use such lines as part of their networks. We also lease lines to providers of data services. In
addition, we lease lines to multi-site business customers who use leased lines to transmit internal voice and data traffic.

We
offer a broad variety of standard analog and digital lines for lease, including two-wire and four-wire analog lines and digital lines with capacities from 64
Kbit/s to 155 Mbit/s. We also offer high capacity customized digital lines to other telecommunications providers.

Flex-Com.We offer Flex-Com, domestic and international digital leased lines with managed back-up systems that
are dedicated to data transmission. The number of Flex-Com connections decreased from 7,710 as of December 31, 2007 to 6,037 lines as of December 31, 2008.

High Speed Leased Line ("HSLL").The HSLL service provides permanent, digital, transparent, point-to-point
leased line service between service access points ("SAPs"). The connections are established by a service provider according to the needs of its customers. Transmission rates provided by the HSLL
service are 2, 34, 45, 140, 155, 622 Mbit/s and 2.5 Gbit/s. The
major portion of churn from both Flex-Com and HSLL migrates to our most recent data communication services (e.g., IP Complex, MultiFlex).

As
an addition to the HSLL portfolio, we offer a WDM technology-based premium service, Gigalink, which provides leased line service at a higher speed (622 Mbit/s) to business customers
and to other service providers. For the Campus backbone network (a link between universities and academic institutions) we offer Gigalink service with up to 10 Gbit/s speed.

Datex-P.We offer Datex-P, a packet-switched data transmission service based on the X.25 protocol. The service provides low
to medium speed domestic switched data communications services with international connectivity to business customers. As a result of the proliferation of new technologies, growth in the number of
subscribers has stopped. Between 2003 and 2005, our major objectives were to extend the lifecycle of the product, maintain profitability, optimize the network and reduce costs. In 2005, we assessed
and commenced migration of customers to other data transmission services. In 2006, we introduced a flat rate price plan and widened the access option by Ethernet interface.

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Our
leased line customers pay a one-time connection fee based on the type of line leased. Monthly subscription charges vary with the type and length of lines leased and, in
some cases, with the term of the lease. With the exception of leased lines required for connection with other networks, leased line charges are not subject to regulation. As part of the overall
rebalancing of our rates, we have reduced our leased line charges in real terms over the last few years in response to competition, which partly offset the revenue increase generated by volume and
bandwidth increases of the leased line services.

Data
transmission and related services consist primarily of data transmission and network services for business customers, such as financial institutions and insurance companies, and, to
a lesser extent, residential customers. The market for data transmission and related services in Hungary is highly competitive. We are the leading supplier of data transmission and related services in
Hungary.

Our
revenues from data transmission have slightly grown as a result of both the development of the Hungarian economy and our increasingly sophisticated services. We expect the market for
these services to grow with the proliferation of personal computers and increasing consumer demand. We believe that the ability to offer new data products and services will be critical to competing
effectively in the future, particularly with respect to business customers.

Magyar Telekom DataLink.In 2004, we launched a new data transmission product that offers technology-independent data transmission
between business
customers' locations. The customer only needs to define three main parameters: bandwidth, Service Level Agreement ("SLA") and interface. This service provides data connection below 2 Mbit/s, with X.21
or Ethernet interfaces. With the introduction of this service, we can better utilize our spare data transmission capacity.

Symmetrical Internet.Symmetrical Internet is a wholesale service for ISPs, providing transport and access facilities to IP traffic. The
product
includes domestic and international peering and leased line access, by which the domestic end-point of the ISP is connected to our IP network. Symmetrical Internet was introduced in 2003,
to maintain our competitive position on the Internet leased line market. After the introduction of this product, the majority of our wholesale customers migrated from IP Connect to Symmetrical
Internet. IP Connect has similar facilities than Symmetrical Internet, but does not include leased line access.

IP Complex Plus.IP Complex Plus is an IP-based Virtual Private Network ("IP-VPN") service. IP Complex Plus service is
offered to retail and wholesale customers having multiple remote sites. This service enables them to establish secure data traffic between sites without the need of setting up
"point-to-point" connections between two sites. The development of supplementary services, such as ISDN back-up, integrated voice/data, ADSL/Single-Pair
High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line ("SHDSL") access and dial-up access to IP-VPNs make this product more attractive to a growing number of business
customers. In addition to the current function of integrated voice/data service, we provide number portability for our IP Complex Plus customers. Using this new service, customers can use their
existing phone numbers within their private network as well. In 2007, we extended our portfolio with new access technologies, which enable our customers to connect to the IP network with a speed up to
1 Gbit/s.

International data products.We provide signaling links for mobile operators to facilitate international roaming. To increase the
utilization of our
transmission network, we offer attractive price plans for dedicated transit services through Hungary. We also sell international leased lines, including international managed leased lines,
international ISDN, X.400 and X.25 services. Our X.25 links are used for packet switched data transmission with 83 international networks. The sales of international leased lines are steadily growing,
partly due to the introduction of one-stop-shopping agreements, whereby customers can order from and pay for the service at one end-point of the connection, which
eliminate the need to deal with multiple service providers. International Internet connectivity has been enhanced to provide services for Internet service providers. By the end of 2008, the capacity
of international Internet connections reached 30 Gbit/s. We provide Internet transit services to several Romanian and Bulgarian ISPs on our two

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IP
PoPs in Romania and high-capacity international Internet transit service on our IP PoPs in Hungary to ISPs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Macedonia.

MultiFlex.In 2007, Magyar Telekom launched a new MultiFlex service. It is an Ethernet-level virtual private network service on
the Magyar
Telekom Ethernet-aggregation and Multi Protocol Label Switching ("MPLS")-backbone network, where access may be provided through multiplicating copper pairs, optical fiber, or, micro, which enables
connections to our customers with a speed up to 1 Gbit/s. Magyar Telekom provides proactive fault repair and SLA report, and our partners can access the report via our VIP portal website. In 2008,
Magyar Telekom launched a few new service options, such as Internet access and Premium options. By the end of 2008, Magyar Telekom had 136 contracted customers.

Multimedia

Our cable television ("CATV") group consists of two entities providing various cable television services in Hungary. The larger entity
is T-Kábel Hungary, which began providing cable television services on January 1, 1999.

Through
network development and acquisitions, our CATV group increased its number of cable television customers during the past years. We are the second largest cable television provider
in Hungary. The growth of subscribers has slowed down in the past two years, because of the growing competition faced from satellite operators, direct competition with other CATV operators and the
saturation of the market. The CATV group had approximately 423,000 CATV subscribers as of December 31, 2008 compared to approximately 419,000 a year earlier.

T-Kábel
Hungary offers 45 analog television channels in three program packages and 18 radio stations in most of its networks. Premium digital television
services are available in the product portfolio since December 2005. In 2008, we offered 108 digital TV channels in two program packages and 21 mini program packages and 3 radio stations. In 2007,
T-Kábel Hungary rolled out the digital simulcast of television channels in South-East Hungary.

T-Kábel
Hungary is the first High Definition TV ("HDTV") service provider in the cable industry in Hungary. The HDTV service of
T-Kábel was launched in March 2008. We offer 2 HD mini packages with 8 HD channels to the digital service subscribers. By the end of 2008,
T-Kábel customers subscribed to 719 HD packages.

Our
CATV firmsin cooperation with ISPsoffer broadband Internet services. The number of broadband Internet subscribers through our cable television networks
increased to approximately 127,000 by December 31, 2008 compared to 102,000 a year earlier.

T-Kábel
Hungaryin cooperation with Magyar Telekom Plc.installed the Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite (DVB-S)
platform including head-end, uplink station and conditional access system for satellite TV service in 2008. As a part of Magyar Telekom's rebranding campaign, Magyar Telekom launched the
service on November 24, 2008 under the brand T-Home Sat TV. DVB-S service offers favorably priced packages and discounts, a variety of channels grouped into thematic
packages, and premium picture and voice quality, as well as electronic program listings. Currently two T-Home Sat TV packages are available: the Basic package, which includes 14 channels
and the Family package, which has 49 channels. When subscribing for the Family package, optional thematic packages and two HD mini packages can also be chosen.

At
the end of December 2008, the number of active DVB-S customers amounted to 5,338.

With
the introduction of the DVB-S service, Magyar Telekom is able to provide 3Play services (TV, Internet, voice) almost everywhere in the country. The main objective is to
become the number one 3Play service provider in Hungary under the T-Home brand, which strengthens and broadens our customer base (less churn sensitivity). We also target to increase our
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Fixed Line Telecommunications Equipment Sales

We distribute an extensive range of telecommunications equipment, from individual telephone sets to facsimile terminals, PBXs and
complete network systems, through a network of customer service centers. In addition to stand-alone telephone-set sales, we offer various packages combining telephone sets with telephone
lines and price plans.

We
do not manufacture telecommunications equipment but resell and lease equipment manufactured by other companies.

The
telecommunications equipment sector is highly competitive and characterized by rapid technological innovation. We believe that the supply and service of telecommunications equipment
are integral elements of a full service telecommunications provider and are necessary for the expansion of our customer base. In addition, these activities allow us to ensure that technologically
advanced equipment required for new services is available in Hungary.

System Integration and Information Technology

Following the expansion of the T-Systems segment's service portfolio, particularly through the acquisitions of KFKI Group
and T-Systems Hungary Kft, the Company has reviewed the organizational structure of the segment. Since January 1, 2007, the T-Systems segment has consisted of three
divisionsInfocom, IT Infrastructure and IT Applications. The latter two encompassed the activities of the six subsidiaries, divided according to their profiles and competencies. In order
to increase the segment's transparency and improve sales efficiency, the number of subsidiaries was reduced via legal integration into the two respective divisions, thus forming two individual legal
entities (KFKI System Integration Co. Ltd. and IQSYS IT and Consulting Co. Ltd). The legal merger procedures were completed by January 1, 2008. This move enabled us
to focus more efficiently on strengthening our market leadership in the ICT service market as well as repositioning our corporate market approach as a true IT and telecommunications service provider.

We
achieved significant increases in the sales of complex ICT solutions, outsourcing and managed services. In cooperation with business partners, we also sell the products and services
of our subsidiaries and external market partners (e.g., Cisco) to our customers.

In
2007, we had several Strategic ICT outsourcing projects, which helped us stabilize our position in the ICT outsourcing market. In 2007, within the framework of the Allianz strategic
ICT outsourcing program, we launched the regional Outsourcing Service Portal for seven participating countries. The current values of the service parameters, the content of fault tickets, and the
level of processing faults can be monitored on the web platform of the portal, which allows us to carry out electronic customer satisfaction surveys. With this solution we established regional level
outsourcing competence, which we can also utilize with other customers. In case of strategic ICT outsourcing projects, with up-selling and contract prolongations, we retained our market
share of 2007 also in 2008.

Based
on our outsourcing project experiences gained among strategic accounts, we started providing Managed Services ("Custom MenX") for medium size enterprises, and concluded long term
contracts in this segment. We also extended the range of Managed Services. In addition to Managed Voice, Managed LAN and Managed Security in 2006, we also added Managed Desktop and Managed Print to
the portfolio in 2007. In line with our strategic goals set in 2007, we significantly increased the number of managed service contracts in 2008. We concluded the first contracts for Managed Desktop
and Server Hosting services in that year.

In
2008, we started the development of managed services for SME customers. We created a standard integrated managed service package called Compleo, which includes symmetric Internet with
VoIP channels, Managed LAN, Managed IP PBX and IP phones as well as Security (Fire Wall).

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In
addition, we experienced high customer demand in the sales of IP telephony, complex solutions, flat rate price plans and bandwidth expansion. The project sales of security systems and
the sales of IT solutions also showed a significant increase. The most important project in this field related to the Electronic Government Backbone Network ("EKG").

Other Revenues

Other revenues include construction, maintenance, rental, customer care services, telephone book publishing and other miscellaneous
revenues.

Share of associates' profits

Share of associates' profits primarily include our share of profit from Magyar RTL Televízió ZRt.
("M-RTL"), a Hungarian television broadcasting company.

M-RTL
is entitled to provide commercial television programs, but not to engage in broadcast diffusion or distribution activities. The Program Provision Agreement was signed
on July 9, 1997, which was the starting date of the license for an initial period of ten years. On July 20, 2005, M-RTL extended the license for an additional five years
which is effective from July 10, 2007 until July 9, 2012. M-RTL operates a channel under the brand name, "RTL KLUB".

Since
its launch in 1997, RTL KLUB has rapidly established a strong position in Hungary's television market, being the market leader for the last ten years. Market share among the
targeted age 18-49 audience has slightly decreased to 26 percent in 2008 compared to 28 percent in 2007 for the whole day and 33 percent in 2008 compared to
35 percent in 2007 for prime-time (between 7 and 11 p.m.). The decrease of market share is due to the increased number of Hungarian speaking channels on the market. RTL KLUB
has successfully converted its leading audience results into television advertising market share.

RTL
KLUB seeks to maintain and increase audience share through investing in local productions, as well as successful internationally licensed programs (e.g., I'm a celebrity, get
me out of here!reality show, Take it or leave it, Poker facegame shows) and through its continued long-term relationships with major film distributors, including
Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and Buena Vista. M-RTL is strategically focused on sporting events, such as Formula One races and boxing.

Since
its establishment in 2003, IKO New Media Kft. has become one of the leading companies in the Hungarian interactive service market, and is the service provider of telecommunications
applications for M-RTL. Through its own license, the company produces TV shows and is one of the largest aggregators of premium rate telecommunications services in Hungary with its own
independent
entertainment content selling division. IKO Content & Rights Kft. is an aggregator in the content outsourcing market.

According
to the co-operation agreement signed in April 2008, the properties of IKO-Telekom Média Holding Zrt. ("ITMH") will be split between the
owners by way of a demerger. As a result, Magyar Telekom will have 100 percent ownership of IKO New Media Kft. and IKO Content & Rights Kft., and will be entitled to a
HUF 2 billion compensation, while ITMH, including its 31 percent stake in M-RTL, will remain with IKO Production.

The
co-operation agreement enables Magyar Telekom to further increase its business focus on content-related and interactive service opportunities. At the same time, by
strengthening its position in the content service market, Magyar Telekom will become the leading interactive service provider in Hungary.

The
transaction is still pending, subject to the approval of the M-RTL shareholders. The Court of Registry is expected to register the legal separation in the second quarter
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T-Home operations in Macedonia

We fully own a Macedonian holding company, Stonebridge, which owns a 51 percent interest in Makedonski Telekom. Magyar Telekom
has commenced a liquidation procedure of Stonebridge in accordance with the relevant Macedonian laws. Once the process is complete, Magyar Telekom will directly own its shares in Makedonski Telekom,
thus simplifying the ownership structure.

Makedonski
Telekom is the primary fixed line service provider in Macedonia. Makedonski Telekom provides local, national and international long distance public telephone services, VoIP
services, leased line services and Internet services.

In
May 2008, Makedonski Telekom introduced the T-Home brand.

The
following table sets forth information regarding the total fixed access lines of Makedonski Telekom:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of fixed linesResidential lines


430,082


404,925


371,285Business lines


42,780


40,954


40,344Public payphones


2,087


2,015


1,692Total


474,949


447,894


413,321ISDN channels


42,200


44,482


44,694Total


517,149


492,376


458,015ADSL connections


16,462


48,214


98,866Number of Internet subscribersDial-up


31,066


18,459


5,910Broadband (ADSL, leased line)


16,603


48,363


98,995Total


47,669


66,822


104,905Market share in the DSL broadband market (retail and wholesale, estimated) (%)


45


58


59Market share in the dial-up market (estimated) (%)


94


93


96


Starting
from June 2008, Makedonski Telekom also offers VoIP based services (Call Comfort, Office Comfort and Office Comfort+ packages). VoIP product portfolio was extended in September
2008 when Call & Surf packages were launched on the market for the residential segment.

Makedonski
Telekom launched IPTV in November 2008. Makedonski Telekom offers TV sets as well in its sales network.

Makedonski
Telekom offers end-to-end solutions for its business customers, including a complete portfolio of fixed line products and services, as well as SI
solutions.

T-Home operations in Montenegro

We have a 76.53 percent interest in Crnogorski Telekom. Crnogorski Telekom is the principal fixed line service provider in
Montenegro. Its exclusive rights in fixed line telecommunications services expired in December 2003. Crnogorski Telekom provides a wide range of retail and wholesale telecommunications services at
domestic and international level (e.g., voice services, broadband access, IPTV services, leased line circuits, data transmission).

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The
following table summarizes key operational information of T-Com Crna Gora ("T-Com CG"), the fixed line operations of Crnogorski Telekom:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of fixed linesPSTN lines


173,248


168,062


164,394ISDN channels


21,288


21,906


22,416Total


194,536


189,968


186,810ADSL connections


6,639


16,106


38,956IPTV customers


n.a.


2,397


17,531Number of Internet subscribersDial-up


25,669


28,401


17,455Broadband (ADSL, leased line)


6,760


16,252


39,144Total


32,429


44,653


56,599Market share in the dial-up market (estimated) (%)


98


98


98


Crnogorski
Telekom is the sole provider of ADSL in Montenegro, although competitors started to offer broadband access through WiMAX access. Internet access is provided via the public
switched telephone network, leased lines and ADSL. We experienced strong dial-up to ADSL substitution during the last two years.

Similarly
to other fixed line service providers before privatization, Crnogorski Telekom maintained relatively low domestic charges and high charges for international calls. In September
2007, Crnogorski Telekom rebalanced the fixed line voice tariffs adopted by the Montenegrin Agency of Electronic Communications. International charges have decreased both in residential and in
business segment, while local charges and subscription fees have increased in residential segment.

Crnogorski
Telekom introduced its IPTV service, called Extra TV on November 30, 2007. In 2008, the IPTV system was upgraded to support an increased number of customers and to
improve service quality.

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T-MOBILE

Our mobile telecommunications services generated revenues of HUF 349,440 million in 2008 before inter-segment
eliminations.

T-Mobile operations in Hungary

As of December 31, 2008, we accounted for an estimated 43.9 percent of the total Hungarian mobile market in terms of
subscribers based on the number of active Subscriber Identity Module ("SIM") cards and 44.2 percent in terms of total number of active SIM cards generated
traffic in the previous three months. The penetration rate of mobile telephone services in Hungary increased from 109.7 percent at December 31, 2007 to 121.8 percent at
December 31, 2008.

We
were the first mobile operator to launch HSDPA service in Hungary in 2006. The outdoor mobile broadband coverage based on population reached about 67.4 percent by the end of
2008. In 2008, the penetration of this service grew significantly and all three Hungarian mobile operators extended their data tariff portfolios, with prices falling. We managed to keep our market
leader position in the consumer mobile Internet market, holding market share of 53.4 percent, compared to 24.7 percent of Pannon' and 21.9 percent of Vodafone' share.

In
October 2005, the Hungarian government selected us to build and operate the nation-wide Egységes Digitális
Rádiótávközlö Rendszer ("EDR") system (the Hungarian Unified Digital Radio Network) in Hungary. For this purpose, Magyar
Telekom established a subsidiary, Pro-M in December 2005.

EDR
is a 380-400 MHz band nation-wide Professional Mobile Radio ("PMR") network. The main users of EDR are various public safety (emergency) and law enforcement
bodies (e.g. police and fire departments, National Ambulance Service). The high-quality EDR network replaces the analog radios currently used by these agencies.

We
were able to offer favorable terms mainly due to our existing radio and fixed line infrastructure, on which the EDR network is based. The EDR service utilizes the TETRA technology,
which is a global standard for Public Safety and Security mobile radio communication, defined and approved by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ("ETSI") as the official European
Standard for digital Professional Mobile Radio.

The
roll-out of EDR was finished in 2006 and TETRA system continuously operates since that time. Under the terms of the agreement the government has been paying us annual
payments of HUF 9.3 billion from 2007 until 2015.

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Subscribers

The table below sets forth information concerning the number of our subscribers at the dates indicated:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of subscribersPostpaid subscribers


1,545,115


1,793,620


2,066,495Prepaid subscribers


2,886,021


3,059,872


3,295,297Total subscribers


4,431,136


4,853,492


5,361,792Average monthly Minutes of Use ("MOU") per subscriber


142


149


152Churn ratio (%)Postpaid subscribers


9.9


10.0


9.9Prepaid subscribers


21.9


21.1


18.8Total subscribers


17.9


17.1


15.4Average monthly Revenue per User in HUFPostpaid subscribers


9,849


8,635


7,720Prepaid subscribers


2,300


2,205


1,890Total subscribers


4,800


4,542


4,087Mobile penetration in Hungary (%)


99.0


109.7


121.8TMH's market share (%)


44.5


44.0


43.9


The Hungarian mobile market reached a penetration rate of 121.8 percent by end of 2008. The increase in the number of TMH subscribers since
December 31, 2006 is attributable to a number of factors, including the expansion of mobile broadband services and the success of community offers. Total growth rate both in 2007 and 2008
exceeded previous year's average due to the significant increase of inactive subscribers (i.e., subscribers who did not generate traffic in the last three months) included in the subscriber
base mainly at Pannon, one of our competitors.

Churn policy.Generally, a contract customer of TMH is churned either after the voluntary termination upon the lapse of his contracted
loyalty period
or after forced contract termination due to the customer's failure to fulfill payment obligations. In the absence of re-charging, a prepaid customer is churned after a period of 12 to
16 months depending on the amount charged on the prepaid card.

Traffic.TMH's average traffic per subscriber is comparable to other European countries and was 152 minutes in 2008. Average
traffic per
subscriber has increased each year since 2004 as a result of successful price plans and significant price erosion targeting both postpaid and prepaid segment.

Products and services

Voice services

In July 2008, we introduced a new tariff plan which mixes the advantages of prepaid and postpaid packages in a new postpaid package
(i.e., favorable rates, comfortable postpaid invoicing with controllable expenses). Subscribers of this package must recharge the balance once the monthly subscription fee has been used toward
usage.

In
October 2008, we launched new prepaid and postpaid tariff packages for iWiW members offering favorable tariffs within the user-group.

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International
roaming service was available for our mobile subscribers on 410 networks in 187 countries as of December 31, 2008, of which 214 networks in 119 countries were
available for prepaid customers. On December 31, 2008, customers could use 219 General Packet Radio Service ("GPRS") networks in 109 countries. Since January 1, 2008, Magyar Telekom
sends and receives all its international voice traffic to and from Deutsche Telekom when Deutsche Telekom offers more favorable price and better quality than other international carrier service
providers.

Non-voice services

In 2008, we continued to enhance our non-voice service portfolio, introduced several new products, increased the
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Equipment and activation

We distribute an extensive range of mobile device portfolio, such as terminals, accessories, notebooks, netbooks, data products, SIM
cards and vouchers.

We
focus on both acquisition and retention, offering several favorable packages to our customers, like the interest-free installment option for almost all mobile handsets and
notebooks, or in case of our existing customers, the popular loyalty offers with more favorable prices and conditions.

We
offer combined mobile service and device offers to our customers, finely-tuning the eventualities of existing mobile services, together with supportive devices.

The
best example of this is the successful introduction of iPhone 3G in the Hungarian market exclusively by TMH. iPhone 3Gs can be also bought bundled with iPhone specific tariff plans
(ikon 400 and ikon 600), which help fully exploit iPhone 3G's multimedia capabilities.

TMH
sells and leases equipments manufactured by other companies.

The
telecommunications device sector is highly competitive and characterized by rapid technological innovation, mainly in the mobile business. We believe that supply and service of
telecommunications devices are integral elements of a full service telecommunications provider, and are necessary for the expansion of our customer base. In addition, these activities allow us to
ensure that technologically advanced equipments required for new services are available on the Hungarian market.

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Other mobile services

Pro-M realizes service revenues from providing EDR telecommunications services for various public safety (emergency) and
law enforcement bodies based on the EDR contract. The agreement provides continuous payments until 2015.

Fees and charges

Since January 1998, mobile subscriber rates have been deregulated, and carriers have had the freedom to set the level of fee components
(i.e., connection fee, subscription fee and traffic charges).

We
charge subscribers a one-time connection fee, monthly subscription charges, event charges and time-based traffic charges. Customers using prepaid cards do not
pay monthly subscription charges (but in case of some price plans monthly recurring fees do exist). We do not charge subscribers for incoming calls, other than calls received while roaming. We receive
payments from other telecommunications service providers for terminating calls on our network. We maintained the widest range of price plans and successfully introduced additional plans in 2008 to
acquire new subscribers and develop loyalty.

T-Mobile operations in Macedonia

T-Mobile Macedonia is the leading mobile operator in Macedonia, continuously providing the highest technological and
advanced services in order to meet the growing needs of mobile customers in the highly competitive market. The principal activities of T-Mobile Macedonia's operations are digital mobile
telephone services based on GSM technology and non-voice services such as SMS, MMS and GPRS.

T-Mobile
Macedonia had expanded its customer base from 1,212,539 at the end of 2007 to 1,379,191 by the end of 2008. T-Mobile Macedonia had 59.4 percent
market share in terms of subscribers based on the number of active SIM cards in the Macedonia mobile market. The mobile market penetration in Macedonia is over 110 percent.

The
table below sets forth information concerning the number of T-Mobile Macedonia subscribers at the dates indicated:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of subscribersPostpaid subscribers


177,311


280,707


360,706Prepaid subscribers


767,219


931,832


1,018,485Total subscribers


944,530


1,212,539


1,379,191Average MOU per subscriber


72


90


96Average monthly Revenue per User in HUF


3,206


3,054


2,586Mobile penetration in Macedonia (%)


68.3


93.3


110.5T-Mobile Macedonia's market share (%)


66.5


62.3


59.4


The increase in the number of T-Mobile Macedonia subscribers in the last three years is attributable to a number of factors, including
the reductions of call charges in real terms, success of community offers and campaigns with attractive handset prices. The churn rates of customers are quite high in Macedonia.

T-Mobile
Macedonia faced intense price-based competition in 2008, mainly driven by VIP that entered the market in September 2007. Competitors launched various campaigns and
price plans at very low prices both for postpaid and prepaid customers.

With
clear focus on retention and growth of the valuable customers base and in order to meet Macedonian mobile subscribers' needs for lower prices, T-Mobile Macedonia
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of
the existing price plans and introduced several services with attractive prices as extensions of the existing price plans, mainly based on the community offers.

T-Mobile
Macedonia was awarded a 3G license on December 17, 2008.

T-Mobile operations in Montenegro

T-Mobile Crna Gora is the second largest mobile operator in Montenegro with 36.1 percent mobile market share. Since
its inception in 2000, it offers innovative and advanced services to the Montenegrin market and has been experiencing dynamic growth.

The
main activities of T-Mobile Crna Gora's operations are digital mobile telephone services and non-voice services, such as SMS, MMS based on the GSM,
UMTS, GPRS, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution ("EDGE") and HSDPA technologies. T-Mobile Crna Gora actively employs various promotions and incentives to encourage use of its
services. In addition to a variety of service packages, T-Mobile Crna Gora offers WAP, MMS, content SMS and premium-rate SMS services. In 2007, T-Mobile Crna Gora
started the development of a new 3G network, and extended its service portfolio with web'n'walk and Mobile Internet, in order to meet the growing needs of mobile customers in an increasingly demanding
and competitive Montenegrin mobile market.

The
table below summarizes the key operational statistical figures of T-Mobile Crna Gora:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Number of subscribersPostpaid subscribers


48,252


73,675


89,070Prepaid subscribers(1)


283,364


335,266


417,449Total subscribers


331,616


408,941


506,519Average MOU per subscriber


127


120


105Average monthly Revenue per User in HUF


3,858


3,252


2,886Mobile penetration in Montenegro (%)(2)


103.8


168.7


185.6T-Mobile Crna Gora's market share (%)(2)


42.3


33.8


36.1


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T-Mobile Crna Gora's operations, customer base and revenues are significantly affected by seasonal factors. In 2007, the entrance of a
third mobile operator, Mtel, significantly increased the competition in the Montenegrin mobile market.

In
the summer of 2007, T-Mobile Crna Gora experienced the largest roaming revenue growth since the beginning of its operation, attributable to the high number of tourists
visiting the Montenegrin seaside, the higher roaming charges and preferred network agreements. In 2007, the penetration level in the summer season exceeded 160 percent, as a large number of
tourists purchased prepaid cards, and the new entrant started its operation with attractive offers. In 2008, strong competition induced tariff declines and lower mobile usage could not be offset by
higher customer base, which resulted in lower retail traffic voice revenues. Due to the weaker summer season, visitor revenues also dropped in 2008 compared to 2007. These factors resulted in lower
ARPU in 2008 as compared to 2007.

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DISTRIBUTION AND SALES

T-Home operations in Hungary

In September 2008, Magyar Telekom introduced the T-Home brand. In parallel with the T-Home brand introduction,
all 48 shops have been transformed to comply with the new T-Home brand requirements. The T-Home design has been visualized and displayed in all direct shops.

Besides
customer acquisition, cross-selling, up-selling and customer retention type of activities, shops are heavily loaded with customer service related tasks. In 2009, the
direct shop network has to face two major challenges: to decrease the average customer waiting time by simplifying and improving IT processes and to put more emphasis on cross-selling and
up-selling activities by focusing on the new T-Home portfolio (2Play and 3Play offers) in order to increase customer value.

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indirect shops also provide T-Home related products and services and this number will be further increased in 2009. In 2009, in the recently integrated shops, the major
task will be to improve T-Home sales performance. T-Home services are also sold via an extensive Telesales channel as well as a door to door agent network which is currently
being reformed to meet quality as well as efficiency requirements.

T-Home operations in Macedonia

Makedonski Telekom has developed different sales channels in order to serve customers from different segments. Makedonski Telekom uses
direct sales channel, such as its own retail network, direct agents and key account managers; indirect sales channel based on indirect master dealers with their network of own shops, partner shops and
free lancers; on-line sales channel and call centre which performs telesales.

The
main sales channel is the Makedonski Telekom shop network. There are seven T-Home standalone shops and 21 joint shops with T-Mobile Macedonia, which offer the
complete T-Mobile and T-Home product portfolio. A new joint shop introducing a new concept (café and shop) was opened on January 23, 2009. A part of the
Makedonski Telekom product portfolio (e.g., telephone sets, photo equipment, computers, printers, network equipment) is available to the customers using installments payment through their
telephone bill.

Direct
agents serving the SME segment put strong emphasis on sale of PBX-based solutions and IT network solutions in 2008.

T-Home operations in Montenegro

In 2008, the main focus of our sales activities in the Montenegrin fixed line operations was to increase ADSL sales. In order to profit
from the market dominance of Crnogorski Telekom and to stimulate growth of non-voice revenues, several promotions have been implemented and ADSL offers have been restructured. As a result
of intensive promotions and the restructuring of ADSL offers, ADSL subscriber base increased significantly.

Crnogorski
Telekom has developed different sales channels in order to provide best services to residential and business customers. Crnogorski Telekom's direct sales channels consist of
own shop network (14 joint T-Mobile and T-Com shops), key account managers and SME coordinators. Crnogorski Telekom's indirect sales channels include the partner shop's
network, dealers, web sales, "door to door" sales and Call Center.

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T-Systems

Enterprise

We deliver high service level to our Enterprise customers with full dedication to not only client management, but also technical
support and service desk level. 81 key account managers handled approximately 2,800 large enterprises as of December 31, 2008 in governmental accounts, industrial accounts, commercial accounts,
utility and media accounts and financial accounts split. The largest multinational companies are being served on Deutsche Telekom group level by a separate team in order to assure utmost attention to
their trans-border needs.

In
2008, we have launched the "Top30" project, in the framework of which we handle top customers of T-Systems and our subsidiaries KFKI and IQSYS in an integrated way. As
T-Systems offers traditional telecommunications (fixed and mobile data and voice) services as well as IT services to its customers, a special team is dedicated to handle companywide
info-communications, managed services and outsourcing projects both in the sales and implementation phases.

SME

In 2008, we accomplished dedicated customer service within SME segment, i.e., all of the approximately 45,000 SME customers are
managed by dedicated T-Systems sales managers. Our SME account managers are responsible for 40 percent of our customer base in terms of account and sales targets, while the other
part is being managed through our indirect partners. Our own account managers and our indirect partners offer the whole T-Systems and T-Mobile portfolio, which includes IT,
voice, data and complex services as well. In our sales activity, both our own account managers and our indirect network play an important role, where the indirect network has exclusivity with Magyar
Telekom. In 2008, we started a project to brand our indirect sales channel "T-Partner".

In
2008, the main focus has been on integrated offers, selling at least two different types of services to customers at the same time. In 2009, our goal is to grow further in IT and
application services within our SME customer base.

T-Mobile operations in Hungary

Magyar Telekom had 48 direct shops at the end of 2008. All shops provide full scale of sales and customer care related services in the
entire consumer product portfolio. Handset repair service is also available in all shops. In parallel with the T-Mobile brand facelift, all shops have been transformed to comply with the
new, refreshed T-Mobile brand requirements.

In
Magyar Telekom's distribution the exclusive indirect partner network plays important role with its 223 shops. The design and the outlook of the network have been significantly
improved by transforming more than half of the shops into the new refreshed T-Mobile design. In 2008, 115 shops have become quasi-integrated, i.e., they sell T-Mobile
and T-Home product portfolio as well. The cooperation with Internet and IT equipment retailers has been further developed by increasing the number of partners from 9 to 15 with several
points of sales. In four main retail outlets (MediaMarkt shops), we introduced a "shop in shop" concept resulting in small
"T-Points" with strong focus on customer acquisition. The exclusive indirect partner network has to face the same challenges in 2009 as the direct shop network, i.e., improve
customer waiting service level and better exploit cross-selling and up-selling opportunities.

We
also sells our prepaid products (e.g., prepaid SIM packages, plastic top-up cards, on-line top-up) through major Hungarian retail channels.
Prepaid products are available at 14,124 sales points nationwide (including 9,800 shops where on-line top-up is available, e.g., post offices).

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T-Mobile operations in Macedonia

T-Mobile Macedonia distributes its services in its own retail shops and through indirect partners (dealers). At the end of
2008, the retail shop network consisted of 34 shops, of which 13 are solely operated by T-Mobile Macedonia, while the other 21 are joint shops with Makedonski Telekom. All shops carry the
full portfolio of products and services of T-Mobile Macedonia. In 2009, additional four joint shops are planned to be open.

Another
channel of the distribution network is the dealers' cooperation. Currently the network consists of 13 master dealers (including 2 direct contractors) with 140 shops. All the
shops offer the full portfolio of sales activities, except for collection. By the end of 2008, all the dealers' shops have been redesigned with outdoor illuminated signs according to
"T-Partner" image. Prepaid
packages (with or without handsets) are available in all dealers shops and in additional 7,000 kiosks, which sell prepaid vouchers.

T-Mobile operations in Montenegro

After a successful brand introduction in September 2006, T-Mobile Crna Gora continues to strengthen its market position, as
well as brand awareness. Under the T-Mobile brand, the brand values include high international competence and high quality standards. Since the entrance of the third mobile operator in
2007, T-Mobile Crna Gora is now challenged by stronger competition and high market saturation.

In
2008, the number of T-Centers reached 14. These are accompanied by a network of 15 exclusive Partner Shops which use a similar design to the own shops. Both types of
outlets provide a permanent portfolio of handsets and the full range of services for new and existing customers. In addition, there were approximately 1,200 contracted points of sale for prepaid
vouchers and SIM cards at the end of 2008.

Business
customers are served by key account managers taking care of the top 300 clients and SME coordinators who are in charge of SME and SOHO companies. Top clients are divided by
industries (e.g., banks, hotels, large manufacturers, government) and small companies are divided by regions.

In
2008, T-Mobile Crna Gora continued to be the market leader in the postpaid segment of mobile customers. The numerous promotions and the wide sales network resulted in
increase in the number of both prepaid and postpaid customers in the business and residential segment as well.

COMPETITION

T-Home operations in Hungary

We face strong competition in all areas of our fixed line operations including voice, Internet, cable television and IT services.
Competitors include other LTOs, mobile telecommunications providers, Internet service providers, alternative service providers and cable television service providers.

The
concentration of the telecommunications market continued in 2008. Externet bought up Vivanet, which enhanced its position in the Internet market. By acquiring eTel, Interware has
become able to provide voice services. Monortel merged into UPC and offers its services under the UPC Telekom brand. With the purchase of Actel, EnterNet obtained an own infrastructure.

Voice

In recent years, mobile carriers are our largest competitors on the voice market. Mobile penetration has increased from
109.7 percent at December 31, 2007 to 121.8 percent by the end of 2008, which not only led to intense competition on the mobile telecommunications market, but also affected the
fixed line telephone market. In 2008, the main reason for fixed line churn was mobile substitution.

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In
our service areas, a number of carriers (Invitel, GTS Datanet, Interware and UPC Telekom) offer pre-selection and call-by-call services and were
able to attract some of our customers. However, we respond to this challenge with attractive price plans, and successfully limit their expansion. We also offer similar price plans in order to attract
new customers from LTO areas, however with only moderate success so far.

Internet

Cable operators (e.g., UPC Telekom, Fibernet, Digikábel), alternative service providers based on Unbundled Local
Loop ("ULL") (e.g., GTS Datanet, EnterNet), mobile service providers and other ISPs are our competitors on the Internet market. In 2008, we kept our leading position with the
continuous increase of the number of ADSL lines, however, our market share declined mainly because of the spread of cable Internet.

Compared
to the previous years, the growth of fixed line Internet penetration was slower in 2008. A technology shift from ADSL to cable Internet can be experienced in the
broadband market because in case of cable Internet, higher bandwidth is available at lower prices. Mobile Internet plays an increasingly important role, it represents approximately 25 percent
of total Internet subscriptions, however the majority uses mobile Internet as a complimentary service beside fixed line technologies.

ULL
services have only marginal shares in the broadband market, therefore the NCA ordered the decrease of ULL access fees. We expect a slight growth of ULL services, which could lead to
more intensive competition.

TV

In 2008, the trend of digitalization continued in the television market. NCA issued a tender for digital terrestrial broadcasting which
was won by Antenna Hungária Zrt. The digital terrestrial broadcasting television service is available from December 2008, with network coverage of almost 60 percent and the
programs dominantly are available without a subscription fee.

Invitel
launched IPTV offers on its own service area and therefore became a 3Play service provider. Parallel to the launch of digital television services, UPC Telekom introduced a new
offer structure and harmonized its voice, Internet and television packages.

In
October 2008, the NCA announced calls for a tender that allows new mobile carriers to enter the market. As a result of the tender, competition could become even more intensive in the
Hungarian voice and broadband market.

T-Home operations in Macedonia

On January 1, 2005, Makedonski Telekom's exclusive rights to provide fixed line telephone services expired, but as a result of
the delay in implementation of the new regulatory framework, competition from other fixed line service providers started only in February 2007. Makedonski Telekom, however, faced indirect competition
earlier from other mobile service providers and, to a limited extent, from other VoIP providers. In 2008, the main competition in the fixed line voice services was posed by mobile service providers.
New fixed line service providers also started their operations by offering outgoing calls to Makedonski Telekom subscribers, either over VoIP or through carrier selection services. In addition, there
is intense competition in the area of terminating international incoming calls on the fixed and mobile networks in Macedonia. By end of 2008, there were eight operators that terminated international
traffic.

The
nature of fixed line competition has shifted from offering cheap outgoing calls (through carrier selection and VoIP) towards offering complete fixed line services.

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In
April 2007, OnNet entered into an ULL Agreement with Makedonski Telekom based on Makedonski Telekom's Unbundling Reference Offer ("MATERUO"). Based on this agreement, OnNet offers its
commercial services to the customers from May 2008. Commercial wholesale line rental agreement with OnNet, based on OnNet's request, has been signed as well.

Cosmofon
launched fixed line voice services in June 2008 over its GSM network, and in August 2008 it started to offer services based on 3G technology.

Both
major CATV operators, CableTel and Telekabel, as well as several smaller CATV operators started to offer fixed line services in the last quarter of 2008.

Number
portability has become available since September 1, 2008. Since fixed line customers are mostly Makedonski Telekom customers, we expect negative effects of number
portability.

To
respond these challenges, Makedonski Telekom launched attractive bundled offers including flat components, VoIP, ADSL and IPTV.

Until
the end of 2008, Makedonski Telekom concluded interconnection contracts with three mobile operators and ten fixed line operators.

Makedonski
Telekom is the leading provider of leased line and data transmission services. CATV and wireless operators have built their own networks and are also capable to offer data
transmission services, transmission capacity and various broadband services. Based on Makedonski Telekom's new wholesale leased line offer with decreased prices, we expect to sign several wholesale
agreements with alternative operators.

We
expect more opportunities for alternative operators as Makedonski Telekom had to introduce new wholesale products based on regulatory obligations from the first quarter of 2009.

In
the Internet broadband market, there are three major service providers in addition to Makedonski Telekom: OnNet, CableTel and Telekabel. Makedonski Telekom has approximately
49 percent market share based on the number of retail subscribers at the end of 2008. It faces competition mainly from CATV operators' cable broadband Internet, offered to the CATV customers
through their own networks and from broadband services through Makedonski Telekom's wholesale ADSL offer. Mobile operator Cosmofon also started to offer mobile broadband Internet access, through its
3G network, from September 2008.

In
November 2008, Makedonski Telekom entered the TV market by offering 3Play services: TV, Internet and voice bundles. Competitors also announced similar services, and CableTel already
launched its first offer in October 2008. On April 25, 2009, the AEC granted radiofrequencies for digital TV services through digital video broadcasting- terrestrial ("DVB-T") to
Telekom Slovenije.

T-Home operations in Montenegro

In 2007, a new mobile and fixed line operator entered the Montenegrin telecommunications market: Mtel, the third mobile operator and
licensed operator for development and exploitation of WiMAX-based network, launched its WiMAX fixed network.

In
the third quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, eight licenses for VoIP operators were issued as well. Two of them have signed agreements on interconnection and access with
us in July 2008. They are able to offer outgoing call services to our customers through carrier selection and freephone service. The transit of incoming international calls via VoIP providers to our
network is still not a regulated service and it is subject to a commercial agreement between parties.

Fixed-mobile
service substitution is expected to become increasingly significant. The high mobile penetration and the introduction of a third mobile operator in 2007 have intensified
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Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ("MMDS") and CATV licenses were awarded at the beginning of 2007. Some of the cable operators have declared their intention to provide
Internet and telephony services. Terms and conditions for joint usage of our underground infrastructure were published in 2008, but currently only three of these cable operators are using this
possibility at five municipalities in Montenegro (in total length of less than 20 km). MMDS and satellite operators, who were able to start first with service provisioning and who are not dependant on
our infrastructure, are currently market leaders in CATV segment.

Strong
competition is developing in the wholesale segment as well. It is expected that significant players like Telekom Serbia, National Broadcasting Company and Electricity Company will
enter the Internet and data wholesale business after significant investments in their communications infrastructure have been realized during 2008.

T-Systems

In 2008, our main competitors in the fixed line market were Invitel and GTS Datanet. In response to market consolidation and
competitors' alliances, T-Systems focused on providing integrated network services and systems integration. These activities include managed and outsourcing services, sales based on
providing consulting survey for complex customers' needs and focusing on large projects. With these product offerings, T-Systems positioned itself as an Information Technology/Technology
Consulting ("IT/TC") solution provider for the corporate segment.

We
divide the IT market into two segments according to the type of services. Our main competitors in the IT Infrastructure services segment are HP, Synergon, S&T, IBM, Albacomp and
Getronics. Our main competitors in the IT Application Development services segment are HP, Synergon, IBM, Albacomp, Accenture, FMC and Unisys. Our goal in this highly competitive market is to keep our
leading position in the IT services market by achieving a larger growth rate than the average, to win significant projects and to use a new business model in the small and medium business sector:
standardized products via economies of scale.

T-Mobile operations in Hungary

In 2008, the Hungarian mobile telecommunications market was characterized by intense competition, driven by new broadband services,
lower prices and aggressive marketing. The mobile penetration rate further increased to 121.8 percent by the end of 2008. We continued to focus on customer retention and the development of
mobile broadband services. Despite the intense competition, as of December 31, 2008, we accounted for an estimated 43.9 percent of the total Hungarian mobile market in terms of
subscribers based on the number of active Subscriber Identity Module ("SIM") cards and 44.2 percent in terms of total number of active SIM cards generating traffic in the previous three months.

The
direct competitors of TMH are Pannon and Vodafone. Vodafone, the smallest mobile network operator in terms of the number of subscribers in Hungary, continued to focus on acquisitions
(especially in the field of mobile broadband) supported by aggressive flat tariff offers and marketing campaigns. Vodafone's market share slightly increased to 21.0 percent by the end of 2008.
Pannon kept a strong mobile market share and community focus, and maintained its stable second position in the market. By the end of 2008, it had a market share of 35.1 percent driven by the
considerable increase of its inactive subscriber base.

T-Mobile operations in Macedonia

There are at present three mobile operators operating in the Macedonian mobile market. The mobile market penetration measured in terms
of subscribers is over 110 percent, which is mainly due to strong and intense competition conducted on the basis of prices, subscription options, subsidized handsets, range of services offered,
innovation and quality of service. The second largest mobile telecommunications service

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provider
in the country based on the number of subscribers, Cosmofon began commercial operation in June 2003. Its marketing and advertising efforts are aggressive with low and competitive handset
pricing, attractive price plans, a broad array of advertising and indirect channels of sales. Cosmofon broadened its operations in the field of fixed line telecommunications services in June 2008 and
started its 3G commercial operations in the prepaid, postpaid and Internet segment in August 2008.

In
February 2007, the Macedonian telecommunications regulator awarded a third mobile license to Mobilkom Austria. The operator entered into the Macedonian market with 2.5G Services in
September 2007 under the name VIP. VIP started intensive campaigns even before its official start of operations. VIP entered into a national roaming agreement and site sharing agreement with
T-Mobile Macedonia, but is also building its own GSM network. The partnership with Vodafone helped VIP to introduce Blackberry together with introduction of Virtual Private Network ("VPN")
capabilities.

While
greater competition was brought to the mobile market with the entry of a third market player, the investment of Deutsche Telekom in OTE/Cosmote significantly increased Deutsche
Telekom's position in Macedonia. The Macedonian Commission for Protection of Competition ("CPC") decided that Deutsche Telekom should sell Cosmofon as corrective measure on the market. In March 2009,
Telekom Slovenije purchased 100 percent shares of Cosmofon and currently owns the two major competitors, Cosmofon and OnNet.

T-Mobile
Macedonia was awarded a 3G license on December 17, 2008. The tender obligations impose a commercial launch of the service within six months from the date of
granting the license (June 17, 2009) and 50 percent population coverage within a year from the date of granting the license (i.e., by December 17, 2009), additional
30 percent (or 80 percent total) population coverage within 3 years as from the date of granting the license (i.e., by December 17, 2011).

In
March 2009, T-Mobile Macedonia introduced 3G iPhone on the Macedonian market.

On
May 7, 2009, the Agency has published on its web site the decision of the Commission no. 11-20/3 from May 5, 2009, as its second instance body, for choosing
T-Mobile Macedonia as best bidder on the tender for granting 2 radiofrequency licenses in the 1800 MHz band. T-Mobile Macedonia will be able to enhance the performance of its
network with this additional band. T-Mobile Macedonia needs to pay the one off fee of EUR 2 million by June 5, 2009.

On
January 9, 2009 the Government of Republic of Macedonia decided on initial fee of EUR 5 million per license for a tender for granting two new 3G licenses.

On
December 31, 2008, T-Mobile Macedonia had 59.4 percent, Cosmofon had 29.1 percent and VIP had 11.5 percent market share based on the number of
subscribers.

T-Mobile operations in Montenegro

T-Mobile Crna Gora started its commercial operations as the second mobile telecommunications service provider in Montenegro
in 2000, four years after the first mobile provider, Promonte, started its operations. In 2007, a third mobile operator, Mtel, entered the Montenegrin mobile market.

At
the end of 2008, T-Mobile Crna Gora had 36.1 percent, Promonte had 38.2 percent, while Mtel had 25.7 percent market share in terms of number of active
subscribers. T-Mobile Crna Gora is the market leader in the postpaid segment with 42.9 percent market share.

In
November 2006, the Montenegrin telecommunications regulator issued a tender for two 3G licenses as well as a tender for a mixed 2G-3G license for a third mobile operator.
In the first quarter of 2007, T-Mobile Crna Gora and Promonte were awarded with one 3G license each and Telekom Serbia won the combined 2G-3G license. T-Mobile Crna
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As in other countries, competition in mobile services is intense and driven by pricing, subscription options, subsidized handsets, coverage, as well as quality
and portfolio of services offered. Our competitors' marketing and advertising activities are aggressive.

T-Mobile
Crna Gora's goal is to increase its market share by introducing segment-oriented price plans, continuously offering new attractive handsets, exploiting synergies
with Deutsche Telekom, and maintaining existing customer relations and community involvement as a sponsor of important social, cultural, sports and educational events.

DEPENDENCE ON PATENTS, LICENSES, CUSTOMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CONTRACTS

We do not believe that we are dependent on any patent or other intellectual property right, on any individual third party customer or
on any industrial, commercial or financial contract. Similar to other fixed line and mobile operators, we require telecommunications licenses from, and/or register our services at the governments of
Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria and the Ukraine, the countries in which we provide telecommunications services.

REGULATION

Overview

Our operations, as well as those of our subsidiaries and affiliates, are subject to sector-specific telecommunications regulations and
general competition law, as well as a variety of other regulations. The extent to which telecommunications regulations apply to us depends largely on the nature of our activities in a particular
country, with the conduct of traditional fixed-line telephony services usually being subject to the most extensive regulation. Regulations can have a very direct and material effect on our
overall business, particularly in jurisdictions that favor regulatory intervention.

The EU Regulatory Framework

In 2002, the European Union adopted several legislative measures, which included a general framework directive and four specific
directives regarding the following topics (collectively constituting the "EU Framework"):



The
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Since
Hungary joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, our operations have been subject to the EU Framework on telecommunications regulation. EU Member States are
required to enact EU legislation in their domestic law and to take EU legislation into account when applying domestic law. Hungary fully implemented the NRF with the enactment of the
Electronic Communications Act and fully implemented decrees in 2004.

In
each EU Member State, an NRA is responsible for enforcing the national telecommunications laws that are based on the EU Framework. NRAs generally have significant powers
under their relevant telecommunications acts, including the authority to impose network access and interconnection obligations, and to approve or review the charges and general business terms and
conditions of providers with SMP. In general, a company can be considered to have SMP if its share of a particular market exceeds 40 percent. Market share is determined based on revenue, number
of subscribers, usage volume figures or a combination of these depending on the particular market. NRAs also have the authority to assign wireless spectrum and supervise frequencies.

The
European Commission supervises the NRAs and formally and informally influences their decisions in order to ensure the harmonized application of the EU Framework throughout the
European Union. Companies can challenge decisions of the relevant NRA before national courts. Such legal proceedings can lead to a decision by the European Court of Justice, which is the ultimate
authority on the correct application of EU legislation.

Special Requirements Applicable to Providers with SMP

The most significant impact on our business stems from the EU Framework's special requirements applicable to providers with SMP.
Obligations in relation to network access, price setting, separate accounting for interconnection services, publication, and non-discrimination, can be imposed on those operators that are
designated by the relevant NRA as having SMP in an electronic communications market. Such determinations are based on EU guidelines and EU competition case law.

In
particular, the NRA may subject providers with SMP, and their affiliates, to the following rules and obligations:



In
addition, providers with SMP can be obliged to maintain segregated accounting systems with regard to access services. This obligation is intended to allow for transparency with
respect to various telecommunications services in order to prevent, among other things, the cross-subsidization of services. In this regard, the NRA may specify the structure of a provider's internal
accounting for particular telecommunications services, which can increase costs of compliance.

Under
the EU Framework, the European Commission periodically issues a market recommendation, which is a list of telecommunications markets that it considers susceptible to
sector-specific regulation. NRAs must take this list of markets into account when defining the markets that are to be analyzed for the existence of competitive restraints. If an NRA finds that a
market is not competitive, it establishes which providers have SMP in this market and may impose certain measures prescribed by statute.

In
February 2003, the European Commission issued its first recommendation, which related to the retail markets for fixed-line public telephone service and leased lines, as
well as the wholesale markets for the ULL, fixed network interconnection, leased lines, broadband access, mobile voice call termination, mobile access and call origination, international roaming, and
broadcasting transmission services. We have been designated as an operator with SMP in almost all of these markets in Hungary. Future market

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analyses
by NRAs have to consider a new recommendation of the European Commission effective as of December 17, 2007 as described in "Legislative Developments" below.

NRAs
may analyze additional markets not included in the EU recommendation if justified by special national circumstances. NRAs are required to conduct market analyses on all
communications markets
included in the European Commission's recommendation, as well as those that the NRAs have decided to include within the scope of sector-specific regulation in agreement with the European Commission.
All NRA market analyses are subject to the supervision of the European Commission and can be challenged if the European Commission does not agree with the NRA's findings.

In
addition to the European Commission's recommendation, there is a separate EU regulation on unbundled access to the local loop, which became effective in January 2001. It
contains the obligations to provide full unbundled access to copper-paired wire lines, as well as unbundled access to the high-frequency spectrum of those lines (line-sharing).
Since each member state has specifically addressed local loop unbundling by individual regulatory measures under the framework, the new EU proposals to amend the regulatory framework as
described below provide for the termination of the separate EU regulation on local loop unbundling. Unbundling has led to a moderate loss of our market share.

Legislative Developments

Under the EU Framework, the European Commission must regularly review its market recommendation. On December 17, 2007,
the European Commission issued the second version of its market recommendation, which now has to be considered by NRAs when analyzing telecommunications markets. The new version of the market
recommendation reduced the number of markets to be reviewed from 18 to 7. In particular, most retail markets have been removed from the list of markets that are susceptible to telecommunications
regulation. However, the most important retail market relating to retail access to the fixed telephone network remains subject to such regulation. Further, some wholesale markets are now described in
a broader manner. For example, the market for local loop unbundling is no longer restricted to metallic loops. Whether these broader definitions lead to an expansion or a reduction of regulation is
difficult to predict at this time. The new market recommendation primarily relates to the retail market for access to the public telephone network at a fixed location, wholesale markets for call
origination of fixed telephone networks, call termination of individual fixed networks, network infrastructure access (including shared or fully unbundled access) at a fixed location, broadband
access, terminating segments of leased lines, and voice call termination on individual mobile networks.

In
addition, the entire EU Framework is subject to a review, which is currently in progress. The European Commission has issued proposals to amend the current framework, which
must be accepted by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers before becoming legislation. These proposals do not include any deregulation efforts. Instead, the European Commission has
proposed establishing a regulatory agency at the EU level, and to extend veto rights of the European Commission with respect to an NRA decision. Furthermore, the European Commission proposes to
provide NRAs the power to separate the network operations of providers with SMP from the service business of such providers in certain circumstances. On September 24, 2008, the European
Parliament approved significant changes to these proposals in its first reading. The main amendment to the proposals recommends the development of the European Regulators Group organization instead of
the creation of a full regulatory agency at the EU level, rejects the extension of Commission veto rights, subjects the separation remedy to the fulfillment of strict conditions and intends to
introduce a series of measures for enhancing investments in NGNs. The Telecommunications Council decided on its own amendment proposal on November 27, 2008. The European Commission, the
Parliament and the Council will have to agree on a compromise amendment proposal to be approved in second reading in the second quarter of 2009 according to plans. Any changes to the framework would
become effective following their transposition into national law, expected by November 2010. Whether the regulatory framework will increase or decrease the regulatory burden on us will depend on the
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subsequently implemented in the EU Member States, and how the revised regulatory framework will be applied by the respective NRA.

Competition Law

The European Union's competition rules have the force of law in all EU Member States. The main principles of the
EU competition rules are set forth in Articles 81 and 82 of the European Community Treaty ("E.C. Treaty") and in the EU Merger Regulation (the "Merger Regulation"). In general,
the E.C. Treaty prohibits "concerted practices" and all agreements that may affect trade between Member States and which restrict, or are intended to restrict, competition within the EU, and prohibits
any abuse of a dominant position within the common market of the EU, or any substantial part of it, that may affect trade between Member States. The European Commission enforces these rules in
cooperation with the national competition authorities, which may also directly enforce the competition rules of the E.C. Treaty. In addition, the national courts have jurisdiction over alleged
violations of EU competition law.

The
Merger Regulation requires that all mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving participants meeting certain turnover thresholds are to be submitted to the European Commission
for review, rather than to the national competition authorities. Under the amended Merger Regulation, concentrations will be prohibited if they significantly impede effective competition in the common
European market, or a substantial part of it, in particular as a result of the creation or strengthening of a dominant position.

In
addition, all EU Member States (and other jurisdictions in which we operate) have legislation in place, which is substantially similar to the EU competition rules. Thus,
in markets where we are dominant, our ability to practice business freely and to establish our own prices can be restricted. Moreover, our opportunities to cooperate with other companies, or to
enhance our business by fully or partially acquiring other businesses, can also be limited.

The EU Regulation of the Mobile Market

The recommendation on relevant markets, which has to be analyzed by NRAs, has been updated on December 17, 2007, and requires
NRAs to analyze one mobile communication market in order to determine whether regulatory remedies must be imposed: call termination in mobile networks.

The
markets for access and call origination and international roaming have been deleted from the list of recommended markets to be analyzed. However, it will be possible for NRAs to
analyze and regulate further markets, if (a) high and non-transitory entry barriers are present in this market, (b) a market structure does not tend towards effective
competition within the relevant time horizon taking into account the state of competition behind the barriers of entry, or (c) competition law alone is insufficient to adequately address the
market failures concerned.

On
February 20, 2006, the European Commission announced that, in light of the inability of NRAs to impose regulatory remedies, it had begun to work on an EU regulation on
international voice roaming charges. On June 30, 2007, an EU regulation entered into force which regulates international roaming tariffs for wholesale and retail customers on the basis
of a capped pricing system. As a consequence, our mobile operations in the European Union had to lower their wholesale and retail roaming tariffs, which negatively affected our revenues. On the basis
of a price schedule mandated by this EU regulation, further reductions of wholesale and retail roaming prices took place in mid-2008 and will have to be made in
mid-2009. Furthermore, the EU regulation mandates the introduction of additional transparency measures requiring us to make additional investments.

The
European Commission has reviewed the development of prices for data roaming, resulting in proposals to regulate those prices. On September 23, 2008, the European Commission
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proposal
asks for extension of voice telephony roaming price caps for a further three years beyond the current expiry at end June 2010, mandating per second billing, regulating SMS wholesale and
retail prices as well as wholesale data roaming prices and introducing further transparency rules starting from July 2009. The revised Regulation would apply until end of June 2013. The
Telecommunications Council supported the Commission proposals on November 27, 2008. The European Parliament, however, has not yet decided on the proposed amendment.

In
addition, the European Commission plans to introduce a recommendation on mobile termination rates by prescribing detailed cost accounting methodology to be applied over a set
timeframe by the NRAs. As a result, it is possible that TMH termination rates will be reduced to a lower level than intended by the NRA by 2012. However, the harmonization of termination
ratesintroduced on January 1, 2009 according to the NCA's decisionwill have a positive effect on our company.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Regime in Hungary

The telecommunications industry has been governed by:



The Electronic Communications Act and the Contract on Universal Service Provision

The Electronic Communications Act came into effect on January 1, 2004. Under the Act, the NCA, the supreme supervisory body, and
the Permanent Court of Arbitration for Communications ("CAC") were established.

Set
forth below is a brief summary of certain provisions of the Electronic Communications Act.

Universal Service.The Electronic Communications Act provides that universal services are basic communications services that should be
available to
all at an affordable price. Universal services include access to fixed line voice telephone services of certain quality enabling access to Internet services, a regulated density of public payphones, a
public directory of telephone users, national domestic inquiry service as well as free call-blocks and emergency calls. Access to voice services at an affordable price is effected by
designation of universal service providers (the Minister shall appoint the most efficient service provider).

We
were designated as a universal service provider and entered into a universal service contract with the Minister. The contract was valid until December 31, 2008 and could be
extended for an additional four years. The negotiations started with the Minister on the future terms of the contract have not led to an agreement. Therefore the Minister issued a decree on
December 31, 2008 imposing an obligation on Magyar Telekom (and the other two operators) to provide universal services in 2009 without being designated as a universal service provider and
without having concluded a universal services contract. Our interpretation of the legal status is that the Act on Electronic Communication provides that (i) the obligation to provide universal
services may only be imposed on operators designated as universal service providers and (ii) the terms of such obligations need to be agreed in a contract between the designated operator and
the Minister. In the absence of such a designation and without having concluded such a contract, we have no obligation to provide universal services from January 1, 2009.

Subscriber Contracts.Service providers must establish general terms and conditions of subscriber contracts. The Electronic
Communications Act
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and
telecommunications services providers for telecommunications services. The ministerial Decree 16/2003 (XII.27.) on "Telecommunications Subscriber Contract" contains other important
rules relating to subscriber contracts. In subscriber contracts, parties can modify the provisions of the Electronic Communications Act only if they are more favorable to the subscribers.

The
general terms and conditions of subscriber contracts must contain, among other things, the procedure for terminating and amending subscriber contracts, the quality of the
telecommunications service, conditions for restriction of the service, the fault-repair service and the method for handling subscriber complaints. The individual subscriber contract must contain
personal data of the subscriber.

SMP Regulation.On February 11, 2003, the European Commission identified in its recommendation (2003/311/EC) the following 18
relevant product
and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible to ex ante regulation in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communication
networks and services:

Retail
level:



Wholesale
level:



In
2004, analysis of 17 out of 18 markets was initiated by the NCA. The results of the analysis on fixed line retail markets have identified Magyar Telekom as having SMP and imposed a
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services (market 1 and 2) for residential and non-residential customers. In addition, it required Magyar Telekom to allow fixed line residential and
non-residential customers to select other service providers for local and/or national and international calls (markets 3-6) and obliged Magyar Telekom to provide the minimum
set of leased lines (market 7). On the wholesale markets, the NCA imposed the obligations of transparency (markets
8-9, 11-13), accounting separation (markets 8-9, 11-13), access and interconnection obligations (markets 8-9, 11-13), various
obligations regarding cost-based prices and price control (markets 8-9, 11-13) and non-discrimination (markets 12-13). The market analysis
procedure also identified TMH as having SMP in the mobile termination market (market 16) and imposed the obligations of transparency, accounting separation, access/interconnection and
cost-based prices and price control.

The
new round of analysis of the 18 relevant product and service markets started in the second half of 2006 and analysis of all of these markets has been completed. Market 17 concerning
the wholesale national market for international roaming on public mobile networks has not and will not be analyzed because Regulation No. 717/2007/EC of the European Commission and the Council
on price caps applied to wholesale and retail international roaming voice charges and on transparency requirements for the provision of roaming tariffs to end users came into force on June 30,
2007. Magyar Telekom's SMP status has been unchanged compared to the previous round of market analysis and in most cases our obligations have been changed only slightly by having more detailed rules
apply to our provision of services. A more significant change has been the introduction of an obligation to offer wholesale naked ADSL at regulated prices.

The
aforementioned list of relevant markets taken into account in the market analysis of the NCA was reviewed in the EU in 2006 and 2007. The amended recommendation of the
EU that contains the relevant markets entered into force on December 17, 2007. As a result, retail call markets (market 3-6) and the minimum set of leased lines became
deregulated as well as wholesale markets for transit services in the fixed telephone network, wholesale trunk segments of leased lines, access and call origination on public mobile telephone networks
and broadcasting transmission services to deliver broadcast content to end users. The new recommendation is expected to become effective in the current round of market analyses by the NCA, which are
expected to be completed in 2009.

Local Loop and Bit-stream Unbundling.According to the Electronic Communications Act and Government
Decree 277/2003, (XII.24.) on "The detailed rules of procedures related to the reference offers and networking contracts", operators with SMP providing unbundled access or broadband
access are obliged to unbundle local loops and prepare reference offers for unbundled local loops (whether fully or partially unbundled) and bit-stream access and to provide these services
when there is a request for them by other telecommunications service providers.

Providers
with SMP may refuse the request for unbundling only if:



Interconnection.According to the Electronic Communications Act and Government Decree 277/2003 (XII.24.), providers with SMP
are
obliged to prepare reference offers for interconnection and to provide these services upon the reference offer when there is a request for them by other telecommunications service providers.

According
to the Government Decree 277/2003 (XII.24.), providers with SMP are obliged to enter into agreements for access to their networks when requested by another
service provider. If the provider is obliged to prepare a reference interconnection offer, this offer must be in line with the legal regulations about the reference offer. The NCA has authority to
arbitrate in disputed cases and may establish provisional arrangements. The reference offer of the providers with SMP must be approved by the NCA.

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Carrier Selection.According to the Electronic Communications Act, voice telephone customers have the right to select different service
providers for
each call directions. The implementing regulation was released in Government Decree 73/2004 (IV.15.) in April 2004.

Number Portability.Fixed line telecommunications service providers are required to provide number portability on their networks, and
to allow
subscribers to change service providers without changing their telephone numbers in the same geographic location. In May 2004, non-geographic and mobile number portability were also
implemented.

Licensing and Allocation of Frequencies.With the exception of radio receiver device, radio equipment, radio stations and radio
communication
networks may be operated on the basis of a general or
exclusive radio license. A radio license may be issued exclusively on the basis of a valid frequency assignment license, with certain exceptions. Radio equipment, radio stations, radio networks and
radio communications systems may be installed with a frequency assignment license, with certain exceptions. Payment of fees is required for reservation and usage of frequencies assigned for civil
purposes, reservation of identifiers and use of the assigned identifiers. In the case of terrestrial public mobile communications there is no frequency reservation fee, only frequency usage fee.

Magyar
Telekom Plc. pays a frequency license fee on the basis of Decree 6/1997 (IV.22.) KHVM on "Frequency Reservation and Usage Fee" and Government
Decree 120/1998 (VI.17.) on "Rules of Payment of Frequency Reservation and Usage Fee". 18/2008. (VIII.8.) KHEM decree modified the 6/1997. (IV.22.) KHVM decree and introduced new
allowances for mobile broadband systems resulting in a 34 percent saving in the 3G/UMTS base station spectrum usage fee since July 1, 2008. Additional rules related to frequency usage
include Government Decree 346/2004 (XII.22.) on "Specification of the National Table of Frequency Allocation" and Government Decree 78/2006 (IV.4.) on "Rules of the Auction
and Tender to Obtain the Frequency Usage Right". These decrees were modified on October 19, 2008 laying down the legal framework for the licensing of 450 MHz fourth spectrum block and
26 GHz spectrum blocks.

Magyar
Telekom Plc. pays a number usage fee for call numbers used by the Company, according to Decree 11/2005 (IX.28.) IHM on "Fees of Engaging the Identification
Numbers Necessary for the Provision of Public Telephone Services".

Frequency
assignments must conform to the National Table of Frequency Allocations, which lays out the entire spectrum and the purpose and availability of frequency bands.

Rights of Way.According to the Electronic Communications Act, communications service providers are entitled with prior notice to enter
private
property where communications facilities (equipment, cables, antennas) are located for maintenance and repair. The public telecommunications service provider must enter into a contract with the
property owner setting forth conditions for the common use of the property. The property owners are also obliged to remove obstructions to public telecommunications networks.

The
Hungarian Parliament approved the Act CLXXIV of 2007 on the amendment of Act C of 2003 on Electronic Communications on December 17, 2007 which came into effect in March 2008.

The
Act includes the implementing provisions for Regulation No. 717/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 27, 2007 on roaming on public mobile
telephone networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC.

The
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The
Act contains a new paragraph introducing a new task for the NCA; it shallin as much as permitted by lawtake into account the recommendations issued by the
Commission pursuant to Article 19 (1) of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 7, 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic
communications networks and services. Where the regulatory authority chooses not to follow the relevant recommendation, it shall inform the European Commission giving the reasoning for its position.

The
main rules of the Act are in connection with the Data Retention Directive. Additionally, this Act obliges the telecommunications service providers to retain data for the purposes of
prosecution of criminal offences, national security and national defense.

Mobile Concession Contracts

Under the Concession Contract, dated November 4, 1993, as amended (the "900 Concession Contract"), between the Minister and TMH,
TMH was granted the right to provide public GSM mobile telephone services for 15 years. In November 2007, TMH signed the renewed Concession Contract along with the Cooperation Agreement with
the Minister. The new Concession Contract prolonged the duration of the 900 MHz frequency usage right until May 2016. TMH paid HUF 10 billion for the 900 MHz license
prolongation and committed to a HUF 20 billion mobile broadband investment obligation in underdeveloped regions of the country.

On
October 7, 1999, an amended 900 Concession Contract was signed, allowing TMH to start commercial service in the 1800 MHz band for 15 years beginning
November 26, 2000. By virtue of the amendment to the Concession Contract in 1999, by the end of 2003, the three digital mobile telecommunications service providers had the same spectrum
resources allocated to them both on the 900 and the 1800 MHz bands. The DCS 1800 license of TMH will expire in 2014, but extendable without tender for a 7.5 year period. TMH pays an
annual concession fee of USD 1 million.

Frequency Fees.TMH had frequency usage fee payment obligations for channels allocated by the NCA in the 900 MHz and in the
1800 MHz
band. In 2008, TMH paid HUF 3,900 million frequency usage fee for the right to use radio channels in the 2x8 MHz wide Primary 900 MHz band and HUF 279 million
for the right to use the radio channels in the 2x15 MHz wide DCS 1800 MHz band.

TMH
also paid frequency fees for the International Mobile Telecommunications ("IMT") 2000/UMTS band. In 2008, TMH paid HUF 1,302 million frequency fee for the right to use
radio channels in the 2x15 MHz wide IMT-2000/UMTS frequency band. In addition, TMH paid HUF 1,145 million in 2008 for the right to use microwave frequencies.

Fees and Charges.TMH's subscriber charges are not subject to regulation under the Pricing Act or any ministerial decree.

Roaming Agreements and Tariffs.TMH may sign roaming agreements with other public mobile telecommunications service operators outside
of Hungary in
accordance with the rules of the GSM Association, an association of GSM operators and associated members. A new Regulation (of the European Parliament and of the Council No. 717/2007/EC)
applied specific caps on wholesale and retail international roaming voice charges and set transparency requirements for the provision of roaming tariffs to end users. Text messaging and data
communications were not covered immediately but subject to regulatory monitoring. The regulation came into effect on June 30, 2007 but new retail charges (Eurotariff) were applicable from
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legislative
proposal to the European Parliament and Council to revise the EU Roaming Regulation. The proposal asks for extension of voice telephony roaming price caps for a further three years
beyond the current expiry at end June 2010, mandating per second billing, regulating SMS wholesale and retail prices as well as wholesale data roaming prices and introducing further transparency rules
starting from July 2009. The revised Regulation would apply until end June 2013. The Telecommunications Council supports the proposal but the European Parliament has not decided yet on the amendment.

Market Assessment, SMP Designation Process and Interconnection.See "Pricing".

Termination.TMH met all of its concession obligations in 2008. If an event of default occurs under the 900 Concession Contract, the
Minister may
issue a cure notice to TMH. TMH would then have 90 days to agree with the Minister on a plan of action for curing the default. If TMH does not reach an agreement with the Minister or if TMH
does not cure any such default within an agreed period of between three to six months, the Minister may issue a notice terminating the 900 Concession Contract.

UMTS.On December 7, 2004, the NCA awarded TMH the exclusive right to use the frequency blocks of
1920-1935/2110-2125 MHz Frequency Division Duplex ("FDD") and 1915-1920 MHz Time Division Duplex ("TDD") for deployment and operation of IMT 2000/UMTS
mobile telecommunications system (3G system). The duration of the frequency usage right is 15 years (until 2019) with an option to extend for another seven and a half years.

The
right was awarded after a tender process that started on September 1, 2004 and concluded on December 7, 2004. TMH applied for all three frequency blocks ("A", "B" and
"C") separately and won
the usage right of frequency block "A". The right to use the frequencies vested upon payment of the first installment of the license fee on December 27, 2004.

TMH
was obliged by the term of the license decree to start commercial IMT-2000/UMTS service in the inner city of Budapest within 12 months of the grant of the license.
This obligation was met. It was also obliged to expand the coverage to 30 percent of the Hungarian population within 36 months of the license. In December 2006, Magyar Telekom fulfilled
the population coverage target of the IMT-2000/UMTS license.

The
license fee for IMT-2000/UMTS was HUF 17,000 million plus reclaimable Value Added Tax ("VAT"), payable by the end of 2005. In addition to the license fee,
TMH capitalized expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition process of the license. The total amount capitalized was HUF 17,073 million. The IMT-2000/UMTS license
right is amortized on a straight-line basis over 15 years from the time of the commencement of the commercial service on August 26, 2005 to the end of the initial license
period.

On
October 22, 2008, the NCA published comparative biddings for the spectrum usage rights of 450 MHz/GSM/UMTS/26 GHz spectrum blocks. Magyar Telekom and the two
other mobile incumbents were excluded from the auctions for the 450 MHz and the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum blocks. Winners of the auctions were expected to be announced at the latest by end
of January 2009, however the NCA postponed the decisions on the results of the bids. On March 16, 2009, the NCA cancelled the auction for the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum package referring to
the economic recession, which made the bids questionable from a financing and profitability point of view. On April 24, 2009, the Council of the NCA dismissed the appeals of three bidders, who
may go to the Municipal Court asking for the review of the decision of second instance. On April 30, 2009, the NCA declared the auction for the 450 MHz spectrum block unsuccessful in a
decision of first instance, while the auctions for the two 26 GHz spectrum blocks successful. Magyar Telekom won the 26 GHz spectrum block it had bid for, while the other block was won
by Antenna Hungária Zrt. GTS Datanet, the unsuccessful bidder of the 26 GHz band "E" blockwon by Antenna Hungária Zrtappealed against the
decision of the NCA on the basis of alleged procedural mistakes. The appeal does not have any effect on Magyar Telekom's successful bid for the 26 GHz band "D" block. Unsatisfied bidders for
the 450 MHz spectrum block may also appeal against the decision of the NCA.

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Competition Law Restrictions

The Electronic Communications Act and the Contract on Universal Service Provision in line with the Competition Act prohibit us from the
abuse of our dominant position in the markets where we are in a dominant position.

Under
the Competition Act, a market participant is considered to be in a dominant position if, among other things, it is able to pursue economic activities substantially independent of
other market participants, i.e., without the need to consider the market behavior of its competitors, suppliers, customers and other business partners.

Under
the Electronic Communications Act and the Competition Act, service providers with SMP are required to provide services to other telecommunications service providers on the same
commercial terms, and these terms may not be less favorable than those offered to other service providers controlled by it or controlling it.

Broadcasting and Transmission

Broadcasting and transmission in Hungary are governed by Act I of 1996 on Radio and Television Broadcasting ("Media Act"), Act LXXIV of
2007 on Program Distribution and Digital Switchover ("Program Distribution Act") and the Electronic Communications Act. Under the Media Act and the Program Distribution Act, the National Radio and
Television Board ("NRTB") has the primary authority for issuing tenders for broadcasting contracts and registering broadcasters and transmitters and the NCA has the primary authority for issuing
tenders in relation to the Digital Switchover.

National
and regional television and radio broadcasting or broadcast "distribution" to local operators generally require registration at the NCA and may be carried out on the basis of a
program distribution contract in accordance with the Media Act between the NRTB and the distributor. Frequencies will be assigned under the terms of the Electronic Communications Act and the Program
Distribution Act. Entities registered as program distributors are permitted to transmit broadcasts of third parties to subscribers through a cable transmission network or via any other means
(satellite, IPTV).

The
restriction under the Media Act on our further expansion in the program distribution sector was lifted on January 1, 2004. Accordingly, we are now free to increase our
ownership interest in any program distributor, including cable television companies, despite our existing controlling interest in one cable television company.

The
Media Act is under a full revision; the third draft was published at the end of February 2009. The passing of a new Media Act is subject to a qualified majority of the Parliament,
and the new Act is proposed to enter into force on July 1, 2009.

Development of the Telecommunications Regulatory Regime in Macedonia

A new Macedonian law concerning electronic communications (Law on Electronic Communications, "ECL"), which was enacted
on March 5, 2005, brought the country's telecommunications regulations closer to the EU regulatory framework, with some transitional provisions. It also provides a number of strict obligations
for the existing operators.

In
the second half of 2006, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia enacted a number of bylaws and rulebooks regulating different communication areas. On May 4, 2007, the ECL
was amended and criminal responsibility was introduced for the responsible person within the legal entity for not publishing the reference interconnection offer and the offer for unbundled access to
the local loop. Additional amendments of the ECL were adopted on August 4, 2008, as a result of which the Concession Contracts of Makedonski Telekom, T-Mobile Macedonia and Cosmofon
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September 4,
2008. All the relevant provisions from the Concession Contracts were included in the ECL amendments. On September 5, 2008 the AEC, ex officio, has issued a notification to
Makedonski Telekom and T-Mobile Macedonia for those public electronic communications networks and/or services which have been allocated thereto under the Concession Contracts. Radiofrequency licenses
were issued to the operators for the bands granted with the Concession Contracts in a form prescribed by the ECL.



On December 31, 2004, Makedonski Telekom's monopoly rights in the Macedonian telecommunications market expired, thus making it
possible for other network and service providers to enter the Macedonian telecommunications markets, upon the submission of notification to the AEC and the registration thereof. By December 2008, the
AEC had registered 158 network operators and 36 providers of public fixed telephony services. Makedonski Telekom published Network Access Agreement for the VoIP service providers for international
calls.

Under
the ECL, Makedonski Telekom has been designated as an SMP in the market for fixed line voice telephone networks and services, including the market for access to the networks for
data transmission and leased lines. Makedonski Telekom as an SMP operator has the obligation to enable its
subscribers to access publicly available telephone services of any interconnected operator with officially signed interconnection contract.

In
July 2005, the AEC issued regulations governing the conditions of interconnection. Rules for access to, and the use of, specific network facilities were issued in August 2005, and
regulations governing the opening of the local loop to competitors, and carrier selection, were adopted in December 2005. The amended bylaws for local loop unbundling, accounting separation and rules
for access to and the use of specific network facilities were enacted in September 2008. In December 2008, four additional bylaws were enacted concerning local bit stream access, wholesale line
rental, retail price regulation and an amended bylaw for interconnection.

On
August 8, 2005, Makedonski Telekom submitted its first Referent Interconnection Offer ("MATERIO") to AEC. The interconnection prices contained in this offer were approved on
January 23, 2006. In November 2006, the first interconnection contract was signed according to the conditions determined in the Reference Interconnection Offer ("RIO"). The AEC approved the
amended MATERIO on December 17, 2007. By December 2008, Interconnection Agreements were signed with ten fixed line operators and three mobile operators. One alternative operator (OnNet) has
local interconnection and two of the operators have carrier selection (OnNet and Nexcom) agreement with us.

On
May 23, 2008, the AEC issued approval for the new decreased interconnection and unbundling fees based on the audit report on Makedonski Telekom's cost-accounting
system issued by independent auditor. Makedonski Telekom's first MATERUO was submitted to the AEC on September 5, 2005 and approved on July 19, 2006. MATERUO was also amended in 2007
twice by decreases of the shared access prices and by commercial technical provisions. The latest MATERUO was submitted in October 2008, which was based on the new amended bylaw for MATERUO Reference
Offer. The latest changes in RUO were applied from January 2009 after AEC approval. On April 16, 2007, Makedonski Telekom signed the first RUO based unbundling agreement with an alternative
fixed network operator.

To
prepare for competition in its fixed line business, Makedonski Telekom carried out several changes to its retail pricing structure. For example, Makedonski Telekom continued to align
the prices it charged for network access products and calling services with the underlying costs. In addition, on the basis of the ECL, the AEC imposed obligation for cost-based prices for
wholesale services. To the extent that any of its subscriber line prices do not yet fully reflect the cost of service, a negative impact on Makedonski Telekom's competitiveness in the wholesale and
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According
to the obligations imposed by the ECL, a new number portability bylaw was published by the AEC on December 27, 2006. Operators of publicly available telephone services
must enable their subscribers to retain their numbers when changing telecommunications operators. The number portability has been implemented on Makedonski Telekom's and T-Mobile
Macedonia's networks and commercial start of the service in Macedonia was on September 1, 2008. Based on latest MATERIO, number porting setting fee could be charged by
inter-operator charging principle or by end customers.

On
September 4, 2008, new bylaws for wholesale leased lines and minimal set of leased lines were adopted by AEC. Makedonski Telekom prepared the offers and submitted for approval
in line with the deadlines. Based on new enacted bylaws in December 2008 for wholesale line rental, local bit stream access and retail price regulation, several additional regulated wholesale products
were submitted for approval to AEC. The wholesale line rental was approved by AEC on March 18, 2009.

Since
the end of 2004, when Makedonski Telekom's obligation for providing universal services according to its concession contract expired, there has been no operator dedicated as
universal service provider. In May 2006, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia enacted a decision for implementation of temporary strategy for universal services, which set the basic strategic
decisions. The relevant bylaws regulating the technical parameters, quality requirements and pricing of providing universal services in Macedonia were enacted in the second half of 2006.

On
December 27, 2007, the Commission of AEC decided to publish the public tender to provide universal electronic communications services in Macedonia. On February 22, 2008,
Makedonski Telekom and Cosmofon were selected as candidates to be universal service providers in the prequalification process. Written invitations (without public announcement) by AEC will be sent to
selected candidates soliciting their offers to provide universal electronic communications services.

In
2007, the AEC granted six regional and two national authorizations for radio frequency utilization in the 3.43.6 GHz band for realization of a fixed wireless access,
WiMAX. According to the tender rules, operators with national licenses were obliged to provide services from January 2008 and operators with regional licenses were obliged to provide services from
March 2008. WiMAX operators started their operations with delay and until now they do not have significant impact on the electronic communications market. On August 14, 2008, AEC published
tender for assignment of two regional licenses which were previously seized because the operators which gained the licenses did not fulfill the tender conditions. Licenses for both regions were
granted to Cosmofon.



The retail services provided by the mobile network operators in Macedonia are currently not subject to industry-specific price
regulation. On June 29, 2007, the AEC has published the draft analysis conducted on call termination services in public mobile communication networks (market 16). Based on the analysis, on
November 26, 2007, T-Mobile Macedonia and Cosmofon were designated with SMP status and several obligations were imposed on them, such as interconnection and access, transparency and
non-discrimination in interconnection and access, accounting separation, price control and cost accounting. T-Mobile Macedonia appealed this decision. The appeal was rejected
by the Commission of the AEC on January 18, 2008.

As
designated SMP on the mobile voice termination market, T-Mobile Macedonia submitted RIO to the AEC on February 29, 2008. On March 28, 2008, the AEC decided
to significantly decrease the domestic mobile termination rates. T-Mobile Macedonia submitted an appeal against the decision of the AEC. On June 12, 2008 the Commission of the AEC,
as review board of second instance of the AEC, confirmed the decision of the AEC. As a result, the new termination rates of T-Mobile Macedonia are valid from August 1, 2008.
T-Mobile Macedonia initiated a procedure before the Administrative Court to dispute the decision of the Commission of AEC, although it does not prolong the application of new RIO. The
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interconnection
contracts with most of its interconnection partners according the RIO with a validity period from August 1, 2008.

In
addition, T-Mobile Macedonia might be designated with SMP status on the relevant market for access to public mobile communication networks and services for the purpose of
call origination in public mobile communication networks (market 15 from the former European Commission recommendation). A further regulation of the international call termination prices as part of
the market 16 analysis is also possible on the same level as the domestic mobile termination rates.

The
third mobile operator, VIP, was granted an authorization for radio frequencies utilization in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 radio frequency bands on the entire territory of
the Republic of Macedonia on January 31, 2007 and had its commercial start with its prepaid and postpaid offers.

The
AEC announced a call for expressions of interest for a fourth mobile operator on April 2, 2007.

In
November 2007, the AEC published a public tender for granting one license for 3G radio frequencies utilization. Cosmofon won the tender and started the 3G commercial
operations in August 2008.

On
September 2, 2008, the Government of Republic of Macedonia published a decision for granting additional three 3G licenses for EUR 10 million fee for each license.
On September 15, 2008, the new tender for these additional three 3G licenses was published. T-Mobile Macedonia was the only operator, which applied on this tender. Based on the
decision on November 21, 2008, the Commission of the AEC granted the 3G license to T-Mobile Macedonia. T-Mobile Macedonia is obliged to launch commercial start of the 3G
services by June 17, 2009. T-Mobile Macedonia paid EUR 10 million as one-off fee for the 3G license.

Due
to the decreased retail tariffs and increased traffic, T-Mobile Macedonia filed a request for GSM 1800 frequencies. The AEC published a tender for granting two
licenses for the 1800 MHz band for a fee of EUR 2 million for each license. T-Mobile Macedonia was the only bidder in this tender.

On
May 7, 2009, the Agency has published on its web site the decision of the Commission no. 11-20/3 from May 5, 2009, as its second instance body, for choosing
T-Mobile Macedonia as best bidder on the tender for granting 2 radiofrequency licenses in the 1800 MHz band. T-Mobile Macedonia will be able to enhance the performance of its
network with this additional band. T-Mobile Macedonia needs to pay the one off fee of EUR 2 million by June 5, 2009.

Macedonia and the European Union

The Republic of Macedonia signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union and its Member States on
April 9, 2001. The Macedonian Parliament ratified the Agreement on April 12, 2001, reaffirming the strategic interest and the political commitment for integration with the European
Union. The Stabilization and Association Agreement has been ratified and in force since April 1, 2004.

On
December 17, 2005, the EU decided to grant Macedonia EU candidate status. Following candidate status, the EU must set a date to begin the negotiations about full access
encompassing all aspects of EU membership, including trade, environment, competition and health. Macedonia, as candidate country, should harmonize its legislation with the EU.

On
November 5, 2008 European Commission issued the 2008 Progress report for Macedonia. In the report under Chapter 10 (Information society and media), the European
Commission concluded that significant progress can be reported in the area of electronic communications, including enforcement measures. The ECL has been aligned with EU rules. Progress was made by
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universal
service provider was pre-selected. These measures, as stated in the report, have resulted in growing competition in the fixed and broadband markets and a significant decrease in
prices.

Development of the Telecommunications Regulatory Regime in Montenegro

Following the privatization of Crnogorski Telekom, the gradual liberalization of the telecommunications markets in Montenegro has
started and this process has become more pronounced in recent years. The legal environment is rapidly changing. A new competition law came into force on January 1, 2006 and the consumer
protection law was adopted in May 2007.

The
new law on Electronic Communications was adopted in Montenegro by the Parliament on July 29, 2008. The Government of Montenegro expects that this new EU conform law will speed
up the development of electronic communications networks and services; stimulate competition; provide open and equal access to networks and electronic communications services; improve efficiency and
introduce new technologies and services; provide efficient customer protection; provide easy access to information on tariffs and services; stimulate Internet usage and encourage investment in the
telecommunications sector.

The
Montenegrin Agency for Electronic Communications shall conduct a market analysis and identify operators with SMP within one year from the day the law on Electronic Communications
enters into force and require SMP operators to introduce remedies as defined by the relevant EU directives. Until SMP operators are identified, it shall be considered that Crnogorski Telekom is an
operator with SMP in the markets of fixed voice telephony network and services, including the market of access to network for data transfer and leased lines, while all telephone network operators
(including T-Mobile Crna Gora) are operators with SMP in markets of termination of calls in their respective networks. The law on Electronic Communications however does not prescribe what
obligations the SMP operators have to fulfil before the first market analysis is completed.

The
aim of these obligations is to significantly lower the market entry barriers for new providers in the telecommunications markets, which may lead to potential market share losses for
Crnogorski Telekom in the medium and long term.

Regulatory fees

Under the new regulatory regime Crnogorski Telekom will have to pay a fee for market supervision (maximum 1.5 percent of total
gross revenue), numeration fees and radio frequency fees. These fees must be paid according to the previous regulatory regime until December 31, 2008 and from January 1, 2009 according
to the new one once the regulator adopts the related bylaws. The new fees might be higher than the ones paid under the previous law when only a one percent of gross revenue fee was paid.

Carrier selection

New RIO of Crnogorski Telekom has been published in April 2008. Carrier selection was included in the new RIO, while the implementation
of carrier pre-selection has been postponed.

Currently,
in addition to Crnogorski Telekom and T-Mobile Crna Gora, four operators have been assigned with carrier selection code, but only one of them signed
interconnection agreement with Crnogorski Telekom in July 2008, with carrier selection included.

Sharing of infrastructure

The RIO also defines terms and conditions of co-location, for the purpose of interconnection realized at Crnogorski
Telekom's premises. This includes renting of space at buildings, masts and ducts as well. RIO conditions are valid only for operators looking for interconnection/access while usage of infrastructure
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operators
have signed agreement with Crnogorski Telekom for lease of cable infrastructure in five different municipalities.

Termination of calls

The fixed termination fee ("FTR") has been reduced by 10 percent from July 1, 2008. The national termination fee is now
EUR 0.027/min which is still relatively high, while local termination is EUR 0.0225/min. Termination of international calls in Crnogorski Telekom's network transited by domestic
operators is currently not regulated allowing commercial negotiations with competitors. Additional reduction of FTR and the intention to equalize fees regardless of traffic origin have been announced
by the Montenegrin Agency for Electronic Communications together with the introduction of cost-based termination in the forthcoming period. This might lead to significant decrease of
revenue from call termination.

Local
governments in Montenegro have the authority to levy municipal taxes on telecommunications equipment placed under roads, resulting in a high degree of uncertainty for Crnogorski
Telekom with respect to the overall tax liabilities.

Montenegro and the European Union

Montenegro became an independent state in 2006 and signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union at the end
of 2007. The Interim Stabilization and Association Agreement came into force on January 1, 2008. Montenegro submitted its application for membership in the EU in December 2008.

PRICING

Hungarian Fixed Line Operations

Subscription Fees and Usage Charges

Under the Pricing Act, as modified by the Electronic Communications Act, the Minister is responsible for establishing the maximum rates
for universal services. Tariff regulation in Hungary is currently based on a price cap method for universal services. Since February 1, 2002, fixed line rates and connection fees have been
regulated by Decree 3/2002 (I.21.) MeHVM on "Charges for Voice Telephone Services Provided by Companies with SMP and Price Plans Related to Universal Services" ("the 2002 Fixed Line
Tariff Decree"). This decree has been modified to limit its scope of price regulation to universal services. The 2002 Fixed Line Tariff Decree established the price cap formula, under which our annual
price increase cap was set as the forward-looking Consumer Price Index ("CPI") less a three percent productivity factor. Since our universal service contract expired on December 31, 2008 (See
"Regulation, The Electronic Communications Act and the Contract on Universal Service Provision, Universal Service) we believe that the above price regulations do not apply to us any more.

According
to the SMP resolutions concerning residential and business access markets, a price cap should apply to subscription fees of various price plans. These SMP resolutions were
effective for 2005. A resolution with the same price cap regulation was published in 2007 effective from the end of 2007 until a new resolution is published. The SMP resolutions concerning
residential and business access markets extend the applicability of price caps to all subscription fees. The resolutions provide that the maximum aggregate price increase of the subscription
feesbusiness and residential separatelycannot be higher than the CPI for the current year.

This
implies that a price check can only be carried out after the year the price cap relates to has ended.

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In
2006, the NCA initiated a controlling process on price cap compliance in all three areas (universal services, residential and business access). We submitted the data required by the
enquiry. We were not certain about the calculation method used by the NCA. As a result, there was a briefing on our request on December 15, 2006, at which the NCA informed us of the method to
be used. According to the calculation of the NCA, we breached the price cap by 5.9 percentage points on the residential access market. We disputed the correctness of the method set forth by the
NCA. The NCA did not accept any of our concerns with regards to the method it used to determine our price increase. As a result, the regulator ruled that we are permitted to increase our residential
subscription fees until 2010 only in a way, so that the residential subscribers are compensated for the loss they suffered as a result of the price cap breach. The 2007 SMP resolution contains an
appendix about the methodology of how the aggregate price increase should be calculated for each year. We did not agree with that methodology, and appealed against the resolution on court. We lost
this court case and did not file a subsequent appeal against the court's ruling. We compensated residential subscribers for the price cap breach by the end of 2008, so in 2009 the usual price
cap regulation can be applied.

We
slightly increased our subscription fees for the residential market on January 1, 2007 and for the corporate market on March 1, 2007. Traffic fees have not changed
significantly in 2007. No significant subscription or traffic fee increase was made in 2008, either in the residential or in the corporate market.

Rates for PSTN Access to the Internet

Since January 1, 2004, retail rates for PSTN access to the Internet are no longer regulated. Since 2002, however, a part of the
charge billed to the customer30 percent in peak time and 10 percent in off-peak timemust be transferred to ISPs. In the case of flat rate Internet
access, 13 percent of the fee must be shared with ISPs. The obligation to transfer part of our Internet revenue has been revoked, however, we decided to continue sharing this revenue with the
ISPs.

Leased Line Fees

After our concession ended in the area of leased lines required for interconnection, the leased lines market became unregulated in
2002. In 2005, we were identified as an operator with SMP on the retail market of a minimum set of leased lines and on the wholesale market of terminating segments of leased lines. In both cases we
have been identified as the only operator with SMP in Hungary.

For
the leased line termination market, the SMP resolution has adopted the "retail minus" pricing rule, requiring us to provide all wholesale leased line access services at prices
approximately 33 percent lower than the listed retail prices. We are also required to provide all services identified in the resolution on a national basis. We have complied with this new
regulation by reducing our wholesale leased line access prices by the set amount. This regulation only refers to Flex-Com prices.

A
new resolution published in 2008 has identified us as an operator with SMP both in the markets of wholesale market of terminating segments of leased lines and in minimum sets of leased
lines. The only change in the resolutions compared to the prior resolutions is that the resolution on wholesale leased line access now regulates leased lines up to and including the bandwidth of 2
Mbit/s, as opposed to only those below 2 Mbit/s, and the "retail minus" pricing rule set at 33 percent in the prior resolution has changed to 29 and 28 percent. The "retail minus"
pricing rule is not set in the SMP resolution, but is determined after the NCA examined the data submitted by us as a result of the obligation in the SMP resolution.

Regulated Wholesale Prices

Since December 23, 2001, the interconnection rates are no longer regulated on an itemized basis but as part of the RIO. Since
January 1, 2004, local bit-stream access must be offered as part of the Reference Offer for the Unbundling of the Local Loop ("RUO"), which also regulates pricing for the local
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Decree 18/2003 (XII.27.)
IHM on cost calculation of electronic telecommunications services. The cost-based unbundling and interconnection rates must be approved by the NCA.
The reference offers must contain approved rates.

The
NCA published its SMP resolution with respect to the wholesale broadband market, and identified Magyar Telekom Plc., as well as all other LTOs, as operators with SMP. The SMP
resolution adopted a "retail-minus" pricing rule for the wholesale broadband market of nationwide bit-stream access service. Pricing for the local bit-stream access service is
currently regulated on a cost-based rule under the RUO. A new SMP resolution dealing with the broadband market was published in January 2008. It introduced a new obligation according to
which SMP operators have to offer wholesale naked ADSL at regulated prices. The expected retail margin is determined in a fix amount instead of a percentage commonly used internationally.

In
the first round of market analysis, we have been identified as an operator with SMP in the voice termination and origination market and the wholesale market on unbundling of copper
loops, along with all other LTOs. These SMP resolutions included obligations to submit RIO and RUO to the NCA. The NCA also adopted cost-based pricing rules, based on Long Run Incremental
Costs ("LRIC") for the RIO and Fully Distributed Costs ("FDC") for the RUO. We submitted our first draft RIO in June 2005 and first draft RUO in October 2005. After several rejections and repeated
submissions the NCA accepted our RIO on May 3, 2006 and our RUO on September 11, 2006. The RIO took effect from September 15, 2005 retrospectively and the RUO from
January 20, 2006 also retrospectively. New SMP resolutions for the voice termination and origination markets, as well as the wholesale market of unbundling of copper loops were published at the
end of 2007. The resolution about the wholesale market of unbundling of copper loops rules that the tariffs for RUO should be determined by LRIC method as opposed to the FDC method used before. As
ordered by the new SMP resolutions, new RIO and RUO were submitted in February 2008. They were approved in July and September 2008, respectively, with a retroactive effect from April 26, 2008.
On July 2, 2008, we submitted the joint RIO and RUO with Emitel as a consequence of the merger of Emitel and Magyar Telekom Plc. in October 2007. These new reference offers were approved
on March 26, 2009.

Other Wholesale Prices

The Electronic Communications Act provides that network access fees are to be set based on a number of objective criteria, with
transparency and without discrimination. The cost of wholesale access services are now required to be calculated based on LRIC and the pricing for these services must be approved by the NCA, even if
the service provider is not obliged to make a reference offer for these services.

Network Access and Interconnection Agreements between Magyar Telekom and ISPs

We enter into network access agreements with ISPs to secure access to services provided by ISPs for our subscribers. In addition to the
network access agreements, we may
enter into interconnection agreements with ISPs. The terms and conditions for the network access agreements must be in line with the terms and conditions of the existing subscriber contracts.

Reverse Charging Agreements between Magyar Telekom and ISPs

We have entered into reverse charging agreements with a number of ISPs. Under these agreements, customers remit payment for Internet
services to the ISPs rather than directly to us. This scheme allows ISPs to offer various price plans based on their customers' needs.

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"Price Squeeze" (Predatory Pricing) Issues

Under the Electronic Communications Act, service providers with SMP are prohibited from pricing retail network services below their
wholesale prices. When service providers reduce their end user prices and it causes a "price squeeze", they are obliged to proportionally reduce their wholesale prices in their reference offers. This
provision only applies if the price reduction affects more than ten percent of subscribers for the service, or the impact of the price reduction exceeds five percent of net sales of the service.

If
the regulatory authority identifies a price squeeze, the NCA examines whether the price of the network service is in line with the incurred costs. If the network prices are
cost-based, the NCA refers the case to the Competition Authority. If the network prices are not cost-based, the NCA determines the minimum mandatory margin between the price of
the network service and the end user service and/or orders the service provider to modify the reference offer. In practice, however, only the National Competition Authority has carried out price
squeeze tests so far.

Hungarian Mobile Operations

Market Assessment, SMP Designation Process and Interconnection

Upon request for interconnection (to provide either network access or network interconnection) from another telecommunications
operator, TMH is required under the Electronic Communications Act and a related decree to provide such services, if such request is reasonable on both technical and economic grounds and provision of
such services is not impossible due to the limitation of resources.

Macedonian Fixed Line and Mobile Operations

Under the ECL, Makedonski Telekom has been designated as an SMP in the market for fixed line voice telephone networks and services,
including the market for access to the networks for data transmission and leased lines. Pricing for the retail services provided by T-Mobile Macedonia is not subject to regulation, while
wholesale pricing for mobile termination of national calls is regulated. The AEC issued an SMP designation to T-Mobile Macedonia and Cosmofon on November 26, 2007 on the relevant
market 16 from the former European Commission recommendation"Mobile call termination". According to the ECL, based on market analysis, the AEC may impose retail price regulations and
price controls on operators with SMP in a relevant market if it determines that the wholesale regulated market does not achieve the expected results.

The
SMP operators are obliged to keep separate accounting records for their wholesale and retail activities.

Regulated retail prices

The fixed line voice market in Macedonia became highly competitive in 2008. New fixed line operators Cosmofon and OnNet launched
services with decreased prices. Other alternative operators also started to offer fixed line voice products with attractive prices.

The
regulatory framework for the retail tariff regulation for Makedonski Telekom until August 2008 was provided in the Concession Contract. With the latest changes of the ECL published
on August 4, 2008, the existing Concession Contracts of Makedonski Telekom including retail price cap regulation is no longer valid as of September 4, 2008.

According
to the ECL and the by-law for retail price regulation of fixed voice telephony services, the AEC may prescribe one of the following ways of retail regulation of
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Based
on the by-law, Makedonski Telekom should inform the AEC 30 days before any price change of standard fixed voice telephony services on relevant market 1 to 6.

The
mobile market in Macedonia is becoming more challenging for retail pricing. Competition has increased since the third operator started to operate in September 2007. The entrance of
VIP caused significant price changes on the Macedonian market in all segments. All three mobile operators, T-Mobile Macedonia, Cosmofon and VIP, launched several price plans and strong
community offers with attractive prices during 2008.

Regulated Wholesale Prices

Makedonski Telekom had a cost based price obligation for the regulated wholesale services (interconnection and unbundling of local
loop), using FDC methodology until July 2007 and using LRIC subsequently. A proposal for interconnection fees with LRIC was submitted in July 2007 and for unbundling fees in December 2007. On
May 23, 2008, the AEC issued approval for the new decreased interconnection and unbundling fees for about 18 percent, based on the audit report for the Makedonski Telekom cost accounting
system issued by independent auditor. The fees are applied from June 1, 2008.

On
December 31, 2008, the AEC approved the modification of Makedonski Telekom's Reference Offer for Unbundled Access to Local Loop based on new bylaw for level of detail
information that will be published in Reference Offer for Unbundled Access to Local Loop. As a result, fees for ULL decreased by approximately ten percent from January 1, 2009.

The
level of regulated wholesale prices directly depends on the finalization of the price adjustment of Makedonski Telekom's regulated retail prices.

Based
on the decision of CPC, Makedonski Telekom introduced a wholesale digital leased line product in November 2007. The wholesale products are offered at prices which are
30 percent lower than retail prices. In October 2008, Makedonski Telekom submitted offers for wholesale leased lines and minimal set of leased lines based on bylaws enacted in September 2008 by
AEC. AEC approved the offer for minimal set of leased lines on December 25, 2008. On December 30, 2008, Makedonski Telekom introduced wholesale offer for provisioning terminating
segments and/or trunk segments of leased lines upon approval from AEC. With wholesale leased line offer approval from AEC, Makedonski Telekom will have double regulation of the wholesale leased line
service because of the overlapping of the responsibilities of the relevant regulatory bodies. The prices of wholesale leased line offer regulated by AEC are determined on basis of benchmarks.

Based
on the new enacted bylaws by AEC in December 2008 for wholesale line rental and local bit stream access, Makedonski Telekom submitted several additional offers for regulated
wholesale products, such as stand-alone bit stream access and regulated wholesale line rental offers. According to the by-laws, prices are determined on "retail-minus" principle.

SMP
designation imposes obligations for transparency and non-discrimination in interconnection and access, accounting separation, price control and cost accounting
obligations for T-Mobile Macedonia and Cosmofon.

According
to the above mentioned regulation, the mobile termination rate ("MTR") was reduced approximately 40 percent with a decision issued by the AEC on March 28, 2008.
The same termination rate was imposed to Cosmofon, while VIP was not included in the process of regulation and was not designated with SMP status on Market 16, and currently is having preferred status
with higher mobile termination rate in the same proportion. T-Mobile Macedonia appealed the decision of imposing the new MTR by the AEC, but the appeal does not postpone the execution of
the decisions of the AEC. The new MTRs of T-Mobile Macedonia are applied from August 1, 2008.

Currently,
only national mobile termination is regulated, but there is also a possibility that the international termination rates may be reduced in the future to a same level as the
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MagyarCom, which is fully owned by Deutsche Telekom, owns 59.21 percent of the outstanding ordinary shares of Magyar Telekom.

For
a list of principal operating subsidiaries and associates of the Company as of December 31, 2008, see Note 2.2. to the consolidated financial statements.

PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

The real estate portfolio of the Company had a book value of HUF 106,967 million at December 31, 2008.
Approximately 80 percent of this amount relates to properties of Magyar Telekom Plc.

We
have one of the largest real estate holdings in Hungary. We use substantially all of these properties for telecommunications installations, offices, warehouses, garages and shops. Our
equipment and machinery primarily consist of switches, communication towers and other telecommunications equipment.

The
number of sites used by Magyar Telekom Plc. is approximately 2,400, out of which approximately 22 percent are owned by the Company, 42 percent jointly owned and
36 percent leased. These figures include the sites used for telecommunications towers and antennas, but do not include the number of base stations. We have approximately 3,000 base stations, of
which 10 percent is owned by Magyar Telekom Plc. and 90 percent is leased from other telecommunications operators or other third parties.

The
total area of properties used by Magyar Telekom Plc. as of December 31, 2008 was approximately 675,000 m2. The majority of sites used in our
operations are smaller than 100 m2. Approximately 40 percent of the total area is used to house telecommunications equipment and other technical devices. The largest site is our
headquarters building located at Krisztina krt. 55 in Budapest, with floor space of over 30,000 m2.

In
order to increase the utilization of real estates and increase efficiency, we sell or rent our surplus properties. For more details on property, plant and equipment, see
Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

T-Home and T-Systems operations in Hungary

The following table provides information on the length of the copper and fiber optic cables contained in Magyar Telekom Plc.'s
access, backbone and rural area networks in Hungary at December 31, 2008, and each of the two prior years in kilometers (not including the network of T-Kábel):

At December 31,2006

2007

2008(in kilometers)Copper cable


159,951


161,457


162,737Fiber optic cable


15,026


15,454


16,547


Expansion of Access Networks.At the end of 2000, we began to offer broadband Internet access services, based on ADSL with Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
("ATM") technologies. In 2004, we selected Ethernet-based Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers ("DSLAMs") to provide a more cost effective ADSL solution together with the ATM technology already
in use. The ADSL transmission system provides high-speed digital access to any data network over existing copper wires without interruption of Plain Old Telephone Service ("POTS") and
ISDN2 services with the data speed of 1, 4, 8 and 18 Mbit/s. In 2008, we continued the roll-out of the ADSL technology nationwide. At the end of 2008, more than
630,000 customers were using ADSL lines for connection to the Internet. By the end of 2008, our infrastructure allowed up to two million of our analog and ISDN2 subscribers to have
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service.
This represents coverage of over 1,260 towns and cities (potentially approximately 3,000,000 households) in our service area. In 2008, we introduced the VDSL2 technology to
provide high-speed data access with data speed of 25 Mbit/s.

We
used fiber optic cables (HYTAS access and direct business access network) for our fixed line local loop networks for approximately 127,000 customers at the end of 2008. We
installed a substantial amount of local network fiber optic cable in Budapest, where segments of the old cable network were in poor condition and where we believe the demand for high capacity and high
quality transmission will be the greatest (e.g., shopping malls, industrial parks).

We
plan to extend our local fiber optic network both inside and outside Budapest to cover new business demands in existing areas, mainly to provide broadband services through optical
access as well. In 2009, we plan to introduce Fiber to the Home ("FTTH") technology for covering more than 200,000 households.

Backbone Network.We have a digital fiber optic national long distance network that connects local primary area networks. We have
implemented the
DWDM technology and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy ("SDH") systems in both the national long distance and Budapest networks. The countrywide DWDM backbone network provides 24 times
10 Gbit/s capacity in the most important areas of Hungary, as well as in international directions. Between 2001 and 2007, we carried out capacity and geographical extensions of the DWDM
network. In the first half of 2008, we established a nationwide Next Generation DWDM express layer network. It provides high capacity (80 times 10Gbit/s), and a very flexible usability
and cost effectiveness solutions (e.g., optical switching, Optical Transport Network functions, L2 (Layer 2) Ethernet functions, 40 Gbit/s channels). Optical cables were installed
in TMH's main transmission networks to serve 3G and the core network. In addition to cost advantages, SDH systems provide a flexible transmission infrastructure with automatic transmission
paths. We use a new generation of the SDH system that, besides increasing network availability and transmission capacity, enables new services, such as data transmission (e.g., Ethernet). Since
we currently have a robust optical backbone network, we have no immediate plans for expansion.

IP/MPLS.Since 2000, we have provided Internet access and IP-VPN services on the same IP/MPLS platform. The network is
built-up of Gigabit Ethernet ("GE") and 10 GE connections. The network has several access options (dial-up, leased line, broadband DSL, CATV, Ethernet) with PoPs in each
primary area in Hungary. Available services include L2 VPN, IP-VPN (scalable interconnection for corporate sites with integrated voice and data option), IPSec and xDSL to Virtual Private
Networks, Virtual Private Dial-up Network and wholesale Internet services for ISPs. The connectivity network that concentrates xDSL traffic towards the IP core is based on ATM and Ethernet
technology. In 2007, we developed a carrier-grade IP core network to be able to ensure high availability, demanded quality of service, scalability and security for 3Play, VoIP and
broadband data communication services, and also for the common T-Home and T-Mobile IP platform.

In
2008, significant capacity, quality and functional upgrades have been performed, including the development of the countrywide 10 Gbit/s core network, installation of new GE and
10 GE connections, duplications of devices to increase redundancies, and changes of old devices. In addition, Quality of Service ("QoS") was introduced into the IP network in order to
efficiently serve the IPTV offerings and other high-availability features were also installed in 2008 in order to increase network capacity according to traffic demand, to install new
network functions and to develop connectivity and integrity with different communication networks to become an appropriate transport platform for NGN and 3Play services.

The
IP core and access network was developed to provide broadband digital video transmission to utilize multicast technology alongside QoS as a wholesale product.

Development
of our traditional (such as PSTN/ISDN) networks has been limited to maintenance and legal compliance purposes. The key focus has instead been on development of technologies
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compatible
with or forming a part of NGN, such as VoIP. Voice-over CATV, Integrated Voice and Data service ("IP Complex Plus") and Voice-over Internet ("KLIP") have been
introduced in recent years. An IP Multimedia Subsystem ("IMS") was also installed, which is considered to be the base for future multimedia services to be provided on broadband. The first
service on the platform was the geographical number-based Publicly Available Telephone Service ("PATS"). In 2008, we continued to deploy a carrier-grade multi-service NGN, upgraded the
IMS, and launched new services, such as IP Centrex, video-telephony, Click-to-dial. We launched the commercial IPTV service at the end of 2006 and in 2008 it
represents coverage of 523 towns with approximately 28,500 customers.

Applications.Freephone, split charging, prepaid and postpaid services are provided on an Intelligent Network Platform. By the end of
2007, the life
cycle of the platform ended, the vendor support was stopped. In order to establish a carrier-grade Service Delivery Platform, which is able to connect to the NGN networks as well as towards the legacy
PSTN/ISDN, Magyar Telekom issued a tender. The new platform was deployed during 2008, and the services were migrated to it. By this platform, Magyar Telekom is able to develop new services or tailor
existing ones for individual customer demands in a fast and easy way.

Information Technology.We have dedicated a significant amount of resources to improve our information technology systems. We believe
that the
continuing development of these systems is essential to improving customer service and the efficiency and productivity of our employees.

Our
nationwide operational support system integrates the following elements:



This
operational support system environment permits us to focus on our customers' needs, to offer more personalized services, itemized billing, to bundle products and services in price
plans and to generate a single bill for customers with multiple locations. We have created the basics of the centralized alarm supervision and the support systems for IPTV, VoIP and XPlay
services have been developed and initiated using the legacy systems. We also introduced an automatic trouble shooting support system along the Next Generation Operation Support System conception. We
have been operating an automatic establishment support system of NGN services.

T-Mobile operations in Hungary

2G Network.At December 31, 2008, our GSM network consisted of 2,447 base station sites providing 99.9 percent population
coverage. Our
EDGE Packet Switched Data Service population coverage reached 85 percent.

UMTS and HSDPA/HSUPA.The 3G network enablesbesides rapid data transmission and video-telephonemore
comprehensive and interesting content than before, including, in addition to image and text, fast transmission of high quality multimedia materials. In August 2005, TMH launched commercial UMTS
service, first in Hungary. On May 17, 2006, we launched commercial HSDPA service in the internal districts of Budapest, also as a first operator in Hungary. For the time being, each 3G cell is

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capable
of HSDPA, therefore the UMTS/HSDPA population outdoor coverage reached 67.4 percent by the end of 2008, serving 302 settlements in Hungary. The network allows 7.2 Mbit/s nominal
downlink speed and HSUPA is provided with 1.4 Mbit/s in Budapest as well.

T-Home operations in Macedonia

Makedonski Telekom endeavors to maintain its network at a high technological level to offer and provide a wide range of products and
services that will satisfy customers' demands. In the last few years, we made significant efforts to upgrade the network to extend its capacities in order to support strong growth of broadband
services.

The
PSTN/ISDN network in the Republic of Macedonia has been fully digitalized since the end of 2003. The liberalization of the telecommunications market required Makedonski Telekom to
perform a substantial upgrade of the PSTN/ISDN platform. With the upgrade, switching systems are able to support carrier selection and pre-selection functions. In 2008, lawful
interception, as regulatory obligations for switching systems, has been finalized. Lawful interception is a security process, in which a network operator or service provider gives law enforcement
officials access to the communications of private individuals or organizations.

In
2006, Airspan-based VoIP platform was installed in the network for the purposes of terminating and originating international VoIP calls as well as for providing business
VoIP services.

Makedonski
Telekom's primary area networks are connected to the fiber optic national long distance network. The SDH technology has been implemented in the backbone network, in the
transmission networks in Skopje and other cities in the country. For connection of Remote Subscriber Units, Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy ("PDH") equipment is used as well. In 2008, implementation
of new DWDM backbone and metropolitan network in Skopje was finalized. Nodes are equipped to support increased bandwidth demands from Makedonski Telekom services, domestic and foreign ISPs,
T-Mobile Macedonia requirements, as well as customer demands for international leased lines. Cross-border capacities are extended appropriately.

The
existing copper-wire network is a good basis for introduction of broadband services based on the DSL technologies. At the end of 2003, Makedonski Telekom introduced
broadband Internet access services based on the ADSL technology. In 2008, in order to support higher speed of Internet packages and introduction of IPTV, ADSL2+ was used. For connection of business
customers, Metro Ethernet equipment is used. Key business customers are connected to the network with optical cables.

In
2008, Makedonski Telekom finalized the redesign of its IP/MPLS backbone network. The redesigned IP network should provide IP transmission capacities both for high speed
Internet and new IPTV services. The dual-star IP/MPLS network is connected to the global Internet network through two main Internet gateways. Available services include IP-VPN,
ADSL high speed Internet access, ADSL-based VPN service, dial-up Internet access, Video Surveillance, Internet Symmetrical Access, wholesale Internet services for ISPs, web
services, content-oriented services and video streaming. Frame Relay/X.25 services have been migrated to IP-based VPN service. Due to the increased number of ADSL subscribers, new
Broadband Remote Access Servers ("BRASs") were installed on certain locations during 2008.

In
order to protect its users from Denial of Service ("DOS"), in 2006, Makedonski Telekom installed the Intrusion Detection and Prevention System which was extended during 2008.

Makedonski
Telekom launched 3Play offers in November 2008. In order to achieve this, during 2008, new equipment (e.g., Head end, IPTV platform) was installed and necessary
configuration of the existing access and transport network was made.

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In
order to prepare the network for prospective high bandwidth services, Makedonski Telekom started a pilot project in 2008 for implementation of FTTH solutions. Wider deployment is
planned from 2009.

T-Mobile operations in Macedonia

T-Mobile Macedonia has built a high quality and high capacity network that meets the requirements and needs of its growing
subscriber base.

At
the end of 2008, the radio access network consisted of 643 base stations installed on 472 sites, 4,621 transceiver units, 186 microwave transmission hops and 111 repeaters. The core
network and supporting systems consist of two home location registers, two next generation mobile switching center servers, five media gateways (two of them are active and other three are in
the process of implementation), two classical mobile switching centers (will be switched off after all Media gateways are installed) and six base station controllers installed on four different sites.
Additionally, Prepaid node, GPRS Support nodes, SMS/VMS/MMS are operating via T-Mobile network. In order to support next generation services with higher capacity in the transmission
network, new Packet backbone network was implemented on four sites. All network elements are centrally controlled and monitored via operation and support system located in Skopje.

Rating
and billing platforms provide enhanced and seamless services for the entire prepaid and postpaid customer base as well as for the interconnection partners. Our comprehensive
solutions for promotions, discounts and incentives provide extensive flexibility for tailored offerings and customer satisfaction. Back-end systems enable content aggregation from various
content-delivery partners, simultaneously availing sophisticated m-payment, m-charging, messaging and remote configuration methods for the plethora of services.

T-Mobile
Macedonia has also built functionalities to host the third mobile entrant on the local market, while simultaneously enforcing our capabilities for even more business
processes automation, as well as data security and availability.

In
addition, T-Mobile Macedonia has developed infrastructure to enable number portability on the local market complying with the local regulation.

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

The management committee of Magyar Telekom adopted the Sustainability Strategy of the Company in January 2005 to strengthen our
commitment to sustainable development.

As
a part of our commitment to sustainability, we developed a sustainability section for Magyar Telekom's website (http://www.telekom.hu/society_and_environment/sustainability_reports).
This section includes our reports and news relating to sustainability and discusses our philosophy and approach to sustainability.

ITEM 4AUNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 5OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

The following discussion should be read together with the consolidated financial statements, including the accompanying notes, included
in this annual report. The consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes as well as the discussion of results presented below have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Revenues and
operating expenses discussed under "Results of OperationsBy Segment" do not reflect intersegment eliminations.

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The strategies and expectations referred to in the following discussions are considered forward-looking statements and may be strongly influenced or
changed by shifts in market conditions, new initiatives we implement and other factors. We cannot provide assurance that the strategies and expectations referred to in these discussions will come to
fruition. Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore, you should not place too much reliance on them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Please refer to "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 3. Key InformationRisk Factors" for
descriptions of some of the factors relevant to these discussions and other forward-looking statements in this Annual Report.

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

General

In 2008, we created a new management structure and, in parallel, redesigned our brands. These were significant steps towards becoming a
truly integrated company, with a leaner organization, simplified branding and more powerful and competitive product offerings from T-Home, T-Mobile and T-Systems.
The new branding structure enables us to position Magyar Telekom as an integrated 3Play service company and leverage our competitive advantage of having a uniquely broad range of services in Hungary's
telecommunications market.

Magyar
Telekom's fixed line and mobile integration process enabled us to set up a new management structure in 2008, supporting an even greater focus on customer needs. As a result, we
now have new, leaner and more efficient business units serving our residential and corporate clients. Within these business units we offer our full range of telecommunications services, wireline and
wireless voice, data and broadcasting. In addition, leveraging our market leading position and unique competence we offer IT and SI services for corporate customers.

Building
upon the organizational transformation, we decided to rebrand our fixed line services and introduced the T-Home brand, bringing all of our residential fixed line
services under one brand name. With the rebranding, we introduced very attractive double and 3Play bundled products to position Magyar Telekom as a real 3Play telecommunications company in Hungary.
The introduction of our satellite TV services expanded the geographical availability of our bundled products, making us currently the only telecommunications company in Hungary capable of offering
voice, data and TV service throughout the whole country. We believe that all these steps were necessary to offset the erosion of traditional fixed line traffic. In terms of financials, in 2008,
T-Home Hungary's revenues decreased by five percent, however EBITDA margin increased to 42 percent showing the results of our efficiency enhancing efforts.

T-Mobile
Hungary again closed a very successful year, preserving its market leading position in 2008. Mobile broadband services were undoubtedly the growth driver of the
Hungarian mobile market in 2008. Thanks to our high-quality 3G network, we achieved significant growth in the mobile broadband customer base. As a result, SIM card-based
penetration increased further, and reached 122 percent at the end of 2008. The integration of our operations has enabled us to exploit our unique position in the Hungarian market and launch
fixed-mobile broadband
bundles. We launched the 3G-enabled Apple iPhone with great success in August 2008. T-Mobile Hungary also introduced new mobile broadband packages and special mobile voice tariffs for the
members of our iWiW social Internet network. Revenues at T-Mobile Hungary were broadly stable in 2008 compared to 2007 and EBITDA margin exceeded 42 percent.

In
our corporate segment, we reduced the number of subsidiaries at the beginning of 2008 with the aim of increasing the segment's transparency and improving efficiency. The
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company
structure has been successful allowing us to benefit from extending unified customer relationship management to small and medium-sized businesses. T-Systems is now Hungary's market
leader in SI/IT services in a very fragmented market. Financially the segment closed a strong 2008 year with revenue growth of eight percent. Falling traditional voice revenues were
offset by increasing SI/IT revenues and the segment reached a healthy EBITDA margin of 28 percent in 2008. These results justify our strategy to build strong market positions in SI/IT in order
to strengthen our up-selling and cross-selling capabilities.

Besides
our extensive marketing efforts in 2008, we did not lose sight of the fact that telecommunication is an innovation and technology-driven industry. Keeping that in mind, we have
also set up separate units for new business development (ABCD) and for technology. Regarding our new business developments, we further strengthened our market leading position in the Hungarian online
content and advertising market as well as in the server hosting market. We operate iWiW, the largest social Internet network, and [origo], the most-visited web site
in Hungary, as well as Dataplex, a large capacity data storage center.

At
our international subsidiaries, 2008 was mainly characterized by increasing market competition. In Macedonia, strict regulatory environment, alternative operators and one of
the mobile operators' fixed line offers were the drivers behind increased competition in the fixed line market, while in Montenegro wholesale revenues came under pressure due to the market leading
mobile operator rerouting its traffic. These factors were counterbalanced by our successful efficiency-enhancing efforts and strong focus on broadband services. The number of DSL connections more than
doubled in both countries, helped also by continuous network upgrades and introduction of favorable new packages. In addition, our IPTV service was also launched in Macedonia, where we introduced the
T-Home brand during the first half of 2008.

International
mobile markets showed a further increase in subscriber numbers. In Macedonia, penetration exceeded 110 percent and in Montenegro increased close to
190 percent. In both countries market environment somewhat normalized after the entrance of the third mobile operator which took place in 2007. Although, on a
year-on-year comparison margins and revenues came under significant pressure in Montenegro, in Macedonia T-Mobile was able to counterbalance the negative effects of
the third entrant and even increased its revenues and reached EBITDA margin well above 50 percent. In Montenegro, T-Mobile launched its
3G service by offering mobile broadband Internet, while in Macedonia our mobile operator won the 3G license at the end of 2008 and will start services before June 2009.

Looking
forward, we will focus on continued successful execution of our strategy, which focuses on operational efficiency, service excellence and regional expansion. We think that the
transformation of 2008 strengthened the positions of the new Magyar Telekom in both the Hungarian and international telecommunications markets. Due to the very unfavorable external financial and
macroeconomic situation, coupled with intense market competition, we expect a very demanding year for the telecommunications industry.

On
the other hand, the current economic environment also offers us new opportunities. We believe that we may benefit from increasing our role in the SI/IT outsourcing market and leading
further consolidation in markets such as cable TV, SI/IT, media and content. The global economic crisis has lowered asset prices considerably in recent quarters opening even better chances for
long-term strategic investors like Magyar Telekom. Therefore, we are still committed to executing value-accretive acquisitions both in Hungary and in our region. We think that our company
is well positioned to face the challenges ahead and even exploit potential opportunities resulting from the current demanding market environment.

Dividend

The Board of the Company proposed a HUF 74 per ordinary share dividend distribution which was approved by the Annual General
Meeting of the Company on April 2, 2009.

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Organizational Structure and Business Activities

The headcount reduction is part of our overall aim to simplify the group structure and increase efficiency. The new organizational
structure, focusing on customer segments, has been in force since 2008.

Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements of Magyar Telekom have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by IASB.

The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the
process of applying the Group's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated
financial statements are disclosed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Magyar
Telekom reports results for its business segments primarily based on products and services that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other businesses.
The primary reporting segments are based on the business lines of the Group. Before 2007, Magyar Telekom had two business segments, Fixed Line and Mobile. In 2007, Magyar Telekom split up its Fixed
Line segment into T-Home, T-Systems and GHS. The Mobile segment remained substantially unchanged. The results for our business segments in 2007 and 2008 are presented on this
basis and the segment results for 2006 have been restated for comparative purposes.

The
Group will adopt IFRS 8 in 2009, which will result in a significant restructuring of the Group's segment disclosure. The Group restructured the way chief operating decision
makers decide on allocation of resources in 2008, which is different from the reportable segments of the Group as per IAS 14. In the new structure, concluded during 2008, the primary focus is
on the customer segmentation (consumer/business) rather than on the technology serving the customers (fixed line/mobile).

The
movement of HUF against the Macedonian Denar ("MKD") and EUR can significantly affect all revenue and expense lines at our Macedonian and Montenegrin subsidiaries.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Reported financial conditions and results of our operations are sensitive to accounting methods, assumptions and estimates that underlie the
preparation of the financial statements.

Critical
accounting estimates are defined as accounting estimates and assumptions where:



We
base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

The
selection of critical accounting policies, the judgments and other uncertainties affecting application of those policies and the sensitivity of reported results to changes in
conditions and assumptions are factors to be considered when reviewing our financial statements.

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For
a list of our critical accounting estimates and judgments, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We have reviewed the new standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards that have been published but which are not yet
effective and have not been adopted by the Group prior to their effectiveness. For a list of recent IFRS accounting pronouncements, see Note 2.1.3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Outlook

The telecommunications industry is undergoing major changes globally. We have observed several long-term trends which are
changing the structure of the Hungarian telecommunications market. Key drivers of the long-term trends include changes in technology (i.e., IP-based broadband
products and solutions, emerging wireless broadband technologies), customer requirements (i.e., mobility and ease of use, 3Play solutions), competition and regulation (i.e., low barriers
to entry, new business models).

To
adapt to these changes in the market, Magyar Telekom introduced a new management and organizational structure in 2008 in order to enhance service quality and improve cost efficiency,
as well as exploit new, innovative service and business opportunities. We also integrated our fixed line operation in one brandT-Home. In 2009, we will continue to exploit
integration and group synergies to allow the company to continue to cope successfully with intensifying market competition.

Magyar
Telekom's current plans and outlook are based on our best knowledge and expected circumstances. Nevertheless the behavior of our competitors can hardly be predicted completely.
Therefore a stronger than assumed impact of alternative operators, new market entrants and new solutions in any country where Magyar Telekom is present could result in a negative impact on our
business performance.

We
should emphasize that each of our business segments is affected by its unique business environment, and we are subject to circumstances and events that are yet unforeseen or beyond
our control. The global economic crisis that started from the United States real estate markets, and since then has swept across the world financial system, negatively affecting the Hungarian economy.
The financing of the Hungarian budget deficit has been in jeopardy because loan resources are dried up. The government successfully applied for emergency help to international financial institutions,
International Monetary Fund ("IMF") and European Central Bank ("ECB"). With the possible infusion of USD 25 billion by these institutions, the Hungarian economy could avoid
short-term liquidity crisis in case of market-based deficit financing is not available. The government already started discussions about the prolongation of loans expiring in March 2010
because recovery is not expected in 2010.

The
government has implemented several measures and plans some to fight against the crises and secure the balance of the budget. The 5 percentage point increase of VAT, effective
from July 2009 means an immediate price increase on the already pressured residential market, which could lead to a further decrease in demand. The business market has also hit by heavy spending cuts
in every government sector.

Despite
the restrictive government measures and negative business environment, we expect that our core business units, with undertaking additional measures, will be able to continue to
generate strong cash flows and can keep up the dividend policy.

We
have identified several risk factors which may affect our business in the future including changes in the regulatory environment, in competition, and in foreign exchange rates. See
the detailed description of these and other risk factors in "Item 3Risk Factors".

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Revenues

The following reflects our current expectations with respect to our plans and initiatives:

In
fixed line operations, we expect continued decline in fixed line voice revenues due to continued line reduction and fixed line unit price erosion driven by mobile substitution and the
increased competition in the fixed line market, including competition from VoIP or VoCATV providers. The weakening demand as a result of restrictive government measures (especially the VAT increase)
is expected to increase churn, because more customers currently holding both fixed and mobile subscriptions tend to give up fixed line. As indicated in our strategy, to mitigate the decrease in fixed
line voice revenues we are now moving from the traditional traffic-based revenue structure to an access-based revenue structure, which will allow us to substitute declining traffic revenues with
content, entertainment and bundled access revenues. Fixed line interconnection tariffs are expected to be reduced gradually further in 2009 and in the years after, having additional negative impact on
our fixed line revenue streams.

As
the leading broadband provider in Hungary, we are committed to accelerating growth in country-wide broadband penetration by applying a multi-access
cost-efficient approach.

We
aim to move towards content and media businesses to support traditional access services, build new revenue streams and exploit new revenue sources. We are combining our product
portfolio in order to provide all services for every customer demand on every platform (three-screen approach), where all customer screens (computer, mobile, TV) are provided by Magyar Telekom.

In
Macedonia, competition has been increasing and reinforcing in the fixed line segment, especially with the entrance of Cosmofon in the Macedonian fixed line market in June 2008.
Revenues will also be negatively affected by the regulation and liberalization of all telecommunications market segments. Broadband and IPTV growth can only slow the decline down.

Crnogorski
Telekom's wholesale business suffers and faces difficulties in the near future. As a consequence of the future introduction of cost-based pricing by the
Montenegrin Telecommunications Agency, national fixed termination rates and international fixed and mobile termination rates are expected to be decreased.

To
maintain sustainable competitiveness in the corporate sector, we have committed to further developing our IT competencies by focusing on complex service offerings through managed
services, system integration and outsourcing through consultant services to corporate customers. Expanding our business operation to these new areas with lower profitability results in a dilutive
effect on the profitability both on fixed line segment and Magyar Telekom Group level.

In
the mobile operations, market penetration in Hungary is now saturated, and we expect lower growth rates due to a smaller number of potential new subscribers. This trend is partly
offset by the migration of prepaid customers to postpaid packages and the future growth potential of value-added and data services, which is supported by the continuing roll-out of UMTS
and HSDPA services.

On
October 22, 2008, the NCA published comparative biddings for the spectrum usage rights of 450 MHz/GSM/UMTS/26 GHz spectrum blocks. Magyar Telekom and the two
other mobile incumbents were excluded from the auctions for the 450 MHz and the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum blocks. Winners of the auctions were expected to be announced at the latest by end of
January 2009, however the NCA postponed the decisions on the results of the bids. On March 16, 2009, the NCA cancelled the auction for the 4th GSM/UMTS spectrum package referring to the
economic recession, which made the bids questionable from a financing and profitability point of view. On April 24, 2009, the Council of the NCA dismissed the appeals of three bidders, who may
go to the Municipal Court asking for the review of the decision of second instance. On April 30, 2009, the NCA declared the auction for the 450 MHz spectrum block unsuccessful in a decision of
first instance, while the auctions for the two 26 GHz spectrum blocks successful. Magyar Telekom won the 26 GHz spectrum block it had bid for, while the other block was won

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by
Antenna Hungária Zrt. GTS Datanet, the unsuccessful bidder of the 26 GHz band "E" blockwon by Antenna Hungária Zrtappealed
against the decision of the NCA on the basis of alleged procedural mistakes. The appeal does not have any effect on Magyar Telekom's successful bid for the 26 GHz band "D" block. Unsatisfied
bidders for the 450 MHz spectrum block may also appeal against the decision of the NCA.

In
December 2008, the NCA enforced the regulation for mobile termination fee decrease within the networks of all three Hungarian mobile operators in three steps, starting from January
2009 until December 2010, by approximately 40 percent compared to current rates.

The
government of Macedonia approved Austrian Mobilkom's bid to become the country's third mobile operator at the beginning of 2007. In line with the license rules, the new operator
"VIP" launched services in September 2007. The entry of VIP into the market resulted in increased competition on the Macedonian mobile market. As a result of intensified competition, we do not expect
growth in mobile revenues in Macedonia.

As
the winner of the first 3G public tender published in November 2007, Cosmofon started offering mobile services supported by 3G technology in August 2008. In December 2008,
T-Mobile Macedonia also was granted the right to use UMTS frequency blocks for 10 years. The license fee amounted to EUR 10 million and was paid in December 2008.

In
the Montenegrin market, the new entrantTelekom Serbia ("MTS")started a rush expansion and has already grabbed more than 25 percent market share. We
expect the very sharp competition to continue in 2009. The market is saturated and the penetration increased close to 190 percent fuelled by dual usage and data cards.

Expenses

In line with our strategy, we plan to improve our internal operational efficiency in all business segments. The new agreement with the
Trade Unions permits a further headcount reduction of approximately 300 employees at Magyar Telekom Plc. by the end of 2009. In order to focus more on the total labor cost and not solely on
headcount number and employee-related expenses, we introduced a Total Workforce Management system from the beginning of 2009. The system enables us to increase the flexibility and efficiency with
which all human resource-related expenses are managed, including contracted or rented employees as well as outsourcing and entrepreneurial contracts.

The
permanent weakness of the Hungarian currency has a negative impact on our costs especially in cost categories where the prices are in EUR or indexed to EUR.

Though
decreasing termination fees result in lower interconnection revenues, this effect is partially offset by decreasing outpayment costs.

In
line with world market developments and the liberalization of the Hungarian energy market, we have experienced rapid growth in energy prices, high above the inflation level. We expect
energy prices will remain high in 2009, impacting us negatively.

Total investments in tangible and intangible assets

The Company renewed its mobile concession contract for use of the 900 MHz frequency band that had expired on November 4, 2008
for an additional term of seven and a half years, as agreed with the Hungarian Government. At the same time, the Company agreed to carry out large-scale investment projects to further increase mobile
broadband coverage. In addition to the payment of the HUF 10 billion concession fee in 2007, Magyar Telekom agreed with the Government to spend at least HUF 20 billion in
2008 and 2009 on further increasing mobile broadband coverage in Hungary.

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We aimed at and succeeded in achieving the total investments in tangible and intangible assets to sales ratio to around 15 percent in 2008 without
non-cash items and the fees paid for the 3G license in Macedonia. We aim to maintain the absolute 2008 level in 2009, despite the weakening Hungarian currency. This flat level also
includes the investments in the fibre roll-out program announced earlier.

We
expect an increasing proportion of total additions will relate to the fiber network project and other high-growth areas in the fixed line segment, such as Internet,
broadband and data transmissions, while our mobile segment will continue the roll-out of the UMTS and HSDPA infrastructure.

According
to our strategic directions we are committed to further strengthening and leveraging our presence in the South-East European region. Therefore, we are continuously
seeking for further value-creating acquisition and investment targets with even larger scale.

Revenue and EBITDA targets

In view of the very challenging environment that we face, not just in Hungary but in our international markets as well, and based on
our current economic outlook, for 2009, with undertaking some additional measures and without considering the strong risk in volatility of local currencies and recession related country risk of
operations of Magyar Telekom, we are targeting revenues to decline by one percent and EBITDA to decline by one to two percent compared to the 2008 results (excluding both special influences and the
one-off item related to the fixed-to-mobile provision reversal). We are continuously monitoring the economic environment and its impact on our business and will
communicate if and when our assessment of our outlook changes.

OPERATIONS REVIEWGROUP

Revenues

The following table sets forth information regarding our revenues:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Fixed line revenues


319,187


309,333


299,895


(3.1
)

(3.1
)Mobile revenues


327,330


325,767


331,765


(0.5
)

1.8SI/IT revenues


24,679


41,561


41,396


68.4


(0.4
)Total revenues


671,196


676,661


673,056


0.8


(0.5
)


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Fixed Line Revenues

The following table sets forth information regarding our fixed line revenues:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Subscriptions


93,387


90,789


85,440


(2.8
)

(5.9
)Domestic outgoing traffic


69,724


51,423


51,498


(26.2
)

0.1International outgoing traffic


10,267


10,107


7,926


(1.6
)

(21.6
)Value-added and other services


8,902


7,453


6,169


(16.3
)

(17.2
)Voice-retail revenues


182,280


159,772


151,033


(12.3
)

(5.5
)Domestic incoming traffic


9,125


10,459


6,689


14.6


(36.0
)International incoming traffic


19,566


19,860


14,805


1.5


(25.5
)Voice-wholesale revenues


28,691


30,319


21,494


5.7


(29.1
)Internet


49,733


57,796


59,823


16.2


3.5Data


27,121


27,440


28,839


1.2


5.1Multimedia


17,506


18,102


18,830


3.4


4.0Equipment


4,249


5,395


7,058


27.0


30.8Other fixed line revenues


9,607


10,509


12,818


9.4


22.0Total fixed line revenues


319,187


309,333


299,895


(3.1
)

(3.1
)


The table below sets forth information regarding total fixed access lines in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(% change)Number of fixed lines at Magyar Telekom Plc. (including Emitel)Residential


1,901,398


1,778,444


1,594,974


(6.5
)

(10.3
)Business


236,634


223,054


210,556


(5.7
)

(5.6
)Public payphones


20,515


19,458


16,279


(5.2
)

(16.3
)Total


2,158,547


2,020,956


1,821,809


(6.4
)

(9.9
)ISDN channels


485,290


470,746


454,218


(3.0
)

(3.5
)Total


2,643,837


2,491,702


2,276,027


(5.8
)

(8.7
)Number of fixed lines at Makedonski TelekomResidential


430,082


404,925


371,285


(5.8
)

(8.3
)Business


42,780


40,954


40,344


(4.3
)

(1.5
)Public payphones


2,087


2,015


1,692


(3.4
)

(16.0
)Total


474,949


447,894


413,321


(5.7
)

(7.7
)ISDN channels


42,200


44,482


44,694


5.4


0.5Total


517,149


492,376


458,015


(4.8
)

(7.0
)Number of fixed lines at T-Com Crna GoraPSTN lines


173,248


168,062


164,394


(3.0
)

(2.2
)ISDN channels


21,288


21,906


22,416


2.9


2.3Total


194,536


189,968


186,810


(2.3
)

(1.7
)


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Voice-retail revenues.Voice-retail revenues consist of revenues from subscriptions, domestic and international traffic revenues as
well as
value-added and other services revenues.

Fixed
line voice-retail revenues decreased both in 2007 and 2008, mainly driven by lower outgoing traffic revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc. due to wider use of flat-rate
price plans, lower usage and decreased customer base resulting mainly from competition and mobile substitution.

Subscriptions.Revenues from subscriptions consist of revenues from monthly subscription fees for price plans. Revenues from
subscriptions are
principally a function of the number and mix of residential, business and ISDN access lines and corresponding charges.

The
decrease in subscription revenues in 2007 and in 2008 was due to lower revenues in the Hungarian fixed line operations driven by lower average number of both PSTN and ISDN
subscribers. Lower
subscription revenues at Makedonski Telekom were mainly driven by declining average PSTN customer base. These decreases were somewhat offset by higher subscription revenues at T-Com Crna
Gora resulting from tariff rebalancing in September 2007 when subscription fees for residential customers doubled.

Domestic outgoing traffic revenues.Domestic outgoing traffic revenues consist of traffic charges for local, domestic long distance and
fixed line to
mobile calls placed by our subscribers. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues are a function of rates, the total number of telephone calls, the distribution of call duration, the time of day and the mix
between more costly domestic long distance or fixed line to mobile calls and less expensive local calls.

The
following table sets forth the total minutes of domestic telephone traffic that our fixed line subscribers generated, including calls from the fixed line network to mobile
subscribers:

Year ended December 31,

December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in thousands of minutes)

(% change)Magyar Telekom Plc. (including Emitel)


5,037,235


4,518,428


4,020,941


(10.3
)

(11.0
)Makedonski Telekom


1,496,758


1,377,659


1,194,717


(8.0
)

(13.3
)T-Com Crna Gora


479,620


379,341


324,603


(20.9
)

(14.4
)


Domestic outgoing fixed line traffic revenues in 2008 amounted to HUF 51,498 million compared to HUF 69,724 million in
2006. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues decreased over the period due to lower average per minute fees, lower usage and loss of fixed line customers mainly due to increasing competition from cable
and other fixed line service providers and mobile substitution. We offered several price discounts to customers choosing different price plans. The proportion of flat-rate price plans was
30.0 percent within the total customer base of Magyar Telekom Plc. at December 31, 2008. The most popular of these plans are the Felezö (Halving) and the Favorit
plans. Domestic outgoing traffic revenues decreased also at Makedonski Telekom primarily due to lower usage and price discounts as a consequence of increasing mobile substitution. In 2007, lower
domestic outgoing traffic revenues at T-Com Crna Gora reflected mainly the reclassification of calls to Serbia to international traffic from the beginning of 2007, while in 2008, the
decrease was primarily due to lower traffic volume affected by mobile substitution. In 2008, the decrease in domestic outgoing fixed line traffic revenues was offset by the release of the provision
related to fixed to mobile ("F2M") tariffs.

Pursuant
to a decree, we had the obligation to decrease the F2M tariffs of the universal services subscribers by the amount of the decrease in the F2M termination rates. We did not
fulfill this obligation because the mobile operatorsreferring to their lawsuits against the NCA resolutionsdid not, from a legal point of view, decrease the F2M termination
rates, in their interconnection agreements with us.

The
NCA called upon us to repay the difference to our universal customers regardless of the status of the above legal cases. In August 2008, the negotiations with NCA resulted in a
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whereby
the NCA accepted our arguments that albeit in other forms of compensation, we had already passed on the required discounts to the customers. Even though the NCA conclusion was limited to the
year 2005, based on the NCA's reasoning for the relief, we believe that we passed on the required discounts to our customers in the subsequent years of 2006-2008 as well. As a result of
the above, we believed that the recognition of the provision was no longer necessary, and released to revenues the total amount of the HUF 8.5 billion provision recorded in prior years.

International outgoing traffic revenues.International outgoing traffic revenues are a function of rates and the number, duration and
mix of calls to
destinations outside Hungary in case of Magyar Telekom Plc., outside Macedonia in case of Makedonski Telekom and outside Montenegro in case of T-Com Crna Gora, placed by our fixed
line subscribers.

The
following table sets forth information concerning outgoing international traffic(1):

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in thousands of minutes)

(% change)Magyar Telekom Plc. (including Emitel)


98,723


85,270


73,746


(13.6
)

(13.5
)Makedonski Telekom


27,455


24,726


22,481


(9.9
)

(9.1
)T-Com Crna Gora


13,138


66,759


53,202


408.1


(20.3
)


---

International outgoing fixed line traffic revenues decreased both in 2007 and 2008. The decrease was mainly due to lower outgoing international
traffic revenues at both Magyar Telekom Plc. and Makedonski Telekom resulting from lower volume of minutes and decreased prices. In 2007, the decrease was mitigated by a higher amount of
outgoing international minutes at T-Com Crna Gora, as after the referendum on independence in May 2006 in Montenegro, calls to Serbia were classified as international traffic. In 2008, the
decrease was attributable also to lower outgoing international traffic revenues at T-Com Crna Gora driven by significant drop in outgoing minutes to Serbia and lower prices for
international calls after rebalancing in September 2007.

Value-added and other services.Revenues from value-added and other services consist of revenues from connection fees, fees for digifon
services and
directory assistance as well as cable TV voice subscription fees.

Value-added
and other services revenues declined by 16.3 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006 primarily driven by lower amortization of deferred connection fee revenues. Lower
other services revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Systems, Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home, Makedonski Telekom and T-Com Crna Gora also contributed to the
decrease. In 2008, the 17.2 percent decline was mainly due to lower usage of value-added services (e.g., directory assistance, premium rate numbers) and also due to further decrease in
deferred connection fee revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home. These decreases were partly offset by higher cable voice subscription fee revenues resulting from higher customer
number at T-Kábel Hungary both in 2007 and 2008.

Voice-wholesale revenues.Voice-wholesale revenues consist of domestic and international incoming traffic revenues.

Fixed
line voice-wholesale revenues increased by 5.7 percent in 2007 compared to 2006 due to higher domestic and international incoming traffic revenues and decreased by
29.1 percent in 2008 compared to 2007 driven by significant decreases both in domestic and international incoming traffic revenues.

Domestic incoming traffic revenues.Domestic incoming traffic revenues include amounts related to domestic and international long
distance services
that we provide to other LTO or mobile customers.

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Domestic incoming fixed line traffic revenues increased by 14.6 percent in 2007 compared to 2006. The growth in this revenue mainly resulted from higher
revenues from LTOs at Magyar Telekom Plc. following the application of the new RIO prices based on NCA's decision from June 2006 and applied retrospectively for the period September
2005-June 2006. Higher revenues from local loop unbundling also contributed to the increase at Magyar Telekom Plc. At Makedonski Telekom, the increase in incoming domestic traffic
revenue was driven by new network access contracts with other operators. The increase in T-Com Crna Gora's incoming revenues from mobile operators resulted from higher traffic and higher
prices effective from May 2007. These increases were somewhat offset by lower incoming revenues from other fixed line operators at T-Com Crna Gora reflecting the effect of the referendum
on independence from Serbia in May 2006.

Domestic
incoming fixed line traffic revenues dropped by 36.0 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. Lower incoming revenues from mobile operators at T-Com Crna Gora
resulted from lower revenues from Promonte (the largest mobile service provider in the Montenegrin mobile market) in line with decreased traffic as from the end of January 2008 Promonte has its own
direct network connected to Telekom Serbia. In addition, in March 2008 Promonte rerouted its outgoing international traffic over Serbia. Traffic revenues from mobile operators decreased also at Magyar
Telekom Plc. mainly due to lower mobile-to-international traffic and lower termination
rates. The decrease in incoming traffic revenues from other fixed line operators at Magyar Telekom Plc. resulted mainly from lower interconnection traffic revenues driven by lower average fees.
Lower incoming domestic traffic revenues at Makedonski Telekom relate to cancelled network access contracts for the transit of international traffic with mobile operators.

International incoming traffic revenues.International incoming traffic revenues consist of amounts paid by foreign carriers for the use
of our
network to carry calls placed by their customers.

The
following table sets forth information concerning international incoming traffic of Magyar Telekom Plc.:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in thousands of minutes)

(% change)International incoming traffic(1)


316,183


380,006


455,197


20.2


19.8


---

International incoming fixed line traffic revenues increased slightly by 1.5 percent to HUF 19,860 million in 2007 as
compared to 2006. International incoming traffic revenues increased mainly at T-Com Crna Gora as interconnection with Telekom Serbia is included in international in 2007. The higher amount
of fixed and mobile incoming traffic and higher interconnection fees with Telekom Serbia also contributed to the increase in T-Com Crna Gora's revenues. This increase was partly offset by
lower international incoming revenues at Makedonski Telekom resulting from decrease in traffic, lower MKD/SDR exchange rate and lower average settlement rates. At Magyar Telekom Plc.,
lower international incoming revenues were primarily attributable to decreased circuit lease fees and less circuit lease contracts as international telecommunications operators have been establishing
their own points of presence.

International
incoming fixed line traffic revenues decreased to HUF 14,805 million in 2008 compared to HUF 19,860 million in 2007. International incoming
revenues decreased primarily at Magyar Telekom Plc. driven by the change in how wholesale transit traffic is settled. From January 1, 2008 Deutsche Telekom became the sole international
voice partner of Magyar Telekom and consequently, Magyar Telekom does not have international wholesale transit revenues from other foreign carriers any more. This decrease was partly offset by higher
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incoming
traffic revenues at Makedonski Telekom resulted mainly from decreased incoming international traffic. The decrease in international incoming traffic revenues at T-Com Crna Gora
was driven by the ceasing of transit traffic from Serbia as from the end of January 2008 Promonte has direct link with Telekom Serbia.

Internet
revenues of the fixed line operations grew both in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the growth was mainly due to the strong increase in the number of ADSL and Cablenet subscribers in the
Hungarian fixed line operations, while in 2008 it was driven by significantly higher broadband customers at our Macedonian and Montenegrin subsidiaries. In Hungary, the increase in ADSL connections
has been slowing down, while Cablenet customer base has been increasing continuously in a market environment characterized by strong competition. The number of ADSL connections grew to 633,459 by
December 31, 2008 in Hungary and the number of retail Internet subscribers increased to 548,738. Within this, the proportion of higher revenue generating broadband Internet customers reached
98.2 percent on December 31, 2008. By the end of December 2008, the total number of broadband connections was almost 762,000 in our Hungarian fixed line operations. Higher IPTV customer
base in Hungary and in Montenegro also positively affected Internet revenues in 2008. These increases were offset in part by lower narrowband Internet revenues driven by decreased narrowband
subscriber base and the drop in traffic affected by migration from narrowband to broadband services.

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(% change)ADSL connections in Hungary


512,810


613,051


633,459


19.5


3.3Number of retail Internet subscribers in HungaryDial-up


31,401


16,357


9,711


(47.9
)

(40.6
)Leased line


656


652


617


(0.6
)

(5.4
)DSL


336,181


398,265


430,433


18.5


8.1W-LAN


1,175


598


208


(49.1
)

(65.2
)Cable broadband


57,587


89,853


107,769


56.0


19.9Total


427,000


505,725


548,738


18.4


8.5IPTV customers in Hungary


n.a.


9,225


28,496


n.a.


208.9ADSL connectionsMakedonski Telekom


16,462


48,214


98,866


192.9


105.1T-Com Crna Gora


6,639


16,106


38,956


142.6


141.9Number of Internet subscribersMakedonski Telekom


47,669


66,822


104,905


40.2


57.0T-Com Crna Gora


32,429


44,653


56,599


37.7


26.8Number of IPTV customersMakedonski Telekom


n.a.


n.a.


1,952


n.a.


n.a.T-Com Crna Gora


n.a.


2,397


17,531


n.a.


631.4


Data revenues increased by 1.2 percent in 2007 and by 5.1 percent in 2008. The continuous migration of narrowband to broadband data
products resulted in lower narrowband revenues and higher broadband retail revenues mainly at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Systems. The increase in 2008 at Magyar Telekom Plc.
T-Systems was due to new IP-VPN contracts. The increase in Makedonski Telekom's broadband data revenues was attributable to the increased number of IP subscribers and new
contracts for leased lines. Higher revenues at Combridge (Romania) also positively affected broadband data revenues in 2008.

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Multimedia
revenues showed an increase both in 2007 and 2008 mainly due to the growth in cable TV revenues resulting from price increases and the increase in average number of our cable
TV subscribers in Hungary.

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(% change)Cable television customers in Hungary


414,286


418,517


422,936


1.0


1.1


Revenues from fixed line equipment increased by 27.0 percent to HUF 5,395 million in 2007 as compared to 2006 and by
30.8 percent to HUF 7,058 million in 2008 as compared to 2007. The increase was mainly driven by higher revenues at Makedonski Telekom due to more phones, ADSL modems, personal
computers and TV sets sold. In 2007, higher EKG-related rental revenues and higher rental revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc. as well as sale of network in the second half of 2007 at
Combridge also increased equipment revenues. These increases were somewhat offset by the decrease at Magyar Telekom Plc. in line with less phones and ADSL modems sold.

Other fixed line revenues.Other fixed line revenues include construction, maintenance, rental, wholesale infrastructure service and
miscellaneous
revenues.

Other
fixed line revenues increased by 9.4 percent to HUF 10,509 million in 2007 as compared to 2006 and increased by 22.0 percent and amounted to
HUF 12,818 million in 2008 as compared to 2007. In 2007, the increase in this revenue line was the result of higher revenues from services provided by the Real Estate Management area for
Magyar Posta and other companies and higher human resources revenues from educational and holiday services at Magyar Telekom Plc. HQ. In 2008, higher other fixed line revenues mainly resulted
from increased revenues related to customer care service at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home and higher revenues at Combridge.

Mobile Revenues

The following table sets forth information regarding our mobile revenues:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice-retail


189,418


195,718


196,983


3.3


0.6Voice-wholesale


45,859


46,244


46,241


0.8


0.0Visitor


5,008


6,632


5,995


32.4


(9.6
)Voice


240,285


248,594


249,219


3.5


0.3Non-voice


40,258


45,068


50,936


11.9


13.0Equipment and activation


25,280


23,121


21,169


(8.5
)

(8.4
)Other mobile revenues


21,507


8,984


10,441


(58.2
)

16.2Total mobile revenues


327,330


325,767


331,765


(0.5
)

1.8


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The following table provides information concerning TMH, T-Mobile Macedonia and T-Mobile Crna Gora:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(% change)TMHTotal number of subscribers


4,431,136


4,853,492


5,361,792


9.5


10.5Average monthly usage per subscriber (minutes)


142


149


152


4.9


2.0ARPU in HUFTotal subscriber


4,800


4,542


4,087


(5.4
)

(10.0
)Postpaid subscriber


9,849


8,635


7,720


(12.3
)

(10.6
)Prepaid subscriber


2,300


2,205


1,890


(4.1
)

(14.3
)Enhanced services within ARPU in HUF


667


679


702


1.8


3.4Average subscriber acquisition cost ("SAC") per customer in HUF


6,234


6,554


7,376


5.1


12.5T-Mobile MacedoniaTotal number of subscribers


944,530


1,212,539


1,379,191


28.4


13.7Average monthly usage per subscriber (minutes)


72


90


96


25.0


6.7ARPU in HUF


3,206


3,054


2,586


(4.7
)

(15.3
)T-Mobile Crna GoraTotal number of subscribers


331,616


408,941


506,519


23.3


23.9Average monthly usage per subscriber (minutes)


127


120


105


(5.5
)

(12.5
)ARPU in HUF


3,858


3,252


2,886


(15.7
)

(11.3
)


Revenues from mobile telecommunications services slightly decreased compared to 2006 and amounted to HUF 325,767 million in 2007.
The decrease in mobile revenues resulted from the significant decline in other revenues primarily due to Pro-M's lower TETRA-related revenue in 2007, which was almost offset by higher
voice revenue primarily at our foreign mobile operators and higher non-voice revenues at each mobile operator.

Revenues
from mobile telecommunications services amounted to HUF 331,765 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to HUF 325,767 million
in 2007. The small increase in mobile revenues resulted from higher non-voice revenues mainly at TMH, higher voice revenues at our foreign mobile subsidiaries and higher TETRA-related
revenues at Pro-M, largely offset by decreased voice revenues and lower equipment revenues at TMH.

Voice-retail revenues.Voice-retail revenues consist of revenues from subscriptions and voice-retail traffic revenues.

Within
mobile telecommunications services, voice traffic revenues represent the largest portion of revenues. In 2007, the increase in voice-retail revenues for T-Mobile
Macedonia was due to higher MOU and higher average customer base, while revenues of T-Mobile Crna Gora resulted from increased customer base, partly offset by lower MOU and lower per
minute rates. Higher voice-retail revenues in 2007 at TMH resulted from increased average customer base and higher MOU, partly offset by lower ARPU driven by lower average per minute fees and
termination rates.

In
2008, higher voice-retail revenues at T-Mobile Macedonia were mainly driven by the strong increase in subscription fee revenues reflecting the significant increase in the
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partly
offset by lower subscription fees. The positive effect of higher average number of mobile customers and higher MOU was partly offset by lower per minute rates. The small increase in
voice-retail revenues at T-Mobile Crna Gora was due to the higher customer base,
somewhat compensated by lower MOU and lower per minute fees. At TMH, the continuously growing customer base and higher MOU could not fully compensate the decline in revenues resulting from lower per
minute fees forced by strong competition.

Mobile
penetration at December 31, 2008 reached 121.8 percent in Hungary and TMH accounted for 43.9 percent market share on the basis of total subscribers. TMH's
customer base increased by 21.0 percent from 4,431,136 at December 31, 2006 to 5,361,792 at December 31, 2008. The proportion of postpaid customers increased to
38.5 percent at December 31, 2008 from 34.9 percent at the end of 2006. TMH's average usage per customer per month measured in MOU increased by 7.0 percent from 142 minutes
in 2006 to 152 minutes in 2008. TMH's monthly average revenue per user expressed in ARPU decreased by 14.9 percent from HUF 4,800 in 2006 to HUF 4,087 in 2008.

Higher
voice revenues for T-Mobile Macedonia were driven by higher MOU and higher average number of mobile customers, partly offset by lower per minute rates both in 2007 and
2008. The number of T-Mobile Macedonia customers increased by 46.0 percent from 944,530 at December 31, 2006 to 1,379,191 at December 31, 2008. T-Mobile
Macedonia's average usage per customer per month measured in MOU increased by 33.3 percent from 72 minutes in 2006 to 96 minutes in 2008. ARPU decreased from HUF 3,206 in 2006 to
HUF 2,586 in 2008.

As
of December 31, 2008, T-Mobile Crna Gora had 506,519 customers compared to 331,616 at the end of 2006. The strong increase in the customer base in 2007 compared to
2006 was mainly influenced by the extended repaid voucher lifecycle from three to 11 months effective from October 2006. Both in 2007 and 2008, the increase in the customer base was partly
offset by lower MOU and lower per minute fees.

Voice-wholesale revenues.Voice-wholesale revenues consist of domestic and international incoming traffic revenues.

Voice-wholesale
traffic revenues slightly increased in 2007 as compared to 2006 partly due to increased incoming international traffic and higher interconnection prices at
T-Mobile Macedonia as well as higher interconnection traffic with Cosmofon and VIP. At T-Mobile Crna Gora, the growth resulted from increased interconnection fees with Promonte
from May 2007. These increases were almost offset by lower interconnection revenues at TMH in line with decrease in termination rates effective from February 2007.

Voice-wholesale
traffic revenues reached the same level both in 2007 and 2008. Higher interconnection revenues at T-Mobile Macedonia derived from increased incoming
international traffic as well as higher interconnection traffic with Cosmofon and VIP. In addition, higher MVNO wholesale revenues from national roaming based on the agreement with VIP also
contributed to the increase. These increases were partially offset by decreased interconnection prices applied from August 2008. At
T-Mobile Crna Gora, the growth resulted mainly from the increased interconnection fees with Promonte. These increases were offset by lower interconnection revenues at TMH due to lower
termination rates from January 2008.

Visitor revenues.Visitor revenues increased in 2007 as compared to 2006 driven a strong increase at T-Mobile Crna Gora in line with
higher volume of visitor minutes due to more intense tourism in Montenegro. The 9.6 percent decline in visitor revenues in 2008 over 2007 resulted mainly from decreased traffic at
T-Mobile Crna Gora.

Non-voice revenues.Within the mobile telecommunications services, non-voice revenues grew by 11.9 percent in 2007 and
by 13.0 percent in 2008. Non-voice revenues consist of Internet, content and data revenues and represented 15.4 percent of our mobile revenues in 2008. Higher
non-voice revenues both in 2007 and 2008 reflect the increase primarily at TMH due to higher access revenues boosted by the

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expansion
of mobile Internet usage. The increase at T-Mobile Macedonia resulted also from larger customer base and higher number of SMSs.

Equipment and activation.Mobile equipment revenues declined in 2007 compared to 2006 because of the decrease in TMH's revenues as a
result of lower
average handset prices and lower equipment sales ratio, partially offset by more gross additions to customers. This decrease was somewhat offset by higher equipment revenues at T-Mobile
Macedonia and at T-Mobile Crna Gora mainly as a result of higher number of gross additions.

Mobile
equipment and activation revenues decreased in 2008 compared to 2007 due to lower revenue from handset upgrades and also because the higher number of gross additions to customers
could not fully offset the decrease in average handset prices at TMH. Mobile equipment revenues also declined at our foreign mobile operators.

Average
acquisition cost per customer grew by 18.3 percent to HUF 7,376 in 2008 from HUF 6,234 in 2006 at TMH primarily as a result of higher subsidies. When
calculating subscriber acquisition cost, TMH includes the connection margin (activation fee less the SIM card cost), the sales related equipment subsidy and agent fee.

Other mobile revenues.The decrease in other mobile revenues reflected Pro-M's lower revenues in 2007 compared to 2006 as the main part
of EDR network was completed in 2006. In 2008, increasing other mobile revenues was in line with higher TETRA-related revenues at Pro-M.

SI/IT Revenues



Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)SI and IT revenues


24,679


41,561


41,396


68.4


(0.4
)


SI and IT revenues reached HUF 41,561 million in 2007 compared to HUF 24,679 million in 2006 mainly due to the
consolidation of Dataplex and KFKI revenues after their acquisition (in the second and the third quarter of 2006, respectively), and the consolidation of T-Systems Hungary from January
2007. The increased number of SI/IT service projects at Magyar Telekom Plc. and BCN also had positive effects on revenues. The most significant projects were the outsourcing services
provided to E.ON, Budapest Bank and Erste Bank and the set-up of low current systems as well as SI and IT solutions provided to the Hungarian government
(E-Közmü).

SI
and IT revenues remained stable and amounted to HUF 41,396 million in 2008 as lower performance of IQSYS was offset by the increase at Magyar Telekom Plc.
T-Systems. The increase at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Systems resulted from more projects realized compared to 2007 including also new managed service and operating projects.

Operating Expenses

Our total operating expenses increased by 2.6 percent in 2007 and decreased by 6.8 percent in 2008. Operating expenses
amounted to HUF 538,380 million in 2006, HUF 552,350 million in 2007 and HUF 515,047 million in 2008. Our total operating expenses as a percentage of total
revenues decreased from 80.2 percent in 2006 to 76.5 percent in 2008.

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The
following table sets forth information regarding our operating expenses:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice, data and Internet-elated payments


91,102


86,244


79,076


(5.3
)

(8.3
)Material cost of equipment sold


59,714


41,957


45,061


(29.7
)

7.4Payments to agents and other subcontractors31,257


49,064


43,421


57.0


(11.5
)Expenses directly related to revenues


182,073


177,265


167,558


(2.6
)

(5.5
)Employee-elated expenses


95,253


120,176


100,320


26.2


(16.5
)Depreciation and amortization


122,249


115,595


106,120


(5.4
)

(8.2
)Other operating expenses


138,805


139,314


141,049


0.4


1.2Total operating expenses


538,380


552,350


515,047


2.6


(6.8
)


Voice-, data- and Internet-related payments decreased from HUF 91,102 million in 2006 to
HUF 86,244 million in 2007. Lower mobile outpayments at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home were due to lower traffic and lower fixed to mobile termination rates effective from
February 2, 2007. Lower outpayments at TMH were driven by the decreases in termination fees, partly offset by increased traffic. These decreases were somewhat offset by the increase in mobile
outpayments at T-Mobile Crna Gora due to increased interconnection fees with Promonte from May 2007. Higher voice-related payments at T-Com Crna Gora resulted from increased
mobile traffic transited and higher interconnection fees from May 2007.

Voice-,
data- and Internet-related payments decreased by 8.3 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. Lower outpayments at TMH were driven by lower mobile termination fees
applied from January 2008 and by lower wholesale roaming fees, only partly offset by increased traffic. Lower mobile outpayments at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home were due to the
decreases in termination fees and lower volume of traffic. Payments to international operators decreased at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home resulting mainly from the previously mentioned
change in the settlement of wholesale transit traffic. As from January 1, 2008 Deutsche Telekom became our sole international voice partner, and accordingly, we do not have outpayments for
international wholesale transit traffic to other foreign carriers. Voice-related payments dropped also at T-Com Crna Gora as Promonte and Telekom Serbia established their own direct link.
These decreases were somewhat offset by the increase in mobile outpayments at T-Mobile Crna Gora due to increased interconnection fees and higher traffic volume.

The
material cost of equipment sold in 2007 was HUF 41,957 million compared to HUF 59,714 million in 2006. The strong decrease is mainly due to the
significantly lower material cost of equipment sold at Pro-M as the main part of EDR network was completed in 2006. At T-Mobile Macedonia, material cost of equipment sold
increased driven by higher gross addition of customers and higher average cost of phonesets.

In
2008, the material cost of equipment sold reached HUF 45,061 million increasing by 7.4 percent compared to 2007. The increase is partly due to higher cost at TMH
resulting from higher gross addition to customers with higher equipment sales ratio, somewhat offset by lower average cost of handsets. The increase at Pro-M is in line with the
significantly higher TETRA-related revenues in 2008. The material cost of equipment increased also at Makedonski Telekom due to increased sales volume of personal computers, ADSL modems, TV sets and
other equipment.

Payments
to agents and other subcontractors strongly increased in 2007 compared to 2006 mainly related to higher SI/IT-related payments due to the inclusion of KFKI Group's
and T-Systems Hungary's expenses from September 15, 2006 and from January 1, 2007, respectively. Payments to agents and other

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subcontractors
decreased in 2008 compared to 2007. The decline mainly resulted from lower SI/IT-related payments at IQSYS parallel with lower SI/IT revenues in 2008.

Employee-related
expenses increased in 2007 primarily driven by higher severance provisions and payments in connection with headcount reduction. Employee-related expenses include
headcount reduction-elated expenses of HUF 27,505 million in 2007. Employee-related expenses increased also because of the inclusion of new subsidiaries (such as T-Systems
Hungary and M Factory) in 2007. Despite these acquisitions, the Group headcount number decreased from 12,341 on December 31, 2006 to 11,723 on December 31, 2007.

Employee-related
expenses decreased to HUF 100,320 million in 2008 from HUF 120,176 million in 2007. The decrease in employee-related expenses was mainly
attributable to lower severance-related provisions and payments in relation to the headcount reduction at Magyar Telekom Plc. in 2008. Employee-related expenses include headcount reduction
related expenses of HUF 8,472 million in 2008. Lower group headcount number, which further declined to 10,439 by December 31, 2008, also contributed to the decrease. These
decreases were partly offset by higher severance-related provisions and payments at Makedonski Telekom, T-Com Crna Gora and KFKI in 2008.

Depreciation
and amortization decreased by 5.4 percent from HUF 122,249 million to HUF 115,595 million in 2007 as compared to 2006. Lower amount of
depreciation is mainly driven by the lower asset base at Magyar Telekom Plc., T-Mobile Macedonia, T-Com Crna Gora and Makedonski Telekom. Higher depreciation at TMH
owing to shorter depreciation period of UMTS-related assets and the inclusion of new subsidiaries partly offset this decrease. As a result of the annual review of the useful life of our
assets, the lives of certain assets were changed as of January 1, 2007 due to technical obsolescence. These assets mainly included software, and the change in the useful life resulted in
HUF 132 million higher depreciation expense in 2007.

Depreciation
and amortization decreased by 8.2 percent to HUF 106,120 million in 2008 as compared to 2007 as a result of the decrease at TMH and also at Magyar
Telekom Plc. T-Home due to change in the useful life of certain group of assets. The reviews of the useful lives of intangible assets during 2008 affected the lives of a large
number of assets including primarily the billing and other operation support systems of both the fixed line and mobile operations.

Other
operating expenses include materials, maintenance, marketing, service fees, fees and levies, outsourcing expenses, provisions, energy and consultancy. Other operating expenses
remained broadly stable in 2007 as compared to 2006. The increase in consultancy fees and the effect of the consolidation of new subsidiaries such as KFKI and T-Systems Hungary was mostly
offset by lower marketing expenses mainly at Magyar Telekom Plc. and T-Mobile Macedonia due to less intensive advertising activity in 2007.

Other
operating expenses in 2007 also included a HUF 1.5 billion bad debt expense reflecting the likely loss to be incurred as a result of the early termination of a
long-term IT outsourcing contract by a large T-Systems customer which was entered into with a subsidiary which the Company acquired control of in 2007.

Other
operating expenses increased by 1.2 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. The slight increase was mainly driven by higher price of energy and higher rental fees at Magyar
Telekom Plc. HQ deriving from higher rented area of major offices. Higher fees and levies show the provision made for litigations at Makedonski Telekom in 2008. The increase in marketing
expenses at T-Mobile Macedonia related to intensive advertising activities responding to strong competition after the entrance of VIP in the Macedonian mobile market in September 2007. The
provision made for the legal cases in relation to leaving employees in 2007 at T-Com Crna Gora and lower consultancy fees primarily at Magyar Telekom Plc. HQ mostly offset these
increases.

In
the course of conducting their audit of our 2005 financial statements, PwC identified certain contracts the nature and business purposes of which were not readily apparent. PwC
notified the Audit

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Committee
and advised them to retain independent counsel to conduct an investigation into these contracts. Our Audit Committee retained White & Case, as its independent legal counsel, to
conduct the investigation. See "Item 3Risk Factors" and "Item 15Controls and Procedures."

Magyar
Telekom incurred HUF 4.1 billion in expenses relating to the investigation in 2006, HUF 5.7 billion in 2007 and HUF 5.4 billion in 2008,
which are included in other operating expenses in the GHS segment.

Other Operating Income

The following table sets forth information concerning other operating income:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Compensation for renaming


1,435


229


676


(84.0
)

195.2Gain on sale of PP&E, Intangible assets and assets held for sale


2,140


3,203


2,126


49.7


(33.6
)Other operating income





569


1,447


n.a.


154.3Total other operating income


3,575


4,001


4,249


11.9


6.2


Other operating income increased by 11.9 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006 resulting from higher gain on sale of tangible assets, partly
offset by lower compensation for renaming in connection with rebranding in Montenegro and Macedonia in September 2006. The increase of 6.2 percent in 2008 over 2007 relates mainly to higher
other operating income at Makedonski Telekom due to the sale of its fully owned subsidiary, Montmak, somewhat offset by the gain on sale of office building at T-Mobile Crna Gora in 2007.

Operating Profit

Our total operating profit decreased by 5.9 percent from HUF 136,391 million in 2006 to
HUF 128,312 million in 2007 due to the fact that the increase in
operating expenses was higher than the increase in revenues. In 2008, operating profit increased significantly since revenues remained stable and operating expenses decreased.

Finance Expenses

The following table sets forth information concerning finance expenses:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Interest expense


27,271


31,147


32,540


14.2


4.5Other finance expenses


2,831


4,039


4,659


42.7


15.4Total finance expenses


30,102


35,186


37,199


16.9


5.7


Finance expenses increased by 16.9 percent in 2007 and by 5.7 percent in 2008 mainly due to higher interest paid at Magyar
Telekom Plc. resulting from an increased level of indebtedness and higher average interest rates. In 2007, the increase in the total loan portfolio resulted from the dividend related to 2005
and 2006 paid in January 2007 and May 2007, respectively and from the financing of KFKI and Dataplex acquisitions.

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Finance Income

The following table sets forth information concerning finance income:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Gain/(losses) on the sale of financial instruments


1,190


828


(477
)

(30.4
)

n.m.Gains/(losses) on the valuation of derivative financial instruments


377


(139
)

789


n.m.


n.m.Net foreign exchange losses


(659
)

(1,481
)

(648
)

124.7


(56.2
)Finance lease interest income


480


1,675


1,340


249.0


(20.0
)Interest and other finance income


3,304


4,334


5,887


31.2


35.8Total finance income


4,692


5,217


6,891


11.2


32.1


Finance income increased both in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the increase in finance income was partly due to Makedonski Telekom as a consequence of
favorable fluctuation of the MKD against the USD and higher amount of bank deposits in USD and partly due to Pro-M in line with higher interest income from finance leases related to TETRA.
In 2008, the increase in financial income was primarily due to higher interest income at our Macedonian subsidiaries on bank deposits.

See
Notes 3, 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements for certain quantitative and qualitative information about financial instruments.

Income TaxTotal

The following table sets forth information concerning our income tax expense:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Income tax expense


24,220


26,221


27,698


8.3


5.6


For more details on tax rates, tax credits and deferred taxes see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

Income
tax expense increased in 2007 mainly as a result of the full year solidarity tax liability compared to the prior year four-month liability after the introduction of
solidarity tax in September 2006 and increase in local business tax as a result of higher revenues. Higher innovation fees due to decreased research and development costs also contributed to the
increase.

Income
tax expense increased in 2008 compared to 2007 mainly due to the higher profit before income tax. The proportional increase of the tax expense, however, is lower than the increase
of the profit before income tax. The main reason for this is that dividends received are not subject to income tax.

OPERATIONS REVIEWBY SEGMENT

The segments are based on the business lines (T-Home, T-Mobile, T-Systems and Group Headquarters
and Shared services), of which T-Home and T-Mobile include Hungarian and foreign activities as well. All fixed line operations in the foreign countries are included in our
T-Home segment.

The
segments' revenues include revenues from external clients as well as the internal revenues generated from other segments for telecommunications as well as support services.

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The segments' results are monitored to Operating profit. The financial results, the share of associates' and joint ventures' profits and tax expenses as well as
the minority interests are not allocated to the segments, as these items are managed at Group level.

The
following table sets forth revenues, operating expenses and operating profit by segment:

Year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)RevenuesT-Home revenues from external customers


272,822


273,275


260,649T-Home revenues from other segments


42,421


34,426


29,875Total revenues of T-Home


315,243


307,701


290,524T-Mobile revenues from external customers


327,330


325,724


331,765T-Mobile revenues from other segments


22,236


21,146


17,675Total revenues of T-Mobile


349,566


346,870


349,440T-Systems revenues from external customers


63,423


75,034


77,761T-Systems revenues from other segments


1,946


3,898


7,464Total revenues of T-Systems


65,369


78,932


85,225GHS revenues from external customers


7,621


2,628


2,881GHS revenues from other segments


18,776


21,109


19,264Total revenues of GHS


26,397


23,737


22,145Less: inter-segment revenues


(85,379
)

(80,579
)

(74,278
)Total revenue of the Group


671,196


676,661


673,056Operating expensesnetT-Home


258,943


253,605


225,955T-Mobile


256,794


245,015


242,272T-Systems


53,235


72,966


68,060GHS


51,212


57,342


48,789Less: inter-segment expenses


(85,379
)

(80,579
)

(74,278
)Total operating expensesnet of the Group


534,805


548,349


510,798Segment results (Operating profit)T-Home


56,300


54,096


64,569T-Mobile


92,772


101,855


107,168T-Systems


12,134


5,966


17,165GHS


(24,815
)

(33,605
)

(26,644
)Total operating profit of the Group


136,391


128,312


162,258


T-Home Segment

The T-Home segment includes the results of our fixed line operations other than Magyar Telekom Plc.
T-Systems, Magyar Telekom Plc. HQ, KFKI, IQSYS and EurAccount.

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The
following table sets forth information regarding the T-Home segment:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice-retail revenues


159,757


141,914


130,941


(11.2
)

(7.7
)Voice-wholesale revenues


45,550


45,217


34,059


(0.7
)

(24.7
)Internet


47,968


57,385


58,119


19.6


1.3Other revenues


61,968


63,185


67,405


2.0


6.7Total revenues


315,243


307,701


290,524


(2.4
)

(5.6
)Operating profit


56,300


54,096


64,569


(3.9
)

19.4


The following table sets forth information regarding total revenues of T-Home Hungary, Makedonski Telekom and T-Com Crna
Gora:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)T-Home Hungary


251,468


244,782


231,984


(2.7
)

(5.2
)Makedonski Telekom


44,184


41,206


39,636


(6.7
)

(3.8
)T-Com Crna Gora


19,906


22,201


19,044


11.5


(14.2
)


Revenues

Our T-Home segment includes revenues from local, domestic and international long distance telephone services as well as
value-added digifon services such as call waiting, itemized billing and telephone equipment rental. This segment also consists of revenues from related services, such as leased lines, data
transmission, Internet, SI/IT, equipment and cable television.

Voice-retail
revenues experienced a decline both in 2007 and 2008 mainly due to price discounts included in different price plans, lower usage and loss of lines reflecting the effect of
strong
competition and mobile substitution. In 2008, the decrease was partly offset by the release of the F2M provision at Magyar Telekom Plc.

Voice-wholesale
revenues decreased to a small extent in 2007 due to lower incoming traffic revenues from mobile operators and lower revenue from international circuit lease due to
cancellation of contracts at Magyar Telekom Plc. In addition, international wholesale revenues decreased at Makedonski Telekom as well due to lower volume of traffic, lower average settlement
rate and MKD/SDR exchange rate. This decrease was partly compensated by higher domestic wholesale revenues at Makedonski Telekom due to new network access contracts with domestic fixed line operators.
At T-Com Crna Gora, wholesale revenues increased due to higher revenues from mobile operators in line with increased transit traffic and higher interconnection fees with Telekom Serbia
effective from May 2007.

Voice-wholesale
revenues decreased significantly in 2008 compared to 2007 due to lower incoming international traffic revenues in Hungary driven by the change in the settlement of
wholesale transit traffic. Traffic revenues from domestic operators also decreased at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home, due to lower termination rates and decrease in traffic. At
T-Com Crna Gora, voice-wholesale revenues decreased because from January 2008, Promonte has used its own direct network with Telekom Serbia. Lower domestic and international incoming
revenue at Makedonski Telekom was mainly due to lower volume of incoming traffic.

Revenues
from Internet services increased both in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, higher broadband revenues derived from strong volume increases in the number of ADSL connections both in Hungary
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foreign
subsidiaries. In 2008, the increase was mainly due to much more broadband connections in Macedonia and Montenegro. These increases were somewhat offset by lower revenues from Internet
narrowband services reflecting the continuous decrease in the volume of Internet dial-up traffic and narrowband subscribers.

Other
revenues increased both in 2007 and 2008. Higher equipment revenues reflected primarily the growth at Makedonski Telekom driven by increased sales of phones, ADSL modems, personal
computers and TV sets over the period. Higher multimedia revenues were in line with larger customer base and higher prices at T-Kábel Hungary. Other revenues increased at
Combridge, and in 2008, also at Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Home resulting from higher revenues related to customer care services.

Expenses

Lower operating expenses in 2007 resulted mainly from lower depreciation and amortization and lower expenses directly related to
revenues, partly offset by increased employee-related expenses. In 2008, operating expenses declined driven by lower employee-related expenses, voice-related payments and depreciation and
amortization.

Operating Profit

In 2007, operating profit of the T-Home segment decreased by 3.9 percent. While total revenues decreased by
2.4 percent, total net operating expenses declined only by 2.1 percent.

In
2008, the 5.6 percent decrease in total revenues and the 10.9 percent lower total net operating expenses resulted in 19.4 percent higher operating profit.

T-Mobile Segment

The T-Mobile segment includes the results of T-Mobile Hungary, Pro-M, T-Mobile
Macedonia and T-Mobile Crna Gora.

The
following table sets forth information regarding the T-Mobile segment:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice-retail


189,529


197,028


198,107


4.0


0.5Voice-wholesale


62,656


60,508


57,364


(3.4
)

(5.2
)Visitor


8,303


9,652


8,719


16.2


(9.7
)Non-voice


40,991


44,932


50,416


9.6


12.2Equipment and activation


25,221


23,155


21,245


(8.2
)

(8.2
)Other mobile revenues


22,866


11,595


13,589


(49.3
)

17.2Total revenues


349,566


346,870


349,440


(0.8
)

0.7Operating profit


92,772


101,855


107,168


9.8


5.2


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The following table sets forth information regarding TMH:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice-retail


157,861


163,025


162,443


3.3


(0.4
)Voice-wholesale


53,451


48,930


44,236


(8.5
)

(9.6
)Visitor


5,351


6,031


5,643


12.7


(6.4
)Non-voice


35,111


37,782


43,245


7.6


14.5Equipment and activation


23,028


20,472


19,109


(11.1
)

(6.7
)Other mobile revenues


2,704


5,260


5,950


94.5


13.1Total revenues


277,506


281,500


280,626


1.4


(0.3
)Operating profit


75,956


80,683


86,001


6.2


6.6


The following table sets forth information regarding total revenues of Pro-M, T-Mobile Macedonia and T-Mobile
Crna Gora:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Pro-M


20,212


7,316


8,654


(63.8
)

18.3T-Mobile Macedonia


39,023


42,517


44,188


9.0


3.9T-Mobile Crna Gora


13,404


17,199


18,091


28.3


5.2


Revenues

Revenues of the T-Mobile segment consist of one-time activation fees, monthly subscription fees (only payable
by postpaid customers), traffic charges, including fees for enhanced services, and equipment revenues.

Voice-retail
revenues increased in 2007 compared to 2006 principally as a result of higher revenues at our Macedonian and Montenegrin mobile subsidiaries, and, to lesser extent, higher
revenues generated by TMH's customers. Voice-retail revenues reached almost the same level in 2007 and in 2008, since the increase at T-Mobile Macedonia and T-Mobile Crna Gora
were compensated by lower voice-retail revenues at TMH.

While
the growth in customer base and MOU could offset the effect of lower average per minute fees in 2007, the fierce competition in the Hungarian mobile market and the roaming fee
regulation in the European Union put further pressure on tariff levels resulting in slightly lower voice-retail revenues at TMH in 2008. The total number of our subscribers grew by 9.5 percent
in 2007 and 10.5 percent in 2008. We continuously monitor our churn rates and proactively offer tailor-made discounts to
retain valuable customers. Despite intense competition in the Hungarian mobile market, we maintained our leading position with a 43.9 percent market share based on total subscribers at
December 31, 2008.

The
strong increase at T-Mobile Macedonia was due to higher MOU and higher average number of subscribers, partly offset by lower per minute rates both in 2007 and 2008. At
T-Mobile Crna Gora, the increase in voice-retail revenues resulted from larger subscriber base somewhat offset by decreased MOU and lower per minute rates. In 2007, the number of customers
was strongly influenced by the extended repaid voucher lifecycle from three to 11 months effective from October 2006.

The
3.4 percent decline in wholesale revenues in 2007 compared to 2006 was mainly driven by lower interconnection revenues at TMH in line with decrease in termination rates
effective from February 2007. This decrease was slightly offset by higher revenues at T-Mobile Macedonia reflecting increased incoming

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international
traffic and higher interconnection prices as well as higher interconnection traffic with Cosmofon and VIP. At T-Mobile Crna Gora, the growth resulted from increased
interconnection fees with Promonte from May 2007.

The
decrease in voice-wholesale revenues in 2008 as compared to 2007 is mainly explained by the decline at TMH primarily due to decrease in termination fees from January 1, 2008.
This decrease was partly offset by higher voice-wholesale revenues at T-Mobile Macedonia due to higher international traffic in line with higher subscriber base of the Macedonian mobile
operators and increase also at T-Mobile Crna Gora driven by higher interconnection fees.

Visitor
revenues increased in 2007 as compared to 2006 reflecting the strong increase at T-Mobile Crna Gora driven by higher amount of visitor minutes due to more intense
tourism in Montenegro. The decline in visitor revenues in 2008 over 2007 on the one hand resulted from decreased traffic at T-Mobile Crna Gora and on the other hand, it was affected by
lower roaming fee levels within the European Union.

Non-voice
revenue strongly increased both in 2007 and 2008 driven by higher data access revenues at TMH. At T-Mobile Macedonia, the increase over the period
resulted mainly from higher number of SMSs.

Equipment
and activation revenues decreased in 2007 in the T-Mobile segment principally due to lower handset prices and lower equipment sales ratio, partly compensated by
more gross additions to customers at TMH. This decrease was somewhat offset by higher equipment
revenues at T-Mobile Macedonia and at T-Mobile Crna Gora because of higher number of gross additions. The decrease in equipment and activation revenues in 2008 as compared to
2007 resulted mainly from lower upgrade revenues and decreasing average handset prices at TMH.

In
2007, the drop in other mobile revenues shows falling TETRA-related revenues as the main part of EDR network was completed in 2006. In 2008, higher other mobile revenues were due to
higher TETRA-related revenues at Pro-M.

Expenses

In 2007, total operating expenses of the T-Mobile segment decreased as a result of lower material cost of equipment sold,
decreased payments to other mobile operators, partly compensated by increased other operating expenses and employee-related expenses.

In
2008, total operating expenses for the T-Mobile segment slightly decreased due to the combined effect of lower depreciation and amortization, lower payments to mobile
operators, higher net other operating expenses and increase in the material cost of equipment sold.

Operating Profit

Operating profit grew by 9.8 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006 as total revenues decreased only by 0.8 percent, while
total operating expenses declined by 4.6 percent.

Operating
profit of the T-Mobile segment increased by 5.2 percent in 2008 over 2007. While total revenues remained broadly stable, operating expenses declined by
1.1 percent.

T-Systems segment

The T-Systems segment includes the results of Magyar Telekom Plc. T-Systems, KFKI and IQSYS.

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The
following table sets forth information regarding the T-Systems segment:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Voice revenues


22,481


17,351


20,655


(22.8
)

19.0SI/IT revenues


23,555


41,434


44,780


75.9


8.1Other revenues


19,333


20,147


19,790


4.2


(1.8
)Total revenues


65,369


78,932


85,225


20.7


8.0Operating profit


12,134


5,966


17,165


(50.8
)

187.7


Revenues

Voice revenues for the T-Systems segment decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 in line with the continuous decline in domestic
and international outgoing traffic due to loss of fixed lines and lower average per minute fees. The 19.0 percent increase in 2008
refers primarily to higher F2M outgoing traffic revenues due to the reversal of the previously mentioned F2M provision, partly offset by lower local and long distance domestic outgoing as well as
decreased international outgoing revenues.

SI/IT
revenues represent the largest portion of revenues for the T-Systems segment both in 2007 and 2008. The strong increase in 2007 in SI/IT revenues primarily resulted
from the consolidation of KFKI Group and T-Systems Hungary from September 15, 2006 and January 1, 2007, respectively. The contribution of KFKI Group and T-Systems
Hungary to total revenues of the segment was HUF 27,609 million in 2007. The increase was supported also by growing project-related revenues at Magyar Telekom Plc.
T-Systems. The most significant projects are the outsourcing services provided to E.ON, Budapest Bank and Erste Bank and set-up of low current systems as well as SI and IT
solutions provided to the Hungarian government (E-Közmü). In 2008, higher SI/IT revenues derived mainly from new managed service and operating projects and
higher project revenues realized within Magyar Telekom Group.

Other
revenues for T-Systems segment include Internet, data, multimedia, equipment and miscellaneous other revenues. Other revenues increased in 2007 mainly influenced by
higher retail Internet revenues. In 2008, the small decrease in other revenues resulted from lower equipment revenues.

Expenses

In 2007, operating expenses for the T-Systems segment increased due to higher subcontractor expenses, employee-related
expenses, depreciation and amortization and other net operating expenses. Operating costs of the segment in 2007 include a HUF 1.5 billion bad debt expense reflecting the likely loss to
be incurred as a result of the early termination of a long-term IT outsourcing contract by a large corporate customer.

In
2008, operating expenses declined by 6.7 percent due to lower expenses directly related to revenues and also due to lower net other operating expenses.

Operating Profit

Despite the considerable revenue growth, operating profit decreased by 50.8 percent in 2007 compared to 2006 due to higher
growth in operating expenses. In 2008, the
significant increase in operating profit was supported by higher revenues and decreased operating expenses.

Group Headquarters and Shared Services segment

The GHS segment includes the results of Magyar Telekom Plc. HQ and EurAccount.

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The following table sets forth information regarding the GHS segment:

Year ended December 31,

Year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008

2007/2006

2008/2007(in HUF millions)

(% change)Total revenues


26,397


23,737


22,145


(10.1
)

(6.7
)Operating profit


(24,815
)

(33,605
)

(26,644
)

35.4


(20.7
)


The GHS segment performs strategic and cross-divisional management functions for Magyar Telekom Group, as well as real estate, marketing,
security, procurement, human resources and accounting services, mainly internally within the Group. Revenues of the segment decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 due to less marketing services provided
within the Group. Operating expenses of the GHS segment significantly exceeded its revenues and this led to negative operating profit in each period. Higher negative operating results were mainly due
to increase in employee-related expenses driven by higher severance expenses and higher costs related to our investigation in 2007. Improved operating results mainly resulted from lower
employee-related expenses due to lower severance-related provisions and payments in 2008.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash flow analysis

The following table sets forth information concerning our cashflows:

Year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Net cashflows:From operating activities


207,802


231,340


210,289Used in investing activities


(138,320
)

(134,881
)

(113,449
)Used in financing activities


(35,154
)

(109,221
)

(79,230
)Exchange gains on cash and cash equivalents


1,569


221


1,404Change in cash and cash equivalents


35,897


(12,541
)

19,014Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year


24,310


60,207


47,666Cash and cash equivalents, end of year


60,207


47,666


66,680


Net Cashflows from Operating Activities.Our primary source of liquidity is cashflows from operating activities.

Net
cashflows from operating activities significantly increased by HUF 23,538 million in 2007 as compared to 2006 due to the combined effect of strong decrease in working
capital requirements, lower EBITDA and lower income tax paid.

Net
cashflows from operating activities decreased by HUF 21,051 million in 2008 as compared to 2007. The strong increase in working capital requirements influenced mainly
by higher severance payments at Magyar Telekom Plc. was only partly mitigated by higher EBITDA.

Net Cashflows from Investing Activities.Net cashflows from investing activities are primarily driven by capital expenditures and
acquisitions of
businesses. In 2007, the HUF 3,439 million decrease in cash outflow was mainly due to lower amounts spent on acquisitions of subsidiaries, mostly offset by the significant change in
other financial assets primarily due to higher amount of bank deposits with maturities over three months at the Macedonian and Montenegrin subsidiaries and increased purchase of property plant and
equipment and intangible assets.

Net
cash used in investing activities decreased by HUF 21,432 million in 2008 as compared to 2007 mostly due to the change in other financial assets. Purchases of property,
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intangible
assets totaled HUF 96,790 million in 2006, HUF 103,097 million in 2007 and HUF 116,039 million in 2008.

Net Cashflows from Financing Activities.Net cashflows from financing activities primarily relate to our borrowing activities and
dividend payment.

In
2007, we received net proceeds from loans in an amount of HUF 52,946 million. Dividends paid to shareholders increased by HUF 162,481 million reflecting
dividend payment after the 2005 and 2006 results in 2007 at Magyar Telekom Plc. Consequently, the amount of dividends paid and the net proceeds from loans significantly decreased in 2008
resulting in HUF 29,991 million lower net cash used in financing activities.

We
carry indebtedness at a level we consider appropriate based on a number of factors, including cash flow expectations (i.e., cash requirements for ongoing operation, investment
plans), expectations of investors, analysts, rating agencies and the overall cost of capital. We announced a definite dividend policy in 2003, according to which the net debt ratio is to be kept
between 30 to 40 percent. Under the new dividend policy, based on the results of 2006, we paid dividends in the amount of HUF 70 per share in May 2007 and based on the results of 2007,
we paid dividends in the amount of HUF 74 per share in May 2008, by which we maintained our net debt ratio in the target range of 30 to 40 percent. Our net debt ratio was
29.7 percent at December 31, 2008. Future dividend payment will be determined
by the new dividend policy and will depend on our cashflow generation and potential acquisition opportunities.

For
a discussion of our financial instruments, loans and other borrowings, see Notes 3, 16 and 17 to our consolidated financial statements.

In
our Hungarian fixed line and mobile operations, our operating revenues and expenses are denominated almost entirely in Hungarian forints. Amounts payable to and receivable from other
international carriers, which are denominated in a basket of currencies known as SDRs, are netted against one another and settled primarily in U.S. dollars and euros. Capital expenditures are
denominated partly in foreign currencies, principally U.S. dollars and euros.

During
2008, the NBH increased its base rate from 7.5 percent to 8.5 percent in three steps between April and May which was followed by an increase to 11.5 percent
in October. The base rate was subsequently cut to 10.0 percent in three steps by the end of 2008 and it was reduced to 9.5 percent in January 2009. At December 31, 2008, our loans
were almost 100 percent denominated in HUF, thus the foreign exchange risk of the loan portfolio is naturally hedged by the HUF-denominated revenues.

At
December 31, 2008, 55.3 percent of the loan portfolio bore fixed interest ratesthese are mainly the medium and long-term loans included in the
portfoliowhile 44.7 percent of the loan portfolio was subject to variable interest rates. Short-term loans are partially taken to manage our short term cash obligations
and their variable rates are based on Budapest Interbank Offered Rate ("BUBOR"). Taking into consideration HUF interest rate volatility, we follow the approach of balancing the fixed and variable
interest rate elements in our loan portfolio.

We
do not have any legal or economic restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company in forms of cash dividends, loans or advances.

Our
liquidity needs are primarily covered by our free cash flows. Liquidity peaks are financed from current account overdrafts and bilateral shelf facilities. The total available current
account overdrafts at the end of 2008 amounted to HUF 12,300 million. The total committed shelf facilities from the Hungarian market including current account overdrafts amounting to
HUF 86,897 million, out of which HUF 32,294 million was available at the end of 2008. We also have a EUR 50 million shelf facility with

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Deutsche
Telekom, which functions as a reserve for potential liquidity peaks and has not been drawn since its signing on April 16, 2004.

Amount of
the facility

Drawn at the
end of 2008

Available at the
end of 2008(in HUF millions)Current account overdrafts


12,300


6,606


5,694Bilateral loans


74,597


47,997


26,600DT shelf facility


13,239





13,239Total credit lines


100,136


54,603


45,533


The current amount and structure of the shelf facilities described above is sufficient, and for the purposes of liquidity management, we believe
that there is no need to establish new facilities. We believe that, taking into account the substantial amount of undrawn borrowing facilities available, the Group has sufficient working capital for
its foreseeable requirements.

Maturity structure2009

2010

2011(in HUF millions)Current account overdrafts


12,300





Bilateral loans


55,057


7,535


12,005DT shelf facility





13,239


Total credit lines


67,357


20,774


12,005


Our parent company, Deutsche Telekom provides us with funding to meet our major financing needs (such as refinancing or financing acquisitions)
through the international capital markets and it passes the conditions of the loans on an arm's length basis to Magyar Telekom. Should this financing source cease to become available in the future, we
plan to raise funds from the Hungarian syndicated loan market and from the Hungarian capital markets. Our financial position is quite strong in the Hungarian markets therefore we expect to be able to
obtain financing at favorable terms from these markets. In addition, we have access to the international bank and capital markets.

Our
ordinary shares are listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange ("BSE") and our American Depositary Shares, each representing five of our ordinary shares, are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE"). We had 1,503,541 treasury shares at December 31, 2008. These shares are maintained to hedge and finance exercises of share options under the management share option plan
launched in 2002. We do not intend to issue further shares for the foreseeable future.

For
additional information about market risk sensitive instruments, see Notes 3, 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements (including contingent liabilities, guarantees) that have or are
reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures
or capital resources. We do not participate in, nor secure, financings for any unconsolidated, limited purpose entities.

Tabular disclosure of contractual obligations

Our contractual obligations, including commitments for future payments under non-cancelable lease arrangements and short-
and long-term debt arrangements, are summarized below and are disclosed in more detail in Notes 16, 17 and 32 to our consolidated financial statements. Accrued interests related to

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loans
are included in Financial liabilities to related parties and Other financial liabilities. Amounts disclosed as purchase obligations represent long-term commitments under outsourcing
contracts, commitments to insurance companies, our external auditor and consultants, commitments for IT and telecommunications systems support and other purchase commitments. Payment obligations for
certain purchase contracts depend on a number of factors, such as the quantitative and qualitative conditions of service, exchange rates and annual inflation rates, therefore the amounts included in
the table below are estimates.

This
table excludes other obligations we may have, such as payroll and related human resource services (including bonuses and payments under our mid-term incentive plan).
Payments under these contracts are based on the level of service required and are excluded from this table due to the uncertainty of the amounts to be paid, if any, as well as the timing of such
amounts.

Payments Due by PeriodTotal

Less than
1 year

1-3 years

4-5 years

More than
5 years(in HUF millions)Financial liabilities to related parties


339,428


96,331


108,537


83,974


50,586Other financial liabilities


59,533


36,623


20,569


762


1,579Trade payables


92,340


92,340Current income tax payable


1,697


1,697Other current liabilities


37,210


37,210Other non current liabilities


583





583Total financial liabilities


530,791


264,201


129,689


84,736


52,165Interest on loans and borrowings


90,501


23,058


42,550


16,384


8,509Finance leases


7,148


1,721


2,209


1,325


1,893Operating leases


39,484


6,741


10,058


7,740


14,945Contractual commitments for capital expenditures


6,476


4,922


1,089


465Purchase obligations


125,656


55,885


58,088


7,503


4,180Total financial obligations


269,265


92,327


113,994


33,417


29,527Total contractual obligations


800,056


356,528


243,683


118,153


81,692


The Company renewed its mobile concession contract for use of the 900 MHz frequency band that had expired on November 4, 2008 for an
additional term of seven and a half years, as agreed with the Hungarian Government. At the same time, the Company agreed to carry out large-scale investment projects to further increase mobile
broadband coverage. In addition to the payment of the HUF 10 billion concession fee in 2007, Magyar Telekom agreed with the Government to spend at least HUF 20 billion in
2008 and 2009 on further increasing mobile broadband coverage in Hungary. In 2008, Magyar Telekom spent HUF 10.1 billion on broadband investments; therefore we have an additional
HUF 9.9 billion obligation in 2009.

In
addition to the above, Magyar Telekom assumes the legal expenses of its current and former employees involved in the internal investigation (see "Item 3Risk
Factors" and "Item 15Controls and Procedures"); in connection with this we incurred HUF 621.1 million expenses in 2008. We are not able to estimate the expenses we
will incur in 2009 and future years for legal counsel advising these individuals.

Capital expenditures

Our capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets totaled HUF 96,790 million in 2006,
HUF 103,097 million in 2007 and HUF 116,039 million in 2008, including in each year changes in the balance of capital expenditure trade creditors and the recognition of
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tax
credit. Capital expenditures include expenditures for (1) the fixed line network, including network operations systems, (2) mobile telecommunications and (3) new products,
corporate infrastructure and other assets.

For
information about total additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets by business segment, see Note 31.1 to the consolidated financial statements.

We
expect to be able to finance capital expenditures over the next several years from net cashflows from operations and from borrowings. Our actual future capital expenditures will
depend on a variety of factors, such as development of our business and of the Hungarian economy and whether we enter into any new line of business. As a result, our actual future capital expenditures
may be significantly different.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

In order to foster innovation and to promote the development of innovative services, Magyar Telekom established the ABCD Business Unit.
The tasks of this business unit concerning research and development ("R&D") include the exploration of new forms of telecommunication-based services, co-operation with organizations having
a similar focus and coordination of company-wide R&D development. Research and development activities within Magyar Telekom are coordinated through the body established by ABCD, the R&D
Committee (the "Committee"). This body ensures that R&D activities originated and conducted within the organizational umbrella of Magyar Telekom are performed in accordance with the goals of the
Company, without undue overlapping of scopes and with appropriate funding. To this end, the Committee convenes regularly in order to discuss and decide about the approval of individual R&D proposals,
initiated and executed within a project framework by the respective business units. During 2008, the Committee reviewed 107 proposals, out of which 66 have been approved, accounting for a total
investment of HUF 641 million.

We
are a founder member of the Mobility & Multimedia Cluster, a group of Hungarian companies, many of them being local subsidiaries of well-known multinational
companies and universities. The aim of the cluster is to integrate the fragmented R&D capabilities of Hungarian companies into a more synergistic structure ultimately aiming at enhancing the global
competitiveness of the Hungarian economy.

T-Home and T-Systems operations in Hungary

Some of the research topics are the following:



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T-Mobile operations in Hungary

We have been supporting for a number of years the Mobile Communications and Computing Laboratory ("MCL"), located at the
Department of Telecommunications of Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Currently six staff members, 18 PhD students and around 60 undergraduates work on a number of projects concerning
IP mobility support, development environments for mobile multimedia systems, wireless ad-hoc networks, software radio and security considerations of mobile systems.

Similarly
to the previous years, we have executed a number of R&D projects in collaboration with the Mobile Innovation Center (the "Center") in 2008. The Center focuses on a wide variety
of research topics related to fixed line, mobile and general IP-based communications, such as radio traffic evaluation for effective transmission in mobile systems, surveying emerging
wireless technologies, algorithmic aspects of mobile systems, service and application development for mobile systems and investigation of user behavior.

In
addition, we have conducted research concerning a number of other ideas, including:



T-Home operations in Macedonia

Makedonski Telekom continuously strives for a high technological level in offering and providing a wide range of products and services
that will satisfy customers' demands. This, together with the rationalization of network switching architecture, resulted in improvement in the operational efficiency and network consolidation. New
telephone services were introduced through the Intelligent Network ("IN") and Voice-mail Platforms and new broadband services became available with the implementation of ADSL technology.

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In the next phase, the main focus will be on extension of broadband access as the main precondition for supporting broadband Internet and video services. In this
direction, Makedonski Telekom will start to introduce FTTH in the urban areas, where demand for broadband services is higher and where the existing copper network could limit the provision of
services.

DWDM
network will continue to be the main transport for IP/MPLS and Ethernet traffic. However, increased demand for video and data services will result in further upgrade of DWDM and
IP/MPLS network.

Makedonski
Telekom is making preparations for interconnection and convergence of separate voice and data networks. The NGN migration concept is seen as a long-term project.
Makedonski Telekom does not plan significant development of traditional PSTN/ISDN network except for purposes of maintenance and compliance with the regulatory requirements. The key focus will be on
provisioning of broadband access, IPTV and VoIP services for broadband users and network migration towards NGN.

T-Mobile operations in Macedonia

Research and development projects at T-Mobile Macedonia are performed in close cooperation with suppliers and state
educational institutions. The aim of these projects is to prepare T-Mobile Macedonia to meet the needs of the rapidly developing market and to optimize the maintenance of current
activities.

In
cooperation with the local partners, T-Mobile Macedonia has built an E-mail Push solution to target the SME market. In addition, T-Mobile Macedonia
has also built a Business Process Management System (a "paperless office") that enables efficient, timely and traceable execution of linked internal processes.

In
cooperation with other T-Mobile International companies, T-Mobile Macedonia has built and deployed a system for Automated Device Management that enables remote
device configuration for easier value added service adoption on the local market.

T-Mobile
Macedonia developed a software called CellInfo that shows the performances and all the relevant cell parameters of the base stations in the network. This software is
used on a daily basis by the Radio Network Optimization teams to better optimize the radio network.

T-Mobile
Macedonia delivered a solution for mobile number portability and prepaid to postpaid portability that complies with the regulatory requirements and allows flexible
offers on the market. Simultaneously, we deployed a new generation of a mediation service solution that enables more flexibility and faster service delivery.

In
2008, T-Mobile Macedonia upgraded its Fraud Management platform, Revenue Assurance platform and Voice-Mail Platform with additional capacities and new
functionalities. These upgrades enable more security and control in assuring the revenue streams and diminish risks of revenue leakages. In addition, they avail the provision of new services.

In
cooperation with T-Home, T-Mobile Macedonia launched a Customer Relationship Management project that will largely influence the development and layout of the
IT infrastructure in the future. Through the execution of the program, T-Mobile Macedonia will change the IT landscape in a Service Oriented Architecture-based layout that will serve as a
foundation for further growth, while retaining simplicity and short time-to-market. Simultaneously, T-Mobile Macedonia will
deliver standardized customer and product database models that will be utilized for common service offers and customer-focused management.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES

It is our policy that all disclosures made by us to our security holders and the investment community be accurate and complete, and
fairly present our financial condition and results of operations in all

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material
respects. Such disclosures should be made on a timely basis as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations, including by-laws of the BSE and rules adopted by the SEC. To
achieve these objectives, we formed the Disclosure Committee and developed and have continuously enhanced our risk management policies.

Risk Management Policies

Our risk management policies include identification, assessment and evaluation of risks, development of necessary action plans, and
monitoring of performance and results. For risk management to be effective, we must ensure that management make business decisions with a full understanding of all relevant risks.

In
1999, we established a formal risk management system. This system was integrated into the risk management system of DT in 2002.

All
risks related to material internal and external operations, financial and legal compliance and certain other risks are evaluated and managed by a well-defined internal
mechanism. A risk management handbook and internal regulation on risk management were published in 2003. A risk management course was developed for employees responsible for risk management in all
organizational areas. Risk items affecting our operations are reviewed quarterly throughout the Group. All of our subsidiaries, business units, divisions and entities are obliged to identify and
report their strategic, operational, financial and regulatory risks on a quarterly basis. After evaluation of these risks, results are reported to our management, to the Board of Directors, to the
Audit Committee, to the Disclosure Committee and to DT.

Following
the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States in 2002, we decided to enhance our risk management procedures. As this law requires prompt disclosure of all risk
items influencing investors' decisions, we complemented our quarterly risk reporting system with a continuous reporting procedure which requires all of our departments and subsidiaries to report on a
real-time basis any new material fact, information or risk that comes to their knowledge. Information thus submitted is monitored by the risk management area, and the Chief Financial
Officer ("CFO") is notified when a new material risk or information is identified.

An
internal directive has been issued to define responsibilities of each employee in risk monitoring and management. In addition, an e-learning course was introduced to train
our employees on requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our enhanced reporting and corporate governance obligations and the enhanced risk reporting procedures. Completion of this course has been made
compulsory for all of our employees.

Disclosure Committee

We established the Disclosure Committee on July 31, 2003. The Disclosure Committee acts both in plenary meetings and through its
members acting individually. It supports the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and CFO in fulfilling their responsibility to oversee processes designed to ensure accuracy and timeliness of our
disclosures.

The
Disclosure Committee consists of individuals knowledgeable in significant and diverse aspects of our business, finances and risks. The members of the Disclosure Committee
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Internal
Audit Director is a permanent invitee.

Principal
responsibilities of the Disclosure Committee are as follows:

ITEM 6DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

Board of Directors

Under Hungarian laws, the Board of Directors is responsible for all matters relating to the Company's management and course of business
not otherwise reserved to the General Meeting or to other corporate bodies by the Articles of Association or by the Hungarian laws. The Board of Directors is required to report annually to the
shareholders at the General Meeting and quarterly to the Supervisory Board on our business administration, state of assets and business policy.

Pursuant
to our Articles of Association, the Board of Directors consists of a minimum of six and a maximum of eleven members elected by the General Meeting of the shareholders for a term
of three years. On December 31, 2008, there were nine members of the Board of Directors. Six of the directors were

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nominated
by MagyarCom and three of the directors were elected upon proposal by other shareholders of the Company.

Meetings
of the Board of Directors are held at least four times a year. Meetings of the Board of Directors require the presence of six members for a quorum. Each member has one vote. The
Board of Directors passes resolutions by a simple majority vote.

On
December 31, 2008, members of the Board of Directors, their principal occupations and the years of their original election were as follows:

Name

Age

Principal Occupation

Member
sinceChristopher Mattheisen


47

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Telekom Plc.


2006Dr. István Földesi


59

International business advisor, Director, InnoHungary Technology Center, President, Inter-Access Inc.


2003Dr. Mihály Gálik


62

Professor and Head of the Marketing and Media Department of the Corvinus University


2006Michael Günther(1)


64

Member of the Management Board of T-Mobile International, responsible for Joint Venture Management


2002Gregor Stücheli(1)


46

Chief Executive Officer of T-Systems Schwitzerland, International Business Units


2008Thilo Kusch


44

Chief Financial Officer of Magyar Telekom Plc.


2006Lothar A. Harings(1)


48

Chief Human Resources Officer and Member of the Management Board of T-Mobile International


2008Frank Odzuck


49

Chief Executive Officer of Zwack Unicum Plc.


2006Dr. Ralph Rentschler


48

Member of the Board of Management, T-Com/T-Home (a division of Deutsche Telekom AG)


2003


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On April 2, 2009, the shareholders elected Messrs. Guido Kerkhoff, Dr. Steffen Roehn, Wolfgang Hetlinger and
Ms. Mechthilde Maier members of the Board of Directors.

Other Principal Directorships of Members of the Board of Directors

Name

Position held

CompanyChristopher Mattheisen

Member of the Board of Directors

American Chamber of Commerce in HungaryMember of the Advisory Board

CEU Business SchoolDr. István Földesi

President

Inter-Access, Inc., USAMember of the Board of Directors

Sláger RádióDr. Mihály Gálik

NoneMichael Günther

Chairman of the Board of Directors

T-Mobile Slovensko a.s., SlovakiaChairman of the Board of Directors

T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

T-Mobile MacedoniaChairman of the Supervisory Board

T-Hrvatski Telekom, CroatiaVice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board

T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o., CroatiaMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH, Germany


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Name

Position held

CompanyMember of the Board of Directors

T-Systems Japan K.K.Member of the Board of Management

T-Mobile Worldwide Holding GmbHMember of the Board of Management

T-Mobile International AG, GermanyGregor Stücheli

Member of the Supervisory Board

T-Systems SchweizMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Systems South Africa (Pty) LimitedMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Systems Austria GesmbHMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Systems Czech RepublicThilo Kusch

NoneLothar A. Harings

Member of the Board of Management

T-Mobile International AG, GermanyMember of the Remuneration Committee/Supervisory Board/Business Review

T-Mobile GermanyMember of the Board/Remuneration Committee/Business Review

T-Mobile UKMember of the Supervisory Board/Business Review

T-Mobile NetherlandsMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Mobile Austria GmbHChairman of the Remuneration CommitteeMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Mobile Austria Holding GmbHMember of the Supervisory Board/Business Review

Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z.o.oMember of the Business Review

T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.Frank Odzuck

NoneDr. Ralph Rentschler

Member of the Board of Directors

Slovak TelekomMember of the Supervisory Board

T-Hrvatski Telekom, CroatiaChairman of the Supervisory Board

CAP Customer Advantage Program GmbHMember of the Supervisory Board

DeTe Fleet Services GmbHMember of the Supervisory Board

Deutsche Telekom Netzproduktion GmbHMember of the Supervisory Board

Deutsche Telekom Technischer Service GmbHMember of the Supervisory Board

Deutsche Telekom Kundenservice GmbHChairman of the Supervisory Board

ActiveBilling Beteiligungs-GmbH


Biographies of Members of the Board of Directors

Christopher Mattheisen.Mr. Mattheisen studied economics and finance at Indiana University of Bloomington and at Columbia
University. He first
came to Hungary in 1990 to start a strategic planning and business consulting company. In 1993, in his capacity as a marketing manager of U.S. West International, Mr. Mattheisen helped launch
various Hungarian, Polish and Czech mobile service operators. He worked as a marketing and sales director of TMH between 1993 and 1996. Between 1997

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and
1999, he ran sales and marketing activities of MediaOne in London and later worked in Britain as a business, sales and marketing director of BT's Cellnet. In September 2002, Mr. Mattheisen
became Chief Officer of Residential Services of Magyar Telekom and in January 2005 Chief Officer of the Wireline Lines of Business ("T-Com", including Residential Services, Internet and
Network divisions). From December 6, 2006, Mr. Mattheisen has been the Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Telekom, from December 21, 2006 he has been the Chairman of the Company's
Board of Directors.

Dr. István Földesi.Dr. Földesi received a degree in economics in 1972 and graduated with
a Ph.D. in 1974. He spent twenty years as a diplomat in London, Madrid and Washington D.C. At the end of the 1980s, he served as an advisor to the Prime Minister and participated in round table
negotiations resulting in political and economic changes. In 1991, he became an advisor to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD"). He has been working as an
international business advisor since 1992. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Földesi was a member of the Board of Directors of Magyar Telekom and until 1996 he acted as Chairman of the
Board. In 2003, he was reappointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Magyar Telekom.

Dr. Mihály Gálik.Dr. Gálik is a senior university lecturer with a Ph.D in economics. He
spent nearly two decades in the media, working for Hungarian Radio, where he held several positions involving high responsibility, including that of Managing Director. Afterwards, his professional
career has been linked to the Budapest University of Economics (currently called Corvinus University). For three years, he was a senior lecturer, while in the last seven years he headed several
departments at the university. He is a key figure of the university's cultural life, author of some 70 scientific publications including four textbooks. He is also a recipient of the
Széchenyi Professor Scholarship. He is the Director of the Marketing and Media Institute of the Corvinus University and the Head of the Media, Marketing Communications and
Telecommunications Department. Since January 1, 2008, he has been a Professor and Head of the Media and Marketing Department of the Corvinus University.

Michael Günther.Mr. Günther studied business administration at universities in Berlin and Hamburg. In 1971, he
started his career at Philips-Konzern where he was a financial executive. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Günther was a member of the Board of Directors of Philips Kommunikations
Industrie AG in Nuremberg and was responsible for controlling, finance and accounting, as well as information technology. In 1994, he joined DeTeSystems, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, as Financial
Director. In 1996, he joined Deutsche Telekom as Head of Financial and Controlling Division. From September 1997 to August 2000, he served as Financial and Controlling Director at T-Mobile
International AG. In February 2000, he became Chief Financial Officer, then since June 2001, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Venture Management for T-Mobile
International AG.

Gregor Stücheli.Mr. Stücheli studied economics at the University of St. Gallen and completed a General
Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In 1989, he began his career at IBM in Switzerland and held several managerial positions during his career there, including a three-year
assignment at the IBM Headquarters in Armonk, New York. From 2000, he was member of the IBM Leadership team and responsible for the Outsourcing Sales Division. In 2002, he joined T-Systems
where he served as Chief Commercial Officer and was responsible for the market strategy and the successful positioning of the newly formed T-Systems in the Swiss market. Since July 2004,
he has been Member and Delegate of the Board of Management and CEO of T-Systems Switzerland. Since February 2008, he has been also responsible for the Central and Eastern European region,
including Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. In this position he is leading the strategy and business development within those countries.

Thilo Kusch.Mr. Kusch studied communication engineering and business administration at Technische Universität Berlin. From
1989 to 1992, he successfully established and ran his own company selling PCs and PC network to residential and small business customers. From 1992 to 1998, he worked in a leading position in Arthur
D. Little's Telecoms, IT, media and entertainment practice as a management

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consultant
and from 1998 to 2001 he was telecommunications equity analyst with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He joined Deutsche Telekom Group in 2001 as Senior Director in charge of IPO preparations
and investor relations for T-Mobile International. Since April 2002 he was a Senior Executive Vice president of Deutsche Telekom, in charge of investor relations. He was appointed Chief
Financial Officer of Magyar Telekom in September 2006.

Lothar A. Harings.Mr. Harings studied law at the University of Trier. Before joining T-Mobile International, Mr. Harings
held various senior management positions in Human Resources at Siemens Group. From 1991 to 1994, he was Head of Siemens Nixdorf's HR in Madrid. After his return to Germany, he became Director of
Industrial Relations and Labour Law for Siemens Nixdorf Group. From 1996, he served as Vice President of International HR at Siemens Nixdorf Group, responsible for the worldwide selection and
development of the international top management. In 1998, he took over the same function as Vice President of International HR for Siemens ICN. Since October 2002, Mr. Harings has been Chief
Human Resources Officer and Member of the Board of Management of T-Mobile International.

Frank Odzuck.Mr. Odzuck obtained an economist degree in 1983 in Budapest. He was the managing director of the Hungarian
operations of Eduscho
and Eduscho-Tchibo for 8 years and later the managing director of Nestlé-Schöller Hungary Ltd. Since 2003, he has been the CEO of Zwack Unicum Plc.,
listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange. The company, producing and marketing a genuine "Hungaricum", is one of the best-known international companies in Hungary (Underberg, Diageo).

Dr. Ralph Rentschler.Dr. Rentschler has been CFO of T-Home since 2001. After receiving a doctorate degree in economics, he
worked for four years for Robert Bosch GmbH as an expert advisor on business principles and methods. His areas of responsibility included investment analysis and cost accounting. Later he
became Commercial Manager of Brand Optics Division at Carl Zeiss, where he managed Accounting, Controlling, Data Processing and Purchasing. Mr. Rentschler was Head of
Group Controlling and Planning and Reporting Departments at Carl Zeiss from 1992 to 1997. His areas of responsibility included production and investment controlling, controlling of affiliated
companies, M&A and strategic planning.

Management Committee

Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors established a Management Committee in 2000, which
is empowered to carry out the day-to-day operations in accordance with the annual business plan. On December 31, 2008, the Management Committee consisted of seven chief
officers of Magyar Telekom. The members were as follows:

Name

Age

Current position

Member
sinceChristopher Mattheisen


47

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


2006Thilo Kusch


44

Chief Financial Officer


2006Éva Somorjai


42

Chief Human Resources Officer


2007György Simó(1)


42

Chief Operating Officer, Alternative Businesses and Corporate Development BU


2006István Papp


37

Chief Operating Officer, Business Services BU


2007János Winkler


54

Chief Operating Officer, Consumer Services BU


2006István Maradi


44

Chief Technology and IT Officer


2007


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Other Principal Directorships of Members of Management Committee

Name

Position held

CompanyChristopher Mattheisen

See aboveThilo Kusch

See aboveÉva Somorjai

NoneGyörgy Simó

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Origo Zrt.Chairman of the Board of Directors

M Factory Zrt.Member of the Supervisory Board

FHB Kereskedelmi Bank Zrt.Member of the Board of Directors

IKO-Telekom Média Holding Zrt.István Papp

NoneJános Winkler

NoneIstván Maradi

Non-Executive Director, Owner

Centro-plane Kft.


Biographies of Chief Officers

Christopher Mattheisen.See "Biographies of Members of the Board of Directors" above.

Thilo Kusch.See "Biographies of Members of the Board of Directors" above.

Éva Somorjai.Ms. Somorjai completed her studies at the College for Commerce and Catering. From 1989, she worked at the
international directorate of Magyar Hitelbank. From 1991 through 1994, she was the administrative and financial manager of a real estate investment company in Melbourne, Australia. Between 1996 and
2001, she worked in various management positions in the human resources area of Pepsi Cola's Central European division. In 1999, she was appointed human resources director of the international
organization and personnel development area, from 2000 she filled the position of human resources director of the Hungarian company. She has been working for Magyar Telekom since October 2001. Since
2002, she had been Director of the Group HR Branch. From April 1, 2007, she has been Chief Human Resources Officer of Magyar Telekom.

György Simó.Mr. Simó graduated in 1997 from ELTE with a degree in Sociology. From 1999 he was
Program Director at MATÁVnet, then, he was in 2000 one of the leaders of the project elaborating Magyar Telekom's Internet strategy. From April 1, 2000, he served as Chief
Officer and Executive Director of MATÁVnet Kft. From September 1, 2000, he served as Senior Chief Officer of the company (renamed on May 2, 2001 to Axelero Internet Rt.)
responsible for media, strategy and communication. From November 1, 2003, he was CEO of Axelero Internet, from May 6, 2005 CEO of T-Online, Deputy to Head of
T-Com and Head of T-Com's Internet Services Division. As of September 20, 2006, György Simó was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the
Wireline LoB of Magyar Telekom. Since October 1, 2007, he has been a Chairman of the Board of Directors of T-Online's legal successor, Origo Media and
Communications Ltd. Co. From January 1, 2008, he has been Chief Operating Officer of Alternative Businesses and Corporate Development Business Unit.

István Papp.Mr. Papp holds a degree in economics and an MBA diploma from Warnborough University in Ireland. He started his
professional career at Integra Kft. From 1996, he worked at Anixter Distribution Hungary, first as commerce director and then regional head of sales. In 1999, he joined Cisco Systems Hungary Kft. For
eight years he served in several executive positions at the company and directed its large enterprise, service provider, government, small and medium enterprise, as well as partner relations lines of
business. In August 2005, he was appointed head of the region comprising eight countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary), and was Cisco
Systems Director responsible for the Adriatic region and Hungary. From October 16, 2007, he has been Chief Operating Officer of Magyar Telekom, Head of Business Services LoB and from
January 1, 2008 Chief Operating Officer of Business Services Business Unit.

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János Winkler.Mr. Winkler earned an economics degree at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, and in 2000 an MBA
degree at Purdue University (USA). He started his career as trade manager with Nikex Foreign Trade Company, then from 1986 to 1991 he served in Beijing at the Commercial Section of the Republic of
Hungary, first as commercial secretary, later deputy counselor. From 1992, he was National Sales Manager, later Deputy Director of Marketing at TMH and in 1994, he was appointed Deputy CEO. From
February 1996, he had been Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of TMH. As of January 20, 2006, he was appointed TMH's CEO and became member of the Management Committee of Magyar Telekom. From
March 1, 2006 he has been Chief Operating Officer of Magyar Telekom's Mobile Services LoB. From January 1, 2008, he has been Chief Operating Officer of Consumer Services Business Unit.

István Maradi.Mr. Maradi graduated in 1989 from the Technical University of Budapest with a degree in communications
engineering, specializing in GSM and mobile communication, then in 2000 obtained an MBA degree at the Open University of London. He started his carrier in Matáv PKI Research Institute
as mobile telecommunications researcher. Then he participated in the start-up of Westel Rádiótelefon Kft. with responsibility for network design. In the
initial period of the company's operations he worked as design engineer, then as radio engineer, from 1992 as director for network operations. From 1995, he was director of operations at Westel 900
Rt., then at TMH, from 2001 to 2006 Chief Officer and Service Development Director of TMH. From April 1, 2007 he has been Chief Information Officer of Magyar Telekom and from January 1,
2008 Chief Technology and IT Officer.

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board has to examine every important report on the business policy and every submission made on matters falling into
the exclusive competence of the General Meeting. The General Meeting may pass resolution on the annual report prepared in accordance with the Act on Accounting and the use of the profit after income
tax only upon receipt of the written report of the Supervisory Board, whereas the proposal of the Board of Directors on the payment of dividend and the company governance and management report can
only be submitted to the General Meeting with the prior approval of the Supervisory Board.

Pursuant
to the Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board consists of a minimum of three and a maximum of fifteen members elected by the General Meeting for a term of three years.
The Workers' Council nominates one third of the Supervisory Board members. Meetings of the Supervisory Board have a quorum if two-thirds of the elected members are present.

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On
December 31, 2008, the members of the Supervisory Board, their principal occupation and the years of their original election were as follows:

Name

Age

Principal Occupation

Member
sinceJutta Burke(1)


44

Senior Expert Group Reporting at Group Accounting and Reporting, Deutsche Telekom AG


2007Attila Csizmadia


59

Ministry of Finance, Chief Counsellor


2003Dr. Ádám Farkas


41

Consultant, Holborn Ltd.


2005Dr. János Illéssy


46

Adjunct Associate Professor at the Business School of Central European University


2006Dr. Sándor Kerekes


60

Deputy Director of Institute of Environmental Sciences Corvinus University Budapest


2006István Koszorú


58

Chairman of Magyar Telekom's Central Workers' Council


2007Konrad Kreuzer


60

Chairman of the Board of Directors of E.ON Hungary Zrt.


2006Dr. László Pap


65

Budapest University of Technology, Professor


1997Zsoltné Varga


39

Business Process Manager of the Customer Care Directorate at Magyar Telekom


2008György Varju


62

Chairman of the Magyar Telekom's Workers' Council at Technical Services, member of the Magyar Telekom's Central Workers' Council


2005Péter Vermes(2)


62

Advisor at the Chief Human Resources Officer's field of Magyar Telekom


1995


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On April 25, 2008, Magyar Telekom's Annual General Meeting elected one new member of the Supervisory Board after Gellért
Kadlót, who was nominated by the Workers' Council, resigned from his Supervisory Board membership on April 15, 2008 as a result of the termination of his employment with the
Company. The newly elected member is Zsoltné Varga who was nominated by the Workers' Council.

On
April 2, 2009, the shareholders elected employee representative Ms. Éva Öz and Mr. Martin Meffert members of the Supervisory Board.

The
new member's mandateas that of the other Supervisory Board memberslasts until May 31, 2010.

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Other Principal Directorships of Members of the Supervisory Board

Name

Position held

CompanyJutta Burke

NoneAttila Csizmadia

Member of the Supervisory Board

Postaautó Duna Zrt.Member of the Supervisory Board

Puskás Tivadar KözalapítványChairman of the Supervisory Board

MÁV FKG Felépítménykarbantartó és Gépjavító Kft.Member of the Supervisory Board

Távközlési Oktatási AlapítványDr. Ádám Farkas

Member of the Board of Directors

Budapest Airport Ltd.Dr. János Illéssy

NoneDr. Sándor Kerekes

Chairman of the Advisory Board

Zöld Iránytü AlapítványMember of the Supervisory Board

Tomori Pál FöiskolaMember of the Advisory Board

Vezetöképzésért AlapítványIstván Koszorú

Member of the Board of Directors

DIMENZIÓ EgészségpénztárKonrad Kreuzer

Chairman of the Board of Directors

E.ON SlovenskoChairman of the Board of Directors

E.ON Hungária Zrt.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramszolgáltató Zrt.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

E.ON Dél-dunántúli Áramszolgáltató Zrt.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

E.ON Tiszántúli Áramszolgáltató Zrt.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

E.ON Közép-dunántúli Gázszolgáltató Zrt.Chairman of the Supervisory Board

E.ON Dél-dunántúli Gázszolgáltató Zrt.Chairman of the Board of Directors

Zapadoslovenska EnergetikaDr. László Pap

Member of the Supervisory Board

Viking Zrt.Zsoltné Varga

NoneGyörgy Varju

NonePéter Vermes

None


Biographies of Members of the Supervisory Board

Jutta Burke.Ms. Burke holds an M.A. from Bochum University, Germany. From 1993 to 1997, she worked in the Controlling Department
of the
European Headquarters of Johnson Controls, Controls Division. Between 1997 and 1999, she worked for GE Fanuc at their European Headquarters in Luxembourg. In 1999, she joined Techem AG, Frankfurt, as
Manager Statutory Reporting. She joined Deutsche Telekom AG in 2004 as Senior Expert U.S. GAAP and SEC Compliance, later became Corporate Country Manager responsible for Hungary, Macedonia and
Montenegro. Since October 1, 2008, she has been a Senior Expert Group Reporting at Deutsche Telekom's Group Accounting and Reporting.

Attila Csizmadia.Mr. Csizmadia holds an engineering degree in telecommunications. From 1968 to 1983, he worked at the Budapest
Telephone
Directorate as a technician, then held various management positions. In 1983, he became a senior staff member at the General Directorate of Hungarian Post. From 1988 to 1990, he was a senior staff
member and Head of Telecommunications Department at the National Planning Office. From 1990, he worked as Head of Department and chief counsellor in the Ministry of Finance. He also took part in work
of various inter-departmental committees and consulting bodies dealing with IT and communications issues. He is the Deputy Secretary General of the Scientific Society of Telecommunications.

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Dr. Ádám Farkas.Dr. Farkas graduated from the Budapest University of Economics in 1990 and he obtained a
PhD from the same institution in 1995. He studied and worked on various research projects at several universities outside Hungary. He started his career as a full-time lecturer at the
university and as a finance advisor to EBRD (London). At present, he is a lecturer at the Budapest University of Economics as well as at International Training Centre for Bankers. From 1997 to 2001,
he was Managing Director of the National Bank of Hungary and member of its Board of Directors. From 1999 until 2001, he acted as Deputy Chairman of Keler Rt.'s Board of Directors and was a member of
the Stock Exchange Council. From 2001, he was Managing Director of CIB Central European International Bank, and then he was Chief Executive Officer between 2002 and 2005. In March 2006, he became CEO
of Allianz Bank Zrt.

Dr. János Illéssy.Dr. Illéssy is an electrical engineer graduated from the Budapest
Technical University and acquired MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. For over one and a half decades, he worked for Pannonplast, a plastics manufacturer company listed on the
Budapest Stock Exchange, in various positions as advisor, controller, CFO and CEO. From 2001 to 2003 he was one of the managing directors of the BNP Paribas Hungary. From 2004 until 2007 he was the
CFO and member of the Board of Directors of BorsodChem. Until December 2008, he was the Controlling Director of Divinus Investment Fund Manager Ltd. Currently, he is teaching Financial
Economics at the Business School of Central European University as an Adjunct Associate Professor.

Dr. Sándor Kerekes.Professor Kerekes has an MSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Economics as well as a degree from the advanced
Management Program of Harvard Business School. He served as chairman in various boards of directors of mid-sized companies in Hungary for 15 years. Since 1986, he served as the Head
of Department and later as the director of Corvinus University and its legal predecessors. Between 1994 and 1997 and between 2002 and 2006 he served as the Dean of Business Administration Faculty of
the Corvinus University. He is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Vice Rector of Academic Affairs of Corvinus University.

István Koszorú.Mr. Koszorú has been working for Magyar Telekom and its legal predecessor in
positions of transmission technician, general technician, technical designer and plant manager since 1971. He has also been an elected official of the Workers Council since 1993. Presently, he is
Chairman of the Central Workers' Council.

Konrad Kreuzer.Mr. Kreuzer is a lawyer with a degree in Business Administration. After serving in various positions at the
Universities of
Munich and Konstanz and in the Ministry of Domestic Affairs of the State of Bavaria, he joined Bayernwerke utilities as a Head of the Law and Property Department. Since 1997, he has been serving E.ON
in Hungary as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. His current responsibilities are Legal Affairs, Gas Business and International Affairs.

Dr. László Pap.Dr. Pap graduated from the Budapest Technical University with a degree in
telecommunications. He received a Ph.D. in 1980 and Doctor of Sciences (the highest degree awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) in 1992. He has been a professor in the Electrical Engineering
and Informatics Faculty at Budapest Technical University since 1992. From 1992 to 2008 he served as Head of the Telecommunications Department and from 2001 to 2004 as Strategic Vice Rector. He is a
full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and has obtained numerous patents for his inventions. He is the Honorary President of the Scientific Society of Telecommunications, a member of the
Telecommunications Systems Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a member of the editorial board of the periodical World of Nature and Wireless Networks, an expert of the Hungarian Space
Research Governmental Committee and the president of the Scientific Committee of Space Research.

Zsoltné Varga.Mrs. Varga graduated from the College of Transport and Telecommunications at Györ in 1991. She
has been working for Magyar Telekom (and its legal predecessor) since 1991. From 1991 to 1996, she was an engineer in the technical area and from 1997 to 2007 head of a T-Pont shop in the
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Directorate.
Currently, she works in the Process Evaluating Group of Customer Care. She is member of the Central Workers' Council and of the Board of Deutsche Telekom's European Workers' Council.

György Varju.Mr. Varju has been working with Magyar Telekom and its legal predecessor since 1977. Until 1998, he acted as an
on-site construction manager. In 1993, he was elected to the Workers' Council, and he is now Chairman of the Workers' Council at Residential Services and a member of the Central Workers'
Council. Between 1999 and 2002, he was a member of Magyar Telekom's Supervisory Board as a representative of the employees.

Péter Vermes.Mr. Vermes graduated with a degree in telecommunications in 1975 and became a teacher of technical sciences
in
1978. Between 1972 and 1986, he worked for the Budapest Regional Directorate and between 1986 and 1995 for the Long-Distance Telecommunications Directorate. He currently works as an
advisor to the Chief Human Resources Officer of Magyar Telekom. Between 1993 and 2008, he served as Chairman of our Central Workers' Council. He was elected as the employees' representative on the
Supervisory Board in 1995 for the first time.

Indemnification of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Pursuant to our Articles of Association, to the extent permitted by law, we are required to indemnify each current and former member of
the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board, provided on the one hand that he or she was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, by reason of the fact of his or her current or former position at the Company and on the other hand that he or she acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was unlawful. We may maintain insurance on behalf of any member of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any
such capacity, whether or not we have the obligation to indemnify him or her against such liability.

Compensation of Directors and Officers

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the aggregate compensation of the members of the Board of Directors in their capacity as
Board members was HUF 13.1 million.

For
the year ended December 31, 2008, the aggregate compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board in their capacity as Supervisory Board members was
HUF 45.8 million.

For
the year ended December 31, 2008, the aggregate compensation of the members of the Management Committee ("MC") was HUF 805.7 million.

Currently
two of the MC members have an employment contract for a fixed duration. Pursuant to Hungarian legislation, if an employment contract is terminated before the end of its term,
the average compensation received by the employee prior to such termination is payable for the remaining period up to 12 months. In case an employment contract for an undetermined duration is
terminated, the notice period is normally six months, and severance is between 10 and 16 months.

In
addition to the above, the affected persons are bound by the non-compete clause, under which the employee is barred from entering into employment with any Hungarian or
international competitor of Magyar Telekom and is required to refrain from provision of direct or indirect services or activities of any kind to such companies for a definite period (not longer than
one year) upon termination of his/her employment. Furthermore, such employee is barred from any action aimed to recruit employees of Magyar Telekom for any other company. This limitation entails
certain compensation which is proportional with the above obligation. If the employee is in breach of the agreement, he/she will reimburse the net amount of compensation to the employer. In addition,
the employee will be liable for a payment of compensation to the employer.

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The
MC members from foreign countries may be entitled to housing subsidies.

In
line with the Company's allowance scheme, the company contributes to the personal pension scheme and the personal insurance scheme on behalf of the MC members. In addition, the MC
members are entitled to the use of company cars.

Remuneration guidelines

On December 16, 2008, the Board of Directors prepared the Remuneration guidelines of the Company. These guidelines were opined
by the Supervisory Board on March 11, 2009 and were approved by the General Meeting on April 2, 2009.

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Board Practices

Members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board are elected for a term of three years. Current members of the Board of
Directors and the Supervisory Board serve until May 31, 2010. Members of the Management Committee are elected for an indefinite period.

Employment
contracts with our management employees contain special provisions providing for entitlements after termination of employment; therefore, the amount of severance is higher
than the amount required by the applicable provisions of the Labor Code.

In
compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act IV of 2006 on Business Associations and the Company's Articles of Association, the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on
April 26, 2007 elected an Audit Committee from the independent members of the Supervisory Board. The members of the Audit Committee of Magyar Telekom are
Dr. Ádám Farkas (Chairman), Dr. László Pap, Dr. János Illéssy and
Dr. Sándor Kerekes. The mandate of the Audit Committee memberssimilarly to that of the Board of Directors members and the other Supervisory Board
memberslasts until May 31, 2010.

The
Audit Committee acts independently within its scope of authority provided in Act IV of 2006 on Business Associations, Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market, our Articles of
Association, and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the BSE, the NYSE and the SEC, as well as the provisions and rules of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act").

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The
purpose of the Audit Committee is, among others, to oversee:



The
Audit Committee recommends the appointment of independent auditors to be elected at the AGM and approves the scope of external audit services. The Audit Committee
pre-approves all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the external auditor and the related fees, with the exception of fees within the scope of authority of the
General Meeting. The Audit Committee also reviews and evaluates our annual financial statements, taking into account results of audits and reviews performed by the independent auditors. The Audit
Committee meets at least four times a year.

The
Remuneration Committee makes proposals to the Board of Directors with respect to appointment and dismissal, as well as remuneration of chief officers, including establishment and
assessment of bonus targets. Members of the Remuneration Committee are Frank Odzuck and Dr. Ralph Rentschler. The Chairman of the Remuneration Committee was Lothar A. Harings until his
resignation as member of the Board of Directors on April 2, 2009. A new chairman is expected to be elected by the Board of Directors on May 25, 2009. The Remuneration Committee meets at
least three times a year.

Employees

We had 10,439 employees as of December 31, 2008. The following table provides information concerning the number of
full-time employees, including full-time equivalents, of Magyar Telekom Plc. and its consolidated subsidiaries:

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Magyar Telekom Plc.


6,980


7,008


6,125Magyar Telekom Plc. and its consolidated subsidiaries


12,341


11,723


10,439


The following table provides information on the breakdown of Magyar Telekom's employees by operations. The Hungarian fixed line operations cover
the Hungarian operations of our T-Home segment as well as the T-Systems and GHS segments, while the International fixed line operations are fully included in the
T-Home segment.

At December 31,2006

2007

2008Hungarian fixed line operations


6,963


6,773


5,961International fixed line operations


2,901


2,538


2,145Hungarian mobile operations


1,880


1,830


1,721International mobile operations


597


582


612Total


12,341


11,723


10,439


Workforce Reduction and Redeployment.Centralization, technological improvements and attrition have allowed us to reduce the size of
our workforce.
While overall personnel levels are falling, the number of highly skilled employees is increasing. We plan to further reduce the number of our employees.

In
order to simplify and streamline its organization, Magyar Telekom has already implemented several integration steps. The merger with T-Mobile Hungary in March 2006 and the
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access
business area of T-Online into the parent company from October 2007 enabled the management to eliminate overlaps and simplify the processes and the operational structure of the
Group. The decision on the change in the organizational model was a further step to ensure a more customer-focused approach and a lean management structure. With the aim to further improve efficiency
and reduce headcount, management started negotiations with the trade unions and reached an agreement in October 2008.

The
trade union agreement also defined the wage increase for the remaining employees at the parent company for 2009, which is 5.6 percent from April 2009. The majority of the
headcount reduction was implemented on the last working day of 2008 reducing the closing headcount of the Group in the first quarter of 2009.

These
efficiency improvement measures are necessary steps to mitigate the negative trends in the telecommunications industry being faced by Magyar Telekom. Increasing competition in all
segments and a tougher regulatory (roaming regulation and reducing termination fees) and macroeconomic environment will put pressure on our performance in coming years.

Employee Representation and Labor Relations.Magyar Telekom Plc. has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the
Hungarian
telecommunications trade unions (Távközlési Szakszervezet, "TÁVSZAK" and Magyar Távközlési
Ágazati Szakszevezet, "MATÁSZ"). The agreement, which can be terminated by either party with three months' notice, applies to all Magyar Telekom Plc. employees
except the CEO, regardless of their union membership status. Wage terms in the agreement must be renegotiated annually. Under the agreement, employees are generally entitled to prior notice before
termination. Furthermore, employees are entitled to a specific amount of severance pay, which depends on the tenure of the employee. Employees are also entitled to welfare benefits as discussed below.

In
addition to the collective bargaining agreement, employees of our Hungarian operations are generally covered by the Hungarian Labor Code, Law XXII of 1992, as amended, which imposes
various restrictions on the involuntary termination of employment. The Hungarian Labor Code protects employee interests through two different labor organizations: the Trade Union and the Workers'
Council.

The
Trade Union, as the official representative of employee interests in negotiations relating the terms of employment, has the right to be informed of all corporate measures that may
significantly affect the interests of employees and to commence legal action against us for employment-related conduct that infringes an employment rule. In addition, the Workers' Council directly
represents employee interests in dealings with management and decides jointly with management on matters involving employee welfare funds and institutions. The Workers' Council must be informed
semi-annually on issues affecting our economic performance and changes in wages, employment conditions and working hours. The Workers' Council must also be consulted on corporate measures
affecting employees.

Under
the Act IV of 2006 on Business Associations (the "Companies Act"), employee representatives on the Supervisory Board are nominated by the Workers' Council in cooperation with the
Trade Union. The composition of the Supervisory Board is approved by the AGM. At least one third of the members of the Supervisory Board must be employee representatives. On December 31, 2008,
four members of the Supervisory Board were employee representatives. These members were István Koszorú, Zsoltné Varga, György Varju and
Péter Vermes.

We
believe that our relations with our employees are good. We have not experienced any labor strikes or disruptions since our formation.

Pensions and Benefit Programs.We provide employees with discounted telephone services, subsidized meals, interest-free loans to
purchase
real estate, discount holiday facilities and other fringe benefits. In addition to our statutory contributions to governmental health, retirement and unemployment schemes, we contribute to the
employees' voluntary pension fund and supplementary benefits fund, which provide private pension and health insurance benefits supplementing government pension and health benefits. We do not, however,
guarantee payment by the benefits fund to its members. At the end of 2008, approximately 84 percent of all employees participated in the pension plan, 82 percent in the
self-help plans and 69 percent in the health fund.

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Share Ownership of Management

The following table sets out information relating to holdings of ordinary shares by our directors and executive officers at
December 31, 2008:

Name

Position

No. of Shares
OwnedChristopher Mattheisen

CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors


19,041Thilo Kusch

CFO, Member of the Board of Directors


3,500Dr. Mihály Gálik

Member of the Board of Directors


1,000Jutta Burke

Supervisory Board Member


20Attila Csizmadia

Supervisory Board Member


6,272Zsoltné Varga

Supervisory Board Member


1György Varju

Supervisory Board Member


320Péter Vermes

Supervisory Board Member


22,533István Maradi

Chief Technology and IT Officer


8,470György Simó

Chief Operating Officer, Alternative Business and Corporate Development BU


5,000Éva Somorjai

Chief Human Resources Officer


2,300Total




68,457


For information about share options, see Note 24.1 to the consolidated financial statements. For information about Deutsche Telekom stock
appreciation rights, Mid-term Incentive Plan ("MTIP") programs and stock option plans, see Note 33.5 to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 7MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Major Shareholders

The share capital of Magyar Telekom Plc. is HUF 104,274,561,500, consisting of 1,042,745,615 Series "A" ordinary
shares with a nominal value of HUF 100 each at December 31, 2008.

Ordinary
shares outstanding as of December 31, 1999 amounted to 1,037,281,600 shares. In June 2000, 630,000 ordinary shares of the Company were registered, which increased Magyar
Telekom Plc.'s number of registered ordinary shares to 1,037,911,600. Of the newly issued shares, 77,270 ordinary shares were traded outside Magyar Telekom. Consequently, the number of shares
outstanding increased to 1,037,358,870 shares.

In
2002, the remaining 552,730 shares from the June 2000 transaction issue were traded outside Magyar Telekom. In addition, as a result of the new management stock ownership program
launched in 2002, we issued 4,900,000 shares of common stock, which were repurchased immediately. As a result, the number of registered shares increased to 1,042,811,600.

At
the end of February 2006, TMH was merged into Magyar Telekom Plc. According to the Hungarian Act on Business Associations it is not mandatory for the shareholders to remain
shareholders of the merged company and the company's share capital should be reduced by the nominal value of the shares held by those shareholders who did not participate in the merger. When these
shareholders elected not to participate in the merger, MagyarCom, as controlling stakeholder, also had to divest some of its interest in Magyar Telekom to avoid a public offering procedure. As 43,385
shares were divested by the departing shareholders, the number of ordinary shares outstanding decreased to 1,042,768,215 as of February 28, 2006, when the Court of Registry registered the
merger.

The
Parliament of the Republic of Hungary approved an Act that abolishes the priority voting share of the state (golden share, Series "B" share). As a result, Magyar
Telekom Plc. amended its Articles of

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on June 29, 2007, to delete the provisions concerning the "B" shares and converted the one registered priority Series "B" voting share (golden share) with a face value of
HUF 10,000 to 100 dematerialized ordinary Series "A" shares with a face value of HUF 100 each and terminated the priority rights associated with the golden share.

With
the effective day of September 30, 2007, Emitel and the access business line of T-Online Hungary merged into Magyar Telekom Plc. Due to the reasons
explained in the previous paragraph, MagyarCom, as controlling stakeholder, also had to divest some of the interest in Magyar Telekom to avoid a public offering procedure. As 22,700 shares were
divested by the departing shareholders, the number of ordinary shares outstanding decreased to 1,042,745,615 as of September 30, 2007, when the Court of Registry registered the merger.

Information
concerning our ownership structure as of December 31, 2008 is set out in the following table:

Shareholder

Number of shares

Percentage of
share capitalMagyarCom(1)


617,438,581


59.21Publicly traded(2)


423,803,493


40.65Treasury stock


1,503,541


0.141,042,745,615


100.00


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SBC Communications Inc. and Deutsche Telekom jointly managed and operated MagyarCom until SBC's 50 percent ownership in MagyarCom
was transferred to Deutsche Telekom in June 2000, i.e. Deutsche Telekom now controls Magyar Telekom indirectly.

One
of the current directors was nominated by the former holder of the Series "B" Share pursuant to the Articles of Association in effect at the day of his election. After
deleting the special rights attached to golden share, this director has remained a member of the Board of Directors and is now an
independent director. In addition, two of the current directors are independent while seven of the current directors were nominated by MagyarCom. MagyarCom therefore controls Magyar Telekom.

The Government of Hungary.The Series "B" shares were transformed into ordinary shares and the special rights of the Hungarian
Government
attached to it were abolished. The Hungarian Government, acting through the Minister and various regulatory bodies under its supervision, will continue to exercise regulatory control over our
telecommunications activities.

Related party transactions

For a discussion of related party transactions, see Notes 16 and 33 to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 8FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See "Item 17Financial Statements".

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OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Legal proceedings

Legal proceedings pending before the competent courts

There are numerous legal cases for which provisions were recognized, none of which are individually material, therefore not disclosed.
Further, the disclosure of any individual legal case could hurt the Group defending its position at various courts.

The
most significant contingent liabilities of Group are described below. No provisions have been recognized for any of these cases as the management estimates that it is unlikely that
these claims originating from past events would result in any material economic outflows from the Group.

Compensation for termination of a service contract by T-Mobile Macedonia

In January 2002, T-Mobile Macedonia signed an agreement with a subcontractor, including a 3-month trial period,
for the collection of T-Mobile Macedonia's overdue receivables. After the expiration of the 3-month trial period, T-Mobile Macedonia terminated this contract in
April 2002 due to breaches of the contractual obligations by the subcontractor. The subcontractor initiated a lawsuit in April 2003 requesting damage compensation for foregone profit and compensation
for services already rendered. Management estimates it unlikely that the subcontractor will win the court case against T-Mobile Macedonia. The potential loss from the claim is
approximately HUF 4,200 million. The first instance decision will be made by a primary court of Macedonia, the timing of which is uncertain.

T-Mobile Macedonia's dispute with the AEC on frequency fees

T-Mobile Macedonia paid the invoices issued by the AEC for the 2004 and 2005 radio frequency fees, however, the AEC issued
further invoices for the same periods in May 2007, which T-Mobile Macedonia is disputing as the management believes that there is no valid legal base for invoicing additional fees. The
potential exposure is about HUF 770 million, for which no provision has been recognized. The first instance court proceedings are still ongoing.

Makedonski Telekom's dispute on fixed-to-mobile termination fees

In 2005, Makedonski Telekom changed the retail prices for the traffic from the fixed-to-mobile networks.
According to the interconnection agreements with the mobile operators, the change in retail prices automatically decreased the interconnection fees for termination on the mobile networks. In February
2006, one of the Macedonian mobile operators, Cosmofon, submitted to the AEC a request for dispute resolution with reference to the termination prices. The AEC rejected the requests of Cosmofon as
"ungrounded". This decision of the AEC was appealed by Cosmofon by filing a lawsuit at the Administrative Court of Macedonia. The potential loss from the claim is approximately
HUF 390 million, but the management estimates it unlikely that this will result in any material cash outflows. The final decision will be made by the Administrative Court of Macedonia,
the timing of which is uncertain.

T-Mobile Macedonia's base station disputes

T-Mobile Macedonia does not have building permissions for all of its existing base stations and administrative proceedings
have been initiated against T-Mobile Macedonia for the decommissioning of 190 of its mobile towers. T-Mobile Macedonia has appealed against these proceedings. Management
believes it is unlikely that T-Mobile Macedonia would have to dismantle these base stations and expects to receive the necessary permissions to retain the towers. Management also expects
that
T-Mobile Macedonia will not be subject to any material fines. Accordingly, no impairment or provision has been recognized related to these legal disputes.

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Routing the incoming international traffic to ported numbers in Macedonia

On May 18, 2009, Makedonski Telekom received invitation for court hearing regarding the misdemeanor procedure initiated by the
AEC against Makedonski Telekom related to routing the incoming international traffic to fixed line numbers originally ported from Makedonski Telekom to a competitor. In February 2009, the AEC passed a
decision in which Makedonski Telekom was ordered to forward the incoming international traffic to fixed telephone numbers ported from Makedonski Telekom's network to the competitor's network. In
response to AEC's decision Makedonski Telekom immediately started to forward the aforementioned traffic. The AEC may impose a misdemeanor fine on Makedonski Telekom for not porting the aforementioned
traffic for a certain period of time, but management believes that it is unlikely that a material amount of fine would be imposed on Makedonski Telekom.

Employee salary dispute in Montenegro

405 employees initiated a legal proceeding against Crnogorski Telekom and T-Mobile Crna Gora, requesting the payment of
compensation for not increasing salaries from 2005 until June 2008. The plaintiffs are referring to the regulation of this matter by the Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA"). Management's view is
that automatic salary increase is not established in the CBA, therefore management believes that the Group will not be required to pay any compensation. The maximum exposure is approximately
HUF 400 million, for which no provision has been recognized.

Investigation into certain consultancy contracts

As previously disclosed, in the course of conducting their audit of Magyar Telekom's 2005 financial statements, PwC identified two
contracts the nature and business purposes of which were not readily apparent to them. In February 2006, the Company's Audit Committee retained White & Case (the "independent investigators"),
as its independent legal counsel, to conduct an internal investigation into whether the Company had made payments under those, or other contracts, potentially prohibited by U.S. laws or regulations,
including FCPA or internal Company policy. The Company's Audit Committee also informed the DOJ and the SEC and the HSFA of the internal investigation.

Based
on the documentation and other evidence obtained by it, White & Case preliminarily concluded that there was reason to believe four consulting contracts entered into in 2005
were entered into to serve improper objectives, and further found that during 2006 certain employees had destroyed evidence that was relevant to the investigation. White & Case also identified
several contracts at our Macedonian subsidiary that could warrant further review. In February 2007, our Board of Directors determined that those contracts should be reviewed and expanded the scope of
the internal investigation to cover these additional contracts and any related or similarly questionable contracts or payments. In May 2008, the independent investigators provided us with a "Status
Report on the Macedonian Phase of the Independent Investigation." In the Status Report, White & Case stated, among other things, that "there is affirmative evidence of illegitimacy in the
formation and/or performance" of six contracts for advisory, marketing, acquisition due-diligence and/or lobbying services in Macedonia, entered into between 2004 and 2006 between us
and/or various of our affiliates on the one hand, and a Cyprus-based consulting company and/or its affiliates on the other hand, under which we and/or our affiliates paid a total of over
EUR 6.7 million. The internal investigation is continuing into these and other contracts and certain related issues identified by the independent investigators.

In
2007, the Supreme State Prosecutor of the Republic of Montenegro informed the Board of Directors of Crnogorski Telekom, our Montenegrin subsidiary, of her conclusion that the
contracts subject to the internal investigation in Montenegro included no elements of any type of criminal act for which prosecution would be initiated in Montenegro.

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Hungarian
authorities also commenced their own investigations into the Company's activities in Montenegro. The Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation has informed us that it closed
its investigation of the Montenegrin contracts as of May 20, 2008 without identifying any criminal activity.

On
March 28, 2009, the NBI informed the Company that, based on a report received by it, it had begun a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds relating to
payments made in connection with the Company's ongoing internal investigation into certain contracts entered into by members of the Magyar Telekom group and related matters. The NBI has requested from
the Company materials and information relating to such payments. The Company is cooperating with the ongoing NBI investigation.

United
States authorities commenced their own investigations concerning the transactions which are the subject of our internal investigation, to determine whether there have been
violations of U.S. law. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia has also issued requests to our Macedonian subsidiaries, requesting information and documents concerning certain of our
subsidiaries' procurement and dividend payment activities in that country (together with U.S. investigations, and the ongoing NBI investigation, the "Government investigations"). During 2007, the U.S.
authorities expanded the scope of their investigations to include an inquiry into our actions taken in connection with the internal investigation and our public disclosures regarding the internal
investigation.

By
letter dated February 27, 2009 addressed to counsel to the Audit Committee, the DOJ requested that the Audit Committee pursue all reasonable avenues of investigation prior to
completing and issuing a final report of the internal investigation, including investigation into matters recently identified to counsel for the Audit Committee by the DOJ. The DOJ recognized that a
delay in the completion of the report may result from investigation into these matters. The DOJ also requested that the Audit Committee refrain from disseminating any such final report until further
notice from the DOJ because of the DOJ's concern that such dissemination could interfere with the DOJ's investigation. The Company, its Board of Directors, and its Audit Committee continue to support
the internal investigation and the continuing cooperation with and assistance to the Governmental investigations, as being in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In its letter, the
DOJ stated that the internal investigation has been of assistance to the DOJ and that such assistance will be taken into account in determining the appropriate disposition of this matter by the DOJ,
if any.

According
to an extract of a press conference published on the official web site of the Macedonian Ministry of Interior on December 10, 2008, the Organized Crime Department of the
Ministry submitted files to the Basic Public Prosecution Office of Organized Crime and Corruption in Macedonia, with a proposal to bring criminal charges against four individuals, including three
former Magyar Telekom Group employees. According to that public information, these individuals are alleged to have committed an act of "abuse of office and authorizations" in their position in
Makedonski Telekom by concluding five consultancy contracts with Chaptex Holdings Ltd in the period 2005-2006 for which there was allegedly no intention nor need for any services in
return.

We
cannot predict when our internal investigation or the ongoing Government investigations will be concluded, what the final outcome of those investigations may be, or the impact, if
any, they may have on our financial statements or results of operations. We cannot predict what impact, if any, these investigations will have on each other. Government authorities could seek criminal
or civil sanctions, including monetary penalties, against us or our affiliates, as well as additional changes to our business practices and compliance programs.

We
have taken and are taking steps in light of issues raised by the internal and Government investigations. See "Item 15Controls and Procedures."

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Lawsuit by minority shareholders

On May 23, 2008, two of our minority shareholders filed suit against Magyar Telekom Plc., requesting that the resolutions
passed by our AGM on April 25, 2008, including the resolution on the payment of dividends to our shareholders, be annulled. We believe the suit to be without merit and have been vigorously
defending against it. We have paid dividends to our shareholders as approved by our shareholders on April 25, 2008. The Metropolitan Court acting as Court of Registry entered the changes
resolved by the AGM into the company register. On May 13, 2009, the first instance Court ruled to annul the resolutions (except for one procedural resolution) passed by the AGM on
April 25, 2008. The ruling by the first instance Court is neither final nor, by its terms, immediately enforceable, and we believe it to be unfounded. The Company will appeal against this
initial ruling and intends to pursue its appeal vigorously. Nevertheless, an affirmation of the first instance Court's ruling may result in the invalidation of resolutions passed by the AGM on
April 25, 2008, which may necessitate the Company taking time-consuming and/or expensive corrective action. Also, we cannot exclude that such an affirmation would have other
unforeseen detrimental effects on the Company.

Dividend Policy

The Board of the Company proposed a HUF 74 per ordinary share dividend distribution which was approved by the Annual General
Meeting of the Company on April 2, 2009. Based on the Board proposal the record date for payment of the dividends was April 29, 2009.

Under
Hungarian law, the Company is permitted to pay annual dividends out of profits and profit reserves, determined on the basis of the annual unconsolidated accounts prepared in
accordance with Hungarian Accounting Rules, following a declaration by the Annual General Meeting of shareholders. Prior to the approval of the annual unconsolidated accounts, the Company's
shareholders at the General Meeting may also declare a dividend advance on the basis of an interim set of financial
statements. The General Meeting of shareholders may decide to declare a higher or lower dividend than that recommended by the Board of Directors, provided that shareholders' equity under Hungarian
Accounting Rules would still meet the statutory requirements following the dividend payment.

Our
shareholders may also decide not to declare dividends, even if the Board of Directors recommends such a declaration. The Company distributes dividends to holders of shares duly
registered in the shareholders' register as the legal owners of shares on the date determined by our shareholders at the AGM to be the dividend record date.

The
determination of whether to pay dividends and the amount of dividends paid depends upon, among other things, the Company's earnings, financial condition and cash requirements,
applicable restrictions on the payment of dividends under Hungarian law and any other factors the Board of Directors may consider relevant. As of December 31, 2008, the profit reserves
available for distribution were approximately HUF 270,869 million.

The
Company will declare any cash dividends in Hungarian forints. In the case of shares represented by ADSs, cash dividends are paid to the depository and converted into and paid in U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange, net of conversion expenses of the depository and applicable Hungarian withholding tax.

Fluctuations
in exchange rates will affect the amount of dividends that ADS holders receive. Dividends paid to non-Hungarian holders, including U.S. holders, of shares or
ADSs may be converted into foreign currency and repatriated, subject to Hungarian withholding tax.

In
the medium-term, our strategic priority is to continue our search for and execution of value-accretive acquisitions. According to our current estimate, these potential
future transactions require balance sheet flexibility with a net debt ratio (net debt to net debt plus total equity) in the range of

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30-40 percent.
Future dividend payments are dependent on the extent of cash outflows required to fund these acquisitions.

Significant changes

For a discussion of subsequent events, see Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 9THE OFFER AND LISTING

In November 1997, shareholders of Magyar Telekom Plc. completed a Hungarian and international initial public offering of shares.
Magyar Telekom Plc. shares were listed in the "A" category of the Budapest Stock Exchange, and Magyar Telekom Plc. ADSs, each representing five ordinary shares, were listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. The total number of shares sold in the initial public offering was 272,861,367, or 26.31 percent of the total outstanding shares, for an aggregate offering price of over
U.S.$ 1 billion. The offer price was HUF 730 per share and U.S.$ 18.65 per ADS.

In
June 1999, ÁPV sold its remaining 5.75 percent stake in Magyar Telekom Plc. through a secondary offering. The total number of shares sold was 60,096,515,
out of which MagyarCom sold 581,319 additional shares pursuant to a greenshoe option. The offer price was HUF 1,273 per share and U.S.$ 26.50 per ADS. The ADSs are admitted to trading on
the London Stock Exchange's International Order Book.

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

The table below sets forth the high and low closing sales prices for the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange for the periods indicated:

Price per ADSHigh

Low(U.S.$)2004


24.79


18.702005


26.64


19.272006


28.03


17.262007


29.38


23.59First Quarter


26.62


23.62Second Quarter


29.38


24.62Third Quarter


27.99


23.59Fourth Quarter


28.78


24.682008First Quarter


27.52


22.35Second Quarter


28.00


23.09Third Quarter


27.76


20.71Fourth Quarter


22.90


11.682008November


16.46


11.68December


15.03


13.732009January


14.31


12.11February


13.15


10.78March


12.00


10.19April


14.10


11.25


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Trading on the Budapest Stock Exchange

The table below sets forth the high and low closing sales prices for the shares on the Budapest Stock Exchange for the periods
indicated:

Price per
ShareHigh

Low(HUF)2004


960


7692005


1,092


8002006


1,072


7592007


1,069


852First Quarter


1,060


922Second Quarter


1,069


919Third Quarter


993


892Fourth Quarter


992


8522008First Quarter


928


797Second Quarter


880


716Third Quarter


836


710Fourth Quarter


797


5212008November


664


521December


583


5352009January


588


543February


598


524March


560


493April


598


504


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Bloomberg

ITEM 10ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Share Capital

As of December 31, 2008, the share capital of Magyar Telekom Plc. was HUF 104,274,561,500, consisting of
1,042,745,615 Series "A" ordinary shares with a nominal value of HUF 100 each.

Shareholders
are entitled to receive dividends in proportion to the aggregate nominal value of shares held by such shareholders out of the distributable reserves assigned for
distribution by the General Meeting. The dividend entitlement lapses after five years from the first payment date.

Option to Purchase Securities from Registrant or Subsidiaries

For information about share options, see Note 24.1 to the consolidated financial statements. For information about Deutsche
Telekom stock appreciation rights, MTIP programs and stock option plans, see Note 33.5 to the consolidated financial statements.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

Magyar Telekom Plc. is a limited liability stock corporation, organized under the Companies Act and registered with the Court of
Registration in Budapest under the entry number 01-10-041928.

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Deposit Agreement

We amended our Deposit Agreement, dated as of November 13, 1997, as amended and restated pursuant to the Amended and Restated
Deposit Agreement dated as of June 2, 1999, in relation to our ADRs to allow the Depositary to charge certain fees in connection with the surrender of ADRs by holders for the withdrawal of
deposited securities. The amendment, dated as of December 18, 2007, was filed with the SEC on January 24, 2008 as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-6.

Corporate Governance

Magyar Telekom Plc. is governed by four separate bodies: the General Meeting of shareholders, the Supervisory Board, the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors. Their roles are defined by law and by the Company's memorandum and Articles of Association and may be described generally as follows:

General Meeting of the Shareholders

The supreme decision making body of the Company is the General Meeting of shareholders. If required, extraordinary General Meetings may
be held at any time. A General Meeting is convened as frequently as set forth in the Articles of Association, but no less than once a year.

The
Board of Directors must call an Annual General Meeting to approve the audited statutory financial statements for the prior year. Shareholders holding at least five percent of the
outstanding shares may require the Board of Directors to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting. The Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board also have the right to call an Extraordinary General
Meeting. The Court of Registration may call a General Meeting if, following the request of shareholders holding at least five percent of the outstanding shares, the Board of Directors fails to call a
General Meeting within the periods prescribed by law or the Articles of Association.

The
Board of Directors must call a General Meeting within eight days to take necessary measures when:



Typically,
the Board of Directors calls General Meetings. To call a General Meeting, the Board of Directors must publish a notice of the meeting and an agenda at least 30 days
before the scheduled date of the meeting on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange and is also published on the website of the Company. The Company must notify in writing each member of the Board
of Directors and the Supervisory Board as well as the auditor of the Company that a General Meeting has been called within eight days following publication of such notice.

A
General Meeting meets a quorum if shareholders representing more than half of the voting shares are present in person or by proxy.

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If
the General Meeting does not have a quorum, it will be reconvened on the same day. A reconvened General Meeting will have a quorum for those matters on the original agenda, regardless
of the number of shareholders present.

The
General Meeting of the shareholders has the sole right to:



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The Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board oversees the management of the Company. It may request information from executive officers or managerial
employees of the Company and may inspect
books and documents of the Company. Supervisory Board members shall bear unlimited, joint and several liability for damages caused to the Company due to violation of their supervisory obligations,
including any infringement of the obligation relating to the preparation and publication of the annual report prescribed by the Act C of 2000 on Accounting (the "Accounting Act") and the relating
business report.

The
Supervisory Board comprises a minimum of three and a maximum of 15 members. Its members shall be elected by the General Meeting of shareholders for a period of three years. It may
assign certain supervisory tasks to any of its members or may delegate supervisory tasks among its members on a permanent basis. The members must act in person, not through a representative. No
members of the Supervisory Board may receive any instruction from his or her employer or our shareholders as to fulfillment of their duty and obligations as Supervisory Board members. The Supervisory
Board carries out its activities in accordance with rules of procedure established by the Supervisory Board, which are approved by the General Meeting of shareholders.

The Audit Committee

The General Meeting elects a three to five member Audit Committee from the independent members of the Supervisory Board for the same
duration as the membership of the relevant members in the Supervisory Board. The Audit Committee acts independently within its scope of authority provided in the Companies Act, Act CXX of 2001 on the
Capital Market, our Articles of Association, and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the BSE, the NYSE and the SEC, as well as the provisions and rules of Exchange Act. The Audit Committee
oversees the work of the Company's independent auditor and the Group Compliance Director, evaluates the operation of the financial reporting system and the efficiency of the internal audit function.

The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the executive body of the Company and represents the Company in dealings with third parties, courts of law
and other authorities. The Board of Directors exercises its rights and performs its duties as an independent body.

The
Board of Directors comprises a minimum of six and a maximum of eleven members. The members of the Board of Directors are elected for a term of three years from the date of the Annual
General Meeting until May 31 of the third year subsequent to the date of the said General Meeting, with the exception that if the General Meeting in the third year is held prior to
May 31 then their assignment lasts until the date of such General Meeting. Members of the Board of Directors may be removed or re-elected by the General Meeting at any time. The
Board of Directors carries out its
activities in accordance with rules of procedure established by the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Articles of Association.

A
member of the Board of Directors must act with the due care and diligence that can be generally expected from persons in such a position andunless otherwise provided in
the applicable lawgive priority to the interests of the Company. The members of the Board of Directors shall be held liable, in accordance with provisions of general rules of civil law,
for damages to the Company caused by any infringement of the law, of any breach of the Articles of Association, the resolution of the General Meeting or their management obligations. If the damage was
caused by the resolution of the management as a body, those members are exempted from such liabilities who did not participate in the voting or voted against the resolution in question. The members of
the Board of Directors shall bear unlimited, joint and several liability towards the Company for any damage resulting from the incorrectness of the data, rights or facts notified to the court of
registry, or from any delay in filing or failure to file the notification, including

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where
the annual report prescribed by the Accounting Act and the relating business report is not drawn up or not published in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Accounting Act.

Capital Increases and Preemptive Rights

Any increase in the registered capital of the Company is implemented in accordance with a resolution of the General Meeting of
shareholders or, based on the General Meeting's authorization, a resolution of the Board of Directors by means of issuance of new shares, either in a public offering or a private placement of shares,
by converting the Company's reserves in excess of the registered share capital into authorized share capital or by converting convertible bonds into shares. Where the share capital is increased by way
of contribution of cash, first the holders of shares belonging to the same series of issue, and then the holders of convertible bonds and the holders of bonds with subscription rights in tandem shall
be granted preferential rightsin this sequencefor the subscription of shares.

If
the Company converts all or a portion of its reserves in excess of its registered capital into registered capital, it must offer the newly issued shares free of charge to existing
shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings.

Voting Rights and Voting

Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote. Only shareholders or nominees registered in the shareholders' register six
business days prior to a General Meeting may cast a vote. Decisions on the matters listed in clauses 1. to 6. and 11. to 15. above and any decision overriding a resolution of the Board of
Directors require a three-quarter majority of votes cast by the shareholders present or represented at the General Meeting. All other matters submitted to the General Meeting require only a simple
majority vote.

There
is no limitation on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on the ordinary shares.

Transfer of Shares

The shareholders holding at least a simple majority of the shares must generally approve a transfer of shares that would result in a
person or group of persons gaining directly or indirectly ten percent or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company.

When
registering a transfer of shares, the registrar may request evidence that the shares were transferred in accordance with the Articles of Association. If the Company establishes that
the transfer occurred in violation of the Articles of Association or if the transferee refuses to produce the necessary evidence, the Company may refuse to register the transfer. The Board of
Directors may invalidate registrations based on untrue, false or misleading statements. Only shareholders registered in the Company's register may exercise shareholder rights
vis-a-vis the Company or transfer shares. If the ownership of the shareholder ceased to exist with the transfer of shares the custodian shall notify the registrar on this fact
within two working days upon such event.

Significant Differences in Corporate Governance Practices for Purposes of Section 303A.11 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual ("NYSE Manual")

Corporate governance principles for Hungarian stock corporations are set forth in the Companies Act. The Companies Act, along with
other related laws and regulations,
describes and summarizes the basic mandatory statutory corporate governance principles applicable for stock corporations in Hungary.

In
2004, the Budapest Stock Exchange issued its Corporate Governance Recommendations (the "Recommendations") containing suggestions related to corporate governance for companies listed
in the Budapest Stock Exchange, taking account of the most commonly used international principles, of

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experiences
gathered in Hungary, and of the characteristics of the Hungarian market. The Recommendations were updated in 2007 and 2008.

We
believe the following to be the significant differences between Hungarian corporate governance practices, as implemented by us and those applicable to U.S. companies under the NYSE
listing standards.

The Recommendations set forth mandatory provisions of law

The Companies Act requires companies listed on the stock exchange to prepare a Corporate Governance and Management Report that
describes the actual corporate governance system of the company and contains the Declaration based on the Recommendations. The Recommendations, as expressed by the title, make suggestions regarding
recommended applicable corporate governance practices for listed companies on the Budapest Stock Exchange.

The
publication of a so-called "Declaration", whereby the issuers provide information on their corporate governance practices in comparison with the contents of the
Recommendations on a "comply or explain" basis, is mandatory for us.

The
Recommendations address four core areas of corporate governance. These are (i) shareholders rights and treatment of shareholders; (ii) the responsibilities of the Board
of Directors and the Supervisory Board; (iii) rules of committees; and (iv) transparency and disclosure.

In
general, the Recommendations reiterate the responsibilities of the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and executive management and encourage listed companies to go beyond the
Hungarian legal requirements in the areas of corporate governance and disclosure. While the Recommendations touch upon many of the requirements under the NYSE Corporate Governance Rules, there are
some
differences. For example, while the Recommendations encourage listed companies to establish audit, nomination and remuneration committees, the Recommendations suggest that those committees be
comprised of a majority of independent directors, rather than exclusively with independent directors. No provision addresses the corporate governance committee, shareholder votes on equity
compensation or periodic meetings of non-management directors. The Recommendations however suggest the Board of Directors be responsible for and establish guidelines on a wide range of
corporate governance issues, such as executive compensation, internal control, succession of departing directors and corporate officers, risk management, insider trading and corporate disclosure.

Magyar Telekom has a two-tier board system

A Hungarian public stock corporation's shareholders have the power to decide under the Companies Act whether they want to have both a
Supervisory Board and a management board named Board of Directors or a unitary board structure. Under the Companies Act, the two boards are separate and no individual may be a member of both boards.
Close relatives of a member of the Board of Directors may not be elected as a member of the Supervisory Board or vice versa at the same stock corporation. The members of both boards are appointed and
removed by the General Meeting and owe a duty of loyalty and care to the stock corporation.

The
Board of Directors is responsible for managing the company and representing the company in its dealings with third parties. The Board of Directors is also required to ensure
appropriate risk management within the corporation and to establish an internal monitoring system.

Our
Board of Directors, however, is not a management body. It does not conduct the daily operations of the Company. It has the authority to deal with all matters not reserved for the
General Meeting or other corporate bodies. Among other things, it approves the Company's strategy and business plan, organizational restructuring actions of major impact, as well as the conclusion of
major transactions, employs and dismisses the CEO and other Chief Officers, defines their remuneration, sets the targets for top management and evaluates their performance.

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The Board of Directors has set up the Management Committee composed of the CEO and all Chief Officers to conduct the day-to-day operations
of the Company.

The
Supervisory Board of a stock corporation supervises the activities of the management for the General Meeting. It acts as an independent body, elects a chairman from among its
members, and passes its resolutions by simple majority.

Although
it is not permitted to make management decisions, the Supervisory Board has comprehensive monitoring functions, including advising the General Meeting on a regular basis in
decisions of fundamental importance to the company by virtue of preliminary analysis of core business reports and other submissions on the agenda of the General Meeting within the exclusive scope of
authority of the General Meeting. To ensure that these monitoring functions are carried out properly, the Board of Directors must, among other things, regularly report to the Supervisory Board with
regard to current business operations and business planning. The Supervisory Board may also request special reports from the Board of Directors or any senior employee at any time.

The
Supervisory Board of Magyar Telekom Plc. is subject to the principle of employee participation. Under the Companies Act, the employees have the right to nominate
one-third of the Supervisory Board members.

The committees required by the NYSE Manual are not fully required under the Companies Act

The Companies Act allows, but does not require committees to be established in business associations. The only exception is that public
limited companies have to set up an audit committee consisting of at least three members. The Articles of Association of the Company may assign certain tasks in connection with the work of the
Company's auditor and internal financial control system to the audit committee under the Hungarian regulations.

The
Companies Act gives the exclusive right to the General Meeting to establish the audit committee of the Company (the "Audit Committee"). The new law fully complies with the relevant
U.S. laws and SEC regulations applicable for NYSE listed companies.

The
Audit Committee is a permanent committee beside the Supervisory Board; its members are elected by the shareholders from independent Supervisory Board members.

We
are required to disclose information concerning any "audit committee financial expert" (as defined in the relevant SEC rules) serving on our Audit Committee, the fees we pay to the
auditors for various services and the policies we have for approving engagements of the auditors in advance.

Aiming
to further enhance accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed to security holders and investors, a disclosure committee has been established (the "Disclosure
Committee"). This committee ensures that our disclosures are made in a timely manner and in line with the requirements of the applicable laws and the NYSE, the Budapest Stock Exchange or the
Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.

The
Disclosure Committee, made up of individuals together knowledgeable in the significant and diverse aspects of the Company's business, finance and risks, assists the CEO and the CFO
in fulfilling their responsibility for oversight of the processes that assure the accuracy and timeliness of the disclosures made by the Company.

The
Board of Directors has established a remuneration committee (the "Remuneration Committee") which performs compensation functions and certain functions of a nomination committee. All
its members are elected by the Board of Directors from among its own members. The Remuneration Committee makes proposals to the Board of Directors regarding the nomination of CEO and Chief Officers,
their compensation, bonus targets and monitors their performance. The Remuneration Committee is also

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responsible
for the development of nomination standards and initiates the self-evaluation of the members of the Board of Directors.

Hungarian corporate law generally requires shareholder approval for a wider range of transactions and activities than the NYSE Manual

The NYSE Manual requires U.S. companies to seek shareholder approval for certain equity compensation plans and issuances of common
stock. Under the Companies Act on the other hand, shareholder approval is required for amendments to the Articles of Association, certain corporate measures, such as the issuance of new shares and
convertible bonds or bonds with subscription rights, the authorization to purchase the corporation's own shares and other key corporate events.

Shareholder
approval in a Hungarian stock corporation is obtained in the General Meeting, which must be held at least once a year. At the General Meeting the shareholders elect their
representatives to the Supervisory Board, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, approve the corporate governance and management report and the financial reports of the previous business
year, resolve the appropriation of distributable balance sheet profit, may give relief from liability to the members of the Board of Directors and approve the rules of procedure of the Supervisory
Board. In addition, the corporation's external auditor is appointed by a shareholders' resolution based on a proposal by the Audit Committee pursuant to our amended Articles of Association approved by
the AGM on April 25, 2008.

Material contracts

None.

Exchange Control

Investment by foreigners in Hungarian securities is regulated by Act XXIV of 1988 on Foreign Investments, as amended (the "Foreign
Investment Act"), Act XCIII of 2001 on Elimination of Foreign Exchange Restrictions, as amended (the "Liberalization Act") and Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market, as amended (the "Capital Market
Act") and implementing decrees. The Foreign Investment Act and the Capital Market Act regulate foreign investment in Hungarian equities. In addition, the Capital Market Act and the Liberalization Act
regulate foreign investment in Hungarian debt instruments and flows of cash. The regulations under these acts do not restrict foreigners from investing in registered shares issued by Hungarian
companies, nor do they limit the number of shares foreigners may own. In addition, foreigners may establish wholly owned subsidiaries in Hungary to acquire all the shares of a Hungarian company.

Shares
held by foreign investors may be generally sold without restrictions to other foreigners or Hungarian persons. Foreign investors may deposit proceeds from sales to Hungarian
persons in a convertible HUF denominated account, the balance of which may be converted into foreign currency and repatriated without restriction, subject to withholding tax rules, or may be paid into
a foreign currency account of the foreigner in Hungary or abroad. Similarly, foreign investors may convert dividends paid by Hungarian companies into foreign currency and repatriate the proceeds,
subject to withholding tax rules. If a foreign shareholder does not wish to repatriate sale proceeds or dividend payments, it may elect to receive and deposit such payments in Hungarian forints into a
convertible HUF denominated account established with any commercial bank in Hungary. Such accounts will accrue interest in Hungarian forints. The balance remains freely convertible into foreign
currency and may subsequently be repatriated or reinvested in Hungary.

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As
of June 16, 2001 essentially all of the previous restrictions were eliminated regarding the conversion of Hungarian forint into foreign currencies and transactions between
foreigners and Hungarian persons. Consequently foreign investors may:



Notwithstanding
the general rules above, according to the Liberalization Act, payment obligations regarding tax, contributions and other fees to the state must be fulfilled in HUF.
Additionally, other laws continue to contain specific requirements affecting foreign exchange transactions (e.g., regulations on money laundering).

Taxation

The following is a summary, under current law, of the principal Hungarian and U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to an
investment by a U.S. taxpayer in our ordinary shares or ADSs (which we refer to collectively in this summary as the "shares"). This summary applies to you if you are eligible for benefits as a U.S.
resident under the current income tax convention between the United States and Hungary (the "Treaty") in respect of your investments in shares.

In
general, you will be eligible for benefits under the Treaty in respect of such investment if:



Under
Hungarian domestic law no Hungarian withholding tax will apply to dividends paid by the Company to non-individuals after December 31, 2005. Therefore,
non-individual U.S. taxpayers generally will not need to rely on the Treaty in respect of such dividends.

This
summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to any particular investor, and does not address the tax treatment of
investors who are subject to special rules. We have assumed that you are familiar with the tax rules applicable to investments in securities generally and with any special rules to which you may be
subject. You should consult your own tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of the ownership of our shares in the light of your own particular circumstances.

You
should also note that the United States and Hungary are currently in the process of renegotiating their income tax convention. Any resulting new treaty may have provisions that
differ from those described herein.

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With
regard to Hungarian taxation:

Since
the Company's shares are listed on a regulated stock exchange in the EU, in the case of individuals and in the absence of any benefits under the Treaty, dividends from 2008 profits
that you receive on the shares will generally be subject to Hungarian withholding tax at a rate of 10 percent. This tax rate is lower than the Treaty rate of 15 percent; therefore,
individual U.S. taxpayers generally will not need to rely on the Treaty in respect of such dividends.

The
Company informs its non-individual shareholders domiciled in the EU that the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") established that the dividend withholding tax legislation
of a member state cannot differentiate between domestic and EU shareholders of the same type. A law which provides that tax is withheld from dividend payments made to EU shareholders whilst no tax is
applicable to dividends paid to domestic shareholders violates the basic freedoms of the EU. The ECJ decision may have an impact on the Hungarian withholding tax legislation effective from Hungary's
accession to the EU until December 31, 2005, from which date the withholding tax on non-individual foreign persons has been abolished. During this time period, no tax has to be
withheld from dividends paid to Hungarian non-individual shareholders but 20 percent tax was withheld from dividends paid to EU non-individual shareholders. If it is
proved that the Hungarian withholding tax regime violated the EU basic freedoms, the Company aims to inform the market on the potential reclaim opportunity in applicable form.

Capital
gains that you realize on a sale or other disposition of the shares will not be subject to any Hungarian tax provided that you are not a Hungarian resident.

No
Hungarian transfer taxes or stamp duties will apply to a purchase, sale, or other disposition of the shares that you make.

With
regard to U.S. federal income taxation:



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Documents on Display

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are required to file annual reports and other
information we make public in Hungary or with the Budapest Stock Exchange with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act. We file our annual reports on or before
June 30 each year. We file other information at the time we make it public in Hungary or file it with the Budapest Stock Exchange.

You
may read and copy the registration statement, including the attached exhibits, the reports, statements or other information that we file at the Commission's public reference room in
Washington D.C., which is located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
operation of the public reference rooms. In addition, you may also obtain the reports and other information we file at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York, 10005.

ITEM 11QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For a discussion of market risks, see Note 3, 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 12DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

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PART II

ITEM 13DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

None.

ITEM 14MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND  USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 15CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES



As previously disclosed, in the course of conducting their audit of Magyar Telekom's 2005 financial statements, PwC identified two contracts the nature and
business purposes of which were not readily apparent to them. In February 2006, the Company's Audit Committee retained White & Case (the "independent investigators"), as its independent
legal counsel, to conduct an internal investigation into whether the Company had made payments under those, or other contracts, potentially prohibited by U.S. laws or regulations, including the FCPA,
or internal Company policy. The Company's Audit Committee also informed the DOJ and the SEC, and the HSFA of the internal investigation.

PwC
initially raised concerns regarding two consultancy contracts entered into in 2005 by our Montenegrin subsidiaries, Crnogorski Telekom and T-Mobile Crna Gora. The initial
scope of the internal investigation involved review of these two contracts. Early in the investigation, two additional consultancy contracts entered into by Magyar Telekom in 2005, were also called
into question by the investigating law firm. As a result, our Audit Committee expanded the scope of the internal investigation to cover these contracts and related activities.

In
December 2006, the independent investigators delivered an Initial Report of Investigation to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. As of the date of the Initial Report, the
independent investigators were unable to find sufficient evidence to show that any of the four contracts subject of the internal investigation of the our Montenegrin operations resulted in the
provision of services to us or to our subsidiaries under those contracts of a value commensurate with the payments we made under those contracts. As of the date of the Initial Report, the independent
investigators concluded
that there was reason to believe that the contracts were entered into to serve improper objectives. The Audit Committee, through its counsel, has informed the DOJ and the SEC of these initial
findings.

The
independent investigators also identified several additional contracts entered into by our Macedonian subsidiary that warranted further review. In February 2007, the Company's Board
of Directors and Audit Committee determined that those contracts and any related or similarly questionable contracts or payments, should be reviewed, and the Board and Audit Committee expanded the
scope of the internal investigation to cover those matters.

In
May 2008, the independent investigators provided us with a "Status Report on the Macedonian Phase of the Independent Investigation". In the Status Report, the independent
investigators stated, among other things, that "there is affirmative evidence of illegitimacy in the formation and/or performance" of six contracts for advisory, marketing, acquisition
due-diligence and/or lobbying services in Macedonia, entered into between 2004 and 2006 between us and/or various of our affiliates on the one hand, and a Cyprus-based consulting company
and/or its affiliates on the other hand, under which we and/or our affiliates paid a total of over EUR 6.7 million. The internal investigation is continuing into these and other contracts and
certain related issues identified by the independent investigators.

We
and the independent investigators are in regular contact with the HFSA, the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation, the DOJ and the SEC, regarding the internal investigation.

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In
2007, the Supreme State Prosecutor of the Republic of Montenegro informed the Board of Directors of Crnogorski Telekom, our Montenegrin subsidiary, of her conclusion that the
contracts subject to the internal investigation in Montenegro included no elements of any type of criminal act for which prosecution would be initiated in Montenegro.

Hungarian
authorities also commenced their own investigations into the Company's activities in Montenegro. The Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation has informed us that it closed
its investigation of the Montenegrin contracts as of May 20, 2008 without identifying any criminal activity.

On
March 28, 2009, the NBI informed the Company that, based on a report received by it, it had begun a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds relating to
payments made in connection with the Company's ongoing internal investigation into certain contracts entered into by members of the Magyar Telekom group and related matters. The NBI has requested from
the Company materials
and information relating to such payments. The Company is cooperating with the ongoing NBI investigation.

United
States authorities commenced their own investigations concerning the transactions which are the subject of our internal investigation, to determine whether there have been
violations of U.S. law. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia has also issued requests to our Macedonian subsidiaries, requesting information and documents concerning certain of our
subsidiaries' procurement and dividend payment activities in that country (together with U.S. investigations, and the ongoing NBI investigation, the "Government investigations"). During 2007, the U.S.
authorities expanded the scope of their investigations to include an inquiry into our actions taken in connection with the internal investigation and our public disclosures regarding the internal
investigation.

By
letter dated February 27, 2009 addressed to counsel to the Audit Committee, the DOJ requested that the Audit Committee pursue all reasonable avenues of investigation prior to
completing and issuing a final report of the internal investigation, including investigation into matters recently identified to counsel for the Audit Committee by the DOJ. The DOJ recognized that a
delay in the completion of the report may result from investigation into these matters. The DOJ also requested that the Audit Committee refrain from disseminating any such final report until further
notice from the DOJ because of the DOJ's concern that such dissemination could interfere with the DOJ's investigation. The Company, its Board of Directors, and its Audit Committee continue to support
the internal investigation and the continuing cooperation with and assistance to the Governmental investigations, as being in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In its letter, the
DOJ stated that the internal investigation has been of assistance to the DOJ and that such assistance will be taken into account in determining the appropriate disposition of this matter by the DOJ,
if any.

According
to an extract of a press conference published on the official web site of the Macedonian Ministry of Interior on December 10, 2008, the Organized Crime Department of the
Ministry submitted files to the Basic Public Prosecution Office of Organized Crime and Corruption in Macedonia, with a proposal to bring criminal charges against four individuals, including three
former Magyar Telekom Group employees. According to that public information, these individuals are alleged to have committed an act of "abuse of office and authorizations" in their position in
Makedonski Telekom by concluding five consultancy contracts with Chaptex Holdings Ltd in the period 2005-2006 for which there was allegedly no intention nor need for any services in
return.

We
are committed to cooperating with these ongoing investigations by responding to requests for documents and information from these authorities to the fullest extent allowed under
applicable law.

We
cannot predict when our internal investigation or the ongoing Government investigations will be concluded, what the final outcome of those investigations may be, or the impact, if
any, they may have on our financial statements or results of operations. We cannot predict what impact, if any, these investigations will have on each other. The government authorities could seek
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including
monetary penalties, against us or our affiliates, as well as additional changes to our business practices and compliance programs.

As
a consequence of the internal investigation, we have suspended a number of employees, including senior officers of the Company and of certain subsidiaries, respectively, whose
employment has since been terminated. The Crnogorski Telekom Board of Directors has also been replaced as a result of the internal investigation.

Material Weakness Identified as of December 31, 2007

As previously reported, the ongoing investigations revealed certain weaknesses in the design and operation of our internal controls and
procedures as of December 31, 2007. Our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, we had a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting: management failed to
consistently maintain an effective control environment. We believe that certain failures to communicate by certain senior managers did not demonstrate the appropriate level of control consciousness
and, therefore, did not demonstrate a positive tone at the top of the organization. The control environment, as part of the internal control framework, sets the tone of an organization, influencing
the control consciousness of its people and providing discipline and structure. We believe that certain failures to communicate by certain senior managers during 2007 did not demonstrate the
appropriate level of control consciousness and, therefore, did not demonstrate a positive tone at the top of the organization. In order to demonstrate an effective control environment, it is important
that management demonstrates the existence of certain factors or elements (policies, procedures, characteristics, attributes, etc.) that support a commitment by management to high ethical standards.
The Company received a letter from the US Department of Justice dated March 13, 2008, which addressed the co-operation of certain members of the current management team with an
ongoing investigation into potentially improper contracts, referring to the communication failures referenced above. Based on the information included in the letter from the US Department of Justice
and the ongoing investigation into potentially improper contracts, we concluded that as of December 31, 2007, management failed to consistently demonstrate the appropriate tone at the top of
the organization.

We
have approved and have implemented certain remedial measures designed to remedy those weaknesses and to ensure compliance with Hungarian and U.S. legal requirements and NYSE listing
requirements, as described below. Some of these measures were initially taken or only fully
implemented prior to or during the period covered by this report. In light of the remedial steps initiated and implemented as described below, we have concluded that as of December 31, 2008,
management has remedied the material weakness regarding the tone at the top (as described in section (c)).

Remediation Actions

During the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, senior management has taken various steps to specifically enhance the Company's internal control
environment, including improving the tone at the top of the organization.

Our
management is committed to high ethical standards, transparency, responsibility, financial reporting integrity and no tolerance for illegal behavior. This commitment has been, and
will continue to be, actively communicated to all Magyar Telekom employees. The CEO, CFO and members of senior management have repeatedly reinforced the importance of compliance and internal controls
throughout the organization, via in-person meetings, and numerous video and electronic messages concerning the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the importance of the compliance related
in-person and web based trainings. To support the compliance awareness, intranet and internet web pages have been launched in 2008. Meetings with the participation of all members of senior
management (beyond the mandatory compliance trainings) took place, about tone at the top, with special regard to its relationship with internal

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controls
and external reporting, also emphasizing the importance of proper handling of comments and complaints.

The
position of Magyar Telekom Group Compliance Director has been created, reporting directly to the Audit Committee and with direct access to the Supervisory Board, Board of Directors,
the Company Chief Executive Officer, the Company Chief Financial Officer, and other members of senior management. We note that, as required by Hungarian labor law, the employer's rights
vis-à-vis the Group Compliance Director are exercised by a representative of the Company (the CFO). The most significant of the employer's rights, including any
substantial amendment to the Compliance Director's employment contract, shall be exercised in consultation with the Audit Committee. In 2007 we created a Compliance department with
Group-wide responsibilities, and nominated Compliance managers in subsidiaries who report to the Group Compliance Director regarding compliance related matters. The compliance manager
position is a full-time responsibility in case of large subsidiaries. We have also established a Group Compliance Committee, with the role to support the Group Compliance Director to
operate an effective compliance program. The Group Compliance Committee consists of senior managers from Human Resources, Security, Internal Audit and Legal areas, chaired by the Group Compliance
Director.

In
conjunction with the Group Compliance Director position, we have reviewed, with the assistance of U.S. counsel, our compliance and corporate governance policies and have established a
comprehensive compliance-training program, with a focus on our code of conduct and financial code of ethics for financial officers, insider trading policy, document retention policy, and compliance
with U.S. securities laws and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Our Board has approved and implemented a Magyar Telekom Group Corporate Compliance Program Manual, a Group Financial Code of
Ethics to Treasury and Financial Managers applicable as a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (see Exhibit 11.2 to this Form 20-F), a Group Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics, a Group Anti Fraud Policy, a Group Document Management Directive, a Group Directive on Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a Group
Insider Trading Directive, a Group Procurement Directive, a Group Directive on Compliance with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws, a Group Mergers and Acquisitions ("M&A") Policy, a Group
Directive on the utilization of consultancy arrangement and related fees and a new Disclosure Committee Charter. These policies have been further improved in 2008 based on the experience from the
implementation and comments from our Audit Committee and its independent legal counsel.

We
have revised our internal controls relating to procurement, including centralized access to data from all SAP systems of subsidiaries and a requirement that all contract approvals
pass through uniform rules and procedures.

We
have revised our M&A process, including dividing accountability for M&A between the Strategy Group, which remains responsible for business development, and the area of the Chief
Financial Officer, which is responsible for execution of M&A transactions. All M&A activity requires Board approval and will be reported to the Audit Committee on a semi-annual basis.

We
are reviewing, and modifying where necessary, all other significant procurement, compliance, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and disclosure-related Group directives.

We
have completed a significant compliance and governance assessment of our Hungarian and non-Hungarian subsidiaries in 2007. This assessment included a review of all
significant governance and compliance-related policies and the implementation of the new and revised Group-level policies and directives.

We
have enhanced the Ethicsline, a facility either online or by telephone, to centrally receive anonymous compliance related complaints from employees within Magyar Telekom Group or any
non-Magyar Telekom individual or third party. Received complaints are managed by the Group Compliance Director, who tracks and manages the follow-up actions, including
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actions.
We have taken, and will continue to take, appropriate disciplinary actions with respect to employees in cases of misconduct, including terminations, formal and informal warnings and
imposition of financial penalties in the form of compensations adjustments.

The
Compliance department also operates a Consultation Desk to support employees in case of any compliance related concerns or questions.

Effective
from 2008, we have established a process for a periodic compliance risk assessment, coordinated by the Compliance department. The results of the compliance risk assessment and
necessary measures are presented periodically to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.

We
have developed and implemented a comprehensive compliance training program, which covers all aspects of our compliance regime and is effected through a combination of
in-person, Web-based and other forms of training depending on the category of employee and the compliance topic. In-person training has been carried out for the
members of our top management, including Hungarian and international subsidiaries, as well as members of our Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and Audit Committee. Training has been extended to
all employees throughout the Magyar Telekom Group communicating our expectation regarding the highest standards of ethical business conduct and to a targeted group of employees addressing
anti-bribery and corruption topics via our web-based learning tool launched in 2008.

A
key aspect to the Corporate Compliance Program is periodic monitoring and auditing of employee compliance with policies and procedures to assess whether elements of the Corporate
Compliance Program have been satisfied. This task is carried out by the Group Compliance Director. The monitoring and auditing plan is reasonably designed to detect violations conducted by the Group's
employees, directors and officers and others acting on behalf of the Magyar Telekom Group. The monitoring and auditing plan will also maintain and enhance the effectiveness of internal controls by
assessing changes to laws, regulations, or business activities affecting the Group. The audit and monitoring plan consists of regular audits of the Corporate Compliance Program itself, including,
where appropriate, the retention of outside counsel and independent auditors to conduct spot audits and investigations; additional auditing based on a yearly plan developed at the beginning of the
year of operations in high-risk areas and business relationships, including auditing of books and records, and interviews with employees and third-parties; periodic review of third-party
relationships based on the yearly completed risk assessment, including reliance on due diligence procedures to ensure that business is conducted with "reputable and qualified agents, consultants, and
other representatives for purposes of business development" and the recording of such undertakings in the
Group's files; certifications of Code of Conduct by defined persons and Anti-corruption Group Directive by concerned employees, directors and officers.

In
light of the remedial steps initiated and implemented as described above, we have concluded that as of December 31, 2008, management has remedied the material weakness
regarding the tone at the top. Our Board may make further decisions or recommendations relating to enhancing the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on conclusions of the pending
independent internal investigation and in connection with, or as a result of, the pending governmental investigations.



As of December 31, 2008 (the "Evaluation Date"), our Board of Directors, including our CEO and CFO, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our
"disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded
that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that
we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and

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communicated
to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.



As required by section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate "internal control
over financial reporting" (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in conformity with IFRS as issued by the International Standards Board
(IASB).

Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the
risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our
Board of Directors, including our CEO and CFO, assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. The Board of
Directors' assessment was based on the framework and criteria established in "Internal ControlIntegrated Framework" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission ("COSO"). Based on the assessment under these criteria, our Board of Directors, including our CEO and CFO, has concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, the Company's internal control
over financial reporting was effective.

The
Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Könyvvizsgáló és Gazdasági Tanácsadó Kft., an independent registered public accounting firm as
stated in their report which appears herein. See page F-2, Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Magyar
Telekom Plc.



Except as described above in (a), there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Annual Report that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16AAUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Audit Committee has determined that Dr. Ádám Farkas is an "audit committee financial expert"
as defined by Item 401 (h) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, as amended. Dr. Farkas is also "independent," as that term is defined in
Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.

For
the biography of Mr. Farkas, see "Item 6Directors, Senior Management and Employees".

ITEM 16BCODE OF ETHICS

We have adopted a code of conduct as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act. Our code of
conduct applies to each and every employee, officer, directors and others acting on behalf of the Company. Our code of conduct is filed as Exhibit 11.1. to this Form 20-F. If
we amend the provisions of our code of conduct that apply to each and every employee, officer, directors and others acting on behalf of the Company or if we grant any waiver of such provisions, we
will disclose such amendment or waiver on our website at http://www.magyartelekom.hu.

On
January 8, 2007, we adopted a financial code of ethics for financial officers, which was revised on September 1, 2008. Our Financial Code of Ethics for Treasury and
Financial Managers is filed as Exhibit 11.2. to this Form 20-F.

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Other Corporate Governance Practices

We adopted procedures for the treatment of complaints relating to auditing and accounting matters. We have posted a description of our
procedures on our investor relations page on our website at http://www.magyartelekom.hu.

ITEM 16CPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees (including expenses) of our independent auditors, PwC, related to 2007 and 2008:

For the year
ended
December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Audit Fees


765


500Audit-Related Fees


176


108Tax Fees


12


0All Other Fees


0


0Total


953


608


Audit fees in the above table are the aggregate fees of PwC in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, review of quarterly
reports and services performed in relation to legal obligations and submissions required by regulatory provisions.

Audit-related
fees in the above table are the aggregate fees of PwC for services which are normally performed by the external auditor in connection with the auditing of the annual
financial statements, e.g., advice on issues of accounting and reporting which were not classified as audit services and support for the interpretation of new accounting and reporting
standards. Audit-related fees in 2008 include HUF 108 million relating to the ongoing investigation.

Tax
fees in the above table are fees of PwC for services relating to issues of domestic and international taxation (adherence to tax law, tax planning and tax consulting) in 2007.
Furthermore, services were commissioned for the assistance with tax audits and appeals, evaluations for taxation purposes, as well as assistance in the interpretation of tax law. There were no tax
fees in 2008.

There
were no other fees incurred in 2007 and 2008.



The "Rules of procedure" of Magyar Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee were approved on February 15, 2008 and the
"Pre-approval policy" of Magyar Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee was approved on December 10, 2007. The "Pre-approval policy" requires all services which are to be
performed by our external auditor to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. This may be in the form of general pre-approval or pre-approval on a
case-by-case basis. In the case of certain services, specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee is required. The Audit Committee has been regularly informed of
the external auditor's services and the relevant fees.

See
Exhibit 15.1. for "Rules of Procedure of Magyar Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee" and Exhibit 15.2. for "Pre-approval Policy of Magyar
Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee".

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ITEM 16DEXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

Not applicable.

ITEM 16EPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND  AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 16FCHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

ITEM 16GCORPORATE GOVERNANCE

See "Item 10Significant Differences in Corporate Governance Practices for Purposes of Section 303A.11 of the
New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual ("NYSE Manual")."

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PART III

ITEM 17FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See pages F-1 through F-105 incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 18FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 19EXHIBITS

1.1.

Articles of Association of Magyar Telekom.2.1.

Form of Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 8, 1997, among Matáv, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Depository, and holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued
thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1. of Magyar Telekom's Form F-1 dated November 13, 1997).4.1.

Concession Agreement, dated December 19, 1993, between the Minister and MagyarCom (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1. of Magyar Telekom's Form F-1 dated November 13,
1997).4.2.

Assignment and Assumption, dated December 22, 1993, by and among MagyarCom, Matáv and the Minister (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2. of Magyar Telekom's Form F-1 dated
November 13, 1997).4.3.

Contract for the revision and termination of the Nationwide Concession Contract concluded on December 22, 1993 and the Concession Contract concluded on May 25, 1994 and for the provision of universal
telecommunications services, dated January 28, 2002, by and among the Minister and Matáv (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3.2. of Magyar Telekom's 2001 Form 20-F dated May 9, 2002).4.4.

Shareholders' Agreement, dated September 26, 1997, by and among Matáv, MagyarCom and the Minister (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5. of Magyar Telekom's Form F-1 dated
November 13, 1997).4.5.

Amended and Restated Framework Services Agreement, dated January 1, 2000, by and among Matáv, Deutsche Telekom AG, Ameritech International Inc. and MagyarCom Services Kft. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.5. of Magyar Telekom's 2000 Form 20-F dated May 9, 2001).4.6.

Shareholders Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and Matáv in relation to Makedonski Telekomunikacii, dated January 15, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6.5. of Magyar
Telekom's 2000 Form 20-F dated May 9, 2001).4.7.

Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Deutsche Telekom AG and Magyar Telekom Rt, dated December 12, 2005.4.8.

Framework Cooperation and Service Agreement between T-Mobile International AG and Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság,
dated May 27, 2008.4.9.

Share Sale-Purchase Agreement in respect of Certain Shares of Telekom Crne Gore AD between the Government of the Republic of Montenegro, the Employment Bureau of Montenegro and Matáv, dated March 15, 2005
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.32. of Magyar Telekom's 2004 Form 20-F dated May 11, 2005).


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4.10.

Loan Agreement for the purpose of Financing the Acquisition of Telekom Montenegro, dated March 18, 2005 between Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. and Matáv (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.33. of Magyar Telekom's 2004 Form 20-F dated May 11, 2005).8.1.

See "Significant Subsidiaries" in "Item 4Information on the Company" for significant subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008.11.1.

Deutsche Telekom Group and Magyar Telekom Group's Code of Conduct.11.2.

Magyar Telekom Group's Financial Code of Ethics for Treasury and Financial Managers.12.1.

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.12.2.

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.13.1.

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.13.2.

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.15.1.

Rules of Procedure of Magyar Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.2. of Magyar Telekom's 2007 Form 20-F dated June 17, 2008).15.2.

Pre-approval Policy of Magyar Telekom Plc.'s Audit Committee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.3. of Magyar Telekom's 2007 Form 20-F dated June 17, 2008).


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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly
caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

Date:
May 21, 2009

MAGYAR TELEKOM PLC.By:

/s/ CHRISTOPHER MATTHEISENName:

Christopher MattheisenTitle:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer




By:

/s/ THILO KUSCHName:

Thilo KuschTitle:

Chief Financial Officer


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MAGYAR TELEKOM

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



PageConsolidated Financial Statement:Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm

F-2Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2007 and 2008

F-3Consolidated Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

F-4Consolidated Cashflow Statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

F-5Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and
2008

F-6Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM  TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF MAGYAR TELEKOM NYRT.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity
and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Magyar Telekom and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008,
based on criteria established inInternal ControlIntegrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting appearing in Item 15c of the 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company's
internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and
International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement
and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness
exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A
company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Könyvvizsgáló és Gazdasági Tanácsadó Kft.
Budapest, Hungary
May 21, 2009

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MAGYAR TELEKOM        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

At December 31,HUF

USDNotes

2007

2008

2008 (unaudited
Note 2.1)(in HUF millions)

(million USD)ASSETSCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents


6


47,666


66,680


355Trade and other receivables


7


103,576


101,895


542Other current financial assets


8.1


63,431


68,498


365Current income tax receivable


9.2


1,857


2,676


14Inventories


10


10,652


13,291


71Non current assets held for sale


11


4,393


1,775


9Total current assets





231,575


254,815


1,356Non current assetsProperty, plant and equipmentnet


12


534,731


543,689


2,894Intangible assetsnet


13


337,227


337,692


1,797Investments in associates and joint ventures


14


4,936


4,136


22Deferred tax assets


9.4


1,286


1,590


8Other non current financial assets


8.2


24,977


26,094


139Other non current assets


15


846


840


4Total non current assets





904,003


914,041


4,864Total assets





1,135,578


1,168,856


6,220LIABILITIESCurrent liabilitiesFinancial liabilities to related parties


16


25,210


96,331


513Other financial liabilities


17


44,666


36,623


195Trade payables


18


86,046


92,340


490Current income tax payable


9.2


2,365


1,697


9Provisions


19


20,811


17,235


92Other current liabilities


20


43,920


37,210


198Total current liabilities





223,018


281,436


1,497Non current liabilitiesFinancial liabilities to related parties


16


254,432


243,097


1,294Other financial liabilities


17


55,038


22,910


122Deferred tax liabilities


9.4


2,714


11,071


59Provisions


19


12,886


9,417


50Other non current liabilities


21


5,797


583


3Total non current liabilities





330,867


287,078


1,528Total liabilities





553,885


568,514


3,025EQUITYShareholders' equityCommon stock





104,275


104,275


555Additional paid in capital





27,379


27,379


146Treasury stock





(1,179
)

(1,179
)

(6
)Cumulative translation adjustment





(688
)

5,797


31Revaluation reserve for available for sale financial assetsnet of tax





118


(59
)

Reserve for equity settled share based transactions





49


49


Retained earnings





385,044


401,001


2,133Total shareholders' equity





514,998


537,263


2,859Minority interests





66,695


63,079


336Total equity





581,693


600,342


3,195Total liabilities and equity





1,135,578


1,168,856


6,220


These consolidated financial statements were approved and signed by the CEO and CFO of the Company on May 21, 2009.

Christopher Mattheisen

Thilo KuschChairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer


The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR TELEKOM  CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

For the year ended December 31,HUF

USDNotes

2006

2007

2008

2008 (unaudited
Note 2.1)(in HUF millions, except per share amounts)

(million USD)Revenue


22


671,196


676,661


673,056


3,582Expenses directly related to revenues


23


(182,073
)

(177,265
)

(167,558
)

(892
)Employee related expenses


24


(95,253
)

(120,176
)

(100,320
)

(534
)Depreciation and amortization





(122,249
)

(115,595
)

(106,120
)

(565
)Other operating expenses


25


(138,805
)

(139,314
)

(141,049
)

(750
)Operating expenses





(538,380
)

(552,350
)

(515,047
)

(2,741
)Other operating income


26


3,575


4,001


4,249


22Operating profit





136,391


128,312


162,258


863Finance expenses


27


(30,102
)

(35,186
)

(37,199
)

(198
)Finance income


28


4,692


5,217


6,891


37Share of associates' and joint ventures' profits


14


703


934


1,341


7Profit before income tax





111,684


99,277


133,291


709Income tax expense


9.1


(24,220
)

(26,221
)

(27,698
)

(147
)Profit for the year





87,464


73,056


105,593


562Attributable to:Equity holders of the Company (Net income)





75,453


60,155


93,008


495Minority interests





12,011


12,901


12,585


6787,464


73,056


105,593


562Earnings per share (EPS) information:Profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company





75,453


60,155


93,008


495Weighted average number of common stock outstanding (thousands) used for basic EPS





1,040,321


1,041,070


1,041,242


1,041,242Average number of dilutive share options (thousands)





290








Weighted average number of common stock outstanding (thousands) used for diluted EPS





1,040,611


1,041,070


1,041,242


1,041,242Basic earnings per share (HUF and USD)





72.53


57.78


89.32


0.48Diluted earnings per share (HUF and USD)





72.51


57.78


89.32


0.48


The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR TELEKOM        CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENTS

For the year ended December 31,HUF

USDNotes

2006

2007

2008

2008
(unaudited
Note 2.1)(in HUF millions)

(million USD)Cashflows from operating activitiesProfit for the year





87,464


73,056


105,593


562Depreciation and amortization





122,249


115,595


106,120


565Income tax expense





24,220


26,221


27,698


147Finance expenses





30,102


35,186


37,199


198Finance income





(4,692
)

(5,217
)

(6,891
)

(37
)Share of associates' and joint ventures' profits





(703
)

(934
)

(1,341
)

(7
)Change in assets carried as working capital





(2,245
)

6,897


1,481


8Change in liabilities carried as working capital





8,913


25,592


(8,379
)

(44
)Income tax paid





(19,388
)

(12,343
)

(20,768
)

(111
)Dividend received





157


72


127


1Interest and other financial charges paid





(33,480
)

(32,528
)

(34,119
)

(182
)Interest received





2,002


5,742


7,923


42Other cashflows from operations





(6,797
)

(5,999
)

(4,354
)

(23
)Net cash generated from operating activities





207,802


231,340


210,289


1,119Cashflows from investing activitiesPurchase of property plant and equipment (PPE) and intangible assets


29


(96,790
)

(103,097
)

(116,039
)

(618
)Purchase of subsidiaries and business units


30


(35,327
)

(710
)

(762
)

(4
)Cash acquired through business combinations





379


485





Cash spun-off through demerger








(1,173
)




Payments for other financial assetsnet





(13,495
)

(39,491
)

(4,075
)

(22
)Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries


5.5


115





1,233


7Proceeds from disposal of PPE and intangible assets





6,798


9,105


6,194


33Net cash used in investing activities





(138,320
)

(134,881
)

(113,449
)

(604
)Cashflows from financing activitiesDividends paid to shareholders and minority interest





(77
)

(162,558
)

(95,343
)

(507
)Proceeds from loans and other borrowings





183,051


283,184


143,014


761Repayment of loans and other borrowings





(218,619
)

(230,238
)

(126,901
)

(675
)Proceeds from sale of treasury stock





491


391





Net cash used in financing activities





(35,154
)

(109,221
)

(79,230
)

(421
)Exchange gains on cash and cash equivalents





1,569


221


1,404


7Change in cash and cash equivalents





35,897


(12,541
)

19,014


101Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year





24,310


60,207


47,666


254Cash and cash equivalents, end of year


6


60,207


47,666


66,680


355


The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR TELEKOM
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Shares of
common stock
(a)

Common
stock
(a)

Additional
paid in
capital
(b)

Treasury
stock
(c)

Cumulative
translation
adjustment
(d)

Revaluation
reserve for AFS
financial assets
net of tax
(e)

Reserve for
equity settled
share based
transactions
(f)

Retained
earnings
(g)

Share-
holders'
equity

Minority
interests
(h)

EquityBalance at December 31, 2005


1,042,811,600


104,281


27,382


(1,926
)

(420
)

149


119


397,982


527,567


70,127


597,694Reduction in capital as a result of merger with T-Mobile HU (m)


(43,385
)

(4
)

(2
)













(12
)

(18
)




(18
)Dividend (i)























(76,122
)

(76,122
)




(76,122
)Dividend declared to minority interests (j)





























(43
)

(43
)Sale of Cardnet (n)





























(71
)

(71
)MKT's purchase of its own shares (o)





























(14,856
)

(14,856
)Result of TSH's sale of a business unit (k)























205


205





205Share based payments (Note 24.1)




















36





36





36Share options exercised by CEO (p)




















(106
)

(282
)

(388
)




(388
)Share options exercised by managers (l)











422











87


509





509Change in reserve for AFS financial assets (e)

















(149
)







(149
)

(45
)

(194
)Cumulative Translation Adjustment














(1,054
)










(1,054
)

5


(1,049
)Profit for the year























75,453


75,453


12,011


87,464Balance at December 31, 2006


1,042,768,215


104,277


27,380


(1,504
)

(1,474
)




49


397,311


526,039


67,128


593,167Dividend (i)























(72,729
)

(72,729
)




(72,729
)Dividend declared to minority interests (j)





























(13,729
)

(13,729
)Elimination of the "B" share (a)


100Share options exercised by managers (l)











325











66


391





391Excess related to the acquisition of TSH (q)























3


3


1,540


1,543TSH demerger (r)























243


243


(1,312
)

(1,069
)Reduction in capital as a result of merger with T-Online and Emitel (s)


(22,700
)

(2
)

(1
)













(5
)

(8
)




(8
)Change in reserve for AFS financial assets (e)

















118








118


92


210Cumulative Translation Adjustment














786











786


75


861Profit for the year























60,155


60,155


12,901


73,056Balance at December 31, 2007


1,042,745,615


104,275


27,379


(1,179
)

(688
)

118


49


385,044


514,998


66,695


581,693Balance at January 1, 2008


1,042,745,615


104,275


27,379


(1,179
)

(688
)

118


49


385,044


514,998


66,695


581,693Dividend (i)























(77,051
)

(77,051
)




(77,051
)Dividend declared to minority interests (j)





























(18,431
)

(18,431
)Change in reserve for AFS financial assets (e)

















(177
)







(177
)

(136
)

(313
)Cumulative Translation Adjustment














6,485











6,485


2,366


8,851Profit for the year























93,008


93,008


12,585


105,593Balance at December 31, 2008


1,042,745,615


104,275


27,379


(1,179
)

5,797


(59
)

49


401,001


537,263


63,079


600,342Of which treasury stock


(1,503,541
)Shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2008


1,041,242,074


The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR TELEKOM        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (notes)

The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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The
Annual General Meeting of the Company on April 2, 2009 approved a dividend distribution of HUF 74 per share.

The
accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR TELEKOM        NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1    GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1   About the Company

Magyar Telekom Plc., (the "Company" or "Magyar Telekom Plc.") with its subsidiaries form Magyar Telekom Group ("Magyar Telekom" or "the Group").
Magyar Telekom is the principal supplier of telecommunications services in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro and alternative service provider in Bulgaria, Romania and in the Ukraine. These services
are subject to various telecommunications regulations depending on the countries of operations (Note 1.3).

The
Company was incorporated in Hungary on December 31, 1991 and commenced business on January 1, 1992. The Company's registered address is Krisztina
körút 55, 1013 Budapest, Hungary.

Magyar
Telekom Plc. is listed on the Budapest and New York stock exchanges, its shares are traded on the Budapest Stock Exchange, while Magyar Telekom's American Depository Shares
(ADSs) each representing five ordinary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

The
immediate controlling shareholder of the Company is MagyarCom GmbH owning 59.21% of the issued shares, while the ultimate controlling parent of Magyar Telekom is Deutsche
Telekom AG (DT or DTAG).

The
consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in millions of Hungarian Forints (HUF), unless stated otherwise.

These
financial statements of the Company were approved for issue by the Company's Board of Directors (the Board), however, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the owners, authorized to
accept these financials, have the right to require amendments before acceptance. As the controlling shareholders are represented in the Board of the Company that approved these financial statements
for issuance, the probability of any potential change required by the AGM is extremely remote, and has never happened in the past.

On
December 20, 2005, Magyar Telekom's Extraordinary General Meeting approved the merger of Magyar Telekom Rt. and T-Mobile Magyarország Rt.
(T-Mobile Hungary), a 100% subsidiary of Magyar Telekom Rt. As the merger occurred between the parent company and its 100% owned subsidiary, the transaction did not have any impact on the
consolidated financial position of the Group or its operating segments, other than as disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated statements of changes in equity. The merger was registered by the
Hungarian Court of Registration on February 28, 2006, from which date the two companies continued as one legal entity, Magyar Telekom Plc.

On
June 29, 2007, Magyar Telekom's Extraordinary General Meeting approved the merger of Magyar Telekom Plc., Emitel Zrt. and the internet access business line of
T-Online Magyarország Zrt. (T-Online), both of which were 100% subsidiaries of Magyar Telekom Plc. The remaining business lines of T-Online
continued as a separate legal entity under the company name "Origo Zrt.". As the merger occurred between the parent company and its 100% owned subsidiaries, the transaction did not have any impact on
the consolidated financial position of the Group or its operating segments other than as disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated statements of changes in equity. The merger was registered by the
Hungarian Court of Registration as of September 30, 2007.

1.2   Investigation into certain consultancy contracts

As previously disclosed, in the course of conducting their audit of Magyar Telekom's 2005 financial statements, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Könyvvizsgáló és Gazdasági Tanácsadó Kft. ("PWC") identified two

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1    GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)

contracts
the nature and business purposes of which were not readily apparent to them. In February 2006, the Company's Audit Committee retained White & Case (the "independent investigators"),
as its independent legal counsel, to conduct an internal investigation into whether the Company had made payments under those, or other contracts, potentially prohibited by U.S. laws or regulations,
including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), or internal Company policy. The Company's Audit Committee also informed the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the Hungarian Supervisory Financial Authority ("HSFA") of the internal investigation.

Based
on the documentation and other evidence obtained by it, White & Case preliminarily concluded that there was reason to believe four consulting contracts entered into in 2005
were entered into to serve improper objectives, and further found that during 2006 certain employees had destroyed evidence that was relevant to the investigation. White & Case also identified
several contracts at our Macedonian subsidiary that could warrant further review. In February 2007, our Board of Directors determined that those contracts should be reviewed and expanded the scope of
the internal investigation to cover these additional contracts and any related or similarly questionable contracts or payments. In May 2008, the independent investigators provided us with a "Status
Report on the Macedonian Phase of the Independent Investigation." In the Status Report, White & Case stated, among other things, that "there is affirmative evidence of illegitimacy in the
formation and/or performance" of six contracts for advisory, marketing, acquisition due-diligence and/or lobbying services in Macedonia, entered into between 2004 and 2006 between us
and/or various of our affiliates on the one hand, and a Cyprus-based consulting company and/or its affiliates on the other hand, under which we and/or our affiliates paid a total of over
EUR 6.7 million. The internal investigation is continuing into these and other contracts and certain related issues identified by the independent investigators.

In
2007 the Supreme State Prosecutor of the Republic of Montenegro informed the Board of Directors of Crnogorski Telekom, our Montenegrin subsidiary, of her conclusion that the contracts
subject to the internal investigation in Montenegro included no elements of any type of criminal act for which prosecution would be initiated in Montenegro.

Hungarian
authorities also commenced their own investigations into the Company's activities in Montenegro. The Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation has informed us that it closed
its investigation of the Montenegrin contracts as of May 20, 2008 without identifying any criminal activity.

On
March 28, 2009, the NBI informed the Company that, based on a report received by it, it had begun a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds relating to
payments made in connection with the Company's ongoing internal investigation into certain contracts entered into by members of the Magyar Telekom group and related matters. The NBI has requested from
the Company materials
and information relating to such payments. The Company is cooperating with the ongoing NBI investigation.

United
States authorities commenced their own investigations concerning the transactions which are the subject of our internal investigation, to determine whether there have been
violations of U.S. law. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia has also issued requests to our Macedonian subsidiaries, requesting information and documents concerning certain of our
subsidiaries' procurement and dividend payment activities in that country (together with U.S. investigations, and the ongoing NBI investigation, the "Government investigations"). During 2007, the U.S.
authorities expanded the scope of their investigations to include an inquiry into our actions taken in connection with the internal investigation and our public disclosures regarding the internal
investigation.

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1    GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)

By
letter dated February 27, 2009 addressed to counsel to the Audit Committee, the DOJ requested that the Audit Committee pursue all reasonable avenues of investigation prior to
completing and issuing a final report of the internal investigation, including investigation into matters recently identified to counsel for the Audit Committee by the DOJ. The DOJ recognized that a
delay in the completion of the report may result from investigation into these matters. The DOJ also requested that the Audit Committee refrain from disseminating any such final report until further
notice from the DOJ because of the DOJ's concern that such dissemination could interfere with the DOJ's investigation. The Company, its Board of Directors, and its Audit Committee continue to support
the internal investigation and the continuing cooperation with and assistance to the Governmental investigations, as being in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In its
February 27 letter, the DOJ stated that the internal investigation had been of assistance to the DOJ and that such assistance will be taken into account in determining the appropriate
disposition of this matter by the DOJ, if any.

According
to an extract of a press conference published on the official web site of the Macedonian Ministry of Interior on December 10, 2008, the Organized Crime Department of the
Ministry submitted files to the Basic Public Prosecution Office of Organized Crime and Corruption in Macedonia, with a proposal to bring criminal charges against four individuals, including three
former MT Group employees. According to that public information, these individuals are alleged to have committed an act of "abuse of office and authorizations" in their position in Makedonski Telekom
by concluding five consultancy contracts with Chaptex Holdings Ltd in the period 2005-2006 for which there was allegedly no intention nor need for any services in return.

We
cannot predict when the internal investigation or the ongoing Government investigations will be concluded, what the final outcome of those investigations may be, or the impact, if
any, they may have on our financial statements or results of operations. We cannot predict what impact, if any, these investigations will have on each other. Government authorities could seek criminal
or civil sanctions,
including monetary penalties, against us or our affiliates, as well as additional changes to our business practices and compliance programs.

1.3   Public service concession and license arrangements

1.3.1  Hungarian Fixed line

Magyar Telekom Plc. is the market leading fixed line telecom service provider in Hungary. Act C of 2003 on Electronic Communications, the latest act on the
telecommunications sector, came into effect on January 1, 2004. The National Communications Authority of Hungary (NCAH) is the supreme supervisory body. Magyar Telekom Plc. was
designated as universal service provider in its former concession areas till December 31, 2008.

According
to the Act on Electronic Communications, universal services are basic communications services that should be available to all customers at an affordable price. Universal
service providers are entitled to compensation for their net avoidable costs, except for the costs incurred from voluntary discount pricing plans offered to residential subscribers. In practice,
Magyar Telekom Plc. has not received compensation since 2004. Furthermore, in the first half of 2008, the competent Ministry abolished the funding system based on social eligibility granted to
a part of the universal service subscribers.

Magyar
Telekom Plc. has been a Universal Service Operator (USO) since 2002. The last effective USO contract was signed in 2004 and expired at the end of 2008; no new contract has
been concluded

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1    GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)

since.
The Ministry's intention is to preserve the universal service and for that reason through the amendment of a decree in December, 2008 orders the operators formerly in universal service provider
statusamongst them Magyar Telekom Plc.to continue the provisioning of universal service under unchanged terms and conditions. Currently the Company does not consider
itself universal service provider in lack of an effective universal service contract. The Company's objective is the discontinuation of being universal service provider or modifying the terms and
conditions thereof (e.g. effective financing, reduction of conditions). The negotiations between the Ministry and the Company will continue in 2009 which will probably result in a new universal
service contract.

In
the field of electronic communications Magyar Telekom was designated as an SMP (an operator with significant market power) in 12 fixed line markets out of the 18 relevant markets
stipulated by the EU in 2004 and 2005. These 12 markets include all retail and wholesale telephony services, the market of wholesale leased line termination, the market of minimum set of leased lines
and the wholesale broadband market. As a result of the market analysis conducted at the end of 2006 the Company was designated as SMP on the same markets as in the first round analysis in 2004 with
basically no changes in the corresponding obligations. In 2008 the NCAH commenced the third round of market analysis. To date only the mobile termination wholesale market analysis resolution was
published in this round of analysis. SMP resolutions concerning all other markets subject to analysis are expected to be published in the second half of 2009.

Currently
in Hungary, retail tariffs are regulated in two ways. Price cap methodology is applicable for universal services, andbased on SMP resolutions on residential and
business access marketsthere is another formula used for subscription fees. In addition there is a prohibition of price squeeze in effect for SMP operators and, in accordance with the Act
on Unfair and Restrictive Market Practices, retail prices should be set in accordance with wholesale tariffs providing an acceptable level of retail margins.

Magyar
Telekom is Hungary's leading fixed line broadband service provider in the retail and wholesale markets. In 2005 the NCAH designated the Company as an SMP operator on the wholesale
broadband access market. In accordance with the effective resolution, all retail products shall be 'reproducible' by competitors based on the wholesale service. Consequently, the full retail portfolio
shall have a wholesale equivalent compliant to the pricing regulations (retail minus methodology) set forth by the NCAH. The Company has a non-discrimination obligation, which means that
the same terms and conditions shall be granted in terms of wholesale services to competitors under identical circumstances.

According
to the Act on Electronic Communications, designated SMP operators are obliged to prepare reference offers for unbundled local loops (RUO) and to provide these services when
there is a request for them by other telecommunications service providers. The reference offer of each SMP operator must be approved by the NCAH. The pricing of these services has to be cost based and
calculatedaccording to the NCAH resolution on the market of wholesale unbundled access to metallic loops published at the end of 2007by Long Run Incremental Costs ("LRIC")
method as opposed to using Fully Distributed Costs based on a 2003 Ministerial Decree. The SMP operators may refuse the offer for unbundling if there are technical or economic barriers or if the
provision of access to the local loop or its broadband network access would endanger the integrity of the SMPs' network.

SMPs
are also obliged to prepare reference offers for interconnection (RIO), containing applicable fees, and to provide these services in accordance with the reference offer when there
is a request for them by other telecommunications service providers. The reference offers of the SMPs must be approved by the NCAH, and prices have to be based on LRIC. Fees in the currently effective
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1    GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)

applicable
from April 26, 2008. The NCAH approval process of the Company's reference offers (MARIO, MARUO) containing the standard terms and conditions in the Company's service area is under
way, and expected to enter into force in March, 2009.

According
to the Act on Electronic Communications, designated SMP operators are obliged to enable carrier selection to their subscribers. Consequently, voice telephony customers have the
right to select different service providers for each call directions including Internet calls by dialing a pre-selected number or by using a call-by-call
pre-fixed number. The requirements for carrier selection are set out in the RIO based interconnection agreements between the affected service providers.

Fixed
line telecommunications service providers are obliged under the law to provide number portability on their networks starting January 1, 2004. This means that service
providers must enable subscribers to change service provider without changing their fixed telephone numbers within the same geographical area.

1.3.2  Macedonian Fixed line

The Group is also present in the Macedonian fixed line telecommunications market through its subsidiary, Makedonski Telekom (MKT). MKT is the largest fixed line
service provider in Macedonia. The Macedonian telecommunications sector is regulated by the Electronic Communications Law (ECL), enacted in March 2005. With the latest changes of the ECL published on
August 4, 2008, the existing Concession Contract of MKT is no longer valid as of September 4, 2008. On September 5, 2008 the Agency for Electronic Communications (The Agency), ex
officio, has issued a notification to MKT for those public electronic communication networks and/or services which have been allocated thereto under the Concession Contract. Radiofrequency licenses
were issued to the operators for the bands granted with the Concession Contracts in a form prescribed by the ECL.

On
December 27, 2007 the Commission of Agency for Electronic Communications ("Agency") brought a decision to publish a public tender for the universal provider of electronic
communications services in the Republic of Macedonia. The opening of the qualified bids was on February 18, 2008, and on February 22, 2008 based on the decision of the Agency, MKT was
selected as one of the candidates for universal service provider in the prequalification. Written invitation (without public announcement) by
the Agency will be submitted to selected candidates from the first phase, to submit offer for selection of universal service provider.

The
regulatory framework for the tariff regulation for MKT until August 2008 was provided in the Concession Contract. With the enactment of the ECL in March 2005 and the published Draft
bylaw for retail price regulation in September 2008, the Agency may prescribe one of the following ways of retail regulation of fixed telephony services: price cap, individual price approval, cost
based prices or benchmarks. MKT had a cost based price obligation for the Regulated wholesale services, using fully distributed costs (FDC) methodology until July 2007 and using Long Run Incremental
Costs methodology (LRIC) subsequently. A proposal for interconnection fees with LRIC was submitted by MKT in July 2007 and for unbundling fees in December 2007. On May 23, 2008, the Agency
issued approval for the new decreased interconnection and unbundling fees, based on the audit report on MKT's costing accounting system issued by an independent auditor.

Under
the ECL, MKT has been designated as an SMP in the market for fixed line voice telephone networks and services, including the market for access to the networks for data transmission
and leased

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lines.
Based on 4 enacted bylaws and several Draft bylaws published in September 2008 MKT will be obliged to prepare several additional regulated wholesale products. MKT as an SMP operator has the
obligation to enable its subscribers to access publicly available telephone services of any interconnected operator with officially signed interconnection contract. On November 15, 2006, MKT
signed the first RIO (Reference Interconnection Offer) based Interconnection Agreement with an alternative fixed network operator. On April 16, 2007, MKT signed the first RUO (Reference
Unbundling Offer) based Unbundling Agreement with an alternative fixed network operator. MKT implemented the number portability starting from September 1, 2008.

1.3.3  Montenegrin Fixed line

The Group's Montenegrin subsidiary, Crnogorski Telekom (CT) is the holder of one of the licenses issued for fixed line telecommunications services in Montenegro.
The license allows CT to provide domestic voice and data services as well as VOIP, leased line, public payphone, and cable television, value added, etc. services. The telecommunications sector in
Montenegro is regulated by the new Law on Electronic Communications that came into force in August 2008. The new Law is based on the 2002 regulatory framework of the EU. All regulations that are
contrary to the law became automatically invalid and new ones will have to be issued.

In
Montenegro, for the time being there is no obligation to introduce number portability, local loop unbundling, bit stream access or accounting separation. CT implemented Carrier
selection in 2008. It
can be expected that CT will have to implement some or all of the obligations above in the coming years. The new Law defined Crnogorski Telekom as an operator with significant market power in the
markets of fixed voice telephony network and services, including the market of access to network for data transfer and leased lines as well as the termination of calls within its network, however, the
Law did not prescribe the remedies CT should introduce as a consequence. RIO rates are based on benchmarks as there is no approved cost accounting methodology prescribed by the regulator in
Montenegro. It can be expected that within a few years cost oriented RIO prices will have to be implemented in the country.

In
2007, cable television and WiMax based fixed wireless access licenses were distributed in Montenegro and CT has the right to provide both services. CT launched its IPTV service in
2008.

Montenegro
signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU and a transitory Agreement is in force since January 1, 2008. The agreement is requiring the harmonization
of the telecommunications regulations with the regulatory framework of the EU within three years of the ratification of the Agreement.

1.3.4  Hungarian Mobile

The Company is also the market leader in the Hungarian mobile market through the brand T-Mobile (T-Mobile HU).

The
initial duration of the concession regarding the GSM 900 public mobile radio telephone service was a period of 15 years starting from the execution of the concession
agreement (November 4, 1993 to November 4, 2008). On October 7, 1999 an amended concession contract was signed between the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water
Management and T-Mobile HU extending T-Mobile HU's rights and obligations to also provide service in the 1800 MHz band in Hungary till October 7, 2014. The
duration of the concession regarding the DCS 1800 public mobile radio telephone service is 15 years starting from

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the
execution of the new concession agreement (October 7, 1999 to October 7, 2014). As stipulated in the concession contracts, the Minister is entitled to extend the concession period
for both services upon their expiration for another 7.5 years without the invitation of a tender. On November 8, 2007, the Company signed the renewed Concession Contract along with the
Cooperation Agreement with the Minister that is effective from November 2008. The new Concession Contract prolonged the duration of the 900 MHz frequency usage right till May 4, 2016.

On
December 7, 2004, T-Mobile HU obtained the exclusive right of use of certain frequency blocks for the deployment and operation of an IMT2000/UMTS mobile
telecommunications system (3G system). The duration of the frequency usage right is 15 years (until December 7, 2019) with an option to extend it for another 7.5 years.
T-Mobile HU was obliged by the term of the license decree to start commercial 3G service within 12 months after the acquisition of the license within the inner city of Budapest,
which was completed. We were also obliged to reach a population-wide coverage of 30% within 36 months of license acquisition which was also completed in December 2006. On
August 26, 2005 T-Mobile HU started to provide 3G service and has been operating it in compliance with the license conditions.

T-Mobile
HU is subject to number portability regulation since May 2004, applicable only in case of other mobile operators.

In
January 2005 and October 2006 the NCAH designated T-Mobile HU as having significant market power in the mobile wholesale call termination market, and it is
currently subject to regulatory obligations regarding the termination charge of calls into its network. In December 2008 the NCAH designated T-Mobile HU as an SMP for the third time in a
row and in its resolution reinforced the symmetric mobile termination fees applicable from January 1, 2009, and envisaged further reduction of tariffs until December 2010 based on a new 'glide
path'. The Company had appealed in court against the resolution.

Since
June 30, 2007, an EU regulation has been regulating international roaming tariffs for wholesale and retail customers on the basis of a price cap system. The Regulation
prescribed a glide-path that mandates further annual reductions of wholesale and retail prices in the forthcoming years. As of July 2009 the EU is planning to introduce regulated tariffs
for SMS and data roaming similarly to the regulation of voice roaming.

The
National Table of Frequency Allocations and the Radio Application Table was modified in October 2008 enabling the invitation of bidders for the usage rights of 450 MHz (block
"B") and 26 GHz (blocks "C-G") spectrum.

In
the tender for the fourth mobile license a combined IMT-2000/UMTS/DCS 1800/E-GSM900 spectrum package (so called 'A' block) is offered for new entrant
candidates. Incumbent mobile operators are excluded from the bid. The frequency usage rights may be transferred wholly (though not to existing mobile operators), and in the case of
E-GSM900 band there is a possibility of transferring maximum 16 channels to incumbent mobile operator(s). Four companies have submitted bids.

Only
one license will be issued on the 450 MHz tender, for digital cellular system having wider bandwidth. Incumbent mobile operators and 3.5 GHz FWA license holders are excluded
from the bid. Two companies have submitted bids.

Five
licenses are to be issued in the 26 GHz bid; 2 licenses for 112 MHz wide blocks, 1 license for a 84 MHz wide block and 2 licenses for 56 MHz wide
frequency block. Incumbent mobile operators may bid for the 84 MHz wide block only. The frequencies may be used for publicly available electronic

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communication
services and for the operation of electronic communications networks (mobile backhaul). T-Mobile HU submitted its bid document solely for the 26 GHz 'D' block and two
companies for the 'E' block.

1.3.5  Macedonian Mobile

T-Mobile Macedonia (T-Mobile MK), Magyar Telekom's subsidiary, is the leading mobile service provider in Macedonia. With the latest
changes of the Electronic Communications Law published on August 4, 2008, the existing Concession Contract of T-Mobile MK is no longer valid as of August 5, 2008. On
September 5, 2008 the Agency for Electronic Communications, ex officio, has issued a notification to T-Mobile MK for those public electronic communication networks and/or services
which have been allocated thereto under the Concession Contracts. The license for radiofrequencies used by T-Mobile MK with a bandwidth of 25 MHz in the GSM 900 band, was
also issued in a form regulated in the ECL with a validity period until September 5, 2018, which can be renewed up to additional 20 years. T-Mobile MK is also registered to
provide a public network for data transmission and radio transmission, with the corresponding data transmission and radio communications services, according to the ECL.

After
the analysis of the market "Call termination services in public mobile communication networks" the Agency on November 26, 2007 brought a decision by which
T-Mobile MK and Cosmofon (competitor of T-Mobile MK) were designated with SMP status on Market 16 (Call termination services in public mobile communication networks) and
several obligations were imposed (interconnection and access, transparency in interconnection and access, non-discrimination in interconnection and access, accounting separation and price
control and cost accounting).

The
Agency has published a public tender for granting one license for 3G radiofrequencies utilization in November 2007. Cosmofon won the tender and started the 3G commercial operations
from August 12, 2008. On September 2, 2008 a decision for granting three 3G licenses was published for EUR 10 million one-off fee each. On
September 15, 2008 a new tender for additional three 3G licenses was published and T-Mobile MK won one license which was granted to it on December 17, 2008.
T-Mobile MK is obliged to launch commercial start of the 3G services by June 17, 2009. TMMK paid EUR 10 million as one-off fee for the 3G license.

The
Government has published an official decision for granting additional two 3G licenses for EUR 5 million one off fee, each. The public tender for granting these
licenses is still not published.

1.3.6  Montenegrin Mobile

T-Mobile Crna Gora (T-Mobile CG), the Group's subsidiary, is the holder of one of three GSM/UMTS licenses issued in Montenegro.
T-Mobile CG, as the second mobile operator, was launched on July 1, 2000. The third mobile operator entered the market in 2007. T-Mobile CG started 3G operations
in 2007.

According
to the recently adopted Law on Electronic Communications (Note 1.3.3), T-Mobile CG is an SMP in the market of termination of voice calls in its own network
however no specific remedy was introduced by the Law. No obligation for number portability is in force. Interconnect rates have been approved by the Regulator based on benchmarks. It can be expected
that cost oriented termination prices will be implemented in the coming years.

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2.1   Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements of Magyar Telekom have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The
consolidated financial statements are presented in millions of HUF. For the convenience of the reader, the consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cashflow statement for the
year 2008 are also presented in millions of U.S. dollars (USD) translated at a rate of HUF 187.91 to USD 1 (the official rate of the National Bank of Hungary at
December 31, 2008). These translations are un-audited supplementary information, and are not in compliance with IFRS.

The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the
process of applying the Group's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated
financial statements, are disclosed in Note 4.

2.1.1  Standards, amendments and interpretations effective and adopted by the Group in 2008

-IAS 39

(Amended)Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The IASB published on October 14, 2008 amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 7Financial Instruments: Disclosures. The amendments relate to the
possibility to reclassify financial instruments measured at fair value through profit of loss. So far, reclassifications in and out of this category were not allowed. The amendment now enables under certain circumstances a reclassification. If based
on the new rules a reclassification is done, the amended IFRS 7 demands additional disclosures. The amendments had no effect on Magyar Telekom's equity or Net income or implications for reporting as the Group did not make and does not
intend to make such reclassifications. The amendment is effective from July 2008.-IFRIC 11

Interpretation to IFRS 2Group and Treasury shares transactions. Under IFRS 2 it was not defined exactly how it should be calculated where the employees of a subsidiary received the shares of a parent.
IFRIC 11 clarifies that certain types of transactions are accounted for as equity-settled or cash-settled transactions under IFRS 2. It also addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions involving two or more entities within
one group. The Group applied this Interpretation from January 1, 2008, but no such transactions fell under the scope of IFRIC 11.-IFRIC 12

Service Concession Agreements. This interpretation applies to companies that participate in service concession arrangements and provides guidance on the accounting by operators in public-to-private service concession
arrangements. As the Group's interpretation of the relevant standards have been in line with the IFRIC issued by the IASB, IFRIC 12 had no impact on the Group's financials.


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2.1.2  Standards, amendments and interpretations effective in 2008 but not relevant for the Group-IFRIC 14

Interpretation on IAS 19The Limit on Defined Benefit Assets, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction. IFRIC 14 provides general guidance on how to assess the limit in IAS 19 Employee
Benefits on the amount of the surplus that can be recognized as an asset. It also explains how the pensions asset or liability may be affected when there is a statutory or contractual minimum funding requirement. This Interpretation is not applicable
to the Group as the Group has no funded defined post-retirement benefit schemes.2.1.3  Standards, amendments and interpretations that are not yet effective and have not been early adopted by the Group-IAS 1

(revised)Presentation of Financial statements. Revised IAS 1 introduces overall requirements for the presentation of financial statements, guideline for their structure and minimum requirements for their
contents. The Group will apply this Interpretation from January 1, 2009. The Group does not expect the revised IAS 1 to cause significant changes in the presentation of the Group's financial statements.-IAS 23

Borrowing Costs (Revised March 2007). Under the revised IAS 23 an entity shall capitalize borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part
of the cost of that asset. The Group does not expect IAS 23 to have any impact on the financial statements as it is the Group's accounting policy to capitalize eligible borrowing costs on qualifying assets.-IAS 39, IFRIC 9

Embedded Derivatives (Amended March 2009). The changes clarify that a further assessment whether an embedded derivative is required to be separated has to be done on reclassification of a financial asset out of
the fair value through profit or loss category (IFRIC 9.7). Furthermore, IAS 39.12 states that reclassifications of hybrid (combined) contracts are prohibited if the embedded derivative that would have to be separated on reclassification
out of the fair value through profit or loss category cannot be measured separately. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending on or after June 30, 2009, i.e. from 2009. Management does not expect these amendments to have a
material effect on the Group's financial statements.-IFRS 2

(amended). In January 2008 the IASB published the amended Standard IFRS 2Share-based Payment. Main changes and clarifications include references to vesting conditions and cancellations. The changes to
IFRS 2 must be applied in periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009. The Group has no significant share based compensations, therefore, we do not expect the amended standard to have a significant effect on the Group when
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-IFRS 3, IAS 27

(amended). In January 2008 the IASB published the amended Standards IFRS 3Business Combinations and IAS 27Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. The major changes compared to the current
version of the standards are summarized below:

With respect to accounting for non-controlling interest (new term for 'minority interest') an option is added to IFRS 3 to permit an entity to recognize 100% of the goodwill of the acquired entity, not just the
acquiring entity's portion of the goodwill ('full goodwill' option) or to measure non-controlling interest at its fair value. This option may be elected on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

In a step acquisition, the fair values of the acquired entity's assets and liabilities, including goodwill, are measured on the date when control is obtained. Accordingly, goodwill will be measured as the difference
at the acquisition date between the fair value of any investment the business held before the acquisition, the consideration transferred and the net asset acquired.

A partial disposal of an investment in a subsidiary while control is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction with owners, and gain or loss is not recognized.

A partial disposal of an investment in a subsidiary that results in loss of control triggers re-measurement of the residual interest to fair value. Any difference between fair value and carrying amount is a gain or
loss on the disposal, recognized in profit or loss.

Acquisition related costs will be accounted for separately from the business combination, and therefore, recognized as expenses rather than included in goodwill. An acquirer will have to recognize at the acquisition
date a liability for any contingent purchase consideration. If the amount of contingent consideration accounted for as a liability changes as a result of a post-acquisition event (such as meeting an earnings target), it will be recognized in
accordance with other applicable IFRSs, as appropriate rather than as an adjustment of goodwill.

The revised standards require an entity to attribute their share of losses to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Effects resulting from an effective settlement of pre-existing relationships (relationships between acquirer and acquiree before the business combination) must not be included in the determination of the
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

In contrast to current IFRS 3, the amended version of this standard provides rules for rights that have been granted to the acquiree (e.g. to use its intellectual property) before the business combination
and are re-acquired with the business combination.

The revised IFRS 3 brings into scope business combinations involving only mutual entities and business combinations achieved by contracts alone.The amended version of IFRS 3 has to be applied for Business Combinations with effective dates in annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2009. Early application is allowed but restricted on annual
periods beginning on or after June 30, 2007. The changes to IAS 27 must be applied in periods beginning on or after July 1, 2009. Early application is allowed. Early application of any of the two standards requires early application of
the other standard, respectively. Management does not intend to early apply the amended standards. We also believe that that the amended standards will not have a significant impact on the Group's income statement or balance sheet.-IFRS 7

Improving Disclosures about Financial InstrumentsAmendment to IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosures (issued in March 2009; effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009). The
amendment requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements and liquidity risk. The entity will be required to disclose an analysis of financial instruments using a three-level fair value measurement hierarchy. The amendment (a)
 clarifies that the maturity analysis of liabilities should include issued financial guarantee contracts at the maximum amount of the guarantee in the earliest period in which the guarantee could be called; and (b) requires disclosure of
remaining contractual maturities of financial derivatives if the contractual maturities are essential for an understanding of the timing of the cash flows. An entity will further have to disclose a maturity analysis of financial assets it holds for
managing liquidity risk, if that information is necessary to enable users of its financial statements to evaluate the nature and extent of liquidity risk. Management is currently analyzing what impacts the amended standard may have on Magyar
Telekom's disclosures.-IFRS 8

Operating Segments. Under IFRS 8, segments are components of an entity regularly reviewed by an entity's chief operating decision-maker. Items are reported based on the internal reporting. IFRS 8 also sets out
requirements for related disclosures about products and services, geographical areas and major customers. The Group will adopt IFRS 8 in 2009.The adoption will result in a significant restructuring of the Group's segment disclosure. The Group restructured the way chief operating decision makers decide on allocation of resources in 2008, which is different
from the reportable segments of the Group as per IAS 14. In the new structure concluded during 2008, the primary focus is on the customer segmentation (consumer/business) rather than on the technology serving the customers (fixed
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-IFRIC 13

Customer Loyalty programs. This Interpretation addresses accounting by entities that grant loyalty award credits to customers who buy other goods or services. Specifically, it explains how such entities should account
for their obligations to provide free or discounted goods or services to customers who redeem award credits. The Group will apply this Interpretation from January 1, 2009. We do not expect that IFRIC 13 may cause material changes in the
Group's accounting treatments (see Note 19.2) as the loyalty programs have been accounted for in substantially the same way as included in the recently issued IFRIC 13.-IFRIC 18

Transfers of Assets from Customers. The Interpretation clarifies the requirements of IFRSs for agreements in which an entity receives from a customer an item of property, plant and equipment (or cash to be used
explicitly for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment) that the entity must then use either to connect the customer to a network or to provide the customer with ongoing access to a supply of goods or services. The Interpretation is
effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2009 and applies prospectively. However, limited retrospective application is permitted. Management is currently analyzing what impacts this interpretation may have on Magyar Telekom's
financial statements.2.1.4  Standards, amendments and interpretations that are not yet effective and not relevant for the Group's operations-IAS 32

(amended). In February 2008, the IASB amended IAS 32 with respect to the balance sheet classification of puttable financial instruments and obligations arising only on liquidation. As a result of the amendments,
some financial instruments that currently meet the definition of a financial liability will be classified as equity. The amendments have detailed criteria for identifying such instruments. The amendments of IAS 32 are applicable for annual
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009. As the Group currently does not have such instruments that would be affected by the amendments, the amendments to the standard are not expected to have any impact on the Group's financial
statements.-IAS 39

(amended)The IASB published an amendment in August 2008 to IAS 39 with respect to hedge accounting. The amendment "Eligible Hedged Items" allows to designate only changes in the cash flows or fair value of a
hedged item above or below a specified price or other variable. The amendment of IAS 39 shall be applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2009. The amendment will not have any impact on Magyar Telekom's
accounts as the Group does not apply hedge accounting.-IFRS 1

First-time Adoption of IFRS (revised). In November 2008 the IASB issued the revised version of IFRS1. As the Group has been reporting according to IFRS for many years, neither the original standard, nor any revision to
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-IFRIC 15

Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate. IFRIC 15 refers to the issue of how to account for revenue and associated expenses by entities that undertake the construction of real estate and sell these items
before construction is completed. The interpretation defines criteria for the accounting in accordance with either IAS 11 or with IAS 18. IFRIC 15 shall be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009. As the
Group is not involved in such constructions, IFRIC 15 is not relevant for Magyar Telekom.-IFRIC 16

Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation. IFRIC 16 refers to the application of Net Investment Hedges. Mainly, the interpretation states which risk can be defined as the hedged risk and where within the
group the hedging instrument can be held. Hedge Accounting may be applied only to the foreign exchange differences arising between the functional currency of the foreign operation and the parent entity's functional currency. A derivative or a
non-derivative instrument may be designated as a hedging instrument. The hedging instrument(s) may be held by any entity or entities within the group (except the foreign operation that itself is being hedged), as long as the designation,
documentation and effectiveness requirements of IAS 39.88 that relate to an net investment hedge are satisfied. IFRIC 16 shall be applied for annual periods beginning on or after October 1, 2008. As Magyar Telekom does not apply such
hedges and does not apply hedge accounting, IFRIC 16 will have no impact on the Group's accounts.-IFRIC 17

Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners. This interpretation issued in November 2008 refers to the issue when to recognize liabilities accounted for non-cash dividends payable (e.g. property, plant, and
equipment) and how to measure them. In addition, the interpretation refers to the issue how to account for any difference between the carrying amount of the assets distributed and the carrying amount of the dividend payable. The interpretation shall
be applied for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009. As the Group does not distribute non-cash dividends, IFRIC 17 will have no impact on the Group's financial statements.


2.2   Consolidation

2.2.1  Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries in which the Group has an interest of more than one half of the voting rights or otherwise has power to govern the financial and operating policies
as to obtain benefit from its activities, are consolidated.

The
existence and effect of potential voting rights that are presently exercisable or presently convertible are also considered when assessing whether the Group controls another entity.

Subsidiaries
are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group, and are no longer consolidated from the date control ceases. The purchase method of accounting
is used to account for business combinations. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given up, shares issued or liabilities undertaken at the date of acquisition plus
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acquisition.
The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the net assets and contingent liabilities of the subsidiary acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is
less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement (Other income).

In
case of acquisitions where the transaction takes place between companies under common control (i.e. with other Deutsche Telekom group companies), the transaction is recorded at
the carrying amounts as recorded in the predecessor's accounts, and any gains, losses or differences between the carrying amount and the sale-purchase price are recognized in retained
earnings.

Inter-company
transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between the Magyar Telekom Group companies are eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been
adjusted to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.

Transactions
with minority interests are treated as third party transactions. Gains or losses arising on disposals to minority interests are recorded in the income statement. Purchases
from minority interests result in goodwill, being the difference between any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of the net assets of the subsidiary.

2.2.2  Associates and joint ventures

Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generally embodying in a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the
voting rights. Joint ventures are entities in which the Group has an ownership of 50% with and equivalent external partner holding the other 50% of the voting rights. Investments in associates and
joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are initially recognized at cost. The Group's investment in associates and joint ventures includes goodwill identified on
acquisition, net of any accumulated impairment loss.

The
Group's share of its associates' and joint ventures' post-acquisition profits or losses is recognized in the income statement (Share of associates' and joint ventures'
profits). The cumulative post-acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying amount of the investment.
When the Group's share of losses in an associate or joint venture equals or exceeds its interest in the company, the Group does not recognize further losses, unless it has incurred legal or
constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate or joint venture.

Unrealized
gains on transactions between the Group and its associates and joint ventures are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the company. Accounting policies of
associates and joint ventures have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.

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At December 31, 2008 and 2007 the principal operating subsidiaries and associates and joint ventures of the Group were as follows:

Group interest in
capital as at
December 31,Subsidiaries

Activity2007

2008Incorporated in Hungary:T-Kábel


100.00
%

100.00
%
Cable TV operatorDataplex


100.00
%

100.00
%
IT hardware co-location service providerOrigo


100.00
%

100.00
%
Internet content providerKFKI


100.00
%

100.00
%
System integration and IT servicesIQSYS


100.00
%

100.00
%
System integration and IT servicesBCN Rendszerház (BCNR)


100.00
%


(a)
System integration and IT servicesT-Systems Hungary (TSH)


100.00
%


(a)
System integration and IT servicesPro-M


100.00
%

100.00
%
Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) network operatorIncorporated in Macedonia:Makedonski Telekom (MKT)


56.67
%

56.67
%
Fixed line telecom service providerT-Mobile Macedonia (T-Mobile MK)


56.67
%

56.67
%
Cellular telecom service providerStonebridge


100.00
%

100.00
%
Holding companyIncorporated in Montenegro:Crnogorski Telekom (CT)


76.53
%

76.53
%
Fixed line telecom service providerT-Mobile Crna Gora (T-Mobile CG)


76.53
%

76.53
%
Cellular telecom service providerInternet Crna Gora (ICG)


76.53
%

76.53
%
Internet service and content providerIncorporated in Romania:Combridge


100.00
%

100.00
%
Alternative telecommunications service providerIncorporated in Bulgaria:Orbitel


100.00
%

100.00
%
Alternative telecommunications and internet service provider


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Group interest in
capital as at
December 31,Associates/Joint ventures

Activity2007

2008Incorporated in Hungary:Hunsat


50
%

50
%
Satellite telecommunicationsMagyar RTL (M-RTL)


25
%

25
%
Television broadcast companyIKO-Telekom Media Holding


50
%

50
%
Media holding company


The
Group's interest in the capital of the above subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures equals the voting rights therein.

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2.3   Foreign currency translation

2.3.1  Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity
operates ('the functional currency').

The
consolidated financial statements are presented in millions of HUF, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.

2.3.2  Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange
gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
are recognized in the income statement (Finance income).

2.3.3  Group companies

The results and financial position of all of the Group's entities (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency
different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:



2.4   Financial instruments

Financial assets include, in particular, cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, derivatives and other non-derivative financial assets.

Financial
liabilities generally substantiate claims for payment in cash or another financial asset. In particular, they include bonds and other securitized liabilities, trade payables,
liabilities to banks and related parties, finance lease payables and derivative financial liabilities.

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2.4.1  Financial assets

The Group classifies its financial assets in the following categories:



Finance
lease receivables and liabilities meet the criteria of a financial instrument, but these are recognized and measured according to IAS 17Leases.

The
classification depends on the purpose for which the financial asset was acquired. Management determines the classification of financial assets at their initial recognition.

Regular
way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade-date, the date on which the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Investments are
initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are
initially recognized at fair value, and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement.

Financial
assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all risks
and rewards of ownership.

(a)   Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

The "financial assets at fair value through profit or loss" measurement category includes the following financial assets:



Assets
in this category are classified as current assets (Other financial assets).

'Financial
assets at fair value through profit or loss' are subsequently carried at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the 'financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss' category are recognized in the income statement (Other financial income) in the period in which they arise. The Group only classifies derivative financial instruments in
this category.

(b)   Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Receivables are
included in current assets, except those with maturities over 12 months after the balance sheet date. These are classified as non-current assets.

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The
following items are assigned to the "loans and receivables" measurement category.



Loans
and receivables are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method.



Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks, and all highly liquid deposits and securities with original maturities of
three months or less, and exclude all overdrafts.



Trade and other receivables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective
interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for impairment of trade and other receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all
amounts due according to the underlying arrangement. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganization, and default or
delinquency in payments as well as historical collections are considered indicators that the trade receivable is impaired.

If
there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on loans and receivables carried at amortized cost has been incurred, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between
the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial asset's original effective
interest rate (i.e. the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition). The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account, and the amount of the loss
is recognized in the income statement (Other operating expensesBad debt expense).

The
Group first assesses whether objective evidence of impairment exists individually for financial assets that are individually significant, and collectively for financial assets that
are not individually significant. If no objective evidence of impairment exists for an individually assessed financial asset, whether significant or not, Magyar Telekom includes the asset in a group
of financial assets with similar credit risk characteristics and collectively assesses them for impairment. Assets that are individually assessed for impairment and for which an impairment loss is
recognized are not included in a collective assessment of impairment.

The
Group's benchmark policy for collective assessment of impairment is based on the aging of the receivables due to the large number of relatively similar type of customers.

Individual
valuation is carried out for customers under litigation; bankruptcy proceedings and for the total receivables of customers with overdue receivables. Itemized valuation should
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special
circumstances, if there is an overdue receivable from any designated customer with different credit risk attributes.

When
a trade receivable is established to be uncollectible, it is written off against Other operating expenses in the income statement (Bad debt expense) with a parallel release of
cumulated impairment. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the same line of the income statement.

If,
in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized (such as an
improvement in the debtor's credit rating), the previously recognized impairment loss shall be reversed by adjusting an allowance account. The reversal shall not result in a carrying amount of the
financial asset that exceeds what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized at the date the impairment is reversed. The amount of the reversal shall be recognized in
the income statement as a reduction to Other expenses (Bad debt expense).

Amounts
due to, and receivable from, other network operators are shown net where a right of set-off exists and the amounts are settled on a net basis (such as interconnection
receivables and payables).



Employee loans are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Difference
between the nominal value of the loan granted and the initial fair value of the employee loan is recognized as prepaid employee benefits. Interest income on the loan granted
calculated by using the effective interest method is recognized as finance income, while the prepaid employee benefits are amortized to Employee related expenses evenly over the term of the loan.

(c)   Available-for-sale financial assets (AFS)

AFS financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories.
They are included in other non current financial assets unless management intends to dispose of the investment within 12 months of the balance sheet date. In this latter case they are included
in current assets (Other financial assets).

The
"available-for-sale financial assets" measurement category includes:



AFS
financial assets are initially recognized at fair value and also subsequently carried at fair value. The unrealized changes in the fair value of monetary and non-monetary
securities classified as available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in equity (Revaluation reserve for AFS financial assets).

When
securities classified as available-for-sale are sold, therefore derecognized, the fair value adjustments accumulated in equity are recognized in the income
statement (Finance income).

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Interest
on available-for-sale debt securities calculated using the effective interest method is recognized in the income statement (Finance income). Dividends on
available-for-sale equity instruments are recognized in the income statement (Finance income) when the Group's right to receive payments is established.

The
Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired. There is objective evidence of impairment if as a result of loss
events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset have an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. If
any such evidence exists for AFS financial assets, the cumulative lossmeasured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that
financial asset previously recognized in the income statementis removed from equity and recognized in the income statement (Finance income). Impairment losses recognized in the income
statement on equity instruments are not reversed through the income statement, while impairment losses recognized in the income statement on debt instruments are reversed through the income statement.

(d)   Held-to-maturity investments

Held-to-maturity measurement category includes non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed
maturity
that the Group has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity. The Group does not classify any of its financial instruments in this category.

2.4.2  Financial liabilities

There are two measurement categories for financial liabilities used by the Group:



No
reclassification between categories have been made in the past and no reclassifications are expected in the future even though the amendment to IAS39 released in October 2008
(Note 2.1.1) would allow this.

(a)   Financial liabilities carried at amortized cost

The measurement category for "financial liabilities measured at amortized cost" includes all financial liabilities not classified as "at fair value through profit
or loss".



Borrowings are recognized initially at fair value less transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortized costs using the
effective interest rate method. The effective interest is recognized in the income statement (Finance expenses) over the period of the borrowings.



Trade and other payables (including accruals) are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using
the effective interest method. The carrying values of trade and other payables approximate their fair values due to their short maturity.

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(b)   Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Since the Group currently has no intention of measuring non-derivative financial liabilities at fair value, generally only derivative financial
instruments are assigned to this category.

The
Group does not designate any financial derivatives as hedging instruments. Therefore all financial derivatives are classified as "held for trading".

Derivatives
are initially recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and their fair values are re-measured at subsequent balance sheet dates.
Magyar Telekom does not apply hedge accounting for its financial instruments, therefore all gains and losses are recognized in the income statement (Finance income).

The
fair value of derivative financial instruments is included in financial assets or financial liabilities (current or non current).

According
to IAS 39 the Group considers only those contracts as a separable host contract and an embedded derivative, which are denominated neither in the functional currency of
either of the contracting parties nor in a currency that is commonly used in contracts to purchase or sell non-financial items in the economic environment in which the transaction takes
place (e.g. a relatively stable and liquid currency that is commonly used in local business transactions or external trade). The Group has identified EUR and USD (except Montenegro) as
currencies commonly used in the Group's operating area.

2.5   Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the historical cost method of accounting, and are valued on a weighted average or FIFO
basis.

Phone
sets are often sold for less than cost in connection with promotions to obtain new subscribers with minimum commitment periods (Note 4.6). Such loss on the sale of equipment
is only recorded when the sale occurs if the cost of the phone sets is lower than the normal resale value. If the normal resale value is lower than costs, the difference is recognized as impairment
immediately.

2.6   Non current assets held for sale

An asset is classified as held for sale if it is no longer needed for the future operations of the Group, and has been identified for sale, which is highly
probable and expected to take place within 12 months. These assets are accounted for at the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. Depreciation
is discontinued from the date of designation to the held for sale status. When an asset is designated for sale, and the fair value is determined to be lower than the carrying amount, the difference is
recognized in the income statement (Depreciation and amortization) as an impairment loss.

2.7   Property, plant and equipment (PPE)

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

The
cost of an item of PPE comprises its purchase price, including import duties and non-refundable purchase taxes, after deducting trade discounts and rebates, any costs
directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by

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management.
The initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located is also included in the costs if the obligation incurred can be
recognized as a provision according to IAS 37Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.

Government
grants relating to the purchase of PPE are deducted from the original cost of the items and are recognized in the income statement through the reduced amount of depreciation
of the related assets over their useful lives. Investment tax credits relating to qualifying investment projects (Note 9.5) are also recognized in this manner.

Cost
in the case of telecommunications equipment comprises of all expenditures including the cabling within customers' premises and interest on related loans.

Subsequent
expenditure on an asset that that meets the recognition criteria to be recognized as an asset or an addition to an asset is capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are
charged to expense when incurred.

When
assets are scrapped, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the loss is recognized in the income statement as depreciation expense.

When
assets are sold, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any related gain or loss is recognized in the income statement (Other operating income).

Depreciation
is calculated on a straight-line basis from the time the assets are deployed and charged over their economic useful lives. On an annual basis, Magyar Telekom
reviews the useful lives and residual values for consistency with current development plans and advances in technology. For further details on the groups of assets impacted by the most recent useful
life revisions refer to Note 12.

The
useful lives assigned are as follows:

YearsBuildings


10 - 50Duct, cable and other outside plant


25 - 38Other telecommunications equipment


6 - 15Other equipment


3 - 12


2.8   Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at historical cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses.

Acquired
computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the
software. Costs associated with developing or maintaining computer software programs are generally recognized as an expense as incurred. Costs directly associated with the production of identifiable
and unique software products controlled by the Group, and that will probably generate economic benefits exceeding costs beyond one year, are recognized as intangible assets. Direct costs include the
software development employee related costs and an appropriate portion of relevant overheads. Computer software development costs recognized as assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
As these assets represent an immaterial portion of all software, these are not disclosed separately.

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Costs
associated with the acquisition of long term frequency licenses are capitalized including any related borrowing costs. The useful lives of concessions and licenses are determined
based on the underlying agreements and are amortized on a straight line basis over the period from availability of the frequency for commercial use until the end of the initial concession or license
term. No renewal periods are considered in the determination of useful life.

Goodwill
represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Group's share of the net assets and contingent liabilities of the acquired subsidiary or business
at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment testing is carried out on an annual basis for all goodwill in the last quarter of the year based
on the carrying values as at September 30 of the year. Impairment losses on goodwill are not reversed. Gains and losses on the disposal of an entity or business include the carrying amount of
goodwill relating to the entity or business sold.

Other
than goodwill, the Group has no significant intangible assets with indefinite useful life. Intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their respective economic useful
lives, as indicated below.

YearsSoftware


3 - 8Concessions and licenses


8 - 25Other intangible assets


3 - 10


Amortization
is calculated on a straight-line basis from the time the assets are deployed and charged over their economic useful lives. On an annual basis, Magyar Telekom
reviews the useful lives for consistency with current development and replacement plans and advances in technology. For further details on the groups of assets impacted by the most recent useful life
revisions refer to Note 13.

In
determining whether an asset that incorporates both intangible and tangible elements should be treated under IAS 16Property, Plant and Equipment or as an
intangible asset under IAS 38Intangible Assets, management uses judgment to assess which element is more significant and recognizes the assets accordingly.

2.9   Impairment of PPE and intangible assets

Assets that are subject to amortization or depreciation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the assets' fair
value less costs to sell and its value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cashflows
(cash-generating unitsCGUs).

Magyar
Telekom allocates goodwill to its primary business segments, which is the lowest level at which management monitors goodwill, and conducts the impairment testing at this level.
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.

The
fair values of investments in subsidiaries listed on active stock exchanges are based on current bid prices. If the market for the shares of subsidiaries is not active or the
subsidiaries are not listed and for 100% owned subsidiaries the Group establishes the subsidiaries' recoverable amounts by determining their

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fair
value less cost to sell by using valuation techniques. These include the use of recent arm's length transactions, reference to other instruments that are substantially the same, discounted
cashflow analyses and option pricing models, making maximum use of market inputs and relying as little as possible on entity-specific inputs. The fair values determined as described above are used as
a basis when establishing the need for an impairment on the goodwill allocated to the cash generating units of the segments. See also Note 4.2.

Corporate
assets which have the distinctive characteristics of not generating cash inflows independently of other assets or groups of assets are allocated to CGUs based on the ratio of
carrying amounts of the CGUs.

The
fair values of the individual tangible and intangible assets of the Group in most cases can not be determined as the single assets do not generate cashflows. Instead, the Group
determines CGUs to which the individual assets are allocated and the fair values can only be determined at CGU level, primarily by using discounted cashflow analyses. See also Note 4.3.

2.10  Provisions and contingent liabilities

Provisions are recognized when Magyar Telekom has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events and it is probable that an outflow of
resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made.

Provisions
are measured and recorded as the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the balance sheet date.

Provisions
for obligations expected to fall due after 12 months are generally recognized at their present value and are accreted until utilization or reversal against Finance
expense.

No
provision is recognized for contingent liabilities. A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity; or a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognized
because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient
reliability.

2.11  Treasury stock

When the Company or its subsidiaries purchase the Company's equity shares, the consideration paid including any attributable incremental external costs are
deducted from the Shareholders' equity as Treasury stock until they are re-sold or cancelled. When such shares are subsequently sold, the treasury share balance decreases by the original
cost of the shares, thereby increasing the equity, while any gains or losses are also recognized in equity (Retained earnings). Treasury stock transactions are recorded on the transaction date.

2.12  Revenues

Revenues for all services and equipment sales (Note 22) are shown net of VAT, discounts and excluding sales within the Group. Revenue is recognized when
the amount of the revenue can be reliably measured, and when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Group and all other

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specific
recognition criteria of IAS18 on the sale of goods and rendering of services are met for the provision of each of the Group's services and sale of goods.

Customers
of the Group are granted loyalty awards (credit points) based on their usage of the Group's services including timely payment of their invoices. Loyalty awards can be
accumulated and redeemed to obtain future benefits (e.g. call credits, handset discounts, etc.) from the operators of the Group. When customers earn their credit points, the fair value of the
credit points earned are deducted from the revenue invoiced to the customer, and recognized as a provision (Note 19.2). On redemption (or expiry) of the points, the provision is released to
revenue as the customer collected (or waived) the undelivered element of the deemed bundle.

Revenues
from operating leases are recognized on a straight line basis over the period the services are provided. Operating lease revenues are primarily included in the System
integration and IT revenues.

2.12.1  Fixed line and mobile telecommunications revenues

Revenue is primarily derived from services provided to Magyar Telekom's customer subscribers and other third parties using Magyar Telekom's telecommunications
network, and equipment sales.

Customer
subscriber arrangements typically include an equipment sale, subscription fee and monthly charge for the actual voice, internet, data or multimedia services used. The Group
considers the various elements of these arrangements to be separate earnings processes and classifies the revenue for each of the deliverables into the categories as disclosed in Note 22 using
the residual method for each of the elements. These units are identified and separated, since they have value on a standalone basis and are sold not only in a bundle, but separately as well. Therefore
the Group recognizes revenues for all of these elements using the residual method that is the amount of consideration allocated to the delivered elements of the arrangements equals the total
consideration less the fair value of the undelivered elements.

The
Group provides customers with narrow and broadband access to its fixed and mobile network. Service revenues are recognized when the services are provided in accordance with
contractual terms and conditions. Airtime revenue is recognized based upon minutes of use and contracted fees less credits and adjustments for discounts, while subscription and flat rate revenues are
recognized in the period it relates to.

Revenue
and expenses associated with the sale of telecommunications equipment and accessories are recognized when the products are delivered, provided that there are no unfulfilled
obligations that affect the customer's final acceptance of the arrangement.

Advertising
revenues are recognized in the period that the advertisements are exhibited.

Value
added services mostly include SMS, MMS, WAP as well as directory assistance and similar services. Value added services where the Group does not act as a principal in the
transaction are included in this category on a net basis, disclosed as either Voice or Non-voice revenue, depending on the features of the services. Revenues from premium rate services are
also included in this category, recognized on a gross basis when the delivery of the service over Magyar Telekom's network is the responsibility of the Group, the Group establishes the prices of these
services and bears substantial risks of these services, otherwise presented on a net basis.

Customers
may also purchase prepaid mobile, public phone and internet credits ("cards") which allow those customers to use Magyar Telekom's telecommunications network for a selected
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Customers
must pay for such services at the date when the card is purchased. Revenues from the sale of "cards" are recognized when used by the customers or when the credits expired with unused
traffic.

Third
parties using Magyar Telekom's telecommunications network include roaming customers of other service providers and other telecommunications providers which terminate or transit
calls on Magyar Telekom's network. These wholesale (incoming) traffic revenues (included in Voice and Non-voice (Data and Internet) revenues) are recognized in the period of related usage.
A proportion of the revenue received is often paid to other operators (interconnect) for the use of their networks, where applicable. The revenues and costs of these transit calls are stated gross in
these consolidated financial statements as the Group is the principal supplier of these services using its own network freely defining the pricing of the services, and recognized in the period of
related usage.

2.12.2  System integration and IT revenues

Contracts for network services, which consist of the installation and operation of communication networks for customers, have an average duration of
2-3 years. Revenues for voice and data services are recognized under such contracts when used by the customer.

Revenue
from outsourcing contracts reflects the extent of actual services delivered in the period in accordance with the terms of the contract. The contracts are analyzed based on the
requirements of IFRIC 4Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, and if they include embedded lease elements, the revenues attributable to these are recognized according
to IAS 17Leases as described in Note 2.17.

Revenue
from system integration contracts requiring the delivery of customized products and/or services is generally covered by one of the following types of contracts: fixed-price or
time and material-based. For fixed-price contracts, revenue is generally recognized based on percentage of completion taking into account the proportion that contract costs incurred for work performed
to date bear to the estimated total contract costs. In the case of contracts billed on the basis of time and material, revenue is recognized as the services are rendered.

Revenue
from maintenance services (generally fixed fee per month) is recognized over the contractual period or as the services are provided. Revenue from repairs, which are not part of
the maintenance contract, billed on the basis of time and material used is recognized as the services are provided.

Revenue
from hardware sales or sales-type leases is recognized when the risk of ownership is substantially transferred to the customer, provided there are no unfulfilled
obligations that affect the customer's final acceptance of the arrangement. Any costs of these obligations are recognized when the corresponding revenue is recognized.

Revenues
from construction contracts are accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method. The stage of completion is determined on the basis of the costs
incurred to date as a proportion of the estimated total costs. Receivables from construction contracts are classified in the balance sheet item as Trade receivables. If the total actual and estimated
expenses exceed revenues for a particular contract, the loss is recognized immediately.

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2.13  Employee benefits

2.13.1  Short term employee benefits

Short term employee benefits are recognized as a current expense in the period when employees render their services. These include wages, social security
contributions, bonuses, paid holidays, discounted telephone bills, meal and holiday contributions and other fringe benefits and the tax charges thereon.



Payments to defined contribution pension and other welfare plans are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are earned by
the employees.

Magyar
Telekom does not have significant post-employment defined benefit schemes.

2.13.2  Share based compensation

Magyar Telekom recognizes the costs of services received from its employees in a share based payment transaction when services are received. Magyar Telekom
recognizes a corresponding increase in its equity reserves (Reserve for equity settled share based transactions) if the services are received in an equity-settled share based payment transaction. If
the services are received in a cash-settled share based payment transaction, the Group recognizes the expense against a liability, re-measured at each balance sheet date.

Fair
values are determined using option pricing models (such as Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo simulation) and other relevant techniques. As Magyar Telekom Plc. is listed and
actively traded on the Budapest and New York Stock Exchanges, the share price and its history is readily available as a basis for fair value calculations.

Bonuses
tied to the long term performance of the Magyar Telekom share are recognized in the income statement at their time-proportioned fair value (Note 24.1) against
an accumulating balance in Provisions.

2.13.3  Termination benefits

Termination benefits are payable whenever an employee's employment is terminated before the nominal retirement date or whenever an employee accepts voluntary
redundancy in exchange for these benefits. The Group recognizes termination benefits when it is demonstrably committed to either terminate the employment of current employees according to a detailed
formal plan without the possibility of withdrawal or to provide termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy.

2.14  Research and Marketing expenses

Research as well as marketing costs are expensed as incurred. Research costs are not material, while marketing expenses are disclosed in Note 25.

2.15  Capitalization of borrowing costs

Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset form part of the cost of that asset. Other
borrowing costs are recognized as an expense.

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Borrowing
costs include interest and other costs that the Group incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds. The borrowing costs eligible for capitalization are capitalized applying the weighted
average of the borrowing costs applicable to the general borrowings of the Group that are outstanding during the period. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of
time, in general over 6 months, to get ready for its intended use.

2.16  Income taxes

2.16.1  Corporate income taxes

Corporate income taxes are payable to the central tax authorities of the countries in which the Group's consolidated entities operate. The basis of the tax is the
taxable entities' accounting profit adjusted for non-deductible and non-taxable items. The nominal tax rates and the determination of the tax base vary among the countries in
which the Group operates.

2.16.2  Other income taxes

Other income taxes include certain local and central taxes levied in Hungary on the companies' net margins, determined at a substantially higher level than the
corporate tax base, but applying a significantly lower tax rate. These other income taxes are deductible from the corporate tax base.

2.16.3  Deferred taxes

Deferred tax is recognized applying the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying
amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, deferred tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business
combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit. Deferred tax is determined using income tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the
balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred tax liability is settled.

Deferred
tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit (or reversing deferred tax liabilities) will be available against which the temporary
differences can be utilized.

Deferred
tax is also provided on taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates and joint ventures, except where the timing of the reversal of the
temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

2.17  Leases

2.17.1  Operating leaseGroup as lessor

Assets leased to customers under operating leases are included in Property, plant and equipment in the balance sheet. They are depreciated over their expected
useful lives on a basis consistent with similar fixed assets. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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2.17.2  Finance leaseGroup as lessor

Leases of assets where Magyar Telekom transfers substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership are recognized and disclosed as revenue against a finance
lease receivable. The revenue equals the estimated present value of the future minimum lease payments receivable and any unguaranteed residual value (net investment in the lease). The cost of the
asset sold in a finance lease transaction is recognized at the inception of the lease. Each lease receipt is then allocated between the receivable and finance income so as to achieve a constant rate
of return on the finance receivable balance outstanding. The interest element of the lease receipt is recognized as Finance income.

2.17.3  Operating leaseGroup as lessee

Costs in respect of operating leases are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

2.17.4  Finance leaseGroup as lessee

Leases of property, plant and equipment where Magyar Telekom assumes substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership are classified as finance leases.
Finance leases are capitalized at the fair value of the asset or if lower, at the estimated present value of the future minimum lease payments. Each lease payment is allocated between the finance
liability and finance charges so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the outstanding finance balance payable. The finance lease obligations, net of finance charges, are included in the
balance sheet (Other financial liabilities). The interest element of the lease payments is charged to the income statement (Finance expense) over the lease period. Property, plant and equipment
acquired under finance lease contracts are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the asset.

2.17.5  Sale and leaseback transactions

Sale and leaseback transactions involve the sale of an asset by Magyar Telekom and the leasing of the same asset or part of it back to Magyar Telekom. When sale
and leaseback transactions qualify as finance leases any gain on the sale is deferred and recognized in the income statement over the lease term through lower depreciation expense. If the leaseback
qualifies as an operating lease, any gains or losses on the sale are recognized in the income statement (Other operating income) at the time of the sale as the sales price always reflects the fair
value of the asset, while the lease payments are recognized in the income statement (Other operating expenses) on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

2.18  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company for the period by the weighted average number of
common stocks outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated considering the weighted average number of diluting share options in addition to the number of common stocks outstanding.

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2.19  Dividends

Dividends payable to the Company's shareholders and to minority shareholders of the Group's subsidiaries are recorded as a liability and debited against equity
(Retained earnings or Minority interests) in the Group's financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the shareholders.

2.20  Segment reporting

Magyar Telekom determines segments primarily based on products and services that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other
businesses. The primary segments are based on the business lines of the Group, which are T-Home, T-Mobile, T-Systems and Group Headquarters and Shared services.
T-Home is the new name of the old T-Com segment and brand.

The
Company's secondary format for reporting segment information is geographical.

2.21  Comparative information

In order to maintain consistency with the current year presentation, certain items have been reclassified for comparative purposes. Material changes in
disclosures, if any, are described in detail in the related notes.

3    FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

3.1   Financial risk factors

Magyar Telekom is exposed in particular to risks from movements in exchange rates, interest rates, and market prices that affect its assets and liabilities.
Financial risk management aims to limit these risks through ongoing operational and finance activities. Selected derivative and non-derivative hedging instruments are used for this
purpose, depending on the risk assessment. However, Magyar Telekom only hedges the risks that affect the Group's cash flow. Derivatives are exclusively used as hedging instruments, i.e., not
for trading or other speculative
purposes. To reduce the counterparty risk, hedging transactions are generally only concluded with leading Hungarian financial institutions. Nevertheless, hedge accounting is not applied to such
transactions, considering that the criteria in IAS 39 are not met.

The
fundamentals of Magyar Telekom's financing strategy are established each year by the Board of Directors. The Group's policy is to borrow centrally using a balanced combination of
medium term and short term loans, and fixed and floating interest rates on those loans. The Board of Directors has approved two debt protection ratio limits, and monitors their fulfillment annually.
At the end of 2007 and 2008 Magyar Telekom fulfilled both criteria, with Total Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.56 in 2007, 1.49 in 2008 (maximum 2.5) and EBITDA to Interest Expense ratio of 8.14 in 2007,
8.86 in 2008 (minimum 3.0). The Group treasury department is responsible for implementing the finance policy and for ongoing risk management. The details of foreign exchange, liquidity and
counterparty risk management guidelines are determined and monitored by the Group Treasurer continuously.

The
detailed descriptions of risks, the management thereof as well as sensitivity analyses are provided below. Sensitivity analyses include potential changes in profit before tax. The
impacts disclosed below are subject to an average income tax rate of approximately 20%, i.e. the impact on Profit for the year would be 80% of the before tax amount. The potential impacts
disclosed (less tax) are also applicable to the Group's Equity.

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3.1.1  Market risk

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market
prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk.

Magyar
Telekom is exposed to interest and foreign exchange rate risk associated with its interest bearing assets and liabilities and anticipated transactions. As the vast majority of the
revenues and expenses of the Hungarian entities arise in HUF, the functional currency of Magyar Telekom is HUF. Consequently, Magyar Telekom's objective is to minimize the level of its financial risk
in HUF terms.

For
the presentation of market risks, IFRS 7 requires sensitivity analyses that show the effects of hypothetical changes of relevant risk variables on profit or loss and
shareholders' equity. The periodic effects are determined by relating the hypothetical changes in the risk variables to the balance of financial instruments at the balance sheet date. The balance at
the balance sheet date is usually representative for the year as a whole, therefore the impacts are calculated using the year end balances.

(a)   Foreign currency risk

Due to the free-float of the HUF introduced in 2008 the Group is exposed to foreign exchange (FX) risk in case of FX denominated financial instruments
to a higher degree. In order to mitigate this risk, Magyar Telekom has minimized its foreign currency borrowings.

Currency
risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in FX rates. Currency risks arise on account of financial
instruments being denominated in a currency that is not the functional currency. Differences resulting from the translation of financial statements into the Group's presentation currency are not taken
into consideration. Relevant risk variables are generally all non-functional currencies in which Magyar Telekom has financial instruments.

The
FX exposure of Magyar Telekom is mostly related to (i) holding foreign currency cash balances in its subsidiaries in the Southern and Eastern Europe region, and
(ii) operating activities through revenues from and payments to international telecommunications carriers as well as capital expenditure contracted with vendors in foreign currency.

At
the Company, major non-derivative monetary financial instruments (liquid assets, receivables, debt instruments held, interest-bearing liabilities, finance lease
liabilities, non-interest-bearing liabilities) are either directly denominated in the functional currency or in line with currency hedging policy so that the effects of FX rate movements
offset each other. FX rate fluctuations therefore have no significant effects on profit or loss, or shareholders' equity.

In
line with currency hedging policy, the Company holds sufficient amounts of foreign currencies on its bank accounts, the amounts of which are determined considering the balance of FX
denominated trade payables and trade receivables in order to hedge the currency risk arising in connection with those assets and liabilities. FX rate fluctuations therefore have no significant effect
on profit or loss, or equity.

The
Group's foreign currency denominated assets (primarily held by the Group's foreign subsidiaries) exceed its foreign currency denominated liabilities, therefore changes of the
functional currencies' exchange rates would have significant impact on the profit of the Group. Compared to the spot FX rates as of December 31, 2008, a 20% weakening of the functional currency
(HUF and MKD) against the EUR

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would
cause (ceteris paribus) approx. HUF 6.6 billion gain on this net balance (2007: HUF 10.0 billion). The same respective amounts of loss would be caused in case
of a 20% strengthening against the EUR.

Magyar
Telekom occasionally enters into derivative contracts for risk reduction purposes. These foreign currency forward and swap contracts are taken to reduce the FX rate risk related
to the FX denominated payment obligations or receivables.

Magyar
Telekom has cross-currency swap contracts with one of the substantial Hungarian banks (the fair value of the swap positions was HUF 1.0 billion as of
December 31, 2008 and HUF 162 million as of December 31, 2007). These contracts are established to eliminate FX risk in connection with two of the Company's EUR denominated
loan agreements.

The
fair value of the open short term forward positions was HUF -106 million as of December 31, 2007. These positions were opened to hedge the FX risks of the
dividend to be received from Macedonia. The Group had no open forward positions as of December 31, 2008.

Compared
to the FX rate as of December 31, 2007, a 20% weakening of HUF against EUR would have caused (ceteris paribus) approx. HUF 3.5 billion loss in fair value of
the open short forward. The same
respective amount of gain would have been caused by a 20% strengthening of the HUF against the EUR.

Due
to the global financial crisis, even a more than 20% fluctuation of the functional currencies against the EUR is possible as extraordinary market conditions may cause extreme
volatility on FX markets.

(b)   Interest rate risk

Magyar Telekom is exposed to financial market risk primarily through interest rate fluctuations. This is due to the fact that changing HUF interest rates affect
the fair value of the fixed rate instruments and also affect the cash flows through the variable rate instruments. As the vast majority of debt portfolio is denominated in HUF, the Group is exposed
almost exclusively to HUF interest rate fluctuations for its financial liabilities. To control interest rate risk, a combination of fixed and floating rate debt is used within the HUF portfolio. The
fixed rate HUF debt to total HUF debt ratio was 54% as of December 31, 2008 (2007: 59%).

In
addition, some of the Group's loan agreements with Deutsche Telekom also include an interest rate that in fact may change in case of downgrading of Deutsche Telekom by specific
international rating agencies. Such rating downgrades from the current grade may cause additional annual interest payments of approximately HUF 590 million on top of the
pre-fixed amount of interest, while such rating upgrades may cause HUF 320 million lower interest expense annually.

Changes
in the market interest rates of non-derivative financial instruments with fixed interest rates only affect income if these are measured at their fair value. On the
other hand, all financial instruments with fixed interest rates (which are carried at amortized cost) are not subject to cash flow interest rate risk.

Changes
in the market interest rate of interest rate derivatives (interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps) that are not part of a hedging relationship as set out in IAS 39
affect financial income or expense (net gain/ loss from re-measurement of the financial assets to fair value) and are therefore taken into consideration in the income-related sensitivity
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Changes
in market interest rates affect the interest income or expense of non-derivative variable-interest financial instruments, the interest payments of which
are not designated as hedged items of cash flow hedges against interest rate risks.

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The
floating rate debt as of December 31, 2008 amounted to approximately HUF 173 billion (2007: HUF 150 billion). A 5 percentage point
rise in market interest rate would cause (ceteris paribus) the interest payment to increase by approx. HUF 8.7 billion annually on the Group loan portfolio(1)
(2007: 7.5 billion), while the same decrease of interest rates would cause the same decrease in interest payments.

Excess
cash of the Group's Hungarian operations is primarily used to repay loans, however, significant amount of cash of the Group's Macedonian and Montenegrin subsidiaries are held in
local banks. These amounts are deposited primarily on fixed interest rate terms in order to minimize exposure to market changes that would potentially adversely change the cashflow from these
instruments.

The
Group's forint denominated deposits amounted to HUF 29.5 billion at the end of 2008, reducing the impact of the above 5 percentage point change in interest rates
by HUF 1.5 billion on the Group's financials.

Macedonian
subsidiaries of Magyar Telekom had bank deposits of HUF 64.1 billion as of December 31, 2008 (2007: 75.8 billion), therefore a
5 percentage point rise in market interest rate would cause (ceteris paribus) the interest received to increase by approx. HUF 3.2 billion annually
(2007: 3.8 billion), while the same decrease would cause the same decrease in interest received.

Montenegrin
subsidiaries of Magyar Telekom had HUF 19.8 billion deposit as of December 31, 2008 (2007: HUF 19 billion), a 5 percentage
point rise in market interest rate would cause (ceteris paribus) the interest received to increase by approx. HUF 1.0 billion annually (2007: HUF 1.0 billion), while
the same decrease would cause the same decrease in interest received.

As
a result of the volatile international capital and securities markets, a higher fluctuation of the interest rates is also possible, the exposure to which is mitigated by the balanced
portfolio of fixed and variable interest rate borrowings (see above). Sensitivities have been disclosed for a movement of 5 percentage points but extraordinary market conditions may cause
extreme volatility on money markets, which can result in even higher than 5 percentage point change in interest rates.

(c)   Other price risk

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, Magyar Telekom did not hold any material investments, which could be affected by risk variables such as stock exchange
prices or other indices.

3.1.2  Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party by failing to
discharge an obligation.

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The
maximum exposure to credit risk as at the balance sheet dates are represented by the carrying amounts of the financial assets that are carried in the balance sheet. Guarantee
agreements reducing the maximum exposure to credit risk as of the reporting date are described later in this section.

The
following table represents Magyar Telekom's maximum exposure to credit risk as at December 31, 2007 and 2008.

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Cash and cash equivalents


47,666


66,680Bank deposits with original maturities over 3 months


58,053


59,300Trade receivables


95,478


93,201Finance lease receivables


21,569


23,082Employee loans


4,610


4,383Dividend receivables from joint ventures





2,033Trade receivables over one year


619


414Derivative financial instruments


57


1,011Loans to third parties


1,334


949Financial assets available for sale


690


282Other current financial assets


636


2,375Other non-current financial assets


841


763231,553


254,473


The
vast majority of credit risks may arise in respect of Cash and cash equivalents, Bank deposits with original maturities over 3 months and Trade receivables.

According
to the Group's risk management policy Magyar Telekom Group companies deposit the excess cash only in banks rated at least BBB+ (or equivalent), or make efforts to get
guarantees for the deposits from banks rated at least BBB+. Moreover, Magyar Telekom prefers to deposit in banks which grants loans for Magyar Telekom to make possible the compensation of debts and
loans in case of the default of the bank.

Cash
and cash equivalents and Bank deposits with maturities over 3 months held by the Hungarian members of the Group are primarily denominated in HUF and concentrations of credit
risk are limited as Magyar Telekom places its cash with substantial credit institutions. Further, excess HUF cash is used for repayment of the HUF denominated loans and borrowings, or is deposited at
partner banks which grant loans for Magyar Telekom, therefore, the credit risk related to HUF cash is very limited.

Cash
and cash equivalents and Bank deposits with maturities over 3 months held by the Macedonian subsidiaries are primarily denominated in MKD and EUR, while the Montenegrin
subsidiaries possess Cash and cash equivalents and Bank deposits with maturities over 3 months primarily denominated in EUR. Cash and cash equivalents and Bank deposits with maturities over
3 months deposited in these countries run higher counterparty risk, due to the small amount of internationally substantial financial institutions in those countries. However the bank deposits
in Montenegro (HUF 19.8 billion as at December 31, 2008) are fully covered with bank guarantees issued by international financial institutions rated at BBB+ or above, while part
of the bank deposits in Macedonia (HUF 13.2 billion out of the total

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HUF 64.1 billion
deposits as at December 31, 2008) is also covered with bank guarantees. Credit risk related to bank deposits is further limited by the diversification of the
deposits among several independent credit institutions determinant on the local market.

Concentrations
of credit risk relating to trade receivables are limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Group's customer base and their dispersion across many
different industries and geographic areas.

The
following table contains the carrying amount of trade receivables broken down by segments.

Trade receivables

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)T-Mobile


49,172


46,299T-Home


33,399


32,565T-Systems


12,194


13,694Headquarters


713


64395,478


93,201


The
amounts in the table above are shown net of provisions for impairment losses of approximately HUF 26 billion (see Note 7.2). Impairment losses are charged
primarily based on past experience of defaults on payments. The annual impairment charge has historically been under 1% of the consolidated revenues. Changes in customer payment behavior in the future
may result in higher impairment losses. Each additional 1 percentage point of uncollectible revenue would result in additional impairment charges of approximately HUF 7 billion.

T-Systems
has primarily large business customers, while T-Home and T-Mobile have a combination of business and residential customers. There's no
significant difference between the recoverability of the segments' receivables.

There
are varying credit checking practices applied across the members of the Group. The majority of customers are located in Hungary. For these customers the Company follows the
following practice. Credit checking for T-Home and T-Mobile customers at the time of the service request is carried out automatically by the credit checking application of the
Sales Department. A variety of checks including checking the SOS list of faulty IDs, the bankruptcy list, the internal database of risky installation locations, the collection history of the past
6 months, the outstanding debt and the joint database of debtors of the Hungarian mobile operators are performed depending on the service to be used.

In
case of T-Systems, customer managers call a hotline of the Business Customer Care group to check if the customer has outstanding debts. As of January 1, 2009, the
Fraud Detecting System was implemented, which is used to monitor extreme usage and fraudulent behavior of customers not only for mobile but also for fixed-line and Internet services.

Dunning
procedures for T-Home, T-Mobile and T-Systems are run automatically by the billing systems including SMS, telephone calls, reminder letters,
pseudo disconnections, termination letters and disconnections. We apply varying and customized reminder procedures to the different customer groups in

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which
varying deadlines and minimum overdue amounts are applied. After the termination of the contract and depending on the expected success of the process, we combine the different collection steps
of involving external partners, selling the outstanding debt or initiating legal proceedings. All parts of the process are regulated by internal directives.

Trade
and other receivables and one finance lease receivable had to be impaired in the reported years, but no other financial assets had to be impaired as they are neither past due nor
are there any signs of impairment.

3.1.3  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity may encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities.

Prudent
liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient Cash and cash equivalents and Bank deposits as well as available funding through adequate amount of committed credit
lines. The Group Treasury's management aims at maintaining flexibility in funding by keeping committed credit lines available. The available free credit line amounted to 44.8 billion as at
December 31, 2008 (2007: HUF 48.4 billion), and the Company also had uncommitted credit lines from several Hungarian Banks as at December 31, 2008. In addition to
the above, Deutsche Telekom confirmed its readiness to finance Magyar Telekom Group's budgeted financing needs until the end of June 2010. Despite the fact that this has not been formulized in a
contract, it can be considered as a "quasi shelf facility".

The
average maturity of Magyar Telekom's debt portfolio was 2.58 years as at December 31, 2008 (2007: 2.58 years), both of which are in line with the
predefined liquidity management limit range of keeping the average maturity of the debt portfolio between 2 and 3 years.

The
following two tables summarize the maturity structure of Magyar Telekom's financial liabilities including the interest payable on those liabilities as of December 31, 2008 and
2007.

December 31, 2008

Total

within
1 year

1 to 5
years

after 5
years(in HUF millions)Trade payables


92,340


92,340





Dividend payable


290


290





Financial liabilities to related parties


434,404


126,703


248,606


59,095Bank loans


59,379


37,227


22,152


Finance lease liabilities


7,148


1,721


3,534


1,893Nonconvertible bonds and debentures


193


71





122Other financial liabilities


5,812


5,270


541


1Total other financial liabilities


72,532


44,289


26,227


2,016Total cashflows


599,566


263,622


274,833


61,111Open swap positions' gross cash flowsGross cash outflow in HUF million


11,275


6,191


5,084


Gross cash inflow in EUR million


43


23


20


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December 31, 2007

Total

within
1 year

1 to 5
years

after 5
years(in HUF millions)Trade payables


87,989


87,989





Dividend payable


151


151





Financial liabilities to related parties


343,997


41,290


266,219


36,488Bank loans


101,253


43,292


57,865


96Finance lease liabilities


5,269


1,146


3,149


974Nonconvertible bonds and debentures


194


71





123Other financial liabilities


5,359


1,532


3,827


Total other financial liabilities


112,075


46,041


64,841


1,193Total cashflows


544,212


175,471


331,060


37,681Open swap positions' gross cash flowsGross cash outflow in HUF million


9,179


3,860


5,319


Gross cash inflow in EUR million


36


15


21


Open forward positions' gross cash flowsGross cash inflow in HUF million


17,500


17,500





Gross cash outflow in EUR million


69


69








The
variable interest payments arising from the financial instruments were calculated using the last interest rates fixed before December 31, 2008.

3.2   Capital risk management

The Group's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and
benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

The
Company's management proposes to the owners (through the Board) of the Company to approve dividend payments or adopt other changes in the Company's equity capital in order to
optimize the capital structure of the Group. This can be effectuated by adjusting the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, returning capital to shareholders by capital reductions, selling or
buying back own shares. Consistent with others in the industry, the Group monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as Net debt divided by Equity (including Minority
interest) and Net debt. Net debt is calculated as:



During
2007 and 2008, the Group's strategy as approved by the Board was to maintain a gearing ratio within 30% to 40%. The gearing ratio at December 31, 2008 was 29.7%
(2007: 31.0%).

In
addition to the above, according to the Hungarian Companies Act, Magyar Telekom Plc. has to ensure that the Company's Equity does not fall below its Common stock,
i.e. the total of the reserves

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should
not be negative. The Company is far in compliance with this regulation, and no such statutory regulation exists for consolidated equity.

The
capital, which the Group manages, amounted to HUF 600.3 billion on December 31, 2008 (2007: HUF 581.7 billion).

4    CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances.

The
Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, rarely equal the related actual results. The estimates and
assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities are outlined below.

4.1   Useful lives of assets

The determination of the useful lives of assets is based on historical experience with similar assets as well as any anticipated technological development and
changes in broad economic or industry factors. The appropriateness of the estimated useful lives is reviewed annually, or whenever there is an indication of significant changes in the underlying
assumptions. We believe that this is a critical accounting estimate since it involves assumptions about technological development in an innovative industry and heavily dependent on the investment
plans of the Group. Further, due to the significant weight of depreciable assets in our total assets, the impact of any changes in these assumptions can be material to our financial position, and
results of operations. As an example, if Magyar Telekom was to shorten the average useful life of its assets by 10%, this would result in additional annual depreciation and amortization expense of
approximately HUF 11 billion (2007: HUF 12 billion). See Notes 12 and 13 for the changes made to useful lives in 2008.

The
Group constantly introduces a number of new services or platforms including, but not limited to, the UMTS based broadband services in the mobile communications and the
fiber-to-the-home rollout. In case of the introduction of such new services, the Group conducts a revision of useful lives of the already existing platforms, but in
the vast majority of the cases these new services are designed to co-exist with the old platforms, resulting in no change-over to the new technology. Consequently, the useful
lives of the older platforms usually do not require shortening.

4.2   Estimated impairment of goodwill

Goodwill is no longer amortized, but tested for impairment annually or more frequently. As all of our subsidiaries are either not listed on stock exchanges or
there is no active market for their shares, the recoverable amounts of the business units and reportable segments are calculated based on fair value less cost to sell determined by the discounted
projected cashflows of these units over the next ten years with a terminal value. This is highly judgmental, which carries the inherent risk of arriving at materially different recoverable amounts if
estimates used in the calculations would prove to be inappropriate. The Group has an implemented policy to make the impairment test based on a 10-year cashflow projection on reasonable and
supportable assumptions that present the management's best estimate on market participants' assumptions and expectations considering recent similar transactions and industry benchmarks.

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Goodwill
is allocated to the reportable segments (T-Home, T-Mobile and T-Systems). The T-Home and the T-Mobile segment consist
of national cash generating units operating in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro.

In
order to determine the recoverable amounts of the segments, the Group calculates the segments' fair values less cost to sell. In the calculations, Magyar Telekom uses a range of
weighted average cost of capital (WACC) before tax depending on the country of operations and the sub-sector of telecommunications. Perpetual growth rate (PGR) estimates used also depend
on the country of operations and the sub-sector of telecommunications. The WACCs are determined based on CAPM (capital asset pricing model) using the average betas of the peer group,
10 year zero coupon yields and a debt ratio in line with the usual indebtedness of listed peer telecommunications companies, while the PGRs used are in line with the long-term
average growth rate for the telecommunications sector.

The
table below summarizes the WACCs and PGRs used in the fair value calculations of the National operations of the Group's segments in order to determine whether the goodwill allocated
to the segments have been impaired.

Cash generating unit

WACC (%)

PGR (%)2007

2008

2007

2008T-Home Hungary


11.72


12.40


1.0


1.0T-Home Macedonia


10.64


10.80


0.0


0.0T-Home Montenegro


10.41


10.74


-1.0


-1.0T-Mobile Hungary


12.66


12.99


2.0


2.0T-Mobile Macedonia


11.61


11.14


2.0


2.0T-Mobile Montenegro


11.33


11.07


0.5


0.5T-Systems


13.41


13.23


1.0


1.0


The
table below includes a sensitivity analysis that shows how much impairment should be recognized as at December 31, 2008 for the goodwill allocated to the segments if we had
used 21% lower cashflows than used in the calculations, or a WACC of 15% or a PGR of -10% for all units, leaving the other assumptions unchanged (ceteris paribus). Any combination of these
hypothetical changes would result in higher amounts of impairment. The percentages disclosed in the sensitivity analyses are the first round percentages where impairment would occur (e.g. while
impairment would occur using a 15% WACC, no impairment occurs yet using a 14% WACC).

Sensitivity analysis of goodwill impairment calculations in 2008

Cashflows
(-21%)

WACC
(15%)

PGR
(-10%)(in HUF millions)T-Home


(2,608
)

(3,793
)

(1,617
)T-Mobile








T-Systems











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The
above calculations and sensitivity analyses were prepared as of December 31, 2008 to reflect the most recent assumptions also including the potential impacts of the credit
crunch and the resulting downturn of the real economy.

4.3   Estimated impairment of property, plant and equipment, and intangibles

We assess the impairment of identifiable property, plant, equipment and intangibles whenever there is a reason to believe that the carrying value may materially
exceed the recoverable amount and where impairment of value is anticipated. The calculations of recoverable amounts are primarily determined by value in use calculations, which use a broad range of
estimates and factors affecting those. Among others, we typically consider future revenues and expenses, technological obsolescence, discontinuance of services and other changes in circumstances that
may indicate impairment. If impairment is identified using the value in use calculations, we also determine the fair value less cost to sell (if determinable), to calculate the exact amount of
impairment to be charged. As this exercise is highly judgmental, the amount of a potential impairment may be significantly different from that of the result of these calculations.

4.4   Estimated impairment of trade and other receivables

We calculate impairment for doubtful accounts based on estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. For the largest
customers and other telecommunications service providers, impairment is calculated on an individual basis, while for other customers it is estimated on a portfolio basis, for which we base our
estimate on the aging of our account receivables balance and our historical write-off experience, customer credit-worthiness and recent and expected changes in our customer payment terms.
These factors are reviewed periodically, and changes are made to the calculations when necessary. In addition, we consider also the nature of the business (residential, business, fixed line, mobile,
internet, cable TV, etc.) and the environment in which
the Group's entities operate in the various markets. The estimates also involve assumptions about future customer behavior and the resulting future cash collections. If the financial condition of our
customers were to deteriorate, actual write-offs of currently existing receivables may be higher than expected and may exceed the level of the impairment losses recognized so far. See also
Note 3.1.2.

4.5   Provisions

Provisions in general are highly judgmental, especially in case of legal disputes. The Group assesses the probability of an adverse event as a result of a past
event and if the probability of an outflow of economic benefits is evaluated to be more than fifty percent, the Group fully provides for the total amount of the estimated liability (see also
Note 2.10). The assessment of the probability is highly judgmental, asfor examplein Hungary there are very few cases where the appealed NCAH decisions have been
finally concluded by the Supreme Court. Further, in Macedonia, there is also a lack of sufficient history for CPC decisions appealed against at the Administrative Court. In order to determine the
probabilities of an adverse outcome, the Group uses internal and external legal counsels.

4.6   Subscriber acquisition costs

Subscriber acquisition costs primarily include the loss on the equipment sales (revenues and costs disclosed separately) and fees paid to subcontractors that act
as agents to acquire new customers. The Group's agents also spend a portion of their agent fees for marketing the Group's products, while a certain

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part
of the Group's marketing costs could also be considered as part of the subscriber acquisition costs. The up-front fees collected from customers for activation or connection are
marginal compared to the acquisition costs. These revenues and costs are recognized when the customer is connected to the Group's fixed or mobile networks. No such costs or revenues are capitalized or
deferred. These acquisition costs (losses) are recognized immediately as they are not accurately separable from other marketing costs. Among these, net losses on equipment sales of the Group amounted
to HUF 19.2 billion in 2008 (2007: HUF 15.9 billion), while agent fees amounted to HUF 8.8 billion in 2008
(2007: HUF 8.4 billion). The Group's marketing costs amounted to HUF 22.1 billion in 2008 (2007: HUF 20.2 billion).

5    BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

5.1   Acquisitions in 2008

5.1.1  Cable TV networks

In 2008 Magyar Telekom acquired a number of cable TV networks for HUF 687 million in individually insignificant transactions. All these acquisitions
qualified as business combinations of the T-Home segment of the Group. The purchase price of these networks in most cases included connected customers, while in the remaining few cases the
network was fully completed with immediate capability of connecting customers to them. The purchase prices paid for these networks also included goodwill representing the networks' potential of
acquiring additional customers and conveying additional services.

The
carrying values of assets and liabilities acquired through these individually insignificant business combinations at the time acquisition substantially equaled their fair values,
which, as well as the considerations paid, are disclosed in the table below in aggregate amounts.

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


687Additional costs directly attributable to the business combination


Consideration paid


687Net assets acquired


555Goodwill


132Net assets acquired:Receivables


4Property, plant and equipment


522Intangible assets


104Income taxes payable


(30
)Trade and other payables


(14
)Net deferred tax liability


(31
)555


The
total purchase price was paid in 2008.

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5.2   Acquisitions in 2007

5.2.1  MobilPress

In December 2006, Magyar Telekom agreed to acquire a 100% stake in MobilPress for HUF 600 million plus the dividend to be declared for 2006 (max.
HUF 50 million). The transaction was subject to the approval of the Hungarian Competition Authority. The transaction was closed on January 25, 2007, and MobilPress has been
consolidated since that date, included in the T-Home segment, while the goodwill is disclosed in the T-Mobile segment. MobilPress is one of the major Hungarian mobile content
providers and manages, among others, the t-zones portal, with revenues of approx. HUF 1.5 billion in 2006.

The
carrying values of MobilPress's net assets at acquisition as well as the consideration paid are disclosed in the table below. The Group has estimated the fair values of the net
assets acquired to equal their carrying values.

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


600Additional purchase price


50Consideration paid


650Net assets acquired


93Goodwill


557Net assets acquired:Cash


64Receivables


266Non current assets


56Trade and other payables


(285
)Short term borrowings


(2
)Non current liabilities


(6
)93


The
total purchase price was paid in 2007.

5.2.2  T-Systems Hungary (TSH)

In December 2006, the Company signed a sale-purchase agreement to acquire an additional 2% ownership in TSH effective from January 1, 2007 for
a purchase price of HUF 60 million. TSH had been an associate of the Group since September 2004, with the majority owner being another Deutsche Telekom Group member. As the transaction
took place between entities under common control, the acquisition was accounted for at cost. The carrying values of TSH's net assets at acquisition as well as the consideration

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paid
are disclosed in the table below. TSH has been a consolidated subsidiary of the Group since January 1, 2007 included in the T-Systems segment.

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


60Carrying value of TSH as an associate


1,540Associate goodwill


149Consideration paid


1,749Net assets acquired


1,752Excess (recognized in equity)


3Net assets acquired:Cash


421Trade receivables


5,888Inventory


146Other assets


468Property, plant and equipment


925Intangible assets


3,202Trade payables


(3,471
)Other financial liabilities


(4,258
)Provisions


(179
)Total net assets


3,142Less: Minority interest


(1,539
)Associate goodwill transferred to goodwill


1491,752


5.3   Acquisitions in 2006

5.3.1  Orbitel

On November 29, 2005 Magyar Telekom concluded an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Orbitel for EUR 7.85 million
(HUF 1,944 million). Orbitel is a Bulgarian alternative telecommunications and internet service provider offering countrywide voice and data services to the business community utilizing
IP technology. In 2005, the company generated revenues of EUR 11.5 million. Orbitel has been consolidated from the date of the financial closing, February 3, 2006, and is included
in the T-Home segment.

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The
carrying values and the fair values of Orbitel's net assets at acquisition as well as the consideration paid are disclosed in the table below.

Fair
values

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


1,944Additional costs directly attributable to the business combination


38Consideration paid


1,982Net assets acquired


1,013Goodwill


969Net assets acquired:Cash


22


22Other financial assets


6


6Receivables


335


335Income tax receivable


7


7Inventory


12


12Property, plant and equipment


524


381Intangible assets


812


221Other non current assets


3


3Trade and other payables


(384
)

(384
)Loans and other borrowings


(190
)

(190
)Net deferred tax liability


(134
)

(24
)1,013


389


The
goodwill arising on this acquisition partly represents the assembled workforce that can not be recognized as a separable asset. Further, the customer value recognized only represents
the customers and services rendered to them existing on the acquisition date, while the majority of the goodwill represents the value of, and the future revenues from, customers to be acquired from
the acquisition date or the planned extension of services.

5.3.2  Dataplex

On December 12, 2005 Magyar Telekom agreed to acquire a 100% stake in Dataplex Kft. for HUF 5.1 billion. Dataplex is a major player in the
Hungarian IT hardware co-location market with revenues of around HUF 1.3 billion in 2005. The financial closing of the transaction took place following the approval by
the Hungarian Competition Authority, on April 5, 2006, from which date Dataplex has been consolidated in the T-Home segment of the Group.

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The
carrying values and the fair values of Dataplex's net assets at acquisition as well as the consideration paid are disclosed in the table below.

Fair
values

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


5,113Additional costs directly attributable to the business combination


35Consideration paid


5,148Net assets acquired


1,100Goodwill


4,048Net assets acquired:Cash


1


1Receivables


148


148Inventory


6


12Property, plant and equipment


811


801Intangible assets


933


1Trade and other payables


(556
)

(556
)Loans and other borrowings


(56
)

(56
)Net deferred tax liability


(187
)

1,100


351


The
goodwill arising on this acquisition partly represents the assembled workforce that can not be recognized as a separable asset. Further, the customer value recognized only represents
the customers existing on the acquisition date, while the majority of the goodwill represents the value of, and future revenues from, customers to be acquired from the acquisition date.

5.3.3  KFKI Group

In June 2006 Magyar Telekom signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the 100% ownership of KFKI-LNX Zrt., one of the leading
Hungarian IT companies for a purchase price of HUF 8.2 billion plus an optional earn-out payment of HUF 1.5 billion dependent on the 2006 financial
performance. The acquisition was closed on September 15, 2006, from which date KFKI Group has been consolidated in the T-Systems segment of the Group. In 2005, KFKI Group's
revenues amounted to approximately HUF 17 billion. KFKI-LNX had two 100% owned subsidiaries, ICON and IQSYS.

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The
carrying values and the fair values of KFKI Group's net assets at acquisition as well as the consideration paid are disclosed in the table below.

Fair
values

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


8,170Additional purchase price contingent upon results


1,500Additional costs directly attributable to the business combination


170Consideration paid


9,840Net assets acquired


5,372Goodwill


4,468Net assets acquired:Cash


344


344Receivables


2,629


2,629Income tax receivable


33


33Inventory


656


656Property, plant and equipment


663


632Intangible assets


5,514


233Trade and other payables


(2,687
)

(2,687
)Loans and other borrowings


(587
)

(587
)Provisions


(154
)

(154
)Net deferred tax liability


(1,039
)

235,372


1,122


The
goodwill arising on this acquisition partly represents the assembled workforce that can not be recognized as a separable asset. Further, the customer value recognized only represents
the customers existing on the acquisition date, while the majority of the goodwill represents the value of, and future revenues from, customers to be acquired from the acquisition date.

The
HUF 1,500 million additional purchase price conditional upon the 2006 results was deposited in 2006 and paid in 2007.

5.3.4  iWiW, Adnetwork, MFactory

In April 2006, Magyar Telekom acquired the 100% ownership of iWiW Kft, the leading Hungarian online social network, for a purchase price of
HUF 1.1 billion. iWiW ('who is who') operates the only online social network for existing friendships and relationships with more than half a million registered members at the time of
the acquisition, which made it the fourth most visited web page in Hungary. In 2005 iWiW generated revenues of HUF 5 million.

In
May 2006, Magyar Telekom acquired the 100% ownership of Adnetwork Kft, the leading Hungarian online advertisement network for an initial purchase price of
HUF 168 million and additional

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price
of HUF 10 million. Adnetwork was established in 2005 and generated revenues of HUF 28 million in 2005.

The
above companies have been consolidated in the T-Home segment of the Group from the dates control was taken over by the Group.

In
December 2006, Magyar Telekom acquired a 75.05% stake in MFactory, one of the leading Hungarian mobile content producers and aggregators for HUF 469 million. In
addition, the Company also had an option to increase its stake in MFactory to 100% from 2009, while MFactory's minority owners had a put option for their shares. The Group considered this combination
of the options to be of a liability nature (in an amount of HUF 166 million), therefore MFactory is consolidated as a 100% subsidiary in the T-Home segment of the Group,
while the initial goodwill arising on the business combination is allocated to the T-Mobile segment. MFactory's revenues amounted to HUF 190 million in 2006.

The
fair values of the net assets of iWiW, Adnetwork and MFactory were estimated to equal their carrying values. The carrying values of the net assets of the above companies acquired in
individually immaterial business combinations are disclosed in their aggregate amounts in the table below.

Carrying
values(in HUF millions)Purchase price of ownership acquired


1,767Further purchase price payable


176Costs directly attributable to the business combinations


1Consideration paid


1,944Net assets acquired


83Goodwill


1,861Net assets acquired:Cash


12Receivables


73Intangible assets


53Income tax payable


(5
)Trade and other payables


(50
)83


Magyar
Telekom acquired the outstanding shares of MFactory in 2008 for additional payment of HUF 75 million. The amount of the remaining payable as at December 31,
2008 depends on the final agreement between the seller and Magyar Telekom to be concluded later in 2009.

5.3.5  MKTown shares

In June 2006, MKT acquired 10% of its own shares at a public auction held by the Macedonian Government (the minority owner) for EUR 60.9 million
(HUF 16,579 million including additional costs). Following the share repurchase transaction, Magyar Telekom's voting rights in MKT increased from 51.0% to 56.7%, while the Macedonian
Government's share of ownership fell to 36.8%, with the rest of the shares

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owned
by smaller minority shareholders. The difference between the purchase price of the shares and the decrease in the minority interests was recognized as goodwill in an amount of
HUF 1,724 million, all allocated to the T-Mobile segment.

5.4   Pro forma information on business combinations

The following pro forma information shows the most important financial data of the Group, including the subsidiaries acquired as if they had been consolidated
from the beginning of the financial year in which the acquisition was made, and also how much the business combinations contributed to the reported figures since the acquisition date.

2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)RevenuesReported


671,196


676,661


673,056Pro formaif consolidated from beginning of year


684,099


676,661


673,145Current year contribution since date of business combination in the year of acquisition


12,465


4,969


53Net incomeReported


75,453


60,155


93,008Pro formaif consolidated from beginning of year


76,267


60,155


93,019Current year contribution since date of business combination in the year of acquisition


191


(1,812
)

7


5.5   Disposals of subsidiaries

In 2008 the Group sold its 100% investment in MontMak. In 2007 the Group sold the total of its 51% ownership in Montenegrocard. In 2006 the Company sold the total
of its 72% ownership in Cardnet. The results of the above transactions have been recognized as Other operating income in the years of disposal (Note 26). These subsidiaries conducted
non-core operations and were insignificant to the Group, their disposal was not so significant that they would constitute discontinued operations or disposal groups.

6    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks, and all highly liquid deposits and securities with original maturities of three months or less, and exclude all overdrafts.
These financial assets are exposed to credit risks, for which see more details in Note 3.1.2. No impairment had to be recognized for any of these balances in the reported years.

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Cash on hand


1,487


1,462Cash in banks and other cash equivalents


46,179


65,21847,666


66,680


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7    TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

7.1   Trade and other receivablescarrying amounts

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Trade receivables from third parties




88,588


87,092Receivables from Deutsche Telekom Group companies




6,878


5,903Receivables from associates and joint ventures




12


206Trade receivables

(a)


95,478


93,201Prepayments and advance payments




4,674


6,902Other taxes receivable




1,204


744Other




2,220


1,048Other receivables




8,098


8,694103,576


101,895


(a)   Age profile of Trade receivables

The following tables show the age profile of the Group's receivables by segments by days outstanding (past due). The carrying amounts of past due receivables are
shown net of impairment losses charged as of the balance sheet dates.

of which past due byCarrying
amount as
of Dec 31,
2008Trade receivables

of which
not past
due

less than
30 days

30 - 60
days

61 - 90
days

91 - 180
days

181 - 360
days

Over
360
days(in HUF millions)T-Mobile


46,299


35,777


6,585


1,174


530


941


955


337T-Home


32,565


22,396


6,392


1,306


844


982


490


155T-Systems


13,694


11,918


1,032


279


145


283


32


5Headquarters


643


459


138


29


4


4


8


1Total


93,201


70,550


14,147


2,788


1,523


2,210


1,485


498




of which past due byCarrying
amount as
of Dec 31,
2007Trade receivables

of which
not past
due

less than
30 days

30 - 60
days

61 - 90
days

91 - 180
days

181 - 360
days

Over
360
days(in HUF millions)T-Mobile


49,172


39,373


6,818


1,202


501


726


453


99T-Home


33,399


24,035


5,498


1,304


794


1,165


360


243T-Systems


12,194


9,940


1,715


237


111


129


35


27Headquarters


713


629


35


19


19


6


5


Total


95,478


73,977


14,066


2,762


1,425


2,026


853


369


The
vast majority of past due trade receivables are partly or fully impaired depending on the period of delay of payments. Only insignificant amounts of past due trade receivables are
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experience
of payment behavior of certain business customers. As these amounts are not significant, these are not disclosed separately.

Non
past due receivables are not assessed collectively for impairment, but in case of bankruptcy of the customer non past due receivables may have to be partly or fully impaired, the
amount of which is not significant, therefore, not disclosed separately.

7.2   Impairment losses

Impairment losses are recognized for Trade and other receivables from third parties and one finance lease receivable in 2007. The tables below show the impairment
loss and changes therein for 2007 and 2008.

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Impairment loss, beginning of period


28,781


30,263Charged to expensenet (included in Other operating expenses)


5,136


4,353Utilized, and translation difference


(3,654
)

(8,304
)Impairment loss, end of period


30,263


26,312




Closing balance of impairment losses by segment

2008(in HUF millions)T-Mobile


12,903T-Home


12,208T-Systems


1,175Headquarters


26Group


26,312


The
closing balance as at December 31, 2007 included the impairment charged for a finance lease receivable (disclosed in Note 8) in an amount of
HUF 1,500 million. This impairment loss was released in 2008 as the negotiations with the customer resulted in an agreed schedule of the termination of the contract and the recovery of
the finance lease receivable is ensured. The reversal has been recognized as a reduction to the Bad debt expense in 2008.

8    OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

Other financial assets include receivables due within 12 months from the balance sheet date (current) and due after 12 months from the balance sheet date (non current).
These financial assets are exposed to credit risks, for which see more details in Note 3.1.2. Other than a finance lease receivable (Note 7.2) none of these financial assets had to be
impaired in any of the reported years.

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8.1   Other current financial assets

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Bank deposits with original maturities over 3 months




58,053


59,300Finance lease receivable

(a)


4,011


3,718Loans and receivables from employees

(b)


861


798RDC receivable

(c)


152


189Derivative financial instruments

(d)


57


1,011Dividend receivable from joint ventures

(e)





2,033Other




297


1,44963,431


68,498


8.2   Other non current financial assets

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Finance lease receivable

(a)


17,558


19,364Loans and receivables from employees

(b)


4,233


4,018RDC receivable

(c)


841


763Trade receivables over one year

(f)


619


414Financial assets available-for-sale

(g)


690


282Other




1,036


1,25324,977


26,094


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9    INCOME TAX

9.1   Income tax expense

The table below shows the tax expenses charged in the 3-year period presented in the income statement.

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Corporate income tax


6,423


7,795


9,941Other income taxes


8,529


9,321


9,462Deferred income taxes


9,268


9,105


8,295Total income tax expense


24,220


26,221


27,698


9.2   Current income tax receivable and payable

Current income tax receivable and payable in the balance sheet represent the amount of corporate and other income taxes receivable from, and payable to, the tax
authorities of the countries in which the Group operates.

9.3   Tax rate reconciliation

The reconciliation between the reported income tax expense and the theoretical amount arising by applying the statutory income tax rates is as follows:

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)IFRS profit before income tax




111,684


99,277


133,291Tax at 16%




(17,869
)

(15,884
)

(21,327
)Impact of different tax rates

(a)


(323
)

(4,088
)

(1,512
)Tax on items not subject to tax

(b)


2,405


1,650


2,278Tax on non deductible items

(c)


(1,955
)

(1,107
)

(2,134
)Impact of tax incentives

(d)


778





Other income taxes

(e)


(8,529
)

(9,321
)

(9,462
)Impact of tax deductibility of other income taxes

(f)


2,701


2,873


2,883Withholding tax

(g)


(2,034
)

(1,684
)

(1,111
)(De)/recognized deferred tax on tax losses

(h)


(255
)

73


1,436Broadband tax credit accretion

(i)


861


1,267


1,251Income tax expense




(24,220
)

(26,221
)

(27,698
)


(a)   Impact of different tax rates

The corporate tax rate in Hungary was 16% in the first 8 months of 2006. As of September 1, 2006 a so called Solidarity tax was introduced in
Hungary, which is an extra 4% tax on a base very similar to the corporate tax base, therefore included in the corporate tax expense, with fewer adjusting items from

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accounting
profit before tax to arrive at the tax base. The tax rate reconciliation for all 3years includes 16%, while the difference arising due to the introduction of the Solidarity tax is included
in this line of the reconciliation.

The
Group is also present in foreign countries where the tax rate is generally lower than in Hungary. The tax rate in Macedonia was 15% in 2006, which was reduced to 12% in 2007 and to
10% in 2008. Deferred tax balances have been recalculated accordingly. The corporate tax rate is 9% in Montenegro, 16% in Romania, 10% in Bulgaria, and 25% in the Ukraine.

This
line of the reconciliation also includes the tax impacts of the different tax rates of the foreign countries where the Group is also present through its subsidiaries.

(b)   Tax on items not subject to tax

Items not subject to income tax consist primarily of donation for non-profit organizations and R&D cost deductible from corporate income tax base, as
well as the Share of associates' and joint ventures' profit as it is included net of tax in the Profit before income tax. This line of the reconciliation includes the tax impact of the above items.

(c)   Tax on non deductible items

This line of the reconciliation shows the tax impact of the non deductible expenses, including premature receivable write-downs, certain impairment losses and
entertainment expenses.

(d)   Tax incentives

Tax incentives included the tax impact of qualifying investments in property, plant and equipment in Macedonia, which could be utilized as a reducing item in the
calculation of the corporate tax base until 2006. After 2006 this opportunity is no longer available.

(e)   Other income taxes

Other income taxes include certain local and central taxes levied in Hungary on the companies' net margins, determined at a substantially higher level than the
corporate tax base, but with substantially lower tax rates. As the first line of the reconciliation calculates theoretical tax expense calculated using the corporate tax rate, the Hungarian local
business tax and the innovation fee impose additional tax expenses for the Hungarian entities of the Group.

(f)    Deductibility of other income taxes from the corporate tax base

The above described Hungarian other income taxes are deductible expenses for corporate tax purposes. In addition, 100% of the local business tax paid is
deductible further from the corporate tax base in the presented three years.

(g)   Withholding tax

The Group is present through its subsidiaries in Macedonia, which introduced withholding tax of 5% on dividend distribution to Hungary as of January 1,
2006. Montenegro also levies a 5% withholding tax on dividend distribution to Hungary. The reconciliation includes the amount of deferred tax calculated and

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9    INCOME TAX (Continued)

recognized
on the undistributed profits of these subsidiaries that are expected to be subject to withholding tax in case of dividend distributions.

(h)   (De)/recognized deferred tax on tax losses

Deferred tax asset is recognized on tax losses only to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit is probable. Deferred tax assets on tax losses
that will probably not be recovered are un/de-recognized. On the other hand, when the recoverability of the previously un/derecognized tax losses becomes probable, these deferred tax
assets are recognized.

(i)    Broadband investment tax credit accretion

Broadband investment tax credit accretion shows the increase of the net present value of the investment tax credit deriving from the utilization of the tax
credits in year(s) following the year of recognition.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

9    INCOME TAX (Continued)

9.4   Deferred taxes

Magyar Telekom's deferred tax balances are as follows:

Balance at
Dec. 31,
2006

Income
statement
effect

Other
movements

Balance at
Dec. 31,
2007

Income
statement
effect

Other
movements

Balance at
Dec. 31,
2008(in HUF millions)Deferred tax assets and (liabilities)Investment tax credits


14,300


(4,273
)

3,561


13,588


1,873


350


15,811Net operating loss carry-forward


1,217


(676
)




541


741





1,282Investments in subsidiaries


(1,200
)

(213
)




(1,413
)

(12
)




(1,425
)Withholding tax


(2,034
)

(1,606
)




(3,640
)

402





(3,238
)Other financial assets


(307
)

322


(23
)

(8
)

(173
)




(181
)Impairment of receivables, inventory


3,050


(488
)




2,562


(1,604
)




958Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets


(9,041
)

(641
)

211


(9,471
)

(9,499
)

(108
)

(19,078
)Goodwill


(4,126
)

(2,965
)




(7,091
)

(1,198
)




(8,289
)Trade and other payables


363


(781
)




(418
)

546





128Loans and other borrowings


279


(156
)




123


439





562Deferred revenue





293





293


531





824Provisions for liabilities and charges


1,427


2,079





3,506


(341
)




3,165Total net deferred tax asset/(liability)


3,928


(9,105
)

3,749


(1,428
)

(8,295
)

242


(9,481
)Of which deferred tax liability after netting


(5,647
)







(2,714
)







(11,071
)Of which deferred tax asset after netting


9,575








1,286








1,590Items included in other movementsInvestment tax credit recognized against cost of PPE








3,561








350AFS financial assetsvaluation differences recognized in equity








(23
)







35Currency translation adjustment arising on consolidation








211








(112
)Arising on business combinations

















(31
)3,749








242


The
Group consists of a number of legal entities, most of which have deferred tax assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities are netted by legal entity so that one legal entity
has either a deferred tax asset or a liability and the consolidated balance sheet includes these items accordingly.

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9    INCOME TAX (Continued)

The
Group's net deferred tax liability balance is HUF 9,481 million which includes a high amount of individual deferred tax asset and liability items (see in the above
table). Of these items, approximately HUF 6,078 million net deferred tax is expected to reverse in 2009 (deferred tax asset is HUF 6,282 million and deferred tax liability
is HUF 204 million). The above items exclude deferred tax items expected to arise in 2009.

Deferred
tax arising on investment tax credits are recognized against the cost of the related investment.

Deferred
tax arising on the revaluation of available-for-sale financial assets recognized directly in equity is also recognized directly in equity.

Temporary
differences associated with investments in subsidiaries for which deferred tax liabilities or assets have not been recognized amounted to a net liability of
HUF 3,211 million at December 31, 2008 (2007: net asset of HUF 2,964 million).

If
the Group's Macedonian subsidiaries distributed all their distributable reserves in the form of a dividend, the Group would have to pay HUF 2,562 million withholding
tax, and deferred tax liability with the same amount is recognized as at December 31, 2008. If the Group's Montenegrin subsidiaries distributed all their distributable reserves in the form of a
dividend, the Group would have to pay HUF 967 million withholding tax in addition to the amount for which a deferred tax liability is recognized as at December 31, 2008
(HUF 676 million). As the Group can control the timing and the form of the dividends, deferred tax liabilities have only been recognized to the extent of the planned dividend
distributions of the subsidiaries' retained earnings (undistributed results of 2005 - 2008) in the foreseeable future.

Deferred
tax assets are recognized for tax loss carry forwards only to the extent that realization of the related tax benefit is probable. There is no tax loss expiring in 2009 for which
a deferred tax asset has been recognized. As of December 31, 2008, the balance of recognized tax losses is HUF 9,978 million of which HUF 8,088 million is not
subject to statutory limitations. For tax losses in an amount of HUF 1,984 million no deferred tax asset was recognized as at December 31, 2008.

9.5   Investment tax credits

In order to increase broadband internet penetration in Hungary, companies investing over HUF 100 million in a year in broadband assets
(e.g. DSL lines, UMTS assets) from 2003 can apply for a corporate tax reduction. The potential reduction of the corporate tax charge is defined as a percentage of the companies' capital
investment in broadband assets. As these investment tax credits are of a governmental grant nature, Magyar Telekom recognized the deferred tax asset against the cost of the related investment. If the
tax credits are not utilized in the year when earned, the amount of tax credits carried forward can be utilized at a higher amount as outstanding amounts can be accreted. This accretion is recognized
as an increase in the deferred tax asset against a reduction in the deferred tax expense.

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9    INCOME TAX (Continued)

The
following table shows the details of the tax credits in HUF millions:

Earned in year

Amount of
qualifying
broadband
investment

Amount of
tax credit
earned

Accretion
recognized in tax
expense to date

Tax credit
utilized

Tax credit carried
forward at
December 31,
20082003


6,197


2,613


1,119


(3,732
)

2004


6,735


3,111


1,122


(1,126
)

3,1072005


14,438


5,730


1,001


(2,162
)

4,5692006


15,127


4,335


723


(469
)

4,5892007


12,777


2,919


240


(92
)

3,0672008


2,291


479








479Total


57,565


19,187


4,205


(7,581
)

15,811Expires in


2015


7,6762016


4,5892017


3,0672018


47915,811


In
order to utilize the tax credits and certain tax deductibility opportunities earned by the Group's entities, they have to comply with strict requirements as set out in the relevant
tax regulations. Management believes that the Group has complied and will be able to comply with the requirements to recognize these as deferred tax assets.

9.6   Tax reviews

The tax authorities may at any time inspect the books and records within five years from the end of the year when tax declarations were submitted and may impose
additional tax assessments with penalties and penalty interest. Management is not aware of any circumstances which may give rise to a potential material liability in this respect.

10    INVENTORIES

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Cables, wires and other materials, work-in-progress and advances


3,125


2,964Inventory for resale


8,454


10,703Subtotal


11,579


13,667Less allowances for obsolete inventory


(927
)

(376
)10,652


13,291


The
Inventory for resale balance as at December 31, 2008 includes hardware and software assets in an amount of HUF 1,851 million which had been sold in a finance
lease contract to a major business customer from 2001, which terminated the contract for the assets and the related services as of December 31, 2008.

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10    INVENTORIES (Continued)

In
December 2008 the Group concluded a contract for the sale of these assets in a finance lease transaction in January 2009. The Group discloses these assets as inventory as at December 31,
2008 as the assets were neither leased to the old customer any more, nor sold to the new customer yet.

11    NON CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Non current assets held for sale include land and buildings identified for sale, which is expected within 12 months, as a result of the continuing improvement of utilization of
properties and headcount reductions.

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12    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNET

Land and
related rights

Buildings

Telecom.
equipment

Other
equipment

Total(in HUF millions)At January 1, 2007Cost


6,654


124,145


972,654


154,113


1,257,566Accumulated depreciation


(2,038
)

(25,467
)

(557,176
)

(115,160
)

(699,841
)Carrying amount


4,616


98,678


415,478


38,953


557,725Of which held for sale














(6,825
)550,900Carrying amountJanuary 1, 2007


4,616


98,678


415,478


38,953


557,725Exchange differences


4


74


180


750


1,008Additions due to business combinations





2


366


123


491Additions due to asset retirement obligations








83





83Investments


24


13,560


51,297


10,944


75,825Disposals





(3,229
)

(454
)

(1,705
)

(5,388
)Impairment charge





(94
)

(32
)




(126
)Depreciation charge


(143
)

(2,286
)

(79,147
)

(8,918
)

(90,494
)Reclassifications


267


(7,680
)

25,741


(18,328
)

Carrying amountDecember 31, 2007


4,768


99,025


413,512


21,819


539,124At December 31, 2007Cost


6,687


127,522


1,057,554


98,645


1,290,408Accumulated depreciation


(1,919
)

(28,497
)

(644,042
)

(76,826
)

(751,284
)Carrying amount


4,768


99,025


413,512


21,819


539,124Of which held for sale














(4,393
)534,731Carrying amountJanuary 1, 2008


4,768


99,025


413,512


21,819


539,124Exchange differences


49


725


2,660


320


3,754Additions due to business combinations








522





522Additions due to asset retirement obligations





2,303


1,111





3,414Investments


257


6,880


67,337


11,015


85,489Disposals





(2,683
)

(867
)

(416
)

(3,966
)Impairment charge














Depreciation charge





(4,357
)

(70,588
)

(7,928
)

(82,873
)Reclassifications


294


(294
)







Carrying amountDecember 31, 2008


5,368


101,599


413,687


24,810


545,464At December 31, 2008Cost


7,276


133,605


1,109,442


102,775


1,353,098Accumulated depreciation


(1,908
)

(32,006
)

(695,755
)

(77,965
)

(807,634
)Carrying amount


5,368


101,599


413,687


24,810


545,464Of which held for sale














(1,775
)543,689


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12    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNET (Continued)

The closing balance of Property, plant and equipment (PPE) includes assets in the course of construction in an amount of
HUF 32,601 million as at December 31, 2008 (2007: HUF 27,633 million). In the table above the assets in course of construction are shown in the categories where the
capitalization is expected.

Additions
due to business combinations include the fair value of the assets acquired by Magyar Telekom through business combinations in the reported years.

Additions
due to asset retirement obligations represent the amounts recognized as part of the carrying amounts of the constructed assets against a provision for asset retirement
obligation in the reported year (Note 19.6).

Investments
represent the regular investing activity in PPE assets. These additions are shown net of the investment tax credit related to broadband investments of
HUF 350 million in 2008 (2007: HUF 3,561 million). For more details, see Note 9.4.

Impairment
losses charged in 2007 relate to the WLAN assets deployed in rural areas of Hungary. It was established that the recoverable amount of these assets (grouped in a CGU) based on
the value in use calculations was lower than the carrying amount. Value in use was determined using discounted cashflow analyses. The discount rates used were 11.6% to 12.0%. No impairment was
identified in 2008.

Reclassifications
between PPE in 2007 categories are the result of the unification of disclosure of PPE of the fixed line and mobile business from January 1, 2007, after the
merger of the Company and T-Mobile HU. A large number of various assets were reclassified to ensure consistent disclosures between the business units. No major reclassifications were made
in 2008. The impact of reclassifications on depreciation expense was not material.

Included
in buildings are assets sold and leased back under finance lease conditions. At December 31, 2008 the gross book value of the leased back assets is
HUF 2,739 million (2007: HUF 2,460 million) and the net book value is HUF 1,450 million (2007: HUF 1,407 million).

Included
mainly in buildings and telecom equipment are assets leased under finance lease conditions (other than sale and lease back). At December 31, 2008 the gross book value of
the finance leased assets is HUF 2,646 million (2007: HUF 2,593) and the net book value is HUF 1,813 million (2007: HUF 1,828 million).

Included
in telecommunications equipment at December 31, 2008 are assets leased under operating lease contracts to customers with a gross book value of
HUF 1,759 million (2007: HUF 7,029 million) and net book value of HUF 1,122 million (2007: HUF 2,514 million). Depreciation for the year of
these assets amounted to HUF 469 million (2007: HUF 808 million). The future minimum lease payments receivable under these contracts are disclosed in Note 32.4.

HUF 3,263 million
of PPE has restricted titles as at December 31, 2008 (2007: HUF 3,235 million), which serve as pledges for finance leases.

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12    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNET (Continued)

The
reviews of the useful lives of property, plant and equipment during 2008 affected the lives of a large number of assets including primarily the telecommunications equipment of both
the fixed line and mobile operations. The revision results in the following change in the original trend of depreciation.

2008

2009

2010

2011

After
2011(in HUF millions)Increase/(decrease) in depreciation


(7,147
)

(7,771
)

(2,048
)

1,374


15,592


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13    INTANGIBLE ASSETSNET

Goodwill

Software

Concessions
and licenses

Other

Total(in HUF millions)At January 1, 2007Cost


245,149


118,264


40,705


25,328


429,446Accumulated amortization





(77,860
)

(13,480
)

(6,366
)

(97,706
)Carrying amount


245,149


40,404


27,225


18,962


331,740Carrying amountJanuary 1, 2007


245,149


40,404


27,225


18,962


331,740Exchange differences


185


41


1,629


9


1,864Additions due to business combinations


520


384


1,214


21


2,139Investments





15,441


11,564


1,005


28,010Disposals








(1,505
)

(46
)

(1,551
)Impairment














Amortization charge





(18,243
)

(3,020
)

(3,712
)

(24,975
)Reclassifications


458


3,142


(102
)

(3,498
)

Carrying amountDecember 31, 2007


246,312


41,169


37,005


12,741


337,227At December 31, 2007Cost


246,312


135,990


54,262


23,243


459,807Accumulated amortization





(94,821
)

(17,257
)

(10,502
)

(122,580
)Carrying amount


246,312


41,169


37,005


12,741


337,227Carrying amountJanuary 1, 2008


246,312


41,169


37,005


12,741


337,227Exchange differences


346


357


298


250


1,251Additions due to business combinations


132








104


236Investments





19,680


2,525


255


22,460Disposals











(235
)

(235
)Impairment














Amortization charge





(16,263
)

(3,464
)

(3,520
)

(23,247
)Reclassifications














Carrying amountDecember 31, 2008


246,790


44,943


36,364


9,595


337,692At December 31, 2008Cost


246,790


155,513


50,096


22,663


475,062Accumulated amortization





(110,570
)

(13,732
)

(13,068
)

(137,370
)Carrying amount


246,790


44,943


36,364


9,595


337,692


Additions
due to business combinations include the fair value of assets acquired by Magyar Telekom through business combinations in the reported years and the goodwill arising on these
business combinations.

Investments
represent the regular investing activity in intangible assets.

The
amortization expense as well as the impairment losses of intangible assets including goodwill is accounted for in the depreciation and amortization line of the income statement.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

13    INTANGIBLE ASSETSNET (Continued)

The
reviews of the useful lives of intangible assets during 2008 affected the lives of a large number of assets including primarily the billing and other operation support systems of
both the fixed line and mobile operations. The revision of the useful lives of these assets results in the following change in the original trend of depreciation.

2008

2009

2010

2011

After
2011(in HUF millions)Increase/(decrease) in depreciation


(2,623
)

(1,432
)

1,125


1,150


1,780


The
Group regularly carries out an impairment test on goodwill in the last quarter of the financial years. We established in all cases that the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to
the segments did not suffer impairment as the recoverable amounts of the segments based on fair values determined using discounted projected cashflows proved to be higher than the carrying values.
Consequently, no goodwill impairment was charged in any of the reported years. The cashflows attributable to the national CGUs were projected for the coming ten years with terminal values determined.
See also Note 4.2. Goodwill is tested for impairment at segment level. The goodwill allocated to the T-Mobile segment is added to the carrying amounts of the national CGUs of the
T-Mobile segment and to the relevant portion of the allocated carrying amounts of the GHS segment. The aggregate of these is compared with the total of the recoverable amounts of the
national CGUs of the T-Mobile segment. The method is the same for the T-Home segment. In T-Systems, being as one CGU, the carrying amount of the segment (including
the allocated goodwill) and the allocated carrying amounts of the GHS segment are compared with the recoverable amount of the T-Systems segment.

14    INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES

For the year ended
December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Opening balance


5,771


4,936TSH becomes a subsidiary (Note 5.2.2)


(1,689
)

Share of associates' and joint ventures' profits


934


1,341Dividends


(72
)

(2,141
)Sale of T-Systems RIC


(11
)

Additions


3


Closing balance


4,936


4,136


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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

14    INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (Continued)

The
following table shows the total assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2008, and revenues and profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 of the major associates and
joint ventures of the Group.

Hunsat

IKO-
Telekom
Média
Holding

Magyar
RTL(in HUF millions)Total assets


1,288


7,864


29,351Total liabilities


1,001


4,067


14,861Revenues


3,387





35,614Profit for the year


186


74


4,920


Magyar
Telekom signed a strategic co-operation agreement with IKO Production Kft, the other 50% owner of IKO-Telekom Média Holding (ITMH) in
April 2008 to split the investments of ITMH and gain full control of ITMH's two independent content service provider subsidiaries, IKO New Media (IKO NM) and IKO Content &
Rights (IKO CR), both being the 100% owned subsidiaries of ITMH. According to the co-operation agreement, the properties of ITMH will be split between the owners by way of a
demerger; as a result of which Magyar Telekom gains 100% ownership over IKO NM and IKO CR, while the Holding including the 31% stake in M-RTL will remain with
IKO Production. IKO NM is one of the leading companies in the Hungarian interactive service market, and is the service provider of telecommunications applications for M-RTL.
In addition, IKO NM produces TV shows and is one of the largest aggregators of premium rate telecommunications services in Hungary. IKO CR is an aggregator in the content outsourcing
market. The transaction is subject to the approval of M-RTL's other shareholders.

15    OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS

Other non current assets mainly include long-term prepaid employee benefits.

16    FINANCIAL LIABILITIES TO RELATED PARTIES

Related party loans are taken from Deutsche Telekom International Finance (DTIF), the treasury vehicle of Deutsche Telekom Group, and are denominated in HUF.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

16    FINANCIAL LIABILITIES TO RELATED PARTIES (Continued)

The
table below shows the details of the loans outstanding as at December 31, 2008 and the related accrued interest.

Carrying amount
(HUF millions)

Interest
rate (%)

Fixed/
variable

Repayable9,486


12.35

variable


Jan 20095,000


9.68

fixed


Sep 200925,000


9.61

fixed


Oct 200928,000


9.15

variable


Oct 200920,000


7.55

fixed


Oct 2009Due within 1 year


87,486Accrued interest


8,84596,3319,486


12.35

variable


Jan 201010,060


8.17

fixed


Jul 201020,121


8.18

fixed


Jul 20109,486


12.35

variable


Jan 201125,000


9.30

variable


Apr 201134,384


7.75

fixed


Jul 20119,487


12.35

variable


Jan 201240,000


11.93

variable


May 20129,487


12.35

variable


Jan 201325,000


7.26

fixed


Oct 201350,586


8.30

fixed


May 2015Due after 1 year


243,097339,428


The
table below shows the carrying amounts and fair values of the related party loans.

At December 31,2007

2008Book value

Fair value

Book value

Fair value(in HUF millions)At fixed rate


199,000


206,958


190,151


194,861At variable rate


75,432


75,432


140,432


140,432Total related party loans


274,432


282,390


330,583


335,293


The
weighted average interest rate on related party loans was 9.39% in 2008 (7.95% in 2007, 8.45% in 2006). The majority of the Group's related party loans is subject to fixed interest
rates that are exposed to fair value risk as it is stated in the table above. Any decrease of market interest rates would result in an increase of the fair value of the fixed interest liabilities.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

17    OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Bank loans

(a)


40,506


33,246Finance lease payable (Note 32.1)




659


1,018Accrued interest




1,474


1,246Other




2,027


1,113Total other financial liabilitiescurrent




44,666


36,623Bank loans

(a)


52,204


19,313Finance lease payable (Note 32.1)




2,711


3,474Other




123


123Total other financial liabilitiesnon current




55,038


22,910


(a)   Bank loans

As at December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Current bank loans


40,506


33,246Non current bank loans


52,204


19,313Total bank loans


92,710


52,559Bank loans analyzed by currency are as follows:HUF


81,130


39,515EUR


11,484


13,044Other


96


92,710


52,559


Principal
repayments of bank loans fall due as follows:

Maturity
as at
December 31,Year

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Within 1 year


40,506


33,2461-5 years


52,108


19,313After 5 years


96


92,710


52,559


Loans
totaling HUF 2,277 million at December 31, 2008 are revolving loans (2007: HUF 30,136 million) which can be prepaid at any time and may be drawn
down in one to six month rolling periods.

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The
following table shows the weighted average interest rates of bank loans as at December 31, 2008.

Maturities of bank loans

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

There-
after

Total(in HUF millions, except percentages)Bank loans (HUF denominated)At variable rate


27,527


988














28,515Average interest rate (%)


10.55


10.73














10.56At fixed rate








11,000











11,000Average interest rate (%)








7.83











7.83Total


27,527


988


11,000











39,515Bank loans (EUR denominated)At variable rate





2,277














2,277Average interest rate (%)





5.07














5.07At fixed rate


5,719


3,954


1,094











10,767Average interest rate (%)


4.74


4.65


4.40











4.67Total


5,719


6,231


1,094











13,044Total bank loans


33,246


7,219


12,094











52,559


The
weighted average interest rate on bank loans was 8.54% in 2008 (7.41% in 2007, 7.86% in 2006).

The
following table compares the carrying values and the fair values of the Group's bank loans.

At December 31,2007

2008Book value

Fair value

Book value

Fair value(in HUF millions)HUF denominated bank loansAt fixed rate


11,000


12,067


11,000


11,768At variable rate


70,130


70,130


28,515


28,51581,130


82,197


39,515


40,283EUR denominated bank loansAt fixed rate


8,444


8,617


10,767


11,069At variable rate


3,040


3,040


2,277


2,27711,484


11,657


13,044


13,346Bank loans denominated in other currencies (BGN)At fixed rate











At variable rate


96


96





96


96





Total bank loans


92,710


93,950


52,559


53,629


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Variable
interest rate loans are subject to interests calculated based on mostly BUBOR (Budapest Inter-Bank Offered Rate) and EURIBOR (Euro Inter-Bank Offered
Rate) plus a margin interest formula.

The
majority of the Group's third party loans and borrowings are subject to variable interest rates, which are exposed to cashflow risks. If interest rates are rising, it results in
higher cash outflows through interest payments.

(b)   Credit facilities

At December 31, 2008, Magyar Telekom had un-drawn committed credit facilities of HUF 44,833 million. These credit facilities,
should they be drawn down, are subject to an interest rate of LIBOR, BUBOR and commercial floating bank prime rates plus a margin depending on the currency and institution providing the facilities.

18    TRADE PAYABLES

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Payable to DT Group companies


7,524


5,850Payable to associates and joint ventures


9


7Other trade payables


78,513


86,48386,046


92,340


In
order to maintain consistency with the current year presentation, certain items have been reclassified of the 2007 year end balances between Trade payables and Other current
liabilities in an amount of HUF 1,943 million.

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19    PROVISIONS

Severance

Customer
loyalty
programs

Legal
cases

MTIP

Fixed to
mobile
IC fees

ARO

Other

Total(in HUF millions)January 1, 2007


4,053


2,035


2,652


189


4,590


1,106


1,912


16,537Acquired through business combinations




















179


179Amounts utilized


(3,589
)

(645
)

(443
)










(2,258
)

(6,935
)Amounts reversed








(99
)

(158
)







(70
)

(327
)Accretion

















55





55Additions


14,258


1,064


3,542


24


2,394


83


2,823


24,188December 31, 2007


14,722


2,454


5,652


55


6,984


1,244


2,586


33,697Amounts utilized


(10,988
)

(1,801
)

(199
)

(175
)




(72
)

(558
)

(13,793
)Amounts reversed


(62
)




(1,469
)




(8,499
)




(1,464
)

(11,494
)Exchange rate difference


31


25


246











14


316Accretion

















70





70Additions


6,061


1,565


2,683


356


1,515


3,414


2,262


17,856December 31, 2008


9,764


2,243


6,913


236





4,656


2,840


26,652Of which current


8,853


1,393


4,371








104


2,514


17,235Of which non current


911


850


2,542


236





4,552


326


9,417


Magyar
Telekom does not expect any reimbursement with regards to the provisions recognized, therefore, no related assets have been recognized in the financial statements.

19.1 Severance

The majority of the provision for severance as at December 31, 2008 relates to the employee terminations in 2009 in relation to the further organizational
changes in Magyar Telekom Plc. The provision for severance as at December 31, 2007 mostly related to the major restructuring of Magyar Telekom Plc's operations from
January 1, 2008, and impacted all functions of the Company.

1,910
employees were dismissed in 2008 (2007: 1,704), related to which severance payments were made. The balance of provision as at December 31, 2008 relates to 738 employees
(2007: 813) working in various functions of the Group.

The
total payments made in relation to employee termination in 2008 amounted to HUF 13,468 million, of which HUF 10,988 million was charged against the
provision as at December 31, 2007, while the rest was recognized as employee related expense in 2008.

The
total payments made in relation to employee termination in 2007 amounted to HUF 14,663 million, of which HUF 3,589 million was charged against the
provision as at December 31, 2006, while the rest was recognized as employee related expense in 2007.

19.2 Customer loyalty

Provision for customer loyalty programs includes the fair value of discount credits earned by customers that have not been utilized. The provision is recognized
against revenues.

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19    PROVISIONS (Continued)

19.3 Legal cases

Provisions for legal cases mainly include amounts expected to be paid to regulatory and competition authorities as well as to ex-employees and trading
partners as a result of legal disputes. There are numerous legal cases for which provisions were recognized, none of which are individually material, therefore not disclosed. Further, the disclosure
of any individual legal case could hurt the Group defending its position at various courts.

19.4 MTIP

For more details on the Mid-term Incentive Plan see Note 24.1.3.

19.5 Fixed to mobile (F2M) interconnect fees

The amount provided for in this category in prior years included amounts collected from Magyar Telekom Plc's customers, which were estimated as probably
repayable to universal customers related to the reduced fixed to mobile termination charges, which was accounted for as a reduction of revenues.

Pursuant
to a decree, the Company had the obligation to decrease the F2M tariffs of the universal services subscribers by the amount of the decrease in the F2M termination rates. The
Company did not fulfill this obligation because the mobile operatorsreferring to their lawsuits against the NCAH resolutionsdid not, from a legal point of view, decrease the
F2M termination rates, in their interconnection agreements with the Company.

The
NCAH called upon the Company to repay the difference to its universal customers regardless of the status of the above legal cases. In August 2008, the negotiations with NCAH resulted
in a positive conclusion, whereby the NCAH accepted the Company's arguments that in other forms of compensation the Company had already passed on the required discounts to the customers. Even though
the NCAH conclusion was limited to the year 2005, based on the NCAH's reasoning for the relief, management believes that the Company passed on the required discounts to its customers in the subsequent
years of 2006-2008 as well. As a result of the above, management believed that the recognition of the provision was no longer necessary, and released to revenues the total amount of the
provision accumulated in prior years.

19.6 Asset retirement obligations (ARO)

Asset retirement obligations primarily exist in case of the telecommunications structures constructed on third parties' properties. In 2008, the Group conducted a
revision of the probabilities of having to dismantle the constructed assets and having to remediate the landlords' and public premises after dismantling, and revised the projected cash outflows
expected to be incurred to settle these obligations at the end of the useful life of the assets. As a result of the revision, the Group recognized an additional HUF 3,344 million
provision in 2008 against an increase in the carrying amounts of the related assets.

19.7 Other provisions

Other provisions include guarantee obligations and further other individually small items as well as provisions for onerous contracts.

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20    OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

At December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)Deferred revenue and advances received




13,939


13,102Other taxes and social security




13,327


9,925Salaries and wages




9,500


8,136EKG payable

(a)


1,943


3,476Dividend payable to minorities




151


290Other liabilities




5,060


2,28143,920


37,210


In
order to maintain consistency with the current year presentation, certain items have been reclassified of the 2007 year end balances between Trade payables and Other current
liabilities in an amount of HUF 1,943 million.

21    OTHER NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

At
December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)EKG payable

(a)


3,293


385Other




2,504


1985,797


583


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22    REVENUE

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Fixed line revenuesVoice retail


182,280


159,772


151,033Voice wholesale


28,691


30,319


21,494Internet


49,733


57,796


59,823Data


27,121


27,440


28,839Multimedia


17,506


18,102


18,830Equipment


4,249


5,395


7,058Other fixed line revenues


9,607


10,509


12,818Total Fixed line revenue


319,187


309,333


299,895Mobile revenuesVoice


240,285


248,594


249,219Non voice


40,258


45,068


50,936Equipment


25,280


23,121


21,169Other mobile revenues


21,507


8,984


10,441Total Mobile revenue


327,330


325,767


331,765System integration and IT revenue


24,679


41,561


41,396Total revenue


671,196


676,661


673,056


23    EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO REVENUES

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Voice, data and internet related payments


91,102


86,244


79,076Material cost of equipment sold


59,714


41,957


45,061Payments to agents and other subcontractors


31,257


49,064


43,421182,073


177,265


167,558


In
order to maintain consistency with the current year presentation, certain items have been reclassified of the 2006 and 2007 expenses between Expenses directly related to revenues and
Other operating expenses in an amount of HUF 1,480 million and HUF 3,920 million respectively.

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24    EMPLOYEE RELATED EXPENSES

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Short term benefits





92,638


99,459


96,407Share based payments


24.1


281


(134
)

356Termination benefits


19.1


6,523


25,332


8,510Total before capitalization





99,442


124,657


105,273Expenses capitalized





(4,189
)

(4,481
)

(4,953
)95,253


120,176


100,320Total costs expensed in relation to defined contribution plans (including social security)





21,737


28,791


23,376Closing number of employees





12,341


11,723


10,438


24.1  Share-based compensation

24.1.1  Management share option plan

On April 26, 2002, the annual Shareholders' Meeting approved the introduction of a new management share option plan and
authorized the Company's Board of Directors to purchase 17 million "A" series registered ordinary shares, each having a nominal value of HUF 100 as treasury shares. Consequently, the
Company issued 4,900,000 shares on July 1, 2002, which were repurchased immediately as treasury shares.

On
July 1, 2002, the Company granted 3,964,600 options to participants of the stock option plan at an exercise price of HUF 933 for the first tranche (exercisable in 2003)
and HUF 950 for the second and third tranches (exercisable in 2004 and 2005). As the Company's share price as quoted on the Budapest Stock Exchange on the grant date was HUF 833 per
share, there was no intrinsic value to the options. The options had a life of five years from the grant date, meaning that the un-exercised options were forfeited without replacement or
compensation on June 30, 2007.

The
option with respect to a maximum of one-third of the shares that could be purchased under the first tranche was exercisable from July 1, 2003 until the end of the
term. The option with respect to a maximum of a further one-third of the shares that could be purchased under the second tranche was exercisable from July 1, 2004 until the end of
the term. The option with respect to the rest of the shares that could be purchased under the third tranche was exercisable from July 1, 2005 until the end of the term.

As
the management share option plan did not fall into the scope of IFRS 2Share based Payments, the Group did not recognize compensation expense in any of the periods.

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24    EMPLOYEE RELATED EXPENSES (Continued)

The
table below shows the movements in the number of management stock options in thousands.

2005

2006

2007

Average exercise
price (HUF)Opening number of share options


3,207


1,929


1,307


944Number of share options exercised


(991
)

(539
)

(414
)

944Forfeited share options


(287
)

(83
)

(893
)

944Closing number of share options


1,929


1,307





Number of exercisable options at end of year


1,929


1,307








The
average share price on the exercise dates in 2007 was HUF 985 (2006: HUF 1,060).

24.1.2    The former CEO's share option plan

The former CEO of Magyar Telekom was granted share options in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The exercise price of the options was
determined in US dollars and the options had no intrinsic values on the grant dates in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, while those granted in
2004 had an intrinsic value of HUF 63 million. One third of the options granted vested after one year, another one third vested two years after the grant date, while the last third
vested after three years. The options are exercisable for ten years after the grant date. The Group recognized compensation expense in an amount of HUF 36 million in 2006 among employee
related expenses against equity (Reserve for equity settled share based transactions).

In
2006, the former CEO resigned and exercised his remaining options from 2003 and 2004. Although the last third of the 2004 grant would not have been exercisable, the resignation
agreement concluded between the Company and the CEO allowed the early exercising of these 487 thousand options. Further, the settlement was concluded in cash even though the plan was originally
intended as equity settled. The options granted in 2000 remain exercisable with the original conditions. The closing share price on the exercise date was HUF 1,060.

The
table below shows the details of the CEO's share options.

Options granted in year2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

TotalNumber of options granted (thousand)


103


250


303


619


1,462


2,737Exercised (thousand)in 2005





(250
)

(303
)

(413
)

(487
)

(1,453
)Exercised (thousand)in 2006











(206
)

(975
)

(1,181
)Outstanding (thousand) at December 31, 2008


103














103Exercisable (thousand) at December 31, 2008


103














103Exercise price in USD


7.36


2.93


3.48


3.62


3.87Remaining contractual life at December 31, 2008 (years)


1.5














24.1.3  Mid-term incentive plan (MTIP)

In 2004 Magyar Telekom launched a Mid Term Incentive Plan (MTIP) for its top and senior management, whereby the targets to be achieved
are based on the performance of the Magyar Telekom

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24    EMPLOYEE RELATED EXPENSES (Continued)

share.
The MTIP is a cash settled long term incentive instrument which was planned to cover five years, with a new package being launched in each year, and with each tranche lasting for three years.
At the beginning of the plan each participant has an offered bonus. This bonus will be paid out at the end of the plan, depending on the achievement of the two fixed targets, an absolute Magyar
Telekom share specific and a relative Index target.

The
relative performance target is linked to the Total Return of the Magyar Telekom share compared to the performance of the Dow Jones Euro STOXX Total Return Index during the vesting
period, each at the last 20 trading days. Measurement is the un-weighted average Magyar Telekom share price plus dividend payments. The absolute performance target is achieved when the
Magyar Telekom share price, adjusted for dividends paid during the tenure, is more than 35 percent higher at the end of the lock-up period than at the beginning of the plan. The
basis of the calculation is the un-weighted average closing price of the Magyar Telekom share at the Budapest Stock Exchange during the last 20 trading days before the beginning and the
end of the plan.

The
share price calculated according to the above are included in the table below. When determining the Group's liability, these target figures are weighted with the fair value factors
of achieving these targets. The fair value factors are calculated using the Monte Carlo technique. The target figures are
multiplied by the relevant fair value factors and these amounts are then accrued for the given tranche period. This technique aims to determine the fair values of the share options granted and present
it in accordance with the accruals concept.

Tranche

Vesting period

MT Share price
at the beginning of
the vesting period

Fulfillment1

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006


765

Only absolute target met2

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007


843

Neither targets met3

January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008


949

Only relative target met4

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009


1,013

5

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010


912




The
provision for the payments in relation to the MTIP program and the movements thereof are disclosed in Note 19.

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25    OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Materials, maintenance and service fees


71,586


69,034


72,858Marketing


21,868


20,152


22,065Fees and levies


14,919


15,640


16,000Consulting, audit and other expert fees


11,301


12,818


10,960Rental and operating lease


9,977


9,304


9,947Bad debt expense


5,066


5,136


4,353Other expenses


4,088


7,230


4,866138,805


139,314


141,049


In
order to maintain consistency with the current year presentation, certain items have been reclassified of the 2006 and 2007 expenses between Expenses directly related to revenues and
Other operating expenses in an amount of HUF 1,480 million and HUF 3,920 million respectively.

Consulting,
audit and other expert fees among others include expenses incurred in relation to the audit of the standalone and consolidated financial statements of the Company by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as follows.

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Audit of the financial statements


713


765


500Other audit related fees


316


176


108Tax advisory fees


11


12


Other non audit related fees


42





Total expenses payable to PwC


1,082


953


608


Audit
of the financial statements in the above table are the aggregate fees of PwC in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, reviews of quarterly reports and
services performed in relation to legal obligations and submissions required by regulatory provisions.

Other
audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees of PwC for services which are normally performed by the external auditor in connection with the auditing of the annual
financial statements, e.g. advice on issues of accounting and reporting, which were not classified as audit services, and support with the interpretation of new accounting and reporting
standards. Audit-related fees in 2008 also included HUF 108 million (2007: HUF 125 million) incurred relating to the ongoing investigation (Note 1.2).

Tax
advisory fees in the above table are fees of PwC for services relating to issues of domestic and international taxation (adherence to tax law, tax planning and tax consulting).
Furthermore, services were commissioned for the assistance with tax audits and appeals, evaluations for taxation purposes, as well as assistance to tax law.

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25    OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (Continued)

Other
non audit related fees in the above table are fees of PwC primarily related to services like participation by Magyar Telekom employees in conferences and training sessions
organized by PwC. There were no such fees incurred in 2007 and 2008.

26    OTHER OPERATING INCOME

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Compensation for renaming (Note 33.1)


1,435


229


676Gain on sale of PP&E, Intangible assets and assets held for sale


2,140


3,203


2,126Other operating income





569


1,4473,575


4,001


4,249


Other
operating income in 2008 also includes the gain realized on the sale of the Group's non-core subsidiary, MontMak (Note 5.5).

27    FINANCE EXPENSES

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Interest expense


27,271


31,147


32,540Other finance expenses


2,831


4,039


4,65930,102


35,186


37,199


Other
finance expenses mainly include bank charges.

Interest
expense is shown net of interest capitalized in an amount of HUF 258 million in 2008 (using a rate of 8.3%). Comparative amounts were also not significant.

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28    FINANCE INCOME

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Gain/(losses) on the sale of financial instruments


1,190


828


(477
)Gains/(losses) on the valuation of derivative financial instruments


377


(139
)

789Net foreign exchange losses


(659
)

(1,481
)

(648
)Finance lease interest income


480


1,675


1,340Interest and other finance income


3,304


4,334


5,8874,692


5,217


6,891


29    PURCHASE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Investments in property, plant and equipment (Note 12)


73,443


75,825


85,489Investments in intangible assets (Note 13)


16,458


28,010


22,460Total investments in tangible and intangible assets


89,901


103,835


107,949Recognition of investment tax credit (Note 9.4)


3,109


3,561


350Change in payables relating to capital expenditures


3,780


(4,299
)

7,74096,790


103,097


116,039


The
Group had no significant non cash transactions in any of the reported years.

30    PURCHASE OF SUBSIDIARIES AND BUSINESS UNITS

For the year ended
December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Stonebridge/MKT


16,579





KFKI


9,840





Dataplex


5,148





Orbitel


1,982





Other


1,778


710


762Total purchase of subsidiaries and business units


35,327


710


762


Other
items include the consideration paid for smaller business combinations and for additional shares of ownership in subsidiaries already consolidated. See also Note 5 for
further details.

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31    SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Group's primary presentation of its segments is along its lines of business.

The
T-Home segment is the primary fixed line telecommunications service provider in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro. To a lesser extent, T-Home is also present
in Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, providing alternative telecommunications services.

The
T-Mobile segment provides digital mobile services in various frequency bandwidths in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro and also includes the professional mobile services
provided by Pro-M in Hungary.

The
T-Systems segment provides fixed line telecommunications services in Hungary to the largest 3,200 customers of Magyar Telekom Plc. Further, T-Systems
also provides system integration and information technology related services and products to business clients in Hungary.

The
Group headquarters and Shared services (GHS) segment includes the activities of the Magyar Telekom headquarters, including the Procurement, Treasury, Real estate, Accounting, Tax,
Legal, Internal audit and similar shared services and other central functions of the Group's management. GHS is disclosed voluntarily as a segment regardless of its size and activities.

The
segments' revenues include revenues from external clients as well as the internal revenues generated from other segments for telecommunications as well as support services.

The
segments' depreciation, amortization and impairment expenses include the aforementioned expenses related to the intangible assets and PPE allocated to the segments.

Costs
allocated to the segments include third party as well as inter-segment costs. Inter-segment costs between legal entities are charged on an arm's length basis, while inter-segment
costs within Magyar Telekom Plc. are charged as internal services, the vast majority of which is also calculated on an arm's length basis. As a result, the costs directly incurred by, and
allocated to, the segments include all the operating costs incurred for the operations of the segments.

The
segments' results are monitored to Operating profit. The financial results, the share of associates' and joint ventures' profits and tax expenses as well as the minority interests
are not allocated to the segments, as these items are monitored at Group level.

Assets
allocated to the segments exclude Cash and cash equivalents, Other current financial assets and Non current financial assets and Current and Deferred tax assets, which are
monitored at Group level. All other assets are allocated to the segments.

Liabilities
allocated to the segments exclude Financial liabilities and Current and Deferred tax liabilities, which are monitored at Group level. All other liabilities are allocated to
the segments.

Allocation
of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses remained consistent in the periods disclosed.

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31.1  Primary reporting format

The following tables present a summary of operating results of the Group by business segment.

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)RevenuesT-Home revenues from external customers


272,822


273,275


260,649T-Home revenues from other segments


42,421


34,426


29,875Total revenues of T-Home


315,243


307,701


290,524T-Mobile revenues from external customers


327,330


325,724


331,765T-Mobile revenues from other segments


22,236


21,146


17,675Total revenues of T-Mobile


349,566


346,870


349,440T-Systems revenues from external customers


63,423


75,034


77,761T-Systems revenues from other segments


1,946


3,898


7,464Total revenues of T-Systems


65,369


78,932


85,225GHS revenues from external customers


7,621


2,628


2,881GHS revenues from other segments


18,776


21,109


19,264Total revenues of GHS


26,397


23,737


22,145Less: Inter-segment revenue


(85,379
)

(80,579
)

(74,278
)Total revenue of the Group


671,196


676,661


673,056


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For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Depreciation and amortizationImpairment of tangible and intangible assets


2,457





Other depreciation and amortization


65,004


57,473


53,147T-Home


67,461


57,473


53,147Impairment of tangible and intangible assets


616


126


Other depreciation and amortization


46,559


47,323


41,243T-Mobile


47,175


47,449


41,243Impairment of tangible and intangible assets








Other depreciation and amortization


3,611


5,867


6,466T-Systems


3,611


5,867


6,466Impairment of tangible and intangible assets








Other depreciation and amortization


4,002


4,806


5,264GHS


4,002


4,806


5,264Total depreciation and amortization of the Group


122,249


115,595


106,120Segment results (Operating profit)T-Home


56,300


54,096


64,569T-Mobile


92,772


101,855


107,168T-Systems


12,134


5,966


17,165GHS


(24,815
)

(33,605
)

(26,644
)Total operating profit of the Group


136,391


128,312


162,258Additions to PPE and Intangible assetsAdditions to Goodwill


6,317





132Other additions due to business combinations


3,090


50


626Addition due to ARO


972


83


1,111Investments in tangible and intangible assets


37,602


39,350


52,542T-Home


47,981


39,483


54,411Additions to Goodwill


2,285


507


Addition due to ARO








2,303Investments in tangible and intangible assets


40,236


55,903


45,706T-Mobile


42,521


56,410


48,009Additions to Goodwill


4,468


13


Other additions due to business combinations


6,177


2,060


Investments in tangible and intangible assets


5,853


3,316


3,337T-Systems


16,498


5,389


3,337Investments in tangible and intangible assets


6,210


5,266


6,364GHS


6,210


5,266


6,364Total Group


113,210


106,548


112,121


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As at December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)AssetsGoodwill


33,174


33,347Associates and joint ventures


4,933


4,133Assets held for sale


636


488Other assets


390,481


395,546T-Home


429,224


433,514Goodwill


208,275


208,580Assets held for sale





1Other assets


260,796


267,476T-Mobile


469,071


476,057Goodwill


4,863


4,863Assets held for sale


739


739Other assets


32,550


34,040T-Systems


38,152


39,642Associates and joint ventures





3Assets held for sale


3,018


548Other assets


62,418


62,111GHS


65,436


62,662Inter-segment elimination


(5,987
)

(8,375
)Total segment assets


995,896


1,003,500Unallocated assets


139,682


165,356Total assets of the Group


1,135,578


1,168,856LiabilitiesT-Home


65,274


61,587T-Mobile


58,348


60,452T-Systems


20,127


17,111GHS


34,829


21,509Inter-segment elimination


(5,987
)

(8,375
)Total segment liabilities


172,591


152,284Unallocated liabilities


381,294


416,230Total liabilities of the Group


553,885


568,514


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31    SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

31.2  Secondary reporting format

Magyar Telekom's segments primarily operate in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro. The Group also has Fixed line operations in Romania,
Bulgaria and Ukraine, which are shown in aggregated amounts in the table below. The geographical segment reporting information is included in the tables below.

For the year ended December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)RevenuesRevenue generated in Hungary


565,770


565,750


556,856Less: inter-segment revenue


(2,254
)

(3,474
)

(2,109
)Revenue from external customersHungary


563,516


562,276


554,747Revenue generated in Macedonia


74,056


74,332


76,097Less: inter-segment revenue


(760
)

(525
)

(141
)Revenue from external customersMacedonia


73,296


73,807


75,956Revenue generated in Montenegro


30,683


35,747


33,148Less: inter-segment revenue


(229
)

(491
)

(105
)Revenue from external customersMontenegro


30,454


35,256


33,043Revenue generated in other countries


4,784


6,489


10,160Less: inter-segment revenues


(854
)

(1,167
)

(850
)Revenue from external customersother countries


3,930


5,322


9,310Total revenue of the Group


671,196


676,661


673,056Additions to PPE and Intangible assetsAdditions to Goodwill


10,377


520


132Other additions due to business combinations


9,138


2,110


626Addition due to ARO


972


83


3,414Investments in tangible and intangible assets


76,903


83,455


87,742Hungary


97,390


86,168


91,914Additions to Goodwill


1,724





Investments in tangible and intangible assets


7,340


9,880


15,710Macedonia


9,064


9,880


15,710Investments in tangible and intangible assets


3,541


6,974


3,750Montenegro


3,541


6,974


3,750Additions to Goodwill


969





Other additions due to business combinations


129





Investments in tangible and intangible assets


2,117


3,526


747Other countries


3,215


3,526


747Total Group


113,210


106,548


112,121


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As at December 31,2007

2008(in HUF millions)AssetsHungary


812,311


803,909Macedonia


135,623


142,454Montenegro


49,909


55,528Other countries


8,352


8,064Total


1,006,195


1,009,955Inter-segment elimination


(10,299
)

(6,455
)Total segment assets


995,896


1,003,500Unallocated assets


139,682


165,356Total assets of the Group


1,135,578


1,168,856


32    COMMITMENTS

32.1  Finance leaseGroup as lessee

Finance leases in 2007 and 2008 mainly relate to the sale and lease back of spaces in buildings accommodating telephone exchanges. In
most cases the contract term of these leases is 5-10 years, and the contracts include renewal options but no purchase options.

Future
lease payments under finance leases related to sale and lease back transactions at December 31, 2007 and 2008 are as follows:

At December 31, 2007

At December 31, 2008Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
payment

Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
payment(Amounts in HUF millions)Within 1 year


222


324


546


265


438


7031-5 years


872


866


1,738


1,154


1,211


2,365After 5 years


561


247


808


699


331


1,030Total


1,655


1,437


3,092


2,118


1,980


4,098


Finance
leases other than sale and lease back in 2007 and 2008 mainly relate to vehicles and IT equipment. In most cases the contract term of the leases is 3-5 years.

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Future
lease payments under finance leases other than sale and lease back transactions at December 31, 2007 and 2008 are as follows:

At December 31, 2007

At December 31, 2008Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
payment

Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
payment(Amounts in HUF millions)Within 1 year


437


163


600


753


265


1,0181-5 years


1,131


280


1,411


864


305


1,169After 5 years


147


19


166


757


106


863Total


1,715


462


2,177


2,374


676


3,050


32.2  Operating leaseGroup as lessee

Operating lease commitments are mainly in respect of the rental of mobile cell sites, and to a lesser extent, related to buildings,
network and other telecommunications facilities.

At December 31,2007

2008(Amounts in HUF
millions)Within 1 year


7,360


6,7411-5 years


19,801


17,798After 5 years


15,668


14,945Total


42,829


39,484


The
lease commitments represent a high amount of individually immaterial lease agreements, the terms of which vary on a wide range, spanning from 3 to 20 years with renewal
options in most cases.

32.3  Finance leaseGroup as lessor

Finance leases primarily include the Tetra network constructed for the use of the Hungarian State, and to a lesser extent equipment
provided to business customers as part of our outsourcing contracts where the Group is the service provider.

Future
lease receivables under finance leases at December 31, 2007 and 2008 are as follows:

At December 31, 2007

At December 31, 2008Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
receipt

Present
value

Interest
component

Minimum
lease
receipt(Amounts in HUF millions)Within 1 year


4,011


1,617


5,628


3,718


1,606


5,3241-5 years


9,742


3,928


13,668


12,853


4,104


16,957After 5 years


7,816


5,971


8,787


6,511


605


7,116Total


21,569


6,514


28,083


23,082


6,315


29,397


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The
interest component represents the unearned finance income. The present value due within one year is included in Other current financial assets, while the present value after one year
is included in Other non current financial assets. The finance income accruing to the Group over the lease term is recognized in the income statement (Finance income).

The
unguaranteed residual values accruing to the benefit of the Group are insignificant.

32.4  Operating leaseGroup as lessor

The following table sets forth the future minimum lease payments receivable by the Group for the operating leases of towers and PBX
(private business exchange) equipment where Magyar Telekom is the lessor.

At December 31, 2008Minimum lease receipt(Amounts in
HUF millions)Within 1 year


2,3941-5 years


2,524After 5 years


728Total


5,646


32.5  Purchase commitments for tangible assets

As of December 31, 2008, Magyar Telekom had contractual commitments for capital expenditures of HUF 6.5 billion
(HUF 12.6 billion in 2007) with the majority falling due within one year.

32.6  Commitments related to the extended GSM license of T-Mobile HU

The Company renewed its mobile concession contract for the use of the 900 MHz frequency band that expired on November 4, 2008
for an additional term of seven and a half years, as agreed with the Hungarian Government. At the same time, the Company agreed to carry out large-scale investment projects to further increase mobile
broadband coverage. In addition to the payment of the HUF 10 billion concession fee, Magyar Telekom agreed with the Government to spend at least HUF 20 billion in 2008 and
2009 on further increasing mobile broadband coverage in Hungary. This agreement includes that 25% of the unfulfilled obligation would have to be paid as a penalty to the Government at the end of 2009
if Magyar Telekom did not increase the coverage as agreed. Management expects to fulfill the obligation by the end of 2009, and approximately HUF 9 billion had already been spent on this
project by December 31, 2008.

33    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

33.1  Deutsche Telekom Group

Deutsche Telekom AG is the ultimate controlling owner of Magyar Telekom Plc. holding 59.21% of the issued shares. Deutsche
Telekom (DT) Group has a number of fixed line and mobile telecom service provider subsidiaries worldwide, with whom Magyar Telekom Group has regular transactions.

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The
Company is directly owned by MagyarCom GmbH, which is a holding company of DTAG. Magyar Telekom pays dividends annually to its owners including MagyarCom GmbH.

Deutsche
Telekom International Finance (DTIF) is the treasury vehicle of DT Group, which provides loan financing across the DT Group including Magyar Telekom.

The
Company's Hungarian operations were renamed in 2004 and 2005 The renaming continued in 2006 in Macedonia (T-Mobile) and in Montenegro (T-Home and
T-Mobile) in 2007, and was completed in 2008 in Macedonia (T-Home). The expenditures incurred in connection with the launch and promotion of the new brands and the loss of
value caused by discontinuing the old brands were compensated in value by Deutsche Telekom AG. The compensation received was recognized in the income statement (Other operating income).

The
table below summarizes the above related party transactions with DT group.

2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Revenues from telecom services provided to DT Group


7,127


6,729


16,035Costs of services provided by DT Group


(13,016
)

(11,881
)

(20,759
)Other income from DTAG


1,435


229


676Interest expense to DTIF


(21,389
)

(23,301
)

(26,986
)Dividend paid to MagyarCom GmbH





(88,296
)

(45,690
)Dividend payable to MagyarCom GmbH


(45,074
)




Accounts receivable from DT Group


7,991


6,878


5,903Accounts payable to other DT Group companies


(6,207
)

(7,524
)

(5,850
)Accrued interests payable to DTIF


(3,756
)

(5,210
)

(8,845
)Loans payable to DTIF


(259,432
)

(274,432
)

(330,583
)


Deutsche
Telekom has pledged its support for Magyar Telekom's financing needs through to June 30, 2010.

33.2  Governments

Magyar Telekom provides services to Government departments and businesses in Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro, but individually none
of these customers represent a significant source of revenue.

33.3  Associates and joint ventures

Hunsat is a joint venture founded by the Company (50%) and Antenna Hungária (50%). The revenues of Hunsat include
commissions received from Hungarian telecommunications companies for the use of services of international satellite agencies. The operational transactions and balances with Hunsat are insignificant.
Dividends received from Hunsat amounted to HUF 89 million in 2008 (2007: HUF 72 million, 2006: HUF 157 million).

M-RTL
is an associate of Magyar Telekom Group. M-RTL is a television broadcast company that sells airtime through media agencies to Magyar Telekom, and Magyar
Telekom provides telecom services to M-RTL, but these inter-company services are not material. M-RTL declared dividends to Magyar Telekom directly and indirectly in an amount
of HUF 825 million in 2008 (2007: HUF 750 million, 2006: HUF 605 million).

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33.4  Board and supervisory board members

IKO-Telekom Média Holding (ITMH) is a joint venture holding company of Magyar Telekom and IKO Production
Kft., with a 50-50% ownership. The transactions between the Group and ITMH are insignificant. Dividends declared by ITMH to the Company amounted to HUF 2,033 million in 2008,
primarily representing the indirect dividends from M-RTL.

The
remuneration of the members of the Company's Board of Directors amounted to HUF 13 million in 2008 (2007: HUF 11 million, 2006:
HUF 8 million). The remuneration of the members of the Company's Supervisory Board amounted to HUF 46 million in 2008 (2007: HUF 42 million, 2006:
HUF 17 million).

33.5  Key management

Key management has been identified as the members of the Group's Management Committee, which is the main operational decision making
body of Magyar Telekom.

The
table below shows in total the compensation expenses (including social security and other payroll related taxes) incurred by the Group in relation to the key management.

At December 31,2006

2007

2008(in HUF millions)Salaries and other short-term employee benefits


647


978


1,063Contractual termination expense


432


1,129


Share based compensation (Note 24.1)


112


(123
)

801,191


1,984


1,143


The
Group does not provide loans to its key management.

In
2001, DT's shareholders approved the introduction of the 2001 Stock Option Plan, resulting in the granting of stock options in 2001 and 2002. 50 percent of the options granted
to each beneficiary may only be exercised following the end of a vesting period of two years. The remaining 50 percent of the options granted to each beneficiary may be exercised after the end
of a vesting period of three years. All options are vested as December 31, 2008. The exercise price of the 2001 option is EUR 30.00, the term of the options runs until August 12, 2011.
The exercise price of the 2002 option is EUR 12.36, the term of the options runs until July 14, 2012. At the time they were granted, the options of the 2001 and 2002 tranches had no intrinsic
value, but a fair value of EUR 4.87 and EUR 3.79 respectively. The Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who was a senior manager of DT at the time of the stock option, is a participant of the 2002
tranche, having 6,510 share options. Magyar Telekom does not have any potential obligation deriving from the CFO's share options, and no expenses or liabilities have been recognized in the presented
years as these options are not in the scope of IFRS 2 and IFRIC 11 according to the transitional rules.

Further,
the Company's CFO is also a participant of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 MTIP programs of DT, which are very similar to those of Magyar Telekom as described in Note 24.1.3, the
difference being that the targets of the programs are tied to the performance of the DT shares. As of December 31, 2008, one

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33    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

performance
target of the 2006 program of DT had been achieved. Consequently, the MTIP reward earned (EUR 66,000) shall be paid out by Magyar Telekom, as agreed with DT.

Some
members of the Key management are participants of the 2006, 2007 MTIP programs of Magyar Telekom; and all of them are participants in the 2008 MTIP program of Magyar Telekom. Some
members of the former Key management are also participating in the 2006 MTIP program of Magyar Telekom. As of December 31, 2008, one performance target of the 2006 MTIP program of Magyar
Telekom had been achieved. Consequently, 50% of the MTIP reward (HUF 55 million in total) shall be paid out by Magyar Telekom to the present and former members of Key management.

In
2001 and 2002, Deutsche Telekom granted stock appreciation rights (SARs) to employees in countries where it was not legally possible to issue stock options. Magyar Telekom employees
only participated in the 2001 program. Each individual SAR entitles the plan participant to receive an amount in cash subject to these terms and conditions. Magyar Telekom does not have any potential
obligation deriving from that contract, since Deutsche Telekom will pay the compensation, if any, to the participants, and further, the fair value of the SARs as at December 31, 2008 is
estimated to be zero. No member of the current key management is a participant of the SAR program, but former members of the key management were participants of the 2001 SAR program.

34.    DISCLOSURES ON FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

34.1  Categories of financial assets and liabilities

34.1.1  Financial assets

The tables below shows the categorization of financial assets as at December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Financial assetsDecember 31, 2008

Loans and
receivables

Held-to-
maturity

Available-
for-sale

Held for
trading

Carrying
amount
2008

Fair
value
2008(in HUF millions)Cash and cash equivalents


66,680











66,680


66,680Bank deposits with original maturities over 3 months


59,300











59,300


59,300Trade receivables


93,201











93,201


93,201Trade receivables over one year


414











414


396Employee loans


4,383











4,383


4,148Derivative financial instruments











1,011


1,011


1,011Loans to third parties


949











949


949Dividend rec. from joint ventures


2,033











2,033


2,033Other current financial assets


2,375











2,375


2,375Financial assets AFS








282





282


282Other non current financial asset


763











763


687Total


230,098





282


1,011


231,391


231,062


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Financial assetsDecember 31, 2007

Loans and
receivables

Held-to-
maturity

Available-
for-sale

Held for
trading

Carrying
amount
2007

Fair
value
2007(in HUF millions)Cash and cash equivalents


47,666











47,666


47,666Bank deposits with original maturities over 3 months


58,053











58,053


58,053Trade receivables


95,478











95,478


95,478Trade receivables over one year


619











619


595Employee loans


4,610











4,610


4,879Derivative financial instruments











57


57


57Loans to third parties


1,334











1,334


1,334Other current financial assets


636











636


636Financial assets AFS








690





690


690Other non current financial asset


841











841


897Total


209,237





690


57


209,984


210,285


All
financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. More details on subsequent measurement of financial instruments are provided in Note 2.4.

Cash
and cash equivalents, trade receivables, dividend receivable from joint ventures, other current financial assets and loans to third parties mainly have short times to maturity. For
this reason, their carrying amounts at the reporting date approximate their fair values.

The
fair value of employee loans, trade receivables over one year and other non-current financial assets are determined by using discounted cash-flow valuation
technique. The quarterly cash inflows from the employees are discounted by market based interest rates interpolated from the official Budapest and EUR Interest Rate Swap.

The
fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (derivative financial instruments) is determined by using discounted cash-flow valuation
technique. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is determined using quoted spot exchange rates and appropriate interest rates at the balance sheet date.

Financial
assets available for sale include investment in equity instruments that are measured at fair value.

Finance
lease receivables (2008: HUF 23,082 million, 2007: HUF 21,569 million) meet the criteria of a financial instrument, but these are recognized and
measured according to IAS 17Leases, therefore not included in the tables above, but in Note 32.3.

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34.1.2  Financial liabilities

The table below shows the categorization of financial liabilities as at December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Financial liabilitiesDecember 31, 2008

Measured at
amortized cost

Held for
trading

Carrying
amount

Fair
value(in HUF millions)Financial liabilities to related parties (including accrued interest)


339,428





339,428


344,137Bank loans (including accrued interest)


53,805





53,805


54,875Trade payables


92,340





92,340


92,340Dividend payable


290





290


290Nonconvertible bonds and debentures


193





193


193Other current financial liabilities


4,988





4,988


4,988Other non current financial liabilities


386





386


345Total


491,430





491,430


497,168




Financial liabilitiesDecember 31, 2007

Measured at
amortized cost

Held for
trading

Carrying
amount

Fair
value(in HUF millions)Financial liabilities to related parties (including accrued interest)


279,642





279,642


287,600Bank loans (including accrued interest)


94,184





94,184


95,424Trade payables


87,989





87,989


87,989Dividend payable


151





151


151Nonconvertible bonds and debentures


194





194


146Other current financial liabilities


1,532





1,532


1,532Other non current financial liabilities


3,827





3,827


3,566Total


467,519





467,519


476,408


The
fair value of long term fixed-rate financial liabilities of a monetary nature (Financial liabilities to related parties, Bank loans and Nonconvertible bonds and
debentures) is determined by using discounted cash-flow valuation technique. The cash flows of the liabilities are discounted by interest rates, which is reasonable to the Group for
similar financial instruments. The carrying amount of floating-rate financial liabilities of monetary nature or expiring within one year approximate the fair values at the reporting date.

Additional
fair value information on the financial liabilities is provided Notes 16 and 17.

Trade
payables and other current financial liabilities generally have short times to maturity, therefore the values reported approximate the fair values. As dividend payable is also a
short-term liability, the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.

Finance
lease liabilities (2008: HUF 4,492 million, 2007: HUF 3,370 million) meet the criteria of a financial instrument, but these are recognized and
measured according to IAS 17Leases, therefore not included in the tables above, but in Note 32.3.

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34.2  Net gain/loss by financial instrument category

The tables below shows the net gains and losses by financial instruments in 2008 and 2007.

From subsequent measurement2008

From
interest

At fair
value

Currency
translation

Impairment
loss

Recalculation

From
derecognition

From fee
expense

Net
gain/loss(in HUF millions)Loans and receivables


6,611





1,190


(5,866
)







(3,554
)

(1,619
)Held-to-maturity investments























Available-for-sale financial assets





(348
)
















(348
)Financial instruments held for trading





789











(477
)




312Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost


(32,728
)




(1,838
)




(743
)




(96
)

(35,405
)Net gain/loss of financial instruments under the scope of IAS 39


(26,117
)

441


(648
)

(5,866
)

(743
)

(477
)

(3,650
)

(37,060
)Net gain/loss related to finance lease (out of scope of IAS39)


692








1,500











2,192




From subsequent measurement2007

From
interest

At fair
value

Currency
translation

Impairment
loss

From
derecognition

From fee
expense

Net
gain/loss(in HUF millions)Loans and receivables


4,334





(799
)

(3,454
)




(3,120
)

(3,039
)Held-to-maturity investments




















Available-for-sale financial assets





233














233Financial instruments held for trading





(321
)







828





507Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost


(31,147
)




(457
)







(427
)

(32,031
)Net gain/loss of financial instruments under the scope of IAS 39


(26,813
)

(88
)

(1,256
)

(3,454
)

828


(3,547
)

(34,330
)Net gain/loss related to finance lease (out of scope of IAS39)


1,183








(1,500
)







(317
)


There
were no financial assets or liabilities, which were reclassified into another financial instrument category.

No
financial assets were transferred in such a way that part or all of the financial assets did not qualify for de-recognition.

The
Group has pledged no financial assets as collateral for liabilities or contingent liabilities.

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The
carrying amount of financial assets that would otherwise be past due or impaired whose terms have been renegotiated is not material therefore no separate disclosure is provided on
those.

The
amount of receivables that are individually determined to be impaired is not material, therefore, these are not disclosed separately.

The
Group does not have compound financial instruments with multiple embedded derivatives.

There
were no defaults and breaches in connection with loans payable.

35.    CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

35.1  Contingent assets

A contingent asset is a possible asset that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence of
uncertain future events not within the control of the Group. The Group has no such contingencies where the inflow of economic benefits would be probable and material.

35.2  Contingent liabilities

The most significant contingent liabilities of Group are described below. No provisions have been recognized for any of these cases as
the management estimates that it is unlikely that these claims originating from past events would result in any material economic outflows from the Group.

35.2.1  Macedonia

35.2.1.1  Compensation for termination of a service contract by T-Mobile MK

In January 2002, T-Mobile MK signed an agreement with a subcontractor, including a 3-month trial period, for
the collection of T-Mobile MK's overdue receivables. After the expiration of the 3-month trial period, T-Mobile MK terminated this contract in April 2002 due to
breaches of the contractual obligations by the subcontractor. The subcontractor initiated a lawsuit in April 2003 requesting damage compensation for foregone profit and compensation for services
already rendered. Management estimates it unlikely that the subcontractor would win the court case against T-Mobile MK. The potential loss from the claim is approximately
HUF 4,200 million. The first instance decision will be made by a primary court of Macedonia, the timing of which is uncertain.

35.2.1.2  T-Mobile MK's dispute with the Agency on frequency fees

T-Mobile MK paid the invoices issued by the Agency for the 2004 and 2005 radio frequency fees, however, the Agency issued
further invoices for the same periods in May 2007, which T-Mobile MK is disputing as the management believes that there is no valid legal base for invoicing additional fees. The potential
exposure is about HUF 770 million, for which no provision was recognized.

35.2.1.3  MKT's dispute on fixed-to-mobile termination fees

In 2005, MKT changed the retail prices for the traffic from fixed to mobile network. According to the interconnection agreements with
the mobile operators the change in retail prices automatically decreased the interconnection fees for termination in the mobile networks. In February 2006, one of the Macedonian mobile operators,
Cosmofon, submitted to the Agency a request for dispute resolution with reference to

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the
termination prices. The Agency rejected the requests of Cosmofon as "ungrounded". This decision of the Agency was appealed by Cosmofon by filing a law suit at the Administrative Court of
Macedonia. The potential loss from the claim is approximately HUF 390 million, but the management estimates it unlikely that this would result in any material cash outflows. The final
decision will be made by the Administrative Court of Macedonia, the timing of which is uncertain.

35.2.1.4  T-Mobile MK's base station disputes

T-Mobile MK does not have building permissions for all of its existing base stations and procedures have been initiated
against T-Mobile MK for the decommissioning of 189 of its mobile towers. T-Mobile MK appealed against these procedures. Management believes it is unlikely that
T-Mobile MK would have to dismantle these base stations and expects to receive the necessary permissions to retain the towers. Management also expects that T-Mobile MK will not
be subject to any material fines either. For the above reasons no impairment or provision has been recognized related to these legal disputes.

35.2.1.5  Routing the incoming international traffic to ported numbers in Macedonia

On May 18, 2009, MKT received invitation for court hearing regarding the misdemeanor procedure initiated by the Agency against
MKT related to routing the incoming international traffic to fixed line numbers originally ported from MKT to a competitor. In February 2009, the Agency passed a decision in which MKT was ordered to
forward the incoming international
traffic to fixed telephone numbers ported from MKT's network to the competitor's network. In response to the Agency's decision MKT immediately started to forward the aforementioned traffic. The Agency
may impose a misdemeanor fine on MKT for not porting the aforementioned traffic for a certain period of time, but management believes that it is unlikely that a material amount of fine would be
imposed on MKT.

35.2.2  Montenegro

35.2.2.1  Employee salary dispute in Montenegro

405 employees initiated a legal proceeding against CT and T-Mobile CG, requesting the payment of compensation for not
increasing salaries from 2005 until June 2008. The plaintiffs are referring to the regulation of this matter by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Management's view is that automatic salary
increase is not established in the CBA, therefore management believes that the Group will not be subject to any compensations payable. The maximum exposure is approximately
HUF 400 million, for which no provision has been recognized.

35.2.3  Hungary

35.2.3.1  Guarantees

Magyar Telekom Plc. is exposed to risks that arise from the possible drawdown of guarantees in a nominal amount of
HUF 17 billion (2007: HUF 16.4 billion). These guarantees were issued by Hungarian banks on behalf of Magyar Telekom as collaterals to secure the fulfillment of the Group's
certain contractual obligations. The Group has been delivering on its contractual obligations and expects to continue doing so in the future, therefore no drawdown of the guarantees has happened so
far, and is not expected to happen in the future.

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35.2.3.2  Investigation

Please see Note 1.2

35.2.3.3  The affirmation of an adverse initial court ruling regarding the Company's April 25, 2008 Annual General Meeting may annul certain resolutions
passed at that meeting and may necessitate corrective action.

On
May 23, 2008, two of our minority shareholders filed suit against Magyar Telekom Plc., requesting that the resolutions passed by our AGM on April 25, 2008,
including the resolution on the payment of dividends to our shareholders, be annulled. We believe the suit to be without merit and have been vigorously defending against it. We have paid dividends to
our shareholders as approved by our shareholders on April 25, 2008. The Metropolitan Court acting as Court of Registry entered the changes resolved by the AGM into the company register. On
May 13, 2009, the first instance Court ruled to annul the resolutions (except for one procedural resolution) passed by the AGM on April 25, 2008. The ruling by the first instance Court
is neither final nor, by its terms, immediately enforceable, and we believe it to be unfounded. The Company will appeal against this initial ruling and intends to pursue its appeal vigorously.
Nevertheless, an affirmation of the first instance Court's ruling may result in the invalidation of resolutions passed by the AGM on April 25, 2008, which may necessitate the Company taking
time-consuming and/or expensive corrective action. Also, we cannot exclude that such an affirmation would have other unforeseen detrimental effects on the Company.

36    EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE

36.1  Depreciation of the HUF after the balance sheet date

As a further stage of the global credit crunch, the HUF weakened to unprecedented low levels (together with the peer countries in the
region) and temporarily the HUF-EUR exchange rate was as high as 316.00. The HUF-EUR exchange rate at December 31, 2008 was 264.78, i.e. there was a period of
time between the balance sheet date and the approval of these financials when the HUF was approximately 20% weaker than at year end. The impacts of a weaker HUF on the Group's financial assets and
liabilities, and its resulting impact on profits are analyzed in Note 3.1.1.

36.2  Acquisitions after the balance sheet date

Magyar Telekom signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of KFKI Direkt Kft. on February 9, 2009. The purchase price is
HUF 300 million plus an earn-out payment depending on the 2009 financial performance of up to a maximum of HUF 100 million. KFKI Direkt is a systems integration
and infrastructure support company with specialist expertise in these areas. Based on the preliminary financial statements, the company achieved nearly HUF 1.5 billion revenues and
exceeded HUF 200 million EBITDA in 2008. KFKI Direkt de-merged from KFKI in 1995, while the remainder of the KFKI Group was acquired by Magyar Telekom in 2006. With this
acquisition Magyar Telekom aims to further strengthen its position in the IT service market. The Competition Office approved the transaction on April 29, 2009, and the closing of the
transaction is expected at the end of June 2009.

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36.3  Cancellation of the tender for the fourth mobile operator and the 450 MHz usage right in Hungary

The NCA cancelled the tender for the fourth mobile license ("A" block) and declared the tender for the 450 MHz usage
right ("B" block) unsuccessful on March 16 and April 30, 2009, respectively. Three bidders appealed against the decision on the "A" block but their appeal was dismissed by
the Council of the NCA as second instance forum. Bidders may go to the Municipal Court asking for the review of the decision of second instance. Unsatisfied bidders for the 450 MHz
spectrum block may appeal against the decision of the NCA. As a consequence of the cancellation/unsuccessful ending of the above two tenders, tenders on 26 GHz frequencies ("C", "F" and "G"
blocks) offered for the winners of the "A" and "B" blocks were also unsuccessful.

Magyar
Telekom won the 26 GHz spectrum block the Company had bid for ("D" block), while the "E" block was won by Antenna Hungária Zrt.
GTS Datanet, the unsuccessful bidder of the 26 GHz band "E" block appealed against the decision on the NCA on the basis of alleged procedural mistakes. The appeal does not have
any effect on Magyar Telekom's successful bid for the 26 GHz band "D" block.

36.4  New 1800 MHz range granted to T-Mobile Macedonia

On May 7, 2009, the Agency has published on its web site the decision of the Commission no. 11-20/3 from May 5,
2009, as its second instance body, for choosing T-Mobile Macedonia as best bidder on the tender for granting 2 radiofrequency licenses in the 1800 MHz band. T-Mobile Macedonia
will be able to enhance the performance of its network with this additional band. T-Mobile Macedonia needs to pay the one off fee of EUR 2 million by June 5, 2009.

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