3 Operating costs
Direct costs
In CHF million |
|
1.1.–30.6.2018 |
|
1.1.–30.6.2017 |
Customer premises equipment and merchandise |
|
544 |
|
511 |
Services purchased |
|
279 |
|
210 |
Costs of obtaining a contract |
|
172 |
|
141 |
Costs to fulfill a contract |
|
24 |
|
– |
Traffic fees of foreign subsidiaries |
|
216 |
|
179 |
International traffic fees |
|
111 |
|
117 |
National traffic fees |
|
50 |
|
55 |
Total direct costs |
|
1,396 |
|
1,213 |
Indirect costs
In CHF million |
|
1.1.–30.6.2018 |
|
1.1.–30.6.2017 |
Salary and social security expenses |
|
1,406 |
|
1,454 |
Other personnel expense |
|
31 |
|
37 |
Total personnel expense |
|
1,437 |
|
1,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information technology cost |
|
136 |
|
143 |
Maintenance expense |
|
150 |
|
128 |
Rental expense |
|
100 |
|
101 |
Energy costs |
|
55 |
|
54 |
Advertising and selling expenses |
|
93 |
|
110 |
Consultancy expenses and freelance workforce |
|
89 |
|
80 |
Administration expense |
|
50 |
|
54 |
Allowances for receivables |
|
37 |
|
44 |
Miscellaneous operating expenses |
|
333 |
|
293 |
Total other operating expense |
|
1,043 |
|
1,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalised self-constructed assets |
|
(167) |
|
(158) |
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
(4) |
|
(1) |
Miscellaneous income |
|
(43) |
|
(122) |
Total capitalised self-constructed assets and other income |
|
(214) |
|
(281) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total indirect costs |
|
2,266 |
|
2,217 |
Capitalised costs of self-constructed assets include personnel costs for the production of technical installations, the construction of network infrastructures and the development of software for internal use.