3 Operating costs
Direct costs
In CHF million |
|
1.1.–31.3.2018 |
|
1.1.–31.3.2017 |
Customer premises equipment and merchandise |
|
306 |
|
263 |
Services purchased |
|
112 |
|
107 |
Costs of obtaining a contract |
|
87 |
|
65 |
Costs to fulfill a contract |
|
13 |
|
– |
Traffic fees of foreign subsidiaries |
|
114 |
|
90 |
International traffic fees |
|
47 |
|
53 |
National traffic fees |
|
25 |
|
28 |
Total direct costs |
|
704 |
|
606 |
Indirect costs
In CHF million |
|
1.1.–31.3.2018 |
|
1.1.–31.3.2017 |
Salary and social security expenses |
|
713 |
|
737 |
Other personnel expense |
|
10 |
|
16 |
Total personnel expense |
|
723 |
|
753 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information technology cost |
|
67 |
|
69 |
Maintenance expense |
|
70 |
|
60 |
Rental expense |
|
52 |
|
50 |
Energy costs |
|
28 |
|
27 |
Advertising and selling expenses |
|
40 |
|
54 |
Consultancy expenses and freelance workforce |
|
43 |
|
38 |
Administration expense |
|
27 |
|
28 |
Allowances for receivables |
|
20 |
|
20 |
Miscellaneous operating expenses |
|
156 |
|
144 |
Total other operating expense |
|
503 |
|
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalised self-constructed assets |
|
(83) |
|
(80) |
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
(1) |
|
(1) |
Miscellaneous income |
|
(19) |
|
(10) |
Total capitalised self-constructed assets and other income |
|
(103) |
|
(91) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total indirect costs |
|
1,123 |
|
1,152 |
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.