OTE Group reported strong profitability in the second quarter of the year, with adjusted EBITDA (AL) rising 3% to 343.3 million euros.According to the Group’s announcement, the adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 40.1% from 39.0% a year earlier, while consolidated revenues stood at 855.8 million, remaining broadly stable due to the planned gradual phase-out of certain zero-margin international wholesale activities. Excluding this impact, revenues increased by 8% year on year.Retail fixed-line service revenues recorded positive growth, rising 0.3% in the quarter, driven by strong performance in FTTH, FWA and television services. Including Data Communications services, growth reached 1.4%.According to the company’s quarterly financial results, FTTH customers posted a record increase of 62,000 additions, bringing the total subscriber base to 687,000. Penetration of OTE’s FTTH infrastructure (the total share of market FTTH customers using available OTE lines) rose to 41.7%, from 31.3% a year earlier. During the quarter, FTTH availability reached 2.2 million households and businesses.Adoption of COSMOTE 5G WiFi, OTE’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, continued to gain momentum, with 19,000 new connections added during the quarter, bringing the total subscriber base to 119,000, up from 45,000 in Q2 2025. At the end of June 2026, OTE’s television subscriber base reached 793,000.Positive momentum continued in mobile services, with service revenues increasing by 2.3%. Contract subscriber growth remained strong in Q2 2026, with 62,000 net additions, marking the highest quarterly performance in more than 17 years. Other revenues increased by 31.2% in the quarter, supported by the strong performance of Systems Solutions, where revenues rose 52.1% year on year.For 2026, OTE Group expects free cash flow of approximately 750 million euros, assuming that the spectrum allocation auction process will take place in 2027. Capital expenditure is estimated at around 600 million. The final dividend per share, increased by 21.7% year on year to 0.90214, was paid on July 7, 2026.Commenting on the second-quarter results, OTE Group Chairman and CEO Kostas Nebis said:“Our quarterly performance demonstrates our continued progress towards our strategic priorities and brings us closer to our 2026 growth target. EBITDA accelerated once again, driven by solid execution across our core businesses–continued momentum in mobile, FTTH, FWA and TV, strong performance in System Solutions, and the ongoing transformation of our operating model. Record FTTH customer additions, together with rising utilization levels, are a clear testament to the benefits of our network expansion and the strong demand for high-quality connectivity. At the same time, we continue to set the benchmark for network excellence. Our latest recognition as “Greece’s Fastest Mobile Network” by Ookla for the 10th consecutive year, is a historic achievement as we are the only operator worldwide to have outperformed the competition for ten years in a row. This recognition is a testament to our sustained investment in network excellence and to our unwavering commitment to delivering a consistently superior experience for our customers.Our achievements are reinforced by the strength of our financial profile and market position. OTE’s recent upgrade to ‘A-’ by S&P, making us the only company in Greece rated in the ‘A’ category, is a strong recognition of our resilience and long-term prospects.Looking ahead, our ambition is to evolve into a digital-first and, over time, AI-native organization, accelerating the integration of AI into our operating model and bringing AI capabilities deeper into our networks. Leveraging the strength of Telekom Group, we remain focused on driving growth, advancing Greece’s digital transformation, and creating sustainable long-term value for our shareholders, customers, and society.”