UPDATE: Spark lifts annual profit 12% as cost-cutting drive pays off

UPDATE: Spark lifts annual profit 12% as cost-cutting drive pays off
(Adds detail from 7th paragraph) By Paul McBeth Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand lifted annual profit 12 percent as the country's biggest telecommunications company stripped out costs in its Quantum transformation programme.  Net profit rose to $437 million in the 12 months ended June 30 from $337 million a year earlier, with operating revenue unchanged at $3.53 billion. The telco cut operating spending by 4.3 percent to $2.44 billion, which helped boost earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and investment...

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