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Notes to the annual financial statements (continued)
for the three years ended March 31, 2009
10. INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Telkom Annual Report 2009 273
2007 2008 2009
Accumulated Carrying Accumulated Carrying Accumulated Carrying
Cost amortisation value Cost amortisation value Cost amortisation value
Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm
Trademarks,
copyrights
and FIFA brand 52 (52) – 197 (59) 138 457 (203) 254
Software
Under
5,306 (2,913) 2,393 6,239 (3,312) 2,927 7,031 (3,785) 3,246
construction 1,109 – 1,109 741 – 741 488 – 488
6,467 (2,965) 3,502 7,177 (3,371) 3,806 7,976 (3,988) 3,988
The carrying amounts of intangible assets can be reconciled as follows:
Carrying Carrying
value at value at
beginning end
of year Additions Transfers Write-offs Disposals Amortisation of year
Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm Rm
2009
Trademarks, copyrights
and FIFA brand 138 260 – – – (144) 254
Software 2,927 207 607 (1) – (494) 3,246
Under construction 741 357 (555) (55) – – 488
3,806 824 52 (56) – (638) 3,988
2008
Trademarks and copyrights – 144 – – – (6) 138
Software 2,393 250 688 (2) – (402) 2,927
Under construction 1,109 353 (612) (109) – – 741
3,502 747 76 (111) – (408) 3,806
2007
Software 1,804 323 575 (4) – (305) 2,393
Under construction 1,063 729 (636) (47) – – 1,109
2,867 1,052 (61) (51) – (305) 3,502
There are no intangible assets whose title is restricted, or that have been pledged as security for liabilities at March 31, 2009.
Intangible assets that are material to the Company consist of Software, Copyrights and Trademarks whose average remaining amortisation
period is 5.6 years (2008: 5.9 years; 2007: 6.58 years).
No intangible asset has been assessed as having an indefinite useful life.