The consolidated net profit amounted to € 983 million in the third quarter, which means a rise of 38.5% as reported a year ago, according to the operator’s balance. Between July and September, revenue fell 0.2% year on year to € 13.08 billion, mainly affected by lower revenues from handset sales. Likewise, OIBDA rose 3.1% to € 4.175 billion for the overall improvement of business. Operating income in this period recorded € 1.718 billion, which translates into a 0.4% drop YoY.