Telecommunications company TeamTalk said first-half net profit rose 15.5 per cent to a record after strong first-quarter results and a subdued second quarter.
"It was almost as if the entire ICT [information and communications technology] sector had downed tools to support the ABs winning the World Cup,'' the company said.
The general election also contributed to the second-quarter slowdown. Net profit for the six months ended December 31 rose to $2.7 million from $2.2 million in the same six months of 2010.
Sales rose 7.8 per cent to $16.9 million but costs rose only 5.3 per cent to $10.2 million.
