25th Aug 2005 11:00
Cesky Telecom A.S.25 August 2005 > PRESS RELEASE - 25. 8. 2005 > THE INTERNET EXPRES BROADBAND SERVICE HAS NEVER BEEN SO CHEAP CESKY TELECOM is now offering the Internet Expres Ideal service, which has aspeed of 512/128 kb/s, at a special price. During the first three months oftheir subscription to the service, customers pay the fee charged for theInternet Expres Impuls service, that is, only CZK 399 (without VAT). Duringthese three months, customers may decide whether they want to keep the low priceand continue using the Internet Expres Impuls service, which has a speed of 128/64 kb/s, or to hold onto a connection that is four times higher and pay theInternet Expres Ideal fee. The Internet Expres Ideal offer is valid for all services ordered from August 25to October 31 of this year. Upon signing a 12-month service agreement,subscribers pay only one koruna for activation. If they decide to sign anagreement for a non-specified period they pay the standard activation fee. There are already 180 thousand subscribers to fixed-line broadband Internet. TheInternet Expres services are currently available in 1,121 localities throughoutthe entire Czech Republic, which represents over 90% of all telephone lines.Since the beginning of the year, the number of localities covered by broadbandInternet has increased by 31%. According to a survey conducted by CESKY TELECOM, new customers order InternetExpres services primarily owing to the opportunity to be connected to theInternet 24 hours per day (74%), and like the fact that they only need to pay amonthly fee for their Internet access (41%). New customers use Internet Expresservices most frequently for searching for information (80%) and sending e-mail(82%). Many new customers also use the services for electronic banking (42%). Customers can order the Internet Expres service online at www.internetexpres.cz,where they can also confirm service availability for their telephone numbers.They can also get this confirmation through SMS by sending a text message to 724185 184. It is also possible to order the service by calling a toll-freetelephone line on 800 123 456, at TELEPOINT, TELEPOINT Partner, and Eurotelsales points, selected electronics shops, and at hypermarkets. For further information, please contact: VLASTIMIL SRSEN Press Spokesman Tel: +420 271 463 359 Fax: +420 271 469 896 e-mail: [email protected] CESKY TELECOM, a. s., is the leading telecommunications company in the CzechRepublic. Through its subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it alsohas a significant presence in the Czech mobile services market. Furtherinformation about the firm and the services it offers is available atwww.telecom.cz, which was rated as BestWeb 2003 in the WebTop100 survey. Signum Temporis has consistently awarded CESKY TELECOM for being one of thedomestic capital market's most transparent firms in terms of providinginformation. Based on an open vote of specialists, members of the press and anine-member committee, CESKY TELECOM placed first in 2003, just as it did in2001. CESKY TELECOM ranks among the most prominent firms on the Czech capital marketin terms of capitalization and trading volumes. Its shares are also traded onthe London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs. CESKY TELECOM's credit rating isthe highest a Czech corporation can receive from top international ratingagencies. About Telefonica Telefonica is Europe's leading integrated telecom company and second biggest inthe world. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephonybusinesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both of these. The company is operating in 40 countries and together with CESKY TELECOM has acustomer base that amounts to more than 140 million access. Telefonica has astrong presence in Latin America, where the company concentrates part of itsgrowth strategy. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million directshareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinaryshares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao andValencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima,Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and the SEAQ International Exchange in London. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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