12th Jul 2005 08:30
Cesky Telecom A.S.12 July 2005 > PRESS RELEASE - 12.7.2005 > EXPRES KLIK - FASTER INTERNET IN ONE CLICK CESKY Telecom introduces the unique Expres Klik service, which enables users toincrease their Internet connection speeds. "Everyone who subscribes to one ofthe Internet Expres Home services can temporarily increase their Internetconnection speed with one click. This opportunity can be used by everybody whowants to experience the benefits of a higher speed, or who, for instance, wantsto download high volumes of data, film, music, or new software every now andagain. In introducing this new service CESKY TELECOM is again showing it'sdetermination to introduce innovative and feature rich products to the Czechmarket with Expres Klik being one of the first of its kind in the Worldbroadband market", explains CESKY TELECOM's Chief Marketing Officer, SimonBurckhardt. The price of Expres Klik starts at 49 korunas (without VAT) for a 24-hourconnection speed increase. The user's speed is boosted by one level of theInternet Expres family of products (for example, from 128 kb/s to 512 kb/s). Ofcourse, it is also possible to increase one's connection speed by several levelsat once. While using Expres Klik, there is also the appropriate rise in the datalimit. Furthermore, all customers can see how much data they have downloaded intheir regularly updated accounts. Already, more than170 thousand customers are enjoying the use of broadbandInternet through fixed lines. The Internet Expres services are currentlyavailable in 1,094 localities throughout the Czech Republic, which means it canbe ordered on over 90% of all the operator's telephone lines. Since thebeginning of the year the number of localities with broadband Internet coveragehas 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%). For further information, please contact:VLASTIMIL SRSENPress SpokesmanTel: +420 271 463 359Fax: +420 271 469 896e-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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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