A record amount of CZK 8 million will be distributed from the T-­Mobile Fund

• A single project can be granted up to CZK100,000
• Organizations and municipalities from the whole Hradec Králové region can now apply for a grant from the T-Mobile Regional Fund
• The application deadline is Friday, 25April2008, in the case of the T-Mobile Regional Fund, and Friday, 11April2008, in the case of the T-Mobile Employee Fund

Prague, 3 March 2008 -T-Mobile announced today the fourth year of its T-Mobile Fund grant program, which is being launched in cooperation with the VIA Foundation and the Community Foundation of Euroregion Labe. A record amount of CZK 8,000,000 will be awarded to non-profit organizations and entities this year. Each applicant can be granted up to CZK 100,000 for their project.

"We hope that organizations will be even more eager to file their grant applications this year," says Jitka Chocová, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at T-Mobile, adding: "The number of applications has grown continually since the T-Mobile Fund was set up in 2005. The main reason for this is that people's awareness of the fund is growing each year. In addition, we extended the scope of the grant program from the Hradec Králové district to the whole Hradec Králové region this year."

A total of CZK 8 million will be awarded to projects from the T-Mobile Fund this year. From this amount, CZK 5 million will be distributed to organizations in the regions where T-Mobile has its offices, i.e. in the Louny district, the Hradec Králové region and in the Prague 11 municipal district. The remaining CZK 3 million will be awarded to non-profit and contributory organizations and municipalities from the whole Czech Republic that will be selected from among those recommended by T-Mobile employees. The purpose of this initiative, which this year is being undertaken for the third time, is to raise the company's employees' interest in supporting eligible activities in the area where they live.

The application deadline is Friday, 11 April 2008, in the case of the T-Mobile Employee Fund, and Friday, 25 April 2008, in the case of the T-Mobile Regional Fund.

Applications for grants from the T-Mobile Fund can be submitted this year by Czech non-governmental non-profit organizations, local authorities, organizations whose projects are focused on improvement of the social and cultural environment and ecology or on activities that supplement community social services or that aim to restore cultural heritage.

The maximum amount which can be granted to a single project is CZK 100,000 and the project has to be implemented during the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

As in previous years, consultations will be provided in late March and early April to all applicants for financial contributions by representatives of the VIA Foundation and the Community Foundation of Euroregion Labe in the three above-mentioned regions on the following dates:

• 17 March, from 10 a.m. - T-Mobile Customer Centre in Hradec Králové, Collinova 240
• 18 March, from 3 p.m. - T-Mobile headquarters in Prague-Roztyly, Tomíčkova 2144/1
• 2 April, from 2 p.m. - T-Mobile Customer Centre in Louny, Komenského náměstí 2540

All information on the T-Mobile Regional Fund grant program, including the full text of the announcement and application forms, can be found at www.lepsisvet.cz, www.nadacevia.cz, and www.komunitninadace.cz.

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

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