ČNB Joins the Ranks of T-Mobile's Important Customers

• The price of services was the decider in the tender

Prague, 10 September 2003 - Česká národní banka has recently become a new business customer of T-Mobile making it the latest renowned banking institution to sign a general contract with the mobile operator. T-Mobile scored a victory in the public tender thanks to an offer that for the announcer of the public tender means a significant reduction of costs while keeping the existing extent and quality of services. The contract was concluded for a period of five years.

ČNB had been using services of another mobile operator. "Upon careful consideration of offers submitted to the public tender, we decided to go with T-Mobile. Besides the price/performance ratio, our decision was determined by T-Mobile's open and very flexible approach and by the comprehensive offer of customer service," says Ing. Michael Šatra, Vice Director of the Administrative Division of ČNB.

"At the beginning, our new client will use particularly the voice and data services, including roaming. However, we have prepared an offer of other services for the future, such as the Private Virtual Network and GPRS Intranet," says Ing. Miroslav Rakowski, Executive Vice President Sales of T-Mobile.

T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. is the first and the only national operator in the Czech Republic who is a member of a global telecommunications group. T-Mobile has been awarded first prize in the category Most Trusted Mobile Operator in the European Trusted Brands 2002 survey organized by Reader's Digest.  For more information on T-Mobile and its services, visit www.t-mobile.cz.

T-Mobile International, one of Deutsche Telekom AG's four strategic divisions, is one of the world's leading international mobile communications providers. Deutsche Telekom's subsidiaries and affiliated companies today serve over 86 million mobile customers worldwide. T-Mobile is the first transatlantic mobile communications provider utilizing the digital GSM wireless technology standard. In October 2002, T-Mobile was awarded Best Mobile Operator in the category Europe, Middle East and Africa by the jury of the World Communication Awards 2002. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.net.

Contacts for journalists:
Jiří Hájek                                                                              Martina Kemrová
Vice President Corporate Communication                   Head of External Communication
T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.                                          T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.
E-mail: ji.hajek@t-mobile.cz                                             E-mail: martina.kemrova@t-mobile.cz
Tel.: 603 620 130                                                                Tel.: 603 620 150

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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).

Contact details of the press unit: press@t-press.cz.