Europe for 9.50 Kč, international for 12.90 Kč per minute

  • New service fees for Paegas Internet Call
  • Price adjustments for international calls

Beginning on February 1, all RadioMobil customers can start taking advantage of new prices for Paegas Internet Call services by calling anywhere in Europe for 9.50 Kč a minute and to selected countries outside of Europe for 12.90 Kč per minute. "Since its unveiling at the midpoint of last year, Paegas Internet Call has become very popular, and that's why we want to keep offering it to customers. Of course interest in the service was fueled by its price, so Paegas Internet Call is now an even more attractive offer than ever," said RadioMobil press spokeswoman Tereza Kakosová.

Paegas Internet Call was introduced at the beginning of July and shortly after won a prestigious Crystal Disk '98 award while on display at the Invex-Computer Brno 1998 International Information Technology Trade Fair.

With the unveiling of Paegas Internet Call, RadioMobil became the first - and still the only - GSM operator in the world to offer its customers calling abroad via the Internet. "We try to offer our clients the newest services out there, ones which enable them to make even greater use of their Paegas telephones, and Paegas Internet Call is precisely that kind of service," said Robert Chvátal. Paegas Internet Call is simple to use - a Paegas mobile telephone and an accompanying tariff program are enough to give everyone access to the world at extraordinarily low rates. All callers have to do is enter a designation code before dialing an international number, and the system then responds by routing the call through the Internet. There are two such numbers: 42 for communication within Europe and 44 for the rest of the world. The designation codes are also used in billing customers, just 9.50 Kč to Europe and 12.90 Kč to the rest of the world (during both peak and off-peak hours).

International calls

Rates for international calls will be adjusted in February, bringing the price of a call to the United States down 34 crowns per minute. Callers who use the Aktiv program to call to Germany will now pay only 20 Kč per minute (2 Kč less than before), while Manažer and Diamant users pay only 18. The same rates apply for calls to Poland and Austria. Calls from within the Paegas network to most other Western European countries will cost 21 Kč per minute using the Aktiv plan and 19 Kč per minute using the Manažer and Diamant plans. Among the countries most often called are the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia, which now costs only 31 Kč per minute with Activ and 29 Kč per minute with Manažer and Diamant.

Selected rates for international calls:

Original rate New rate
Destination Aktiv Manažer/Diamant Aktiv Manažer/Diamant
Germany 22 20 20 18
Austria 22 20 20 18
Poland 22 20 20 18
Great Britain 33 31 21 19
France 33 31 21 19
Netherlands 33 31 21 19
USA 63 63 31 29
Canada 63 63 31 29
Russia 63 63 27 25
Japan 63 63 31 29
Rates listed do not include VAT (5 percent)

The RadioMobil joint-stock company is the operator of the GSM network called Paegas. Its largest shareholders are České radiokomunikace a.s., with 51 percent, and the international consortium CMobil, which holds a 49 percent share. CMobil is made up of the German operator T-Mobil, the Italian operator TIM, PVT, Telekomunikační montáže Praha and Spořitelní kapitálová společnost.

The Paegas GSM network today covers more than 96 percent of the population of the Czech Republic. Customers can now take their Paegas mobile phones to 61 countries around the world and utilize the roaming services of 113 operators. At the close of 1998, more than 375,000 customers were using the services of the Paegas GSM network.


 
About the Company

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.