Four Banks Have Introduced GSM Banking Services by Now

• Starting with today, four banks offer GSM Banking services: Expandia Banka, IPB, ÄŚSOB and newly Poštovní spoĹ?itelna
• The only thing a customer needs to control his/her bank account is a Paegas mobile phone
• Absolutely all Paegas service users including Twist can take advantage of GSM banking

Beside Expandia Banka, IPB and recently announced ÄŚSOB, a fourth bank - Poštovní spoĹ?itelna - is about to offer GSM Banking services to its clients. The number of bank accounts that can be controlled using a mobile phone hence increases approximately by 1.5 million. "We are pleased that there is such an interest in the GSM Banking service both among banks and especially among our customers. We sold about 50 thousand banking SIM cards so far and over 500 thousand of our clients have a phone that supports GSM banking," the gazetteer of the RadioMobil Company Tereza Kakosová said.

If someone wants to use GSM Banking, he/she needs a phone that supports the service (today these are practically all the phones sold), and a Banking SIM card, which is in CR offered only by the Paegas network operator. Existing customers can change their SIM card for a Banking one for a 400 crown charge. New users, who want to buy a Banking SIM card straight away, will pay CZK 200 for it. "Using the GSM Banking service is easier, faster and more comfortable than filling in paper forms directly in the bank and at least equally safe at the same time. In addition to that, the user can use them anywhere in the world," Tereza Kakosová added.

RadioMobil Incorporated is the operator of the most dynamically growing GSM network in CR. During 1999 over 500 thousand new customers decided for its services, which is the highest number in the history of mobile communications in CR. The Paegas GSM network that RadioMobil operates belongs to the most technologically developed networks in the world and has no competitor in a whole range of services on the Czech market.

Only in the Paegas network really all customers, not excluding prepaid Paegas Twist card owners, can use the most modern services: free data and fax connection, GSM Banking, WAP based services, Paegas Asistent and others. So far only RadioMobil offers the possibility of ordering services via the internet or view the bill thanks to the Paegas Info Profil service. They can always be sure they chose the most effective operator on the Czech market.

The RadioMobil Company can fully rely on its shareholders: ÄŚeské radiokomunikace 51 % (after enforcing the option its share will decrease to 39.2 % during 2001) and the consortium CMobil - 49 % (60.8 % respectively). The consortium CMobil is: T-Mobil - a 100% subsidiary company of Deutsche Telekom (84.55 %), TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile (12 %); other shareholders are SKS - SpoĹ?itelní kapitálová spoleÄŤnost a.s., TMP - TelekomunikaÄŤní montáže Praha a.s., PVT a.s..

The Paegas GSM network today covers over 99 % of the Czech population and 99.8 % of first-class roads. Customers can use a Paegas GSM mobile phone in networks of 171 operators from almost 80 countries of the whole world. In 1999 RadioMobil invested more than 5.5 billion crowns in its network, and for 2000 it plans investments exceeding 10 billion. At the end of March 2000 over 1 050 000 customers were using the Paegas services.

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