HVB Bank customers may use GSM Banking with T-Mobile

• The widest offer of services through GSM Banking on the market
• Express payments within one day
• Free of charge for holders of Konto Komfort and Business Konto accounts

Prague, 6 August 2003 - As of 1 August 2003, HVB Bank offers the GSM banking service developed in co-operation with T-Mobile CZ. The bank provides its clients with a comprehensive offer of direct banking services including Online Banking, Telebanking and, more recently, GSM Banking. This service allows T-Mobile customers to control their bank account at this bank simply and safely via the mobile phone menu.

Simultaneously, HVB Bank is introducing an attractive offer designed for holders of the Konto Komfort account (for individuals) and Business Konto account (for entrepreneurs). These customers may use the advantages of GSM Banking free of charge within their package of services.

"Our bank is the only one on the Czech market that offers express payments through GSM Banking with a guarantee of crediting the financial means to a bank account administered by another bank on the very same day," says Dana Casimaty who is the head of the Division of Strategy, Product Development and Management at HVB Bank when commenting on the function of the new direct banking channel.

T-Mobile GSM Banking allows customers to perform active operations with the bank account (including bank transactions) anytime and anywhere, using only their mobile phone. The clients can thus receive fast updated information on the account balance, payments, foreign exchange rates and interest rates, place one-off and permanent payment orders or open term deposits. Via GSM Banking with HVB Bank it is also possible to place, for example, SIPO payment orders (combined collection of charges for water, gas, electricity etc.), direct debit authorizations or perform foreign currency conversions.

Konto Komfort, a package of services designed for individuals, offers a number of advantages to its holders. By opening the Konto Komfort account, clients obtain the following services: account maintenance in CZK, Telebanking, Online Banking, GSM Banking, MC Standard debit card, VISA Classic credit card, two ATM withdrawals per month, establishment of all permanent payment orders, direct debits and SIPO, and ten one-off transactions via direct banking channels, etc. 

Business Konto, a package of services designed for entrepreneurs, allows the clients to effectively control their entrepreneurial finances. It offers the following: opening and maintenance of a standard account in CZK, opening an account with the possibility of overdraft, Online Banking or HomeCash, GSM Banking, MC or VISA Classic international debit card, Business Line, monthly statements, etc.

"We were the first Czech mobile operator to introduce direct banking services in the summer of 1998. At present, our customers can use direct banking with seven banking institutions which represents the widest selection on the domestic market," says Jiří Hájek, the spokesman for T-Mobile.

HVB Bank CZ is the subsidiary of Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA-CA) and within the HVB Group it is responsible for the markets in Central and Eastern Europe. BA-CA operates a leading banking network in Central and Eastern Europe with 860 subsidiaries in 11 countries, 18,000 employees and 3.5 million clients.

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 nearly 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

Renáta Pintravová
Department of External Communication
HVB Bank Czech Republic a.s.
E-Mail: renata.pintravova@cz.hvb-cee.com

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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.

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