Over 1 million SMS messages sent using prepaid Twist cards

SMS message transmission, which has been available to users of prepaid Paegas Twist cards since the middle of January, has met with enormous success. Paegas Twist card users have been sending tens of thousands of messages daily since the service was made available, and in less than a month the total has climbed to well over 1 million. â?śWe did expect that customers would welcome the new service, but we couldnâ??t be happier to see such enormous interest. Customers with prepaid cards are using SMS even more than users of Diamant, our most expensive tariff program,â?ť said RadioMobil press spokeswoman Tereza Kakosová. Paegas Twist users can now send SMS text messages for the unbeatable price of 2.98 KÄŤ, including VAT.

In addition to being able to send text messages, Paegas Twist cardholders also have access to Paegas Info information services and Paegas E-mail, which lets them send faxes, messages to pagers and emails from their mobile phones. â?śSince the service was made accessible to owners of Twist cards on January 18, use of Paegas Info and Paegas E-mail services has increased by more than 50 percent,â?ť added Kakosová.

The unique benefits of Paegas Twist on the Czech market:

• SMS sending
• telephone email address free for all users
• call waiting, caller hold
• access to Paegas Info and Paegas E-mail
• bonuses when purchasing prepaid coupons
• wide selection of phones
• compatible with all mobile phones
• credit display

The RadioMobil joint-stock company is the operator of the GSM network called Paegas. Its largest shareholders are ÄŚeské 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, TelekomunikaÄŤní montáže Praha and SpoĹ?itelní kapitálová spoleÄŤnost.

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 January 1999, more than 400,000 customers were using the services of the Paegas GSM network.

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.