Paegas to Help Prague Residents during the International Monetary Fund Meeting

• The services Paegas WAP and Paegas Info will mediate information from the IMF Meeting
• RadioMobil increased capacity of the Paegas network for the time of the Meeting

Via the services Paegas WAP and Paegas Info, RadioMobil will deliver information from the International Monetary Fund Meeting to Paegas mobile phone owners. Information channels will contain up-to-date news from the IMF as they are published by the Czech Press Agency (ÄŚTK). Beside programs and current news from the Meeting and responses from the world, those interested will also find for instance information about ongoing or prepared demonstrations in Prague, in the CR or abroad.

â?śThe International Monetary Fund Meeting is such a significant event that our company has made long-term preparations for it,â?ť said the spokeswoman of RadioMobil Tereza Kakosová. â?śThe fact that we bring information from all important events through our services is already well-known to the Czech public (right now, for example, all sports fans are following current results from the Olympic Games also using their Paegas mobile phones). However, the International Monetary Fund Meeting will have an instant impact on the whole life in our country. That is why RadioMobil has adapted the news contents to perform not only an informative, but also a safety function. Paegas Info and Paegas WAP should at least partly help those who would like to avoid possible dangerous situations.â?ť

At the same time, for the forthcoming IMF Meeting has RadioMobil increased the capacity of its network by increasing the number of mobile base stations and by installing a new high-capacity device directly in Kongresové centrum, where the Meeting will be held.

Everyone who will use the Paegas WAP service to obtain details of the IMF current events just needs to select Infoservices in the item Homepage of the Internet menu. There, in the Current window s/he will find a direct link to a WAP page informing about the IMF. Those who decide to use Paegas Info to receive information can have it in Czech as well as in English. They only need to send an SMS to 4616, reading mmf (or +mmf for regular delivery) for news in Czech, or imf (or +imf for regular delivery) in English.

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 Assistant and others. So far only RadioMobil offers the possibility of ordering services via the Internet or viewing 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 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 189 operators from 85 countries of the whole world (115 various locations altogether). In 1999 RadioMobil invested more than 5.5 billion crowns into its network, and for 2000 it plans investments exceeding 10 billion. In July 2000 over 1 350 000 customers were using the Paegas services.

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.