RadioMobil donates CZK 1.5 million to Childrenâ??s Hospital In Brno Bohunice

• Paegas balloons greet sick children throughout the Czech Republic
• RadioMobil supports projects assisting sick and healthy children

In one moment, probably the largest number of balloons ever will fly into the air at NámÄ?stí Svobody in Brno. RadioMobil, together with the Archa Chantal foundation, gave the balloons to children who brought them to NámÄ?stí Svobody. The little balloons are supposed to greet all sick children in the Czech Republic and let them know that their friends are thinking of them. However, the event, called â?śA Day with Paegas,â?ť merely represents the festive peak of all humanitarian activities prepared for children by RadioMobil and the Archa Chantal foundation.

At the beginning, foundation president Chantal Poullain and foundation director Miloslava VepĹ?eková received from spokesperson Tereza Kakosová a symbolic cheque for

CZK 1,500,000, to pay for the renovation of the Childrenâ??s Ward of the Brno Psychiatric Hospital. â?śThe improvement of the environment of this hospital has a higher meaning, as mentally ill children are being treated here,â?ť explains Miloslava VepĹ?eková. â?śThanks to RadioMobil, the premises, until recently gray and depressing, which could hardly evoke the pleasant atmosphere necessary for healing mentally ill children, will now change into an environment that will address children of all age groups very positively. Both the interiors and exteriors will resemble a seagoing ship and the doctors, nurses and little patients will represent its crew â?" the general atmosphere should become part of the treatment process.â?ť

The Bohunice hospital is the only medical facility in the South Moravian region with beds for children. Not only are children with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or depression hospitalized here, but also children with neurotic disorders related to family problems, an inadequate school load or drugs.

â?śThe Bohunice hospital project is not the only activity through which our association is trying to help the younger generation â?" for example, together with Archa Chantal we have contributed to the renovation of the childrenâ??s admitting ward in the Prague Motol hospital, which changed into a circus tent,â?ť explains Kakosová. â?śIn addition to assisting sick children, RadioMobil also contributes to childrenâ??s education in schools and various childrenâ??s institutions. At present, a project titled â?śPaegas for Your Future,â?ť our response to the fact that computer equipment is lacking in schools and selected public institutions, is well under way. This year, the first stage of this project began and thanks to this, hundreds of children are already becoming acquainted with computer technology.â?ť

Over the next three years, RadioMobil will donate children thousands of PCs and laptop computers in a total value exceeding CZK 20 million. Not only schoolchildren, but also those from childrenâ??s homes, are now working with computers donated by RadioMobil. These computers have a high performance, with a Pentium processor and a network card, allowing the user to connect to the Internet, and containing the Microsoft Windows 95 system.

 

RadioMobil Incorporated is the operator of the most dynamically growing GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the CR. The market share of Paegas was 46 % at the end of 1999 and the share of Paegas Twist prepaid services even exceeded 60 %. During 1999 over 500 thousand new customers decided for its services, which is the highest number in the history of mobile communications in the 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 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 (116 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 October 2000 more than 1.5 million clients were using 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.

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