T-Mobile Bonus card

  • Customers will receive Bonus points for paying with the T­Mobile Bonus card  
  • Komerční banka will offer to all clients who use the T-Mobile Bonus card a 76-day grace period

Prague, 20 May 2008 - The mobile telecommunications operator T-­Mobile and Komerční banka have jointly introduced a product that is exceptional in the Czech credit-card market: the T-­Mobile Bonus card, which new product is intended for T-Mobile contract customers and is linked to the T­-Mobile Bonus loyalty program. Its many advantages also include the absolutely longest interest-free period in the Czech market.

The card is related to the T-Mobile Bonus loyalty program, whose members collect points for mobile communications services provided by T­-Mobile or use the operator's special offers. From now on, customers will also receive Bonus points for paying with the T­-Mobile Bonus card at shops. Customers will receive Bonus points for payments made with the card regardless of which benefit they have selected within the T-Mobile Bonus program. In addition, they will also receive extra points with their first use of the card.

"The improved T-Mobile Bonus loyalty program, introduced by T-Mobile this February, met with a very positive reception from our clients. I believe that the newly introduced T-Mobile Bonus card will become another good reason for people to stay loyal to T-Mobile," says Executive Vice President Marketing Petr Dvořák of T-Mobile.

The more customers use their card, the more points they collect and the faster they get their rewards from the T-Mobile Bonus catalogue. They may then choose, for example, a new handset, extra free minutes, text messages or MMS, discount vouchers and other gifts. In addition to this, customers receive an instant discount when paying with the card at certain business partners of T-­Mobile, selected on the basis of customers' preferences; the Alpine Pro sportswear retailer is the first such partner.

The credit card offers unique features in the Czech market. "Komerční banka will offer to all clients who use the T-Mobile Bonus card a 76-day grace period, which is unprecedented in the Czech market. This grace period relates to payments with the card as well as to cash drafts from ATMs, which is again very exceptional here," says Executive Director Marketing and Business Development Zdeněk Mojžíšek of Komerční banka.

In addition to standard payments in shops, drafts from ATMs and internet payment orders, each holder of the T-Mobile Bonus card can also transfer funds to a standard bank account and use the money in the same way as if he borrowed it using a standard bank loan.

The high security of the credit card is guaranteed by notification text messages sent to the card holder immediately after each transaction. Each T-Mobile Bonus card is insured against the holder's failure to pay back overdrafts and interest. The issuance, activation and administration of the credit card are completely free of charge.

Monika Klucová                                          
Spokesperson at KB                                   
tel.: +420 222 432 132                               
monika_klucova@kb.cz                                

Martina Kemrová
Senior Manager of Corporate Communication, T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s
tel.: +420 603 601 150
martina.kemrova@t-mobile.cz

Komerční banka is one of the best-run universal banks in Central Europe. It provides comprehensive services to clients in the areas of retail, corporate, and investment banking. The Komerční banka Group's 8,500 employees serve 1,580,000 clients who can use an extensive network of 386 points of sale throughout the Czech Republic. Komerční banka currently operates 664 ATMs and more than 900,000 of its clients use at least one of its direct-banking channels.
Komerční banka is part of the Société Générale Group, one of the largest banking groups in the euro zone (in terms of market capitalization), whose 151,000 employees serve more than 27 million individual clients worldwide.
www.kb.czwww.socgen.com


 
About the Company

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.