T-Mobile launches a new satellite TV service

• Two plans and three additional bundles
• Satellite receiver supporting HD/PVR and a dish for only CZK 1
• Installation for a special price

Prague, 21 October 2010 - Analogue darkness is upon us. T-Mobile has thus decided to enable its customers as well as anyone else interested to watch TV programmes in digital quality: starting on 1 November, customers will be able to activate satellite TV service at T-Mobile shops. T-Mobile TV will be offered under two plan options with a possibility to subscribe to up to three additional bundles. T-Mobile is the only provider on the Czech market to offer a satellite dish and a receiver supporting HD and a USB recording function for only CZK 1.  

"Many households are now dealing with the question of how to get TV signal once analogue broadcasting ceases. We have therefore decided to include the T-Mobile TV service in our offer. Unlike the standard DVB-T system, it will offer many channels in HD quality," says Petr Dvořák, Marketing Director at T‑Mobile, adding: "Moreover, we are the only company on the Czech market which enables its customers to purchase a satellite receiver with HD support and a recording function for only CZK 1."  

T-Mobile TV enables satellite reception of Czech and international channels in digital quality anywhere in the Czech Republic. Apart from the channels in HD quality, which are appreciated in particular by the owners of large-screen TVs, the picture quality offered by all channels, compared to analogue and often also DVB-T reception, is higher. 

Start - basic channels without a monthly fee
Customers interested in activating the T-Mobile TV service may choose from two plans. The Start plan offers 16 Czech and Slovak channels + Czech Television (ČT) and Nova in HD quality. No regular monthly fee applies to this plan, though customers will pay the full price for the satellite receiver, dish and TV card (in total CZK 5,999). However, T-Mobile is the only company on the Czech market that enables its current mobile customers to get this equipment package for satellite TV reception at a special price when they extend their contract for a voice tariff plan (as in the case of mobile handsets). This will save them nearly CZK 6,000. 

Standard - more than 40 channels and a receiver for prices starting at CZK 1
This more attractive offer brings a larger number of channels and specially-priced services for customers who sign a two-year contract: 18 Start channels + an additional 25 channels in the Czech and Slovak languages. Customers will get the satellite receiver and dish for CZK 1 (incl. VAT). Users can also have the service installed at their homes for a subsidized price of CZK 499; activation is completely free of charge. Customers will then pay a monthly fee of CZK 449 (incl. VAT) for the T-Mobile TV service. 

The satellite receivers support HD-quality broadcasting as well as the Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function. This enables customers to connect their external hard disk or a USB flash disk via USB and record their favourite programmes.

Customers who sign a two-year contract and who already have a suitable satellite receiver will save 50% on the regular monthly fee during the first six months - the price of the Standard plan will be only CZK 224.50 (incl. VAT) instead of the standard CZK 449.

T-Mobile TV	Start	Standard
Channel offer	16 Czech and Slovak channels + ČT HD and Nova HD	Start + 25 other channels in Czech and Slovak
Contract	no	for 24 months
Activation fee	CZK 1,599	CZK 0
Monthly fee	CZK 0	CZK 449
Receiver and dish	CZK 4,400	CZK 1
Installation	approx. CZK 2,000	CZK 499

Note: *Customers pay directly to the installation partner. The prices include VAT. 

Want something more?
T-Mobile TV has even more things to offer - customers may subscribe to three more optional bundles: Film, HD and Zábava CS ("CS Entertainment"). All of these are available under the Standard and Start plans. Additionally, customers who sign a two-year contract for the T-Mobile TV Standard plan by the end of this year will get a free HD bundle for six months.

T-Mobile TV	Film	HD	Zábava CS
Monthly fee for customers who subscribe to the Start plan	CZK 299	CZK 349	CZK 99
Monthly fee for customers who subscribe to the Standard plan		CZK 299
Channels	HBO, HBO HD, Cinemax	Eurosport, Nova Sport, Filmbox, History, Discovery, Brava, Travel Channel*	Kino CS, Doku CS, Muzika CS

Note: *Available from 15 November 2010. 

Equipment necessary for being able to use the service:

• TV card to be inserted in the receiver for channel decoding
• Receiver (set-top-box)
• Parabolic antenna and convertor (LNB)
• Coaxial cable connecting the dish to the receiver 

Customers who already have some of the necessary equipment can purchase only the hardware they do not have. The prices of the equipment if purchased separately are as follows: TV card - CZK 1,599; receiver with the TV card - CZK 5,499, the complete set - CZK 5,999 (incl. VAT). 

The service is provided via the Skylink satellite platform on the Astra satellites at 23.5° and 19.2° (SE).

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.