T-Mobile named the 2008 jobpilot.cz Employer of the Year

• T-Mobile victorious among the top 50 employers in the Czech Republic
• The operator placed second in the Prague regional round

Prague, 6 June 2008 - T-Mobile Czech Republic won the 2008 jobpilot.cz Employer of the Year award, with Hewlett-Packard and Robert Bosch coming in second and third respectively. The winners of the sixth annual awards in the area of employment policy were announced yesterday in the Czech National Bank's Congress Center.

"We are very pleased that we have managed to win this prestigious award in spite of such strong competition. People are T-Mobile's most valuable asset and employee care has always been one of our key priorities," says Roland Mahler, T-Mobile's Managing Director, adding: "We not only try to create a motivational work environment but we also strive to ensure that our employees' private and working lives are well balanced by providing them a full range of benefits."

T-Mobile's colors are worn every day by more than 2,500 employees who can choose from a wide range of benefits, such as Cafeteria elective benefits, contributions for private pension schemes, personal training and development, employee handsets, healthcare, five weeks of holiday, employee parties that may also be attended by family members, and discounts on purchases of goods and services.

This year's Employee of the Year awards were presented in seven national categories: Employer of the Year, Human Resources Project, The Most Desired Employer, Human Resources Specialists Award, Progressive Employer, Employer without Barriers and The Most Desired Company. Awards were also presented in three categories at the regional level: Employer of the Region, Human Resources Project and Human Resources Specialists Award.

T-Mobile also won an award in the Prague regional round where it placed second in the Employer of the Region category. The biggest Czech mobile operator regularly fares successfully in the Employer of the Year awards - every year, it finishes among the top ten companies in the main category. In 2005, T-Mobile was declared The Most Desired Employer award based on votes cast by the public.

The general partner of the competition is jobpilot.cz, a member of Monster, the world's number-one on the online job market. The partners of the competition are Hypoteční banka and Microsoft. The specialist sponsors of the competition are Hay Group, Benefity, CzechInvest, AIESEC, Nadace Charty 77, and Konto Bariéry.

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.