T-Mobile scores highly in the Employer of the Year competition

• Barbora Stejskalová, T-Mobile's Executive Vice President Human Resources, named HR Person of the Year
• T-Mobile ranked second in the main Employer of the Year category
• T-Mobile's Healthy Company Program named the Personnel Project of the Year

Prague, 12 June 2009 - T-Mobile achieved notable success in this year's edition of the respected Employer of the Year competition, where it was recognized for excellence in the main category, as well as in the HR Person of the Year and Personnel Project of the Year categories. T-Mobile also scored highly in the Most Desired Company category, which is judged by university students.

T-Mobile ranked second in the Sodexo competition's main category Employer of the Year, behind Hewlett-Packard. "We are very pleased with second place in the competition after the last year's triumph. At the same time, it is a confirmation for us that our company's employee-care program is appreciated not only by our employees but also by the expert public," says Barbora Stejskalová, Executive Vice President Human Resources at T-Mobile.

Barbora Stejskalová won first prize in the HR Person of the Year category, whose winner is selected by a jury of human-resources specialists.

T-Mobile received another "golden award" in the Personnel Project of the Year category for its Healthy Company Program, which is focused on three key areas: prevention, lifestyle promoting healthy eating habits and work safety.

T-Mobile fared very well in the Most Desired Company category, which is annually announced by AIESEC. The ranking is determined by students from more than twenty universities and colleges. T-Mobile was voted the most preferred employer in the telecommunications sector, and ranked twelfth overall, an improvement of ten places over last year.

T-Mobile ranks among the most successful participants in the Employer of the Year competition. In 2003, T‑Mobile won first prize for the project called Internal Trainers Academy in the Learning and Development System category. Two years later T-Mobile placed first in a public poll on the Most Preferred Employer of the Year 2005 and in 2006 it placed second in the same category. T-Mobile was particularly successful in 2008, when it received the Employer of the Year award.

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.