TDE.L Regulatory News (TDE)

12 Sep 2005 08:30

Cesky Telecom A.S.12 September 2005 CESKY TELECOM's internet express service Currently, CESKY TELECOM is offering four price programs for broadband Internetthrough its Internet Expres Home packages. The basic Internet Expres Impuls,with a speed of 128/64 kb/s is now available for CZK 399 per month. As part of aspecial offer, Internet Expres Ideal, with a speed of 512/128 kb/s is availablefor the same price. During the first three months following the signing of aservice agreement, customers can decide whether they want to keep the higherspeed and pay the standard monthly fee of CZK 599, or if they want to subscribeto the Impuls price program. CESKY TELECOM offers more demanding customers the Internet Expres Sprintservice, with a speed of 1024/256 kb/s, for CZK 799 per month. True Internetenthusiasts will value the Internet Expres Maxi, with a speed of 2048/256 kb/s,for a monthly fee of CZK 1399. Customers can order Internet Expres services online at www.internetexpress.cz,where they can also confirm the availability of the services. This confirmationis also available through SMS on 724 185 184. Additionally, the service can beordered by calling a toll-free telephone line on 800 123 456, at TELEPOINT,TELEPOINT Partner, and Eurotel sales outlets, and at selected electronics shopsand hypermarkets. Milestones and important data regarding ADSL services in the Czech Republic Date Number of Service progress Customers 3. 3. 2003 launch of ADSL services under the name IOL Broadband in Prague, Brno and Ostrava 15. 4. 2003 1 000 4. 9. 2003 10 000 15. 9. 2003 Internet connection speed for IOL Broadband services increased by up to three times while the original prices remain the same. 20. 1. 2004 15 000 11. 5. 2004 introduction of new broadband Internet offer - Internet Expres services 13. 5. 2004 CESKY Telecom is the first operator in Central and Eastern Europe to host a unique entertainment portal called Starzone, which offers over 130 films 20. 5. 2004 Accessible for 54% of telephone lines in the CR 7. 7. 2004 30 000 12.7.2004 The Starzone portal introduces a music section; it opens in co-operation with BMG and offers users the opportunity to download songs from the Czech Republic is Searching for a Superstar competition 20. 7. 2004 coverage of 500 realities in the CR 20. 8. 2004 launch of the Internet Expres Start self-installation package, which offers subscribers the opportunity to try high-speed Internet free of charge for 14 days 30. 9. 2004 55 000 the self-installation package is made available for purchase through hypermarket networks; 75% of the country's telephone lines are covered 3. 11. 2004 at the Starzone portal, subscribers are offered two free movie downloads per month 13. 12. 2004 the Starzone portal opens an experimental film section 4. 1. 2005 100 000 17. 1. 2005 introduction of the Internet Expres Optimal service, which is available for a substantially reduced price 1. 3. 2005 introduction of the Internet Expres Hit service; further price decrease for Internet usage 17. 3. 2005 new technological standards allow the operator to offer Internet Expres to locations that are within 8,2 km of an exchange (prior to this the maximum distance was 3,8 km) 18. 4. 2005 over 1000 localities in the CR are covered; the service is accessible on 90% of all lines in the CR 31. 5. 2005 the Starzone portal increases its selection with 100 new films 1. 6. 2005 151 000 launch of Internet Expres Doma service 12. 7. 2005 170 000 introduction of the Expres Klik service, which provides subscribers with a short-term speed increase 12. 9. 2005 200 000 covers 1 121 localities in the CR; the service is accessible on over 90% of all telephone lines in the CR Growth in the number of broadband Internet subscribers Growth in the number of localities where broadband Internet is available This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange