TDE.L Regulatory News (TDE)

23 Jul 2007 09:00

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S.23 July 2007 Press release O2 Eurotarif available for O2 customers Today Telefonica O2 announces the new O2 Eurotarif for customers roaming abroad.This is in addition to the recently well received O2 Smart Roaming, which hasreceived a very positive response of over 150.000 customers demanding theservice in just 4 weeks. The O2 Eurotarif will automatically be provided to allvoice roaming customers by 30 Sep, except those who have opted for O2 SmartRoaming, My Europe, or have other special roaming tariffs. This applies to bothpostpaid customers and customers using prepaid cards. If the customer wants to receive the O2 Eurotarif earlier, they can do so from29th July by sending an SMS message with the keyword EUROTARIF to the phonenumber 999 111. After the tariff is launched on August 29, O2 Eurotarif will beactivated automatically for all who make new requests for voice roaming. With O2 Eurotariff, one minute of an outgoing call from an EU country, eitherlocally or to any other EU country will cost CZK 13.95 (CZK 16.60 with VAT) andone minute of an incoming call will cost CZK 6.85 (CZK 8.15 with VAT). The ratesfor calls made from or received outside the EU will remain as is in our currentstandard pricing, with more details provided on our website site www.cz.o2.com. Alternatively, to this, O2 Smart Roaming offers calls from 14 favourite holidaydestinations for 9.90 CZK/min (CZK 11.78 with VAT) and 30 free minutes per monthfor incoming calls (after using up the free minutes the rate for incoming callsis 5 CZK/min, that is, 5.95 CZK/min with VAT). If this suits our customers needsbetter, they can activate it by sending an SMS message with the keyword SMART tothe phone number 999 111 "With the launch of O2 Eurotarif, along with O2 Smart Roaming and other tariffs,we believe we provide ideal roaming solutions for all our customers. Whilst theO2 Eurotarif provides good prices to a number of EU destinations, our current O2Smart Roaming tariff provides even better prices to popular holiday destinationsboth within the EU such as Greece, Italy, France, Bulgaria, etc and outside theEU such as Croatia, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, etc.", said Simon Burckhardt, ChiefMarketing Officer of Telefonica O2. O2 Eurotarif Zone Outgoing calls within the Incoming calls zone and to the Czech RepublicEU 13.95 CZK/min 6.85 CZK/min (16.60 CZK/min with VAT) (8.15 CZK/min with VAT) Per minute rates are applied to calls. The prices presented here also apply tovideo calling, wherever it is available. Prices related to SMS and MMS messages,and data services, will be as per prices under the current zone roaming pricelist. O2 Smart Roaming O2 Smart Roaming Outgoing calls within the zone Incoming calls and to the Czech Republic Holiday Zone (Promoted 9,9 CZK/min 30 free min. per monthCountries) (11.80 CZK/min with VAT) After free minutes calls are priced at 5 CZK/min / 5.95 min with VAT) For further information, please contact:MARTIN ZABKASpokespersontel: + 420 271 463 359fax: + 420 271 469 896e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.com http://www.cz.o2.com/ About Telefonica O2 Czech Republic Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in theCzech Republic formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed lineoperator, CESKY TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha,spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization isnow operating nearly eight million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it oneof the world's leading providers of fully converged services. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voiceand data services in this country. A special attention is paid to theexploitation of the growth potential, in particular the data and Internetbusiness. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobilenetwork including a unique 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data) and UMTS,enabling the transport of voice, data and video. Furthermore, Telefonica O2Czech Republic offers the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country. About Telefonica O2 Europe Telefonica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland andSlovakia, along with integrated fixed/mobile businesses in Germany and the CzechRepublic - all of which use 'O2' as their consumer brand. Telefonica O2 Europealso owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businessesin the UK and Germany respectively as well as having 100% ownership of Be, aleading UK fixed broadband provider. In addition, the group includes the Isleof Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom. Telefonica O2 Europe, part of the Telefonica group, is headquartered in Slough,UK, and has more than 38 million mobile and fixed customers. About Telefonica Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world interms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on fixed andmobile telephony, with broadband as the key tool for the development of both. The company has a significant presence in 23 countries and a customer base ofmore than 203 million worldwide. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with in excess of 1.5 million directshareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinaryshares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao andValencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima,Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange