TDE.L Regulatory News (TDE)

7 Nov 2005 12:45

Cesky Telecom A.S.07 November 2005 > PRESS RELEASE - 7. 11. 2005 > CESKY TELECOM IS GIVING CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO NEW INTERNET EXPRES SUBSCRIBERS As part of a special Christmas offer, from November 7, CESKY TELECOM customerscan get the Internet Expres service for CZK 3 only. Those interested inunlimited broadband Internet simply have to purchase an ADSL modem for CZK 1,pay an activation fee of CZK 1 and pay CZK 1 for the first month of using theInternet Expres service. This new special offer is currently available on over 90% of all CESKY TELECOMlines in the Czech Republic. As at November 7, 2005, the number of broadbandInternet subscribers in the Czech Republic has risen to 240,000, whichrepresents a 140% growth since the beginning of the year. "The Christmas offer is a means of providing substantial support for broadbandInternet penetration in the Czech Republic," says Petr Matejovsky, InternetExpres Manager, CESKY TELECOM. "And we firmly believe that it will besuccessful. We are approaching a landmark of 300,000 users and we sincerely hopethat we will achieve this very quickly," adds Mr. Matejovsky. The Christmas offer of an Internet Expres broadband connection is valid as fromNovember 7 to December 31 2005. The offer also includes three months of freeusage of the new PC Guard (PC Strazce) supplemental service, which providesusers with comprehensive computer, data and communications protection. Itconsists of a state-of-the-art program against Internet attacks. It is beingoffered to customers in three variants: PC Guard (antivirus, personal firewall,antispyware, IPC and dial-up control), PC Guard Plus (additional functions:IPS, spam control and content control) and PC Guard Plus 5 (protect up to fivePCs against Internet attacks, includes additional functions). The CZK 1 fee for the first month of surfing is not valid for the InternetExpres Impuls service. For further information, please contact: VLASTIMIL SRSEN Press Spokesman Tel: +420 271 463 359 Fax: +420 271 469 896 e-mail: tiskovy.odbor@ct.cz CESKY TELECOM, a. s., is the leading telecommunications company in the CzechRepublic. Through its subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it alsohas a significant presence in the Czech mobile services market. Furtherinformation about the firm and the services it offers is available atwww.telecom.cz, which was rated as BestWeb 2003 in the WebTop100 survey. Signum Temporis has consistently awarded CESKY TELECOM for being one of thedomestic capital market's most transparent firms in terms of providinginformation. Based on an open vote of specialists, members of the press and anine-member committee, CESKY TELECOM placed first in 2003, just as it did in2001. CESKY TELECOM ranks among the most prominent firms on the Czech capital marketin terms of capitalization and trading volumes. Its shares are also traded onthe London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs. CESKY TELECOM's credit rating isthe highest a Czech corporation can receive from top international ratingagencies. Telefonica Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications operator in the world interms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixedand mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for thedevelopment of both of these. Telefonica has a significant presence in 17countries and a customer base that amounts to more than 145 million accesses.Telefonica has a strong presence in Latin America, where the companyconcentrates part of its growth strategy. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with more than 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