TDE.L Regulatory News (TDE)

19 Jun 2007 09:15

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S.19 June 2007 Press Release With our O2 Smart Roaming tariff you can call home from your holiday without anyworries Date: 19. 06. 2007 As every year, Telefonica O2 brings wants to make a holiday abroad more pleasantfor its customers by introducing a tailor-made tariff. All customers of O2mobile services can use special O2 Smart Roaming tariff with up to 82 % cheapercalls from 14 popular holiday destinations. Call for only CZK 9,90 per minute From 20 June 2007, all customers of O2 services can pay only CZK 9.90 exclusiveof VAT (CZK 11.78 inclusive of VAT) per minute of an outgoing call; that is upto 82 % less than the regular roaming call prices. Outgoing call prices apply tocalls directed to the Czech Republic and calls made within the visited Smartroaming zone. Users of the new O2 Smart Roaming Tariff also save on calling fromthe rest of the EU countries (25 instead of 35 CZK/min excl. VAT) Incoming calls free-of-charge All customers who decide to activate the O2 Smart Roaming Tariff will get 30incoming roaming call minutes every month for free in the selected countries.But they need not worry even after the free half-hour is used up. The incomingcall prices are still very economical - CZK 5.00 per minute excl. VAT (CZK 5.95incl. VAT). No fees No activation, subscription or connection fees are charged on top of the priceof the call. The price of the call applies to all calls regardless of peak/off-peak times, and to all networks in the destination country, so eliminatingthe need to search for the network with the lowest rates. The most popular holiday destinations The O2 Smart Roaming Tariff covers the most sought-after summer destinations ofCzech holidaymakers: Croatia, Slovakia, France, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Malta,Bulgaria and Greece. Moreover the offer applies also to non-Europeandestinations - Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia and Thailand - that are also popular withmany travelers. Activation All post-paid and pre-paid customers can activate O2 Smart Roaming until 15September 2007 by sending an SMS with text SMART to the 999111 number. Customerswho activate O2 Smart Roaming will continue to be charged at the special O2Smart Roaming rates also after 15 September 2007. This way benefits of specialroaming tariff can be enjoyed also by increasing number of off-peak travelers. The service can also be activated by calling the *11 customer service number orat any O2 branded store. The customer must have the roaming service activated ontheir number in order to be eligible for the promotion. Zones In-zone calls and calls to Incoming calls SMS the Czech RepublicO2 Smart Roaming CZK 9.00/CZK 11.78 30 minutes every month for free CZK 9.90 /CZK 11.78destinations and CZK 5.00/CZK 5.95 for calls above the limitOther EU countries CZK 25.00 / CZK 29.75 CZK 19.00/CZK 22.60 CZK 9.90/CZK 11.78Other countries CZK 35.00 /CZK 41.65 CZK 20.00/CZK 23.80 CZK 9.90/CZK 11.78in EuropeOther countries CZK 55.00 / CZK 65.45 CZK 45.00 / CZK 53.55 CZK 9.90/ CZK 11.78 The rates are shown in per-minute prices / incl. 19 % VAT. The calls are chargedon per-minute basis. Pre-paid customers will be charged CZK 9.90 excl. VAT / CZK11.80 incl. VAT. The rates apply also to video calls, subject to availability.Outgoing calls from one zone to another attract the rate of the higher-pricedzone; e.g. calling from zone 1 to zone 2 is charged at CZK 25 per minute (excl.VAT). The listed prices do not apply to calling to premium rate numbers andtoll-free numbers. Direct dialing for pre-paid customers Nearly all customers of the O2 pre-paid service can now make a call in the mostpopular holiday destinations by dialing directly, without the need to dial aspecial pre-fix. At this moment, the service is being automatically activated toall prepaid customers with active voice roaming, the rest of pre-paid customerscan activate it by calling the customer service number, or at any O2 brandedstore. The call-back function continues to be available to pre-paid customers (*101*mobile number#). During fall of 2007 the automatic activation for all pre-paidcustomers shall be finished. The list of countries where direct dialing isavailable will gradually expand to include additional popular traveldestinations. Now From July 2007Country Operator Country OperatorAustria Mobilkom Bulgaria GlobulAustria One Croatia T-MobileCroatia VIPnet Egypt VodafoneItaly Wind France OrangeSlovakia Orange Germany O2Spain Telefonica Greece TIM HellasTunisia Tunisiana Hungary PannonTurkey Turkcell Poland PolkomtelUnited Kingdom O2 Contact for further information:MARTIN ZABKAPress Spokesmantel: +420 800 163 342 (800 1 MEDIA)e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.comhttp://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, EESKY 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 Isle ofMan fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom. Telefonica O2 Europe, part of the Telefonica group, is headquartered in Slough,UK, and has more than 39 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 206 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