T-Mobile launches its 3G network in Ceske Budejovice

Public 07.07.2010 in category Press News / Services, Pricing, Handsets

State-of-the-art services available to 95% of residents of the South Bohemian city beginning today
New users can try mobile internet free of charge
Maximum speeds in the UMTS TDD network now twice as fast

Prague, 7 July 2010 - T-Mobile has completed the rollout of the 3G network in another city. Beginning today, residents of Ceske Budejovice can enjoy high-speed mobile internet access. Following Prague, Plzen and Brno, Ceske Budejovice is the fourth Czech city covered with one of the world's most advanced 3G network.

High-speed mobile internet is now available to 95% of the residents of Ceske Budejovice. New as well as existing clients can also try this new service free of charge. When ordering the Surf+ or Surf&Mail+ add-on, contract customers can browse the internet for one month free of charge. For users of prepaid Twist cards, the operator has prepared a free two-week trial of the Twist Surf+ service. The offer applies to the first activation of these bundles.

T-Mobile uses the Nokia Siemens Networks technology based on the HSPA standard, which theoretically enables download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps.

This summer 3G services will also be extended to other regional towns. Residents of Olomouc, Pardubice, Usti nad Labem, Hradec Kralove, Liberec, Ostrava and Karlovy Vary will enjoy fast mobile internet access by the end of September. In total, thirty major towns in the Czech Republic should be covered by the end of this year.

The UMTS TDD network now offers faster transmission speeds
To complete the offer of improved internet services, T-Mobile has prepared a free gift for all customers using the UMTS TDD service (formerly offered under the name Internet 4G) for browsing the web: the maximum transmission speeds under the relevant tariff plans were doubled at the beginning of July.

With the Internet Premium plan, users can download data at speeds of up to two megabits per second. The Internet Basic and Standard plans, and their prepaid Twist Internet variant, offer download speeds of up to one megabit per second.

Tariffs	Beginning 1 July - kbps		Until 1 July - kbps
Tariffs	download	upload	download	upload
Internet Basic	up to 1024	up to 256	up to 512	up to 128
Internet Standard	up to 1024	up to 256	up to 512	up to 128
Internet Premium	up to 2048	up to 512	up to 1024	up to 256
Twist Internet	up to 1024	up to 256	up to 512	up to 128
Twist Internet Lite	up to 1024	up to 256	up to 512	up to 128

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About the Company
T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 September 2011, almost 5.4 million customers were using T-Mobile services.

T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM and UMTS standards. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been offering fixed data and voice telecommunications services. In 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services and, since November 2010, the operator also offers the T-Mobile TV satellite television service.

T-Mobile has always focused on the quality of offered services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G and 3G (UMTS FDD) data services, as well as in GSM voice services.

Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.

T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and enjoy uniform, favourable prices of calls when abroad.

For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.