O2 brings a new generation mobile network along with the fastest mobile internet to Ostrava
May 15, 2009
After Plzeň, Ostrava is the next town in which O2 is launching a new generation mobile network. Customers living there can finally enjoy all of its benefits, especially fast data transfers and the fastest mobile internet on the Czech market at this time. They can get this for a special price that has been prepared especially for the town's residents. They can get mobile internet on its own for 600 crowns; in combination with ADSL internet for their homes, they can get the service for just CZK 150 per month.
"By launching a new generation mobile network in Ostrava, we are keeping our promise to cover this Silesian metropolis. In addition, we are offering what is currently the most advantageous mobile internet connection on the market," said Jan Karas, Director for Segment Marketing, Telefónica O2, adding, "Just like when we launched this network in Plzeň, here we are also working in cooperation with the Town Magistrate and preparing a special offer in order to simplify communication for handicapped people with specific needs. As part of our philanthropic strategy, we are thus using technology to provide help where it is most needed."
Unique full-value internet thanks to fast data transfers
The new generation network offers customers the opportunity to use full-value internet on their notebooks and netbooks anywhere at any time. They simply need to pull a small USB modem the size of a common flash disk out of their pockets in order to go online at speeds that correspond with regularly accessible WiFi networks immediately. Customers can thus download, for instance, a favorite song in one minute, and regular web pages take mere seconds to load.
Special offer for Ostrava
A special promotional offer will be available in Ostrava until the end of May, enabling all of the town's residents to enjoy a discounted mobile connection. Everyone who newly activates O2 Mobile Internet on its own will pay only CZK 600 including VAT. Therefore, they save considerably in comparison with the regular price. However, as part of the new structure of household services that Telefónica has been offering since the beginning of this week, customers can get O2 Mobile Internet for an even more favorable price. If they are using, for instance, O2 Internet at home, they can get O2 Mobile Internet for the discounted price of merely CZK 150 per month with VAT.
With the signing of a 24-month contract, customers can also get a new item in the operator's data modem portfolio - a compact USB Stick modem - for just CZK 1. Its regular price is CZK 1,995 including VAT.
Contacts
Martin Žabka
Spokesperson
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s.
public.relations.cz@o2.com
tel: 800 163 342 (800 1 media)
About Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic is a major integrated operator in the Czech Republic. It is now operating more than seven million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it one of the world’s leading providers of fully converged services. The organization offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voice and data services in this country. It is paying special attention to the exploitation of the growth potential, particularly in the data and Internet sector. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobile network including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data), and UMTS, enabling voice, data and video transmission. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic is also a notable provider of ICT services.
About Telefónica Europe
Telefónica Europe is a business division of Telefónica comprising mobile, fixed, and DSL operations in the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. With the exception of Isle of Man, all the operating businesses use 'O2' as their consumer brand. Telefónica Europe also has 50% ownership of the UK and Irish Tesco Mobile and German Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses. Telefónica Europe is headquartered in Slough, UK, and has 49 million mobile and fixed customers.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators by market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses, while its broadband business is the key growth driver underpinning both. It operates in 25 countries and has a global customer base of 260 million. Telefónica’s growth strategy is focused on the markets in which it has a strong foothold: Spain, Europe and Latin America. Telefónica is a 100% private sector company with its shares listed in Madrid and other stock exchanges and more than 1.5 million individual shareholders.
