Traffic reports on O2 mobiles, and a contest
May 19, 2009
In May, O2 is offering its customers new form of traffic reports for the highways, main roads, regions, and towns of its customers. An innovative service now enables them to receive messages that pertains solely to the actual route they are travelling. All O2 customers can order it through the O2 Active WAP portal, where they enter their planned route with one or two time intervals. They will then get the latest information about accidents, detours, radars, traffic jams, and closures at the right time, in the right place. Until the middle of the summer, they will also be able to enter a contest for a Chevrolet Cruze four-door sedan.
Users will now also be able to choose between two simple payment models, with which they will always know exactly how much they will be paying for service usage. The offer features a daily or monthly license that gives customers access to the ordering interface, route selection, and time intervals. All parameters can then be adjusted flexibly for the entire duration of license validity.
A daily license, which is intended primarily for occasional drivers and routes driven during one day, costs CZK 19 with VAT and is not prolonged automatically after it expires. A monthly license which is especially beneficial for frequent drivers and long-term service usage, costs CZK 49 with VAT. In this case the license is prolonged automatically for the following month. It can be deactivated very simply through the WAP ordering interface.
Contest for a Chevrolet Cruze
From May 1 to July 31, 2009, customers can visit www.dopravaO2.cz to enter a contest for a Chevrolet Cruze four-door sedan. The only conditions for contest entry are the activation of a monthly license for traffic reports, answering three knowledge-based questions regarding the vehicle, and a guess for the question " How many SMS messages with traffic reports were sent in the O2 network during the period of January 1 to July 31, 2008?" The person who meets all contest conditions is the winner. In the event of more than one correct answer for the guessing part of the conditions, the first person who answered will be declared the winner.
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.
