ČESKÝ TELECOM INSTALLS A RECORD-SETTING 10 000 ADSL CONNECTIONS IN ONE WEEK
21.3.2006
During the 11th week of this year ČESKÝ TELECOM installed a record-setting 10 000 ADSL connections for new broadband Internet subscribers in the Czech Republic. This situation was influenced considerably by an offer from the nation’s largest telecommunications operator that substantially increased connection speeds as of February 1, 2006. In comparison with 2005, when the average number of installations per week was 4 200, the average number of installations per week in 2006 has risen by 43% to 6 000.
At present, in the Czech Republic there are 330 000 registered subscribers who use broadband Internet connections through fixed telephone lines. The growth over the course of one month is close to 10%. ČESKÝ TELECOM is the preferred fixed-line broadband Internet provider.
ČESKÝ TELECOM Press Spokesman Martin Žabka says, "We are glad that the penetration of broadband connections is increasing in the Republic. Internal statistics indicate that the greatest interest has been expressed in products with a speed of 512 kb/s. Through our company, this means the O2 Internet Expres Impuls service, which over half of all our new customers have had installed." On the other hand, he adds, "Interest is so great that we have had to boost our systems and increase the number of personnel of all our customer contact centres."
Other statistics indicate that 98% of those applying for broadband connections request their own installation service. They then select a suitable modem from the wide range of offers that are available on the Czech market.
Martin Zabka
Spokesperson
ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s., member of the Telefónica Group is the leading telecommunications company in the Czech Republic. Through its subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it also has a significant presence in the Czech mobile services market. Further information about the firm and the services it offers is available at www.telecom.cz, which was rated as BestWeb 2003 in the WebTop100 survey.
Signum Temporis has consistently awarded ČESKÝ TELECOM for being one of the domestic capital market's most transparent firms in terms of providing information. Based on an open vote of specialists, members of the press and a nine-member committee, ČESKÝ TELECOM placed first in 2003, just as it did in 2001.
ČESKÝ TELECOM ranks among the most prominent firms on the Czech capital market in terms of capitalization and trading volumes. Its shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs. ČESKÝ TELECOM's credit rating is the highest a Czech corporation can receive from top international rating agencies.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both.
The company has a significant presence in 19 countries and a customer base that amounts more than 180 million accesses around the world. Telefónica has a strong presence in Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
