DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS IN APRIL PAY ONLY CZK 2.50 PER MINUTE WHEN CALLING SPAIN, GERMANY…

3.4.2006

ČESKÝ TELECOM customers can now call abroad at more favourable rates by using the Xcall service. During April weekends and the Easter holidays, they can call five select countries for CZK 2.50 per minute while calls to other countries cost CZK 5 per minute. In the long term, calls to other destinations, whose number has risen to 60, are also advantageous.

“I believe that thanks to even more favourable conditions for calling abroad our customers will stay in touch not only with friends who are nearby, but also who are situated anywhere,” stated Simon Burckhardt, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, Residential segment.

• Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Spain for CZK 2.50/min without VAT
• China, Croatia, New Zealand, Russia, The Ukraine for CZK 5/min without VAT

ČESKÝ TELECOM introduced Xcall to its customers for the first time in 2000. When the service was first put into operation, it could be used for calling 13 countries. In 2003 this number rose to 34 countries. Today customers can use the service to make cheaper calls to 60 countries (as of April, the list includes Argentina, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, SAR, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

It is not necessary to order or activate the Xcall service. It is free to access and very easy to use. It is also available 24 hours a day. Simply dial the prefix 970 and then dial the number you wish to call in the same way that you would when making a regular international call. This is an example of how to use the service when making a call to Germany.

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.