Press releases archive - Eurotel
SMS for CZK .20; Calling for Free after Minute Three and on Weekends Continues
Prague, January 17th, 2006 – Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., has launched an attractive pre-paid tariff. The tariff lets Go customers send SMS messages with prices starting already from CZK .20. This campaign is complemented by the continuing “Call for Free after Minute Three” and the renewed “Weekend Calls for Free” promotion. It is the most economical combination of a voice and SMS service for pre-paid customers on the Czech market.
Most economical combination of a voice and SMS service
Eurotel is coming to market with another generous proposition to pre-paid customers. Special Go Tariff is special not only by its name, but it is mainly its attractive content that makes it special. The tariff, which represents the most economical combination of a voice and SMS service, principally does not discriminate on the grounds of time and destination network of the call. For the same price of CZK 5.50, customers can call any network, any time of day or night. SMS enthusiasts can also subscribe to a weekly SMS top-up package, with 250 SMS for CZK 50. It means that one SMS message costs a mere CZK .20! The tariff offers also great rates on international calls. Via Net Call, customers can call Slovakia for prices starting from CZK 3.90 or to Russia from CZK 4.90.
Free weekends are back
Go customers can still use the Free Weekend Calls service. For CZK 50, they can call numbers in Eurotel network completely for free, already the next weekend! The service is activated by sending of an SMS containing the keyword VIKEND to number 999151. After the activation, the service is automatically renewed and the charge deducted. It can be deactivated free-of-charge by sending of an SMS with the keyword VIKEND D to number 999151. Activation and cancellation of the weekend service can also be done by calling *44 in the menu of the automated voice system or to the operator-assisted number *11.
Long Calls for everybody
All existing and new customers can still call for free after minute three until March 31st, 2006. The service, branded as Long Calls, lets post-paid and pre-paid service customers call Eurotel numbers or a fixed line for free after the third minute of the call. The service can be used on weekends and public holidays regardless of the hour of the day, and on working days from 7 pm to 7 am.
Switch to Eurotel at no extra charge
Mobile number portability was launched in the Czech Republic on January 15th, 2006. Customers who prefer pre-paid services and wish to switch to Eurotel and keep their number now do not incur any extra charge for the porting. They will become customers of Eurotel by purchasing a Go SIM card for CZK 495 which contains the standard credit of CZK 300.
More information available from www.eurotel.cz, Eurotel points-of-sale or call centre numbers.
Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o. reported almost 4.5 million customers in its nework at the end of September 2005. The mobile telephone networks of Eurotel 900/1800 MHz and 450 MHz cover a territory which has 99 percent of the population of the Czech Republic ( more than 10 million people). Eurotel holds a UMTS license for the operation of 3rd generation mobile services.
As well as services for post-paid customers on billed tariffs, Eurotel offers prepaid cards under the brand name Go and a full range and content of multi-media services, including video, MMS, voice services, WAP and SMS. Eurotel is the only mobile operator in the Czech Republic which offers the two most advanced GSM (wireless) data transfer technologies. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and GSM High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data (HSCSD) are available to contractual customers and customers with prepaid services. Eurotel as the first operator in Europe offers the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO high speed Internet access in its 450 MHz network. The high quality of Eurotel services includes SuperSound technology, which ensures a clean voice connection and 402 roaming partners in 160 countries around the world.
Eurotel, the winner of the 2004 Czech Republic National Quality Award, provides the top quality telecommunications services; the fact has been confirmed by the international quality certificate ISO 9001:2000. The company as the only telecommunications operator in the Czech Republic was also awarded the following certificates - ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management, OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and BS 7799-2:2002 Information Security Management. Independent auditors of management systems confirmed that Eurotel had established operation systems that ensure quality, efficiency, reliability and protection of information relating to the entire range of services provided nationwide.
Eurotel Praha is a limited liability company (spol. s r. o.), and is owned (100%) by ČESKÝ TELECOM, a. s.
