A [:kůl:] new youth tariff from O2
24.4.2008
From May 1, 2008 all young O2 customers can send all the SMSes they want in comfort. With the new O2 [:kůl:] tariff they can send SMS messages to numbers in the O2 mobile network for free, all the time, without any additional fees.
The O2 [:kůl:] tariff costs only CZK 250 with VAT per month and, in addition to unlimited SMS messages to O2 numbers, it also offers 60 free minutes for calls to numbers in ALL networks every month. Unused free minutes are transferred to the following month.
O2 [:kůl:] is extremely simple and transparent. Calling rates for this tariff are the same for calls to numbers in all networks, during any time period. This means that customers do not have to concern themselves with when and who they are calling; the rate remains the same. After free minutes have been used up, one calling minute to any number costs the customer CZK 4.50 with VAT; SMS messages to numbers in other mobile networks are CZK 1.50 with VAT. For MMS messages, the customer pays CZK 5.90 with VAT, and, as part of an ongoing special offer, one minute of video calling costs CZK 1 with VAT.
The new O2 [:kůl:] tariff is currently available to customers who sign a 24-month contract by August 31, 2008. By signing a contract, the customer has the opportunity to combine the tariff with the purchase of a new mobile phone for a favorable price of as little as CZK 1 with VAT.
O2 [:kůl:] is not an ordinary tariff. It offers young customers an abundance of experiences, and it wants to entertain them and always give them something more. The first event is already on the horizon. On April 30, it is presenting the premiere of all witch-burnings in the O2 Yellow Spa. Then, on May 1, as part of the O2 [:kůl:] Tour 2008 the [:kůl:] bus will be setting out for regions, providing transportation to popular festivals, to the [:kůl:] Summer Cinema with free evening screenings, and to the [:kůl:] disco. In addition to this, a wide variety of cultural and sporting events throughout the Czech Republic, along with contests for great prizes, are being prepared for May to August. The latest information about events will be published at www.youngzone.cz.
"SMS messages undoubtedly make up the most frequently used service among young people. Therefore, we have prepared a tariff that provides free SMS messages to O2 mobile numbers. With the O2 [:kůl:] tariff, young people can thus send SMS messages 24 hours a day in comfort, without worrying aobut spending more than they can afford,"says Jan Karas, Marketing Director for the Residential Segment, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, and, with a smile, adding, "If they were to activate the tariff and use it beyond the maximum allowable period, that is until the age of 26, they would get free SMS messages toO2mobile numbers for an unbelievable 20 years."
Contact for further information:
MARTIN ŽABKA
Press Spokesman
tel: +420 800 163 342 (800 1 MEDIA)
e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.com
http://www.cz.o2.com
About Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in the Czech Republic, formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed line operator, ČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization 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.
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voice and data services in this country. Special attention is paid 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 also runs the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country.
About Telefónica O2 Europe
Telefónica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland and Slovakia, along with integrated fixed/mobile enterprises in Germany and the Czech Republic - all of which use ‘O2’ as their consumer brand. Telefónica O2 Europe also owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany respectively, and has 100% ownership of Be, the UK´s leading fixed broadband provider. Additionally, the group includes the Isle of Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom.
Telefónica O2 Europe, part of the Telefónica group, is headquartered in Slough, UK, and has more than 40 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 24 countries and its customer base exceeds 228 million globally. Telefónica’s growth strategy is focused on the markets in which it has a strong foothold: Spain, Europe and Latin America.
