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T-Mobile Czech Republic Launches its 3G Network in Ceske Budejovice
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T-Mobile Czech Republic has expanded its 3G network coverage to Ceske Budejovice, with 3G services available to 95% of residents of the city. Following Prague, Plzen and Brno, Ceske Budejovice is the fourth Czech city covered by the operator’s WCDMA/HSPA network, which enables peak downlink speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps. The upgrade has been carried out in cooperation with Nokia Siemens Networks.

T-Mobile has completed the rollout of the 3G network in another city. Beginning today, residents of Ceske Budejovice can enjoy high-speed mobile internet access. Following Prague, Plzen and Brno, Ceske Budejovice is the fourth Czech city covered with one of the world's most advanced 3G network.

High-speed mobile internet is now available to 95% of the residents of Ceske Budejovice. New as well as existing clients can also try this new service free of charge. When ordering the Surf+ or Surf&Mail+ add-on, contract customers can browse the internet for one month free of charge. For users of prepaid Twist cards, the operator has prepared a free two-week trial of the Twist Surf+ service. The offer applies to the first activation of these bundles.

T-Mobile uses the Nokia Siemens Networks technology based on the HSPA standard, which theoretically enables download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps.
This summer 3G services will also be extended to other regional towns. Residents of Olomouc, Pardubice, Usti nad Labem, Hradec Kralove, Liberec, Ostrava and Karlovy Vary will enjoy fast mobile internet access by the end of September. In total, thirty major towns in the Czech Republic should be covered by the end of this year.

The UMTS TDD network now offers faster transmission speeds

To complete the offer of improved internet services, T-Mobile has prepared a free gift for all customers using the UMTS TDD service (formerly offered under the name Internet 4G) for browsing the web: the maximum transmission speeds under the relevant tariff plans were doubled at the beginning of July.

With the Internet Premium plan, users can download data at speeds of up to two megabits per second. The Internet Basic and Standard plans, and their prepaid Twist Internet variant, offer download speeds of up to one megabit per second.


Tariffs

Beginning 1 July - kbps

Until 1 July - kbps

download

upload

download

upload

Internet Basic

up to 1024

up to 256

up to 512

up to 128

Internet Standard

up to 1024

up to 256

up to 512

up to 128

Internet Premium

up to 2048

up to 512

up to 1024

up to 256

Twist Internet

up to 1024

up to 256

up to 512

up to 128

Twist Internet Lite

up to 1024

up to 256

up to 512

up to 128

About the Company

T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 31 March 2010, almost 5.5 customers were using T-Mobile mobile services.

T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM standard in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands and is also authorized to operate a UMTS network. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been providing high-speed internet connection services based on ADSL technology and offering voice services via a public fixed-line electronic communications network. At the end of 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services.

Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on the quality of offered services, excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.

T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and take advantage of unified, favourable prices of calls when abroad.

For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.