RadioMobil Operating and Business Results

  • More customers chose T-Mobile in the third quarter than any other mobile operator
  • EBITDA increased by 23% year-on-year in the first nine months of the year

Prague, 15 November 2002 â?" 3,283,290 customers were using the T-Mobile network as of the end of September. In the third quarter of the year, T-Mobile acquired 133,576 new customers and thus became the mobile operator with the largest number of new customers.

The revenues of the company reached CZK 15.7 billion in the last three quarters. EBITDA rose by 23 per cent year-on-year, exceeding CZK 7.5 billion.

â?žThe results we have achieved clearly show that the new, internationally strong T-Mobile brand has been accepted very positively by Czech customers. Thanks to this change, as well as our renumbering-related campaign, we have acquired a number of new contract customers and strengthened our position in the business segment significantly,â?ť said Roland Mahler, Managing Director of RadioMobil. â?śThe EBITDA growth positively reflects the growing emphasis we put on effective cost-management within the company,â?ť added Mahler.

 as of 30 Sept. 2001 as of 30 Sept. 2002
EBITDA  in CZK thousand CZK 6,171,797  CZK 7,573,512
Revenues in CZK thousand CZK 15,645,168  CZK 15,716,831
Number of customers 2,455,110 3,283,290

The financial results are reported in accordance with the German GAAP.

T-Mobile
RadioMobil is the first and so far the only national operator in the Czech Republic to bring its customers the benefits arising from membership in a global telecommunications group, T-Mobile International. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.cz

T-Mobile International, one of Deutsche Telekom AGâ??s four strategic divisions, is one of the worldâ??s leading international mobile communications providers. Deutsche Telekomâ??s subsidiaries and affiliated companies today serve more than 71.5 million mobile customers worldwide. T-Mobile is the first transatlantic mobile communications provider utilizing the digital GSM wireless technology standard. In October 2002, T-Mobile was awarded Best Mobile Operator in the category Europe, Middle East and Africa by the jury of the World Communication Awards 2002. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.net.

Contact:
Jiri Hajek
Corporate Communication Manager
RadioMobil a.s.
Tel: +420 603 400 130
Fax: +420 603 620 106
E-mail: press@t-mobile.cz


 
About the Company

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

Contact details of the press unit: press@t-press.cz.