T-Mobile Rescue System

  • T-Mobile offers one thousand mobile phones to the Integrated Rescue System
  • Calls to emergency lines within the T-Mobile network in flooded areas are free of charge
  • Calls to the central offices of the Czech Red Cross, where customers can obtain information on how to help, are also free of charge
  • T-Mobile extends maturity terms of all invoices issued last week and this week by one additional week
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Prague, 13 August 2002 â?" RadioMobil has offered one thousand mobile phones with active SIM cards to the Integrated Rescue System, in order to facilitate the communication in the emergency flood situation in the Czech Republic.

Within its network, RadioMobil has introduced free-of-charge calls to emergency lines within the flooded areas. Calling the following phone numbers will be free of charge:

ÄŚeské BudÄ?jovice   038/635 48 09, 038/700 51 25
Southern Bohemia Region 038/672 04 92
Information Centre in Prague 02/222 41 257
Prague   02/33003350â?"59
PlzeĹ?      019/803 38 11, 019/803 3816


Calls to the information line of the Czech Red Cross, where customers can obtain information on how to help, by dialling 02/511 04 111, are also free of charge. Simultaneously, T-Mobile donates CZK 500,000 to the Czech Red Cross to provide humanitarian aid for the areas that suffered most.

Due to the extensive floods, T-Mobile has extended the maturity terms of all invoices issued last week and this week by one additional week.


Contact:
JiĹ?í Hájek
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.