EUROTEL – GENERAL PARTNER OF ITC ’99 FAIR


EuroTel Praha became the general partner of Information Technologies and Communications fair – ITC ’99. The ITC ’99 trade will be held on April 14 – 16 in Prague Výstaviště.

EuroTel‘s exposition will be situated in the right wing of the Industrial Palace and it will cover an area of 225 sq. m. Visitors will be able to take part in interesting contests, special presentations, and to watch rich accompanying program.

EuroTel’s exhibition will introduce especially the following services: GSM InfoText (professional as well as general information available at EuroTel mobile phone anywhere and anytime – Mobile Diary, Daily News, Economics and Business, Travelling and Traffic, Cultural Survey – Prague), SMS Reminder (automatic receiving of GSM InfoText services, Information at a defined time, Regular daily, weekly or monthly information) and SMS Plus (sending SMS to FAX, sending SMS to e-mail, sending SMS to pager, sending head paper of your company – FAX logo).

Customers will also be able to learn more about SuperSound technology, which uses the advanced EFR coding technology (Enhanced Full Rate) that allows clear voice transmission. EuroTel is the first and the only operator in the Czech Republic providing the SuperSound quality of call transmission, and offering this technology to its EuroTel GSM Global customers completely free of charge.

As for the other products and services, customers are sure to be attracted by the new GO STAR set with a unique Philips Savvy mobile phone, which was introduced by EuroTel as the first mobile telephone network in the world on 6^th of April 1999. Thanks to EuroTel the Czech Republic thus became the first country in the world where mobile phone users can send short text messages with pictures and explore a new dimension of communication without words - through pictures. The GO STAR set contains the first mobile phone with picture short text messages – "GO SMAJLÍCI". In addition to that EuroTel offers GO SMS service – short text message sending - to all the customers using prepaid GO service. The GO customers are thus able to use EuroTel information services, such as GSM InfoText, SMS Reminder and SMS Plus, that have already been mentioned, in their full extend.

At EuroTel’s stand customers will also be able to get information on how to save money by choosing the right monthly service program combined with Víkend, Týden and Direct Debit services.

"The quality of coverage and especially the quality of calls represent EuroTel‘s competitive advantage; and the leading position of EuroTel in the market only proves that customers prefer quality. And it is the high interest of customers what obliges us to provide the highest quality services with the most advantageous ratio to price,” said Iva Taťounová, EuroTel‘s spokes person, in relation to this. "I am sure that our customers will really appreciate the high quality services of EuroTel - and not only those that will be presented at the ITC ’99 fair," added Iva Taťounová.

Opening hours of the ITC ‘99 fair: 10°° a.m. – 6°° p.m.

 EuroTel Praha, spol. s r.o., is a joint venture of SPT TELECOM, a.s., (51%) and Atlantic West B.V. (49%). Atlantic West B.V. is a company with an equal share of Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL) and MediaOne International, which is a part of MediaOne Group (NYSE:UMG)




Prague, April 7^th, 1999