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Cesky Telecom A.S.
26 November 2003

> PRESS RELEASE - 26.11.2003 >

AS OF JANUARY, ADSL WILL BE ONLY CZK 899,- AND FEES FOR CURRENT VARIANTS WILL 
BE REDUCED


As of January 5, 2004, CESKY TELECOM is offering its customers a high-speed ADSL
Internet connection for a monthly fee of CZK 899,- (CZK 1 097,- including 22%
VAT). On this occasion, IOL Broadband services are expanding by four new
modifications. After New Year's, CESKY TELECOM will offer the current ADSL
service variants in the same format, however, they will be available at prices
that are 50% lower than they are now. As of January 5, customers can therefore
choose from a total of nine variants of the ADSL service.



"With the cheapest offer, we want to address customers who require speeds and
data-transfer limits that are between those of dial-up services and the current
ADSL offer," says David Duron, Chief Marketing Officer, CESKY TELECOM, adding, "
Nine variants present both households and firms with a sizeable selection, and
in the next year we plan on expanding our offer even further. We also hope to
simultaneously support the development of Internet usage in the Czech Republic.
Our goal remains the same: to further increase the attractiveness of broadband
Internet connectivity and, in particular, to increase the accessibility of ADSL
in the Czech Republic."


                             IOL Broadband 512/128 Kb/s

Volume                          3GB                               6GB                        10GB
Price                        899 CZK                            1,019 CZK                  1,239 CZK


                                                       IOL Broadband 1024/256 Kb/s
Volume                          6GB                                12GB                       12GB
Price                        1,469 CZK                          1,709 CZK                  2,049 CZK


                                                            IOL Broadband Profi
Speed                       256/64 Kb/s                        512/128 Kb/s               1024/256 Kb/s
Volume                         flat                               flat                       flat
Price                        2,049 CZK                          2,975 CZK                   5,675 CZK



The lowest data transfer limit (3 GB) enables a user to, for example, listen to
up to 218 hours of Internet radio of to visit approximately 10 000 web pages per
day. According to CESKY TELECOM's statistics, the transferring activities of
approximately 80% of all subscribers using the 512/128 speed variant are below
this monthly limit. When subscribers reach 70, 90 and 100% of their limits, they
receive an email that informs them of this fact. They can follow the state of
their accounts on-line at personal account web pages. Customers can either
purchase an extra data package or switch to a higher variant of the service
should their data transfer volume needs increase. For ADSL technology, data
limits are one of the solutions used to ensure that customers have steady access
to the service.



The average amount of time that it takes for ADSL services to be installed after
ordering is roughly 15 days; when using the self-installation package, this
period is reduced to a mere 5 days.



For further information please contact:

VLADAN CRHA

Press Spokesman

tel:  (+420 2) 7146 3359

fax: (+420 2) 7146 9896

e-mail: press.dept@ct.cz



CESKY TELECOM, a.s., continues to strive to improve the quality of its services.
The firm implements system management that satisfies the requirements of
internationally-recognised ISO 9000:2000 norms, earning it certification from
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited. Certificates have already been
issued for the Service Wholesale Division, the Imaginet Division, for Corporate
Client Services in the Telecommunications Services Division, as well as
Purchasing and Logistics.



With nearly four million telephone lines in operation, CESKY TELECOM, a. s., is
the leading telecommunications company in the Czech Republic.  Through its
subsidiary company Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., it also has a significant
presence in the Czech mobile services market.



CESKY TELECOM pays close attention to the improvement in the growth potential of
data and Internet services.  According to GfK, a prominent market research firm,
IT managers regard CESKY TELECOM as the best data service provider in the Czech
Republic.  The company also intends to position itself as the country's leading
comprehensive service provider in the realms of e-commerce and other
non-traditional business. It also places great emphasis on the presentation of
its products and services through its web pages. The company's web site ranked
first in an evaluation of all Czech Top 100 corporate sites.



Signum Temporis has consistently awarded CESKY TELECOM for being one of the
domestic capital market's most transparent firms in terms of providing
information. Based on an open vote of specialists, members of the press and a
nine-member committee, CESKY TELECOM placed first in 2003, just as it did in
2001.



CESKY TELECOM ranks among the most prominent firms on the Czech capital market
in terms of capitalization and trading volumes.  Its shares are also traded on
the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs. CESKY TELECOM's credit rating is
the highest a Czech corporation can receive from top international rating
agencies.


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