QUICK.cz celebrates its first anniversary with its

400,000th customer

PRAGUE, Oct 4 (PROTEXT) - INTERNET OnLine, an organisationalunit of ČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s., welcomed at the beginning of thisweek its 400,000th customer for its services for dial-up accessto the Internet. This high number is mainly due to our servicefor free connection to the Internet, QUICK.cz, which the companyhas been offering since 1.10.2000. This sought-after form ofconnection also has an 85% share of the total number of usersthat are connected to the worldwide network via a telephone lineand modem.Users can enter a virtual world of information, education andentertainment not only through the single nation-wide number0971103333 for free access, but also take advantage of our paidservice offer. The advantages are in the guarantee of connectionto the network even during peak traffic periods, the wider rangeof accompanying services and the free helpdesk, 24 hours a day.For communication with our operators, each customer can use theIOL Call Centre service, which is the only one in the CzechRepublic to have a web interface application. This means not onlythat can anybody contact INTERNET OnLine operators through thefree telephone line on 0800 184084, but that they can also usemany other services using requested call back or Internet chat.Customers can be connected to the Internet network via a modemand telephone line from any place in the Czech Republic using theadvantageous I2001 tariff. Part of the guaranteed paid service isalso automatic inclusion in the IOL TOP customer programme, whichenables the use of advantages and discounts on interesting typesof services and products from partners of INTERNET OnLine.In addition, the considerable increase in foreign connectivity to100Mb/s and the regular strengthening of the backed up backbonenetwork are becoming a true advantage for users of IOL services.The regular expansion of services with added value and the use ofthe ČESKÝ TELECOM backbone network, based on the ATM technology,have become a guarantee of quality, speed and guaranteed accessprimarily for the constant group of customers for paid services.You can find all further information about free connection to theInternet on the new portal at the address, www.QUICK.cz andinformation about all the paid services can be found at theaddress www.iol.cz.Contact:PHDr. Jana Voňavková, PR manager INTERNET OnLineČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s. - Imaginet, o.z.PRAHA 8, Karlín, PSČ 186 21, Thámova 11-13Tel.: +420 2 7146 6312fax: +420 2 7146 8543e-mail: jana.vonavkova@hq.iol.cz

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