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T-Mobile to Remain a Partner of the Czech National Football Team

T-Mobile will continue its partnership with the Czech national football team. On 1 September 2014, the operator will sign a new contract with STES, the holder of the marketing and advertising rights of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). The contract will be concluded for two years. T-Mobile will thus continue to be the general partner of the Czech national football team at least until the next Euro 2016 tournament, which will be hosted by France.

“We have been a loyal partner of Czech football for a number of years. We believe that under the new coach, Pavel Vrba, our athletes will achieve great results,” says Milan Vašina, T-Mobile’s Managing Director, adding: “We do not perceive the partnership with FAČR and STES as support for only the Czech national team but also of a game that remains the most popular sport in the Czech Republic.” 

The president of FAČR, Miroslav Pelta, said regarding the extension of the contract: “I very much appreciate the stable link and mutual trust between the national football team and our long-term partner, T-Mobile. I am confident that we will jointly succeed in helping the Czech national team to advance to EURO 2016 in France and that we can look forward to further success of Czech football in the future.” 

T-Mobile has been the general partner of the national football team since 1998. The current contract expires on 31 August. T-Mobile and STES will announce more details regarding the conditions of the two-year extension of their partnership at a joint press conference to be held on 1 September, at which the new contract will be signed. 

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T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996, and has been a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom since 2002. As of 30 June 2014, more than 5.9 million customers were using the operator’s mobile services; T-Mobile thus remains the number-one operator in the Czech mobile market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to mobile and fixed-line telecommunications services, it offers a broad portfolio of IT services and systems-integration solutions under the T-Systems brand for business customers and public administration authorities.

T-Mobile is long focused on the quality of its services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G, 3G (UMTS FDD) and LTE data services, as well as in GSM voice services. The company has also received a number of specialist awards for innovative ICT solutions, for example within the IT Project of the Year survey.

Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on taking a responsible approach to business and society. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, Employer of the Year, Employer of the Decade, Company of the Year: Equal Opportunities, and the VIA Bona award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities. In 2012, the magazine World Finance named T-Mobile Czech Republic the Best Wireless Telecoms Provider in Eastern Europe.

T-Mobile is the proud organizer of Rozjezdy, the nation-wide support program for beginning entrepreneurs. Activities intended primarily for non-profit organisations are carried out under the auspices of the T-Mobile Fund program. More information can be found at www.rozjezdyroku.cz and www.prosvetkolemnas.cz. For more information about the company, please visit www.t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.