As this is the first time we have met this year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you great happiness, contentment and good health in 1999.

Last year EuroTel Praha was exceptionally successful, and in the first month of 1999, the customer base rose to a record 600,000.

EuroTel's constantly widening offer of services and the consequent increases in its number of customers have also led to the launch of entirely new 0606 telephone numbers. That is proof that you, satisfied customers, keep growing in number.

In order to devote ourselves to our customers on a more individual basis, we have decided to expand our EuroTel magazine to include a five-page regional supplement. One feature of this supplement will be a detailed coverage map for a given region, showing the location of brand outlets and outlets of our company's authorized dealers.

We are always thinking about the future, convenience and comfort, and also about ways to ensure that you are satisfied. That is why we have launched a number of interesting, attractive, and very advantageous new services this year. For example, owners of GSM mobile telephones can enjoy the benefits of state-of-the-art SuperSound digital technology, which allows clear, distinct, and absolutely natural conversation. Experts compare the difference between the standard GSM technology and EuroTel's new SuperSound to the difference between the sound afforded by an ordinary gramophone record and a compact disc. With the new SuperSound technology, which we provide absolutely free of charge, our company has become one of the first operators in the world (and the very first in the Czech Republic) to provide this service, enabling supreme sound quality of calls with GSM mobile telephones. This has made the EuroTel GSM Global network one of the most modern and high-quality networks in the entire world!

We value our customers and want them-in line with our new motto "More from Life"-to be able to enjoy not just state-of-the-art products and services, but lots of other additional benefits as well. This was the impetus for creating the Benefit scheme, which offers a number of interesting and attractive rewards for loyal customers. All you have to do is make telephone calls, as each call wins you extra points that you can later exchange at your own discretion for free minutes, a new mobile phone, concert or theatre tickets, sports gear, or a foreign holiday. You will certainly find what you are looking for, as the Benefit programme includes benefits provided by Benzina, Bonton, British Airways, Čedok, TicketPro and the Marriot hotel network!

In a nutshell: everything we do is done for you! And I am not afraid to say that even though according to the calendar the twentieth century is not yet over, with EuroTel you can enjoy twenty-first century mobile telecommunications products and services today.

I hope that your 0601, 0602 and 0606 mobile phones bring you nothing but good news.

Iva Taťounová

EuroTel Praha spol. s r.o. press spokesman