OSKAR IS THE FIRST CZECH OPERATOR TO OFFER SMS DATING SERVICE

• As of February 1, all Oskar’s customers will be able to make new friends via SMS

Talk about friendly...Oskar is the first Czech operator to offer a Dating service via SMS. Simply by accessing www.seznamka.cz , Oskar’s customers will be able to use the largest database of dating ads on the Czech Internet. Via SMS, Oskar’s subscribers may post, search, read and delete ads while receiving replies to their ads at almost any timeand almosr everywhere. 

Using the SMS Dating service is as fast and easy as sending an SMS. All the customer needs to do is send an SMS in the form of “SEZ?“ to number 7777. Within a few minutes, the customer will receive an SMS response containing instructions on the SMS Dating service. In addition, SMS Dating provides intuitive help to guide the users through the features of the service. SMS Dating is a very discreet service as phone numbers of users are not disclosed unless individuals agree to exchange them voluntarily.

Every SMS sent as part of SMS Dating is charged 3,68 Kc. There’s no charge for incoming SMSs.

Customers may refer to www.oskarmobil.cz for additional details on SMS Dating.

Cesky Mobil became the first dual-band (GSM 900/1800) network operator in the Czech Republic after being granted its license in October 1999. It launched commercial operation of its leading edge GSM network on March 1, 2000 under the brand name Oskar. The end of September 2001 saw Oskar with in excess of 680,000 subscribers making it one of the leading, third license operators in Central Europe! At the World Communication Awards in August 2001, Oskar was a nominee for the Best Mobile Operator award.

Through the ClearWave holding, Cesky Mobil a.s. is a member of the telecommunications group of Canadian-based Telesystem International Wireless (TIW). The Company's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TIW") and NASDAQ ("TIWI").