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cablecom sets new standards in Swiss fixed line network telephony

Zurich (ots)

cablecom, the leading Swiss provider of one-stop
broadband Internet and telecommunications solutions, is setting new
standards in the Swiss market for fixed line networks. Consumers in
the majority of cablecom networks and in 44 partner networks will
benefit from cablecom digital phone and its revolutionary tariff
structure as from 1st July 2004: In the evening and at the weekend,
so for more than half the week, call to the Swiss fixed line network
will be free-of-charge!  This move by cablecom will inject new life
into competition in the Swiss telecommunications market.
Cablecom already set new standards in the broadband Internet
market in November 2003 and now it is doing the same in Swiss fixed
line network telephony. Cablecom is the only company in Switzerland,
which, thanks to its own high-performance digital network with a
total length of over 130'000 kilometers, can effectively challenge
the monopolists and ensure that there is competition, which is to the
advantage of the consumer. Competition leads to a better service and
lower prices for consumers.
Introduction to the market of cablecom digital phone
Cablecom was the first digital phone provider in the world,
introducing it to the Swiss market in a pilot scheme in February
2003. To start with cablecom deliberately opted for limited growth
and connected 1'000 new customers a month. In the course of the
project this figure was increased in stages, initially to 2'000, and
then to over 3'000 new customers a month.
The most recent surveys of cablecom digital phone customers show
that the product enjoys a high level of acceptance on the market.
Over 75 per cent of the 32'000 current cablecom digital phone
customers port their number to cablecom. Over 65 per cent of
customers use the free additional services such as the network-based
telephone answering service and the caller identification service has
also met with a very positive reception.
The great demand and the high level of customer satisfaction
prompted today's introduction to the market of cablecom digital
phone. At the same time has surprised everyone with the introduction
of a tariff structure that cannot be beaten, with charges of 0 to 3
Rappen per minute in the Swiss fixed line network.
Free phone calls in the evening and at the weekend - it couldn't
be simpler!
Cablecom is once and for all bringing an end to the tariff jungle
in the Swiss fixed line market. The new tariff structure is as
follows:
New tariff*           Swisscom
                             as from 1st July 2004
Weekends
Friday 7 pm to Monday 7 am             Free          4 Rp. / minute
Evenings/Nighttime
Monday to Friday, 7 pm to 7 am         Free          4 Rp. / minute
Daytime:
Monday to Friday, 7 am to 7 pm     3 Rp./minute      8 Rp. / minute
* These tariffs apply for calls to the Swiss fixed line network
excluding dial-up Internet connections, service numbers for which
there is a charge (084X and 090X numbers) and also mobile and
satellite telephones.
Comparison of some average length telephone calls:
Weekday call, at 9 o'clock in the evening    
Duration in minutes: 9
cablecom   Swisscom   Sunrise    Tele2
Tariff per minute            0.00       0.04      0.035     0.029
Charges for duration 
of call                      0.00       0.36      0.32      0.27
Connection or rounding-off 
difference                   0.00       0.04      0.03      0.035
Total                        0.00       0.40      0.35      0.31
Saving over Swisscom      CHF 0.40
Saving as %                 100%
Weekend call, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon  
Duration in minutes: 6
cablecom   Swisscom   Sunrise    Tele2
Tariff per minute            0.00       0.04      0.035     0.029
Charges for 
duration of call             0.00       0.24      0.21      0.18
Connection or rounding-off 
difference                   0.00       0.06      0.03      0.035
Total                        0.00       0.30      0.24      0.22
Saving over Swisscom      CHF 0.30
Saving as %                 100%
Weekday call, at 10 o'clock in the morning   
Duration in minutes: 4
cablecom   Swisscom   Sunrise    Tele2
Tariff per minute            0.03       0.08      0.069     0.068
Charges for duration 
of call                      0.12       0.32      0.28      0.28
Connection or rounding-off 
difference                   0.08       0.08      0.03      0.035
Total                        0.20       0.40      0.31      0.32
Saving over Swisscom     CHF 0.20
Saving as %                50 %
International 40 - even better value tariffs for international  
   calls
With the "International 40" option cablecom digital phone
customers receive a whole 40 per cent discount on international
calls. Customers pay a charge of CHF 3.00 per country per month and
any number of countries may be selected.
Weekday call to Portugal at 11 o'clock in the morning
Duration in minutes: 5
cablecom   Swisscom   Sunrise    Tele2
Tariff per minute with 
International 40 option      0.12       0.25      0.17      0.16
Charges for duration 
of call                      0.60       1.25      0.85      0.80
Connection or rounding-off 
difference                   0.05       0.05      0.085     0.08
Total                        0.65       1.30      0.94      0.88
Saving over Swisscom     CHF 0.65
Saving as %                50 %
Thanks to innovative technology cablecom has succeeded over and
over again in launching new, improved, better-value products. With
hispeed 100 plus digital phone the company has recently introduced a
product that combined the advantages of cablecom's telephony and
Internet services in one package. Cablecom hispeed 100 with digital
phone is significantly faster and better value than ISDN and should
be replacing this already outdated technology in the medium term.
New bandwidths in July
In the field of broadband Internet connections, too, cablecom is
currently giving new impetus to the Swiss market. Data throughput
rates were tripled in November 2003, but now cablecom is already
launching the next round in which the previous hispeed 500 will
become a 600 subscription with effect from July 2004. The monthly
price of CHF 45.00 will remain unchanged - consumers will be getting
a better service for the same price.
Cablecom's objective is to continue in the future to be actively
involved shaping of the telecommunications market in Switzerland in
the interest of the consumer.
With approx. 1.5 million households and around 1500 employees,
cablecom is the leading cable network operator in Switzerland.
Cablecom is a multi-service provider offering solutions in the fields
of analog and digital cable TV and radio, broadband Internet,
telephony and business applications.

Contact:

cablecom Media Relations
Stephan Howeg
Head Corporate Communications
Tel. +41/1/277'99'99
Fax +41/1/277'95'88
E-Mail: media.relations@cablecom.ch

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