Corporate | 23 May 2002 07:01

Telegate AG english

Starting shot for competition in UK: telegate starts with the short code 118866 Corporate-news announcement sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Starting shot for competition in UK: telegate starts with the short code 118866 Munich, 23rd Mai 2002 – A further big step for the European expansion of telegate AG: After Spain the directory enquiries service provider now received a competitive short code in Great Britain as well. In course of the official short code lottery of the British Regulatory Authority OFTEL the German service provider received the short code 118866. “Double one : double eight : double six, a great number, which is very easy to remember.” – Dr. Klaus Harisch, CEO of telegate AG, emphasises. After the short code lottery the competition in the directory enquiries market now finally started in Great Britain. With 35 million fixed line users and 40 million mobile users the British market generates approximately 720 million directory enquiries per year. The present directory enquires short code “192” will be withdrawn from the former monopolist British Telecom after a transfer period of 12 months. In the past months telegate did work on the technical requirements for the quick interconnection with the British telecommunication networks. The company plans to start the service under the own short code latest at the end of the year. In the telegate call centre in the Scottish Dumfries sufficient capacities are available for a successful market entry. Telegate AG presently is in concrete negotiations with potential financial and media partners, in order to ensure a fast and successful marketing of the brand 118866 : similar to the 11880 in Germany. Press Information: telegate AG Anja Meyer Fraunhoferstr. 12a 82152 München-Martinsried Tel.: +49-89-8954-1188 Fax: +49-89-8954-1189 e-mail: anja.meyer@telegate.com Financial Information: telegate AG Marc Langner Fraunhoferstr. 12a 82152 München-Martinsried Tel.: +49-89-8954-1120 Fax: +49-89-8954-1110 e-mail: marc.langner@telegate.com end of message, (c)DGAP 23.05.2002