Our vision is to be the best telecommunications
company in Slovakia.
We are a modern telecommunications company with a long history.
We became a joint stock company on 1 April 1999 following
registration in the Companies Register of the District Court
of Bratislava I, in Section Sa, Entry No. 2081/B. The year
2000 was a significant milestone in our history, when a 51%
share in our company was sold to the strategic foreign partner
- Deutsche Telekom AG. Shareholders of Slovenské telekomunikácie,
a.s. as at 31 December 2002 were Deutsche Telekom AG with
51% of shares, the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
of the Slovak Republic with 34% of shares, and the National
Property Fund of the Slovak Republic with 15% of shares.
We are the leading telecommunications services provider in
Slovakia. We own and operate a telecommunications network
covering the entire territory of the Slovak Republic; we provide
national and international telephone services and a wide portfolio
of data and Internet services. In addition to the stated services
we also provide the distribution and broadcasting of radio
and TV signals and offer a wide range of value added services.
As at 31 December 2002 we had 1,457,794 telephone lines throughout
Slovakia, inclusive of ISDN B-channels and public payphones.
We are one of the largest employers in Slovakia and as at
31 December 2002 the average full time equivalent was 9,804.
The year 2002 was a year of changes for us, and more particularly,
of preparations for the liberalisation and opening of a competitive
environment in the area of public voice services starting
from 1 January 2003. In line with our vision to be the best
telecommunications company on the Slovak market, we focused
on core activities, namely on data solutions, Internet services,
and high value added services.
Last year was also a year of ongoing restructuring. Based
on the resolution of the Board of Directors of Slovenské telekomunikácie,
a.s., branches in the regions of Bratislava, Western, Central,
and Eastern Slovakia were abolished in 2002 and their operations
were taken over by individual units of the company. Slovenské
telekomunikácie, a.s., TELEMONT, o.z. branch which provided
installation work in connection with all kinds of technologies
in the telecommunications network, was sold to TELEMONT SLOVENSKO,
s.r.o. with effective date of 1 June 2002. Two new limited
liability companies - RK Transmission, s.r.o. and RK
Tower, s.r.o. were founded as a result of restructuring the
branch of Slovenské telekomunikácie, a.s., Rádiokomunikácie,
o.z. which provided the distribution and broadcasting of radio
and TV signals all over Slovakia.
Slovenské telekomunikácie, a.s. has a 51% capital share in
EuroTel Bratislava a.s., a provider of mobile communications
services and data networks operator.
We are a member of various Slovak associations by profession
and industry. We are represented in the standardisation, radiocommunications,
and development sectors of the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU). Our company is a shareholder in EURESCOM
(European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in
Telecommunications), and a member of ETNO (European Telecommunications
Network Operators Association), ETIS (e- and Telecommunications
Information Services), ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards
Institute), and also participates in various international
projects and forums. Our company is a shareholder in the satellite
organisations EUTELSAT (European Telecommunications Satellite
Organisation) and INMARSAT (International Maritime Satellite
Organisation).
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