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Budapest, April 28, 2005 11:30

From 00.00 on April 27 to 24.00 on May 15 HUF 200 can be donated to the victims of the natural disaster in the Mátra region by making a call or sending an SMS from a mobile phone to the 1749 joint helpline of Matáv, Pannon GSM and T-Mobile. The donations will be sent to the needy by Hungarian Red Cross as emergency relief.

The three dominant Hungarian telecommunications service providers in cooperation with the Hungarian Red Cross are contributing to help for the victims of the natural disaster in the Mátra region. Matáv, Pannon GSM and T-Mobile have offered their 1749 helpline for collecting donations. From 00.00 on April 27 to 24.00 on May 15 customers of the three companies can donate HUF 200 by making a call or sending an SMS from a mobile phone to the 1749 number. The total amount will be sent to the needy.

The 1749 helpline was last used in January 2005 by the customers of the telephone companies to give donations for helping the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia. They showed great generosity by collecting more than HUF 100 million in one month.