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Budapest, January 20, 2006 12:30

Today, T-Mobile Hungary Rt.'s Board of Directors decided to appoint János Winkler as new Chief Executive Officer of the market leading mobile service provider with effect of January 20, 2006. After registration of T-Mobile Hungary's merger by the Registration Court, János Winkler's position will be modified, so he will become Chief Officer of Magyar Telekom's Mobile Services line of business.

Mr. Winkler was recommended to the vacant position of T-Mobile Hungary's CEO by the Remuneration Committee of T-Mobile Hungary's Board of Directors (members: Magyar Telekom's Chairman-CEO Elek Straub, Magyar Telekom's Chief Human Resources and Legal Officer Dr. Tamás Pásztory and T-Mobile International's Board Member Michael Günther) as a result of the search process conducted with the involvement of an international headhunter company. Today, T-Mobile Hungary's Board accepted the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee and appointed T-Mobile Hungary's current Chief Officer János Winkler as T-Mobile Hungary's CEO. After registration of T-Mobile Hungary's merger by the Registration Court, János Winkler's position will be modified, so he will become Chief Officer of Magyar Telekom's Mobile Services line of business.

In connection with the decision, Elek Straub, Magyar Telekom's Chairman-CEO and Chairman of
T-Mobile Hungary's Board of Directors said: "The decision of the Board reflects also their regard for
T-Mobile's employees, executives, the work they have accomplished and the outstanding results achieved. The merger of Magyar Telekom and T-Mobile is one of the most important tasks in 2006. Today's decision means that, after the integration, Magyar Telekom Group's Mobile Services line of business will be directed by an executive who clearly knows and can also represent the values based on which T-Mobile achieved the leading position on the domestic mobile market. We can be sure that, under the leadership of János Winkler, in 2006 the Mobile Services line of business will be able to further enhance its excellent performance shown in the previous year, and integration will help us to increase customer satisfaction and ensure the further growth of Magyar Telekom Group."

János Winkler (52) earned an economics diploma at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, and in 2000 an MBA degree at Purdue University (USA). He started his career as trade manager with Nikex Foreign Trade Company, then from 1986 to 1991 he served in Beijing at the Commercial Section of the Republic of Hungary, first as commercial secretary, later deputy counselor. From 1992 he was National Sales Manager, later Deputy Director of Marketing at Westel Rádiótelefon Kft., and in 1994 he was appointed Deputy CEO. From February 1996 he has been Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of
T-Mobile Hungary (formerly: Westel Mobile Rt.). He played an outstanding role in 2004 in the Westel/
T-Mobile rebranding and contributed to a great extent to Westel's and T-Mobile Hungary's achievement and preservation of the leading position on the domestic mobile market.