Budapest, December 9, 2003

Matáv's Business Services LOB and Albacomp Rt. concluded a cooperation agreement to provide complex infocommunication services to medium-sized companies in Hungary.

Matáv's Business Services LOB enlarged its portfolio from November 2003, the solutions offered aim at profit increase, customer retention and not least of all fulfillment of the basic requirements of cost-efficient operation. The target companies are enterprises making efforts to stay alive on the competitive market. Among others the agreement concluded with Albacomp aims at enlargement of the portfolio.

Under the agreement the two companies will provide complex telecommunications and IT solutions for companies and institutions. The services will fully satisfy the communication needs of the organizations ranging from the internal network through the telephone exchange to electronic mail or printing. Matáv's and Albacomp's industry-specific solution packages have been tailor-made to meet the needs of medium-sized companies.

Cooperation between Albacomp and Matáv has a long history. Albacomp's partnership with Matáv covers supply, system development and system integration too. These new solutions will be available for medium-sized companies not only with the conventional procurement structures, but also through rental. Matáv and Albacomp are confident that with this cooperation their sales in the corporate sector will significantly rise. Albacomp will contribute to the cooperation with its experiences with IT projects in the SME sector and servicing network with national coverage to enable joint actions on the market.