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18.02.2010

Prepaid 2.0: O2 and mpass enable secure recharging on the internet

-New service for O2 prepaid customers
-Simple and secure payment method without credit card
-Recharge credit on the internet and mobile phone
MUNICH. Effective immediately, prepaid customers of Telefónica O2 Germany are able to comfortably top up their credit with mpass - simply, anytime and securely. The only prerequisite for the new payment method: a German bank account.
mpass is free and available online anytime. After registration under www.mpass.de, the address and bank account must be entered and a personal PIN number be defined. It will be just as easy for users to top up the credit on their mobile phones in the future: recharging the prepaid credit is just a mouse click away. The payment service provides double security on the internet and on mobile phones: After entering the online PIN number the user receives a confirmation via text message on the mobile before the chosen amount will be credited to the mobile and debited by direct debit. A credit card is not required for mpass. For purchases on the internet, O2 has offered the payment service together with Vodafone since 2008. All mobile phone owners in Germany can pay with mpass in affiliated online shops. Among other things, they benefit from campaigns and special offers. The new option for purchasing credit for prepaid products is now expanding the offer for O2 customers.
Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG belongs to Telefónica Europe and is part of the Spanish telecommunication group Telefónica S.A. The Company offers its German private and business customers postpaid and prepaid mobile telecom products as well as innovative mobile data services based on the GPRS and UMTS technologies. In addition, the integrated communications provider also offers DSL fixed network telephony and high-speed internet. Telefónica Europe has nearly 49 million mobile and fixed network customers in Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.