Telekom Austria AG

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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    RPR Privatstiftung 
Place:   Wipplingerstraße 35/5, 1010 Vienna
State:   Austria


Vienna, 17 October 2011: The Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has
been informed that as of 14 October 2011 the RPR Privatstiftung, Vienna,
acquired indirectly via its 100% subsidiary Marathon Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna,
and its 100 subsidiary Marathon Zwei Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, a call option
exercisable at any time (american style) on shares of Telekom Austria AG.

This call option enables Marathon Zwei Beteiligungs GmbH to acquire shares of up
to 5.4%, which equals voting rights of up to 5.4%, and can be exercised until 18
June 2012. Furthermore, the RPR Privatstiftung and its subsidiaries hold 64.742
shares and 310.000 shares respectively, which would result in total
shareholdings of RPR Privatstiftung of approx. 5.485% of total shares
outstanding.




Disclaimer: This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are usually accompanied by
words such as "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "plan", "expect" and similar
expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in
these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors.
Forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause
actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, the
following: the level of demand for telecommunications services or equipment,
particularly with regard to access lines, traffic, bandwidth and new products;
competitive forces in liberalized markets, including pricing pressures,
technological developments, alternative routing developments and new access
technologies, and our ability to retain market share in the face of competition
from existing and new market entrants; the effects of our tariff reduction or
other marketing initiatives; the regulatory developments and changes, including
the levels of tariffs, the terms of interconnection, unbundling of access lines
and international settlement arrangements; our ability to achieve cost savings
and realize productivity improvements; the success of new business, operating
and financial initiatives, many of which involve start-up costs, and new systems
and applications, particularly with regard to the integration of service
offerings; our ability to secure the licenses we need to offer new services and
the cost of these licenses and related network infrastructure build-outs; the
progress of our domestic and international investments, joint ventures and
alliances the impact of our new business strategies and transformation program;
the availability, terms and deployment of capital and the impact of regulatory
and competitive developments on capital expenditure; the outcome of litigation
in which we are involved; the level of demand in the market for our shares which
can affect our business strategies; changes in the law including regulatory,
civil servants and social security law, including pensions and tax law; and
general economic conditions, government and regulatory policies, and business
conditions in the markets we serve. Through its expansion into the Eastern and
South-eastern European region, the company operates in markets that have been
experiencing political and economic change. This circumstance has affected, and
may continue to affect, the activities of enterprises operating in this
environment. Consequently, operations in the Eastern and South-eastern European
region involve uncertainties, including tax uncertainties and risks related to
foreign exchange rates that typically do not exist in other markets. Due to
rounding differences deviations in subtotals and totals may occur.


Further inquiry note:
Matthias Stieber
Director Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 (0) 50 664 39126
mailto: matthias.stieber@telekomaustria.com

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issuer:      Telekom Austria AG
             Lassallestrasse 9
             A-1020 Wien
mail:        investor.relations@telekomaustria.com
WWW:         www.telekomaustria.com/ir
sector:      Telecommunications
ISIN:        AT0000720008
indexes:     WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien 
language:   English