FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Report on Form 6-K dated December 23, 2008

 

Magyar Telekom Plc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Budapest, 1013, Krisztina krt. 55, Hungary

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  x   Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes  o   No  x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-      

 

 

 

Magyar Telekom Investor Release

 

Contacts
Krisztina Förhécz	Magyar Telekom IR	+36 1 457 6029
Linda László	Magyar Telekom IR	+36 1 457 6084
investor.relations@telekom.hu

 

T-Mobile Makedonija wins UMTS (3G) license

 

BUDAPEST – December 23, 2008 – Magyar Telekom (Reuters: NYSE: MTA.N, BÉT: MTEL.BU and Bloomberg: NYSE: MTA US, BÉT: MTELEKOM HB), the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, today announced that the Office of the Macedonian Agency for Electronic Communication granted a UMTS license to T-Mobile Makedonija AD Skopje on December 17, 2008.

 

T-Mobile Makedonija AD Skopje, the leading mobile operator in Macedonia and a fully owned subsidiary of Makedonski Telekom AD, is granted the right to use Macedonian UMTS frequency blocks for 10 years. The one-off license fee is EUR 10 million, which was paid in December 2008. Obligations include the launch of the service within 6 months, 50% population coverage within 1 year and 80% population coverage within 3 years from the date of granting the license.

 

 

 

This investor news contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore should not have undue reliance placed upon them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.

 

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors are described in, among other things, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	Magyar Telekom Plc.
	(Registrant)
	By:
	Szabolcs Czenthe
	Director
	Capital Markets and Acquisitons

 

 

Date: December 23, 2008

 

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