TeleCard

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The TeleKarte (also called "booking card ") was introduced by the Deutsche Bundespost at the end of the 1980s and in the 1990s was a way of making long-distance calls on card telephones of the Deutsche Bundespost Telekom, later Deutsche Telekom AG . In contrast to the telephone card , the telephone charges did not have to be paid in advance, but were deducted from the owner's monthly telecommunications bill.

The telecard could be used for public card telephones, in the C-network as well as for screen text - home banking at the terminal, which was equipped with a card reader.

history

Logo of the C-Netz card with the option of card phone usage

From March 15, 1988, "authorization cards" that were required for the C-Netz were equipped with a memory chip on the front in addition to the magnetic strip required for this on the back. With this chip it was possible to make long distance calls on a card phone; however, this was abolished in 1998/1999, before the C-network was discontinued on December 31, 2000.

From January 1, 1994, the train telephones on the ICE 1 could be used with telecards as well as telephone cards. Calls with the C-Netz radio telephone in the conference compartment could be paid for immediately in cash with a printed invoice or offset against a C-Netz authorization card.

In addition to the C-Netz authorization cards, there were also telecards that could only be used for card telephones. Telecards could be applied for at the post and telecommunications offices of the Federal Post Office as well as in the Telekom shops . With the widespread use of cell phones at the end of the 1990s (see also the German cell phone market ) and the dismantling of the corresponding card phones, the telecard and the telephone card became less important.

The telecard or other cards with telecard function (such as the AirPlus card from Lufthansa ) could be used for the Germany Direct Service . The fees for this telecom service, which has also been offered in Germany since July 1, 1993, amounted to around 11 DM for operator switching and between 69 Pfennig (in Germany) and 3.22 DM (abroad) per minute .

Executions

The telecard was available in three versions:

  1. International: Permitted calls at home and abroad.
  2. National: only domestic calls possible.
  3. Local: Calls only possible in the local network.

Up to three phone numbers could be saved on the telecard , which could then be called up on the corresponding card phones by speed dialing . Each card was protected against misuse with a personal identification number ; this could be changed as often as required by the owner.

costs

The fee units initially amounted to 0.23 DM , as for the landline connection at home . In addition, there was a monthly processing fee of DM 3.00 and a one-time provision fee of DM 20.00.

On January 1, 1994 the prices for a tariff unit when using the telecard on public card telephones were raised from 0.23 DM to the price of 0.30 DM applicable for coin operated telephones (both including VAT). With this adjustment of the telecard tariff to the connection charges for users of credit cards with an integrated telecard chip (cooperation cards ), Telekom responded to a request by the European Community to abolish price discrimination.

Back then advantages

At that time, the following advantages for purchasing a telecard were mentioned:

  • No need to have coins on hand or to collect them.
  • Conversations do not have to be ended because there are no more coins.
  • Calls are billed precisely via the telecommunications bill at the end of the month, and no remaining money is lost.
  • The telecard was particularly worthwhile for business people and field workers, as billing was carried out directly via the company's telecommunications bill, thus eliminating the often annoying need to record phone calls.

literature

  • Instruction sheets of the Deutsche Bundespost TELEKOM; On behalf of the Deutsche Bundespost TELEKOM General Directorate, published by the Oberpostdirektion Hamburg.
    • 43rd year; Issue 12 of December 10, 1990; P. 627
    • 44th year; Issue 12 of December 10, 1991; P. 527
  • Telecom Educational Sheets - Telecom's specialist magazine for training and further education
    • 46th year; Issue 9 of September 10, 1993; P. 424
    • 46th year; Issue 11 of November 10, 1993; P. 502; New tariffs for the TeleKarte
  • Official journal: Official notifications of the Deutsche Bundespost TELEKOM
    • Born in 1991 from June 7, 1991, No. 18; Order 250/1991: General Terms and Conditions of the Deutsche Bundespost TELEKOM ; P. 433
    • Annex 28 available 250/1991: Conditions for the telecard for the use of public card phones (telekarte ÖKart) ; Pp. 481-482
  • Mail book guidebook for customers; 1988 edition; Ed .: Federal Ministry for Post and Telecommunications, PTZ ; Pp. 324 and 346
  • The post letter:
    • Issue No. 3/1989, p. 5
    • Issue no. 2/1990, p. 6
  • Archive for the Post and Telecommunications , No. 3, August 1990, pp. 253-264
  • Zeitschrift für Post und Telekommunikation , No. 6, June 26, 1990, pp. 48-49
  • “Our office today and tomorrow”, H.-Stam-Verlag, Cologne-Munich, S. Fugel, H. Pawlik, 3rd revised edition 1992, ISBN 3-8237-0249-1 , p. 190

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dipl.-Ing. Uwe KH Korst, TFAm Deutsche Bundespost Telekom, FTZ Darmstadt; Teaching sheets of the Deutsche Bundespost TELEKOM, 44th year, issue 12 of December 10, 1991, p. 527
  2. ↑ Illustration of C-Netz and TeleKarten
  3. ↑ heise online: New year: C-Netz switched off , January 1, 2001
  4. ↑ Cover for the cards
  5. ↑ Message telephoning in the ICE with telecards . In: Deutsche Bahn . No. 11, 1993, p. 940 f.
  6. ↑ Telekom press release of July 23, 1993: Telekom expands “Germany Direct” service
  7. ↑ Telekom instruction sheets; Year 46; Issue 9 of September 10, 1993; P. 424
  8. ↑ "Our office today and tomorrow"
  9. ↑ "Our office today and tomorrow"
  10. ↑ New tariffs for the TeleKarte ; in: Telekom instruction sheets - the specialist magazine of the Telekom for training and further education; 46th year; Issue 11 of November 10, 1993; P. 502
  11. ↑ "Our office today and tomorrow"

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