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Europe before Euro Austria |
(1995)
Capital : Wien (1.539.000)
1.850..000 people on the Web (22,73%) (Mar-00) (AIM)
Referrer : 24. Aug 1995, <barryb@tuke.sk>
1 Schilling = 100 Groschen
1 Euro = 13,7603 Schilling (fixed 31.12.1998)
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Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance - Euro-initiative
Wien Stock Exchange
Bank Austria
Creditanstalt
Die-erste
P.S.K. (Postbank - Austria)
Raiffeisenbanken Gruppe
Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen
TTE Tourismus Team Europe
| Operator | System | Start | Subscribers 01/03/2000 |
% of growth last year |
| Mobilkom Austria | Gsm | 12/93 | 2.098.697 | 56 |
| Maxmobil | Gsm | 10/96 | 1.586.666 | 82 |
| One | Dcs-1800 | 10/98 | 570.000* | 1400 |
| *= estimate ; source= Mobile communications | 4.255.363 | |||
| Number of operators | from 4 to 6 |
| Process of allocation | auction with initial prequalification |
| Pubblication of the assignment procedure | 3. trim. 2000 |
| Assignement of the licenses | 1. trim. 2001 |
| Service startup | 1. trim. 2002 |
Visa
(ATM
Locator) and MasterCard and Cirrus,
and probably Plus, are equally useful, and any one can be relied on without
inconvenience.
The
nationwide network of ATMs is identified with a green and blue `B'. Most
or all of these ATMs will accept EuroCheque cards, and probably 3/4 or
more indicate they accept EuroCard/MasterCard and Visa. Some of these
ATMs also indicate a Cirrus or Plus logo, but the absence of this logo
should not be taken to mean that a Cirrus or Plus ATM card will not work
-- I have had success with my Cirrus card in every ATM I have tried with
the MasterCard/Visa label, and just recently my Plus card started working
in these ATMs. However, my cards were not accepted by some machines without
the MC/Visa logo. It appears that in 1993, all the ATMs in Vienna had
their labels changed to include Cirrus, and the same was done at selected
ATMs in other towns as well, so my guess is the nationwide network was
linked up and it is just a matter of replacing the labels, so go ahead
and use your Cirrus or Plus card in any ATM with MasterCard or Visa logo.
ATMs are readily found, and will likely be in any city or town of interest
to a traveler.
My Plus ATM card did not appear to work a couple months ago in these ATMs. But in late August 1995, I had success with this same card in a machine with a Visa logo but no Plus logo. This seems to mean that now all the ATMs with a Visa logo will accept Plus network cards. And at the end of August, I saw that one of the ATMs with MasterCard/Visa/Cirrus had had the Plus logo added to it, as well as another network which is probably only useful in Europe, identified by an ``E'' and commonly seen on ATMs in Germany (I'll pay more attention to what its name is next time). It will be just a matter of time until the Plus logo is added to the ATMs, as not all ATMs have the Cirrus logo yet, so your Plus card should work in any Visa ATM whether or not the Plus logo has been added.
"Many ATMs indicate they are in service from 05:00 until 24:00.''
AmEx cards only at AmEx offices (Vienna).
My Plus ATM card did not appear to work a couple months ago in these ATMs. But in late August 1995, I had success with this same card in a machine with a Visa logo but no Plus logo. This seems to mean that now all the ATMs with a Visa logo will accept Plus network cards. And at the end of August, I saw that one of the ATMs with MasterCard/Visa/Cirrus had had the Plus logo added to it, as well as another network which is probably only useful in Europe, identified by an ``E'' and commonly seen on ATMs in Germany (I'll pay more attention to what its name is next time). It will be just a matter of time until the Plus logo is added to the ATMs, as not all ATMs have the Cirrus logo yet, so your Plus card should work in any Visa ATM whether or not the Plus logo has been added.
"Many ATMs indicate they are in service from 05:00 until 24:00.''
AmEx cards only at AmEx offices (Vienna).
``An ATM which
accepts MasterCard and Visa, and probably Cirrus and Plus, is in the Flughafen
Wien-Schwechat, Vienna airport, arrival hall. There is a MasterCard, Visa,
Cirrus and Plus ATM at the Wien Westbahnhof railway station in Vienna
at track level, and one outside at the entrance to the Post.
Inf ormation about ATMs at Vienna's other main stations, as well as the stations in Salzburg and Innsbruck, would be appreciated for travelers arriving by train from other countries at these popular destinations.''
Inf ormation about ATMs at Vienna's other main stations, as well as the stations in Salzburg and Innsbruck, would be appreciated for travelers arriving by train from other countries at these popular destinations.''
``The nationwide
POS network is indicated with the green and blue B Kasse logo, and can
be seen at filling stations and at a small number of stores. The edc/Maestro
Point-of-Sale card appears to be accepted for payment in most gas stations.
The store I saw with the POS terminal did not mention Maestro or any other
such card, and I was told my card wouldn't work, so I didn't try it. One
bank I saw had a sign saying it would accept the Electron card, but probably
not in the ATM.''
In
addition to banks, you will find currency exchange machines in the larger
towns.
You will always
be charged a commission for changing in Austria, as required by the government,
with a rate determined by the bank. (AmEx =1-5% commission)
