Vodafone Czech Republic a.s., a leading telecommunications company in Czechia, was established in 1999 as Český Mobil. It was granted a free license by the government to operate the third mobile GSM network in the country, originally known as Oskar. The company underwent a name change to Oskar Mobil in September 2004. In 2005, the international telecommunications company Vodafone became the sole shareholder of the company, leading to another name change in November 2005 to Vodafone Czech Republic a.s.
The company has experienced significant growth since its inception, boasting over 3 million customers currently. The company has been under the leadership of Petr Dvořák since February 2018. Noteworthy milestones in the company's history include the launch of Vodafone OneNet in 2007, which offered converged mobile and fixed voice and data services, and the construction of a 3G network which, by the end of 2012, covered 73.2% of the Czech population.
