spusu

In the 2016 survey conducted by the Society for Consumer Studies (ÖGVS), in which a total of 23 mobile phone providers were tested, spusu achieved first place in the "Conditions" category. The provider, which was still young at the time, took third place in the overall ranking.[http://www.heute.at/digital/multimedia/story/Verbraucherstudie--spusu-ist-Testsieger-31477934 Verbraucherstudie: spusu ist Testsieger.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003441/http://www.heute.at/digital/multimedia/story/Verbraucherstudie--spusu-ist-Testsieger-31477934 |date=2018-07-05 }} In: heute.at, 17. August 2016.

In 2017, spusu was named test winner by the Society for Consumption Studies (ÖGVS). Out of 21 mobile phone providers tested, spusu took first place in the categories of conditions and customer service and thus achieved overall victory.[http://www.qualitaetstest.at/tests/mobilfunkanbieter-test-von-konditionen-angebot-und-service-2/ Mobilfunkanbieter: Test von Konditionen, Angebot und Service.] In: qualitaetstest.at, 20. November 2017.

Since June 15, 2017, network operators from the EU or EEA have been obliged to no longer charge their customers roaming surcharges within a fair use limit. However, the EU roaming regulation provides for the possibility of exceptions for mobile phone providers if the EU roaming requirements lead to negative contribution margins that threaten their existence and thus endanger the sustainability of the domestic charging model. The state-run Rundfunk- und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH approved spusu such an exception for one year in October 2017{{cite web |access-date=2018-10-27 |title=RTR - S 30/17 |url=https://www.rtr.at/de/tk/S30_17_Bescheid_031017 |website=rtr.at |archive-date=2018-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027190008/https://www.rtr.at/de/tk/S30_17_Bescheid_031017 |url-status=dead }} and granted it again for another year in October 2018.{{cite web |access-date=2018-10-27 |title=RTR - S 32/18 |url=https://www.rtr.at/de/tk/S32_18_Bescheid_170918 |website=rtr.at }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Despite being exempt from the obligation to provide customers with free roaming, the mobile operator granted its customers free telephony and SMS roaming within the EU/EEA area as well as limited data roaming (between 500 and 1,000 megabytes per month, depending on the tariff).{{cite web |access-date=2018-10-27 |title=Roaming |url=https://www.spusu.at/roaming |website=spusu.at}} Regardless, since April 1, 2019, data roaming as defined by the EU has been granted in full with all current tariffs.[https://de-de.facebook.com/spusu.at/photos/a.658238127642171/1541381895994452 Das lange Warten hat ein Ende! "Roam like at Home" bei spusu!] In: facebook.com, 2. April 2019. In addition to old tariffs, the only exceptions are data tariffs that are generally offered without roaming.{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-08 |publisher=MASS Response Service GmbH |title=spusu. Mobilfunk ohne versteckte Kosten! |url=https://www.spusu.at/spusudatenonly |website=spusu}}

Between 2017 and 2021, spusu was the main and title sponsor of the Handball League Austria.[https://www.laola1.at/de/red/sport-mix/handball/hla/spusu-haupt--und-namenssponsor-der-handball-liga-austria/ spusu neuer Haupt- und Namenssponsor der HLA.] In: laola1.at, 19. Juni 2017. Since 2018 it has been the main sponsor of SKN St. Pölten[https://www.sn.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/st-poelten-praesentierte-spusu-als-neuen-hauptsponsor-39143818 St. Pölten präsentierte "Spusu" als neuen Hauptsponsor.] In: sn.at, 23. August 2018. and FC Mistelbach[https://web.archive.org/web/20220123095335/http://meinfussball.at/Aktuelle-Top-Stories/Neuer-Hauptsponsor-fuer-den-FC-Mistelbach.html Neuer Hauptsponsor für den FC Mistelbach.] In: meinfussball.at, 27. Juli 2018. as well as the Vienna Capitals.[https://www.vienna-capitals.at/newsdetails/items/spusu-neuer-haupt-und-namenssponsor.html spusu neuer Haupt- und Namenssponsor.] In: vienna-capitals.at, 17. Oktober 2018.

spusu has also been a sponsor of SK Rapid Vienna since 2022.{{cite web |access-date=2023-06-17 |date=2022-03-11 |language=de |title=spusu ist neuer Premiumpartner des SK Rapid |url=https://www.skrapid.at/de/startseite/news/news/aktuelles/2022/03/spusu-ist-neuer-premiumpartner-des-sk-rapid |website=SK Rapid Wien}}

In September 2018, spusu announced that former Austrian football player Hans Krankl would act as a testimonial for the mobile phone provider and will be featured on the brand's online, TV and print advertising materials in the future. He replaces the active football coach Dietmar Kühbauer as the brand's previous advertising face.{{cite web |access-date=2018-10-27 |title="Irreregulär": Fußball-Legende Hans Krankl wirbt für Spusu |url=https://derstandard.at/2000089917167/Irreregulaer-Fussball-Legende-Hans-Krankl-wirbt-fuer-Spusu |website=derStandard.at}}

Toni Polster serves as the advertising face for the spusu e-bikes.{{cite web |access-date=2023-06-17 |language=de-DE |title=Toni Polster's spusu E-Bike |website=YouTube |date=28 March 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0eoJpawQnc}} Harry Prünster serves as the advertising face for spusu wine.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=de-at |title=Mobilfunker spusu geht unter die Winzer |url=https://www.vinaria.at/magazin/artikeldetailseite/mobilfunker-spusu-geht-unter-die-winzer}}

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• [https://www.spusu.at/ spusu Austria]
• [https://www.spusu.it/ spusu Italy]
• [https://www.spusu.com/ spusu UK]
• [https://www.spusu.ch/ spusu Switzerland]

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