After PTO group, Telenet prepares for more acquisitions

Following the purchase of companies from the PTO group, Telenet, the third largest independent telephone operator has announced further takeovers. "We have acquired two companies from Elektrim Telekomunikacja and there are approximately eight companies which have aroused our interest. Obviously, we will not manage to buy all of them," said Telenet's president Andrzej Rogowski. One of his purchase plans include the takeover of El-Net, an operator which has around 60,000 subscribers. If Telenet acquired this company, then it would be close to achieving one of its objectives, namely 200,000 subscribers. "We want to keep our strong place on the market," said Rogowski. The owner of the operator, US-based fund EVL, will finance the purchases. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) A.Z.