Can Polkomtel gain two million new subscribers this year?

The operator's net profit also grew by over 20% to zł.923 million. However, the company's EBITDA slightly fell by 1.2% to zł.1.97 billion, which according to the representatives of Polkomtel's board is a result of "larger investments in the market." At the end of last year Polkomtel had over 3.36 million subscribers and 3.65 million pre-paid customers, which constitutes the smallest number among the national mobile phone operators. However, the company wants to win almost 2 million new customers this year. "We intend to strengthen our position in the sector of contract subscribers and retain our leading position in the business sector. We estimate that Polkomtel services over 50% of the corporate clients," stated Mirosław Bielicki, the deputy president of Polkomtel. In 2004 Polkomtel invested zł.925 million in expanding its infrastructure and plans to increase the figure by 20% this year. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) E.B.