Centertel forced to partially reverse its latest subscriber offer

Centertel planned to propose to its clients using its "Jedna Idea" offer a new service called "Ty i Ja" which would provide free calls to a chosen Idea or Telekomunikacja Polska subscriber. The details of the offer were already printed in the operator's newsletter Idea Mobile, which is regularly posted to its subscribers together with their bills. Nevertheless, on December 8 Centertel presented a modified offer with free calls possible only to an Idea subscriber and available only for the first 40,000 subscribers who will activate the service. According to Puls Biznesu, the reason behind the changes may be a letter from the president of competing mobile operator PTC to the Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK) pointing at the hidden financial support TP is granting to Centertel and the synergy of these two entities, which may breach competition laws. Moreover, during the service tests, it was revealed that Centertel's IT system may have problems with servicing a large number of customers. (Puls Biznesu, p. 12) E.B.