Długie Rozmowy has all its lines busy

"We already have one merger proposal," said DR CEO Andrzej Bińkowski. Offers concerning the purchase of shares in the company were submitted by a French operator, financial investors would like to buy all the stock, while Mediatel has proposed a merger with DR. "We are analyzing all the options, but entering the bourse is 80% certain," said the CEO. The firm wants to raise zł.40 million from the floor to help promote its brand for individual clients. "We will launch the offer in September. We will compete with the largest telecom firms in terms of price and quality," said Bińkowski. DR currently has 5,000 telephone lines, but the figure is expected to increase to 30-35,000 by the end of 2007 and 200,000 by 2009. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 9; Parkiet, pp. 1, 4) M.M.