Energis seeks TPSA's cooperation for phone services

Telecoms operator Energis Polska has begun talks with TP SA in hopes of reaching an agreement with the state's telecoms giant allowing it to provide inter-regional telephone services. The company, despite having bought a license for zl.88.8 million, however, cannot launch these operations without TP SA's cooperation. Energis hopes that it will not have the same experience that Niezalezny Operator Miedzystrefowy (NOM) and Netia 1, two other telecoms license-holders, have had in getting on the state-controlled operator's good side. The two firms, namely, gave up negotiating with TP SA after talks over provision of the same services broke down and they ultimately turned to the Telecom Ministry to arbitrate their disputes. Despite TP SA's poor record on closing these agreements, Energis will seek to conclude talks with TP SA swiftly, especially given its weighty investments in the creation of a wide-band fiber-optic network, enabling voice and data transmission, and the construction of one of the largest internet data centers in Europe. (Puls Biznesu, pp.1,3) M.K.