Era GSM still in front of Orange in subscriber numbers

PTC's management board spokesperson, Witold Pasek, informed that the company serviced a total of 10.2 million customers, a figure up by 18.21% as compared to 2004. According to unofficial information, at the same time, sector rival Centertel, operator of the Orange network, had almost 10 million customers, while Polkomtel's customer base stood at over 9 million subscribers. The Era operator revealed its financial figures for 2005 yesterday, according to which it generated zł.6.72 billion in revenues, which is an increase of 4.43% on 2004. This figure seems relatively poor when we take into account the revenue growth dynamics between 2003 and 2004, when it amounted to 14%. However, PTC managed to increase its net profit which was in excess of zł.1.15 billion, as compared to zł.960 million a year earlier. (Parkiet, p.5) A.K.