Government holds session on Gazprom's fiber-optic cable through Poland

The government is to hold a meeting today regarding Gazprom's fiber-optic cable, which runs parallel to the Yamal gas pipe crossing Poland from east to west and is capable of handling all telecom traffic between Russia and Europe. Specialists warn that construction of the cable without Poland's consent means not only the loss of vast income from information transit, but also jeopardizing its independence in this industry, which is the fastest growing in the world. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.1)