GTI and PTK Centertel reach a short term agreement

The contract between Idea and GTI almost came to an end as the distributor was taken over by Greek Germanos, which controls 200 outlets selling the sector competitors' Era phones. The contract between Idea and GTI was to stay in force only until the end of August but the companies agreed to continue cooperation until the end of the year. Further negotiations are currently in progress. Mobile phone operators object to the concept of having one dealer selling a variety of competing networks. They are afraid that confidential information will be leaked, while selected offers be promoted and ethical standards would be lowered. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) A.K.