In Brief: Elektrim cancels PTO; Era launches GPRS; Portico; Mitsubishi

Telecom and energy conglomerate Elektrim S.A. and AIG's Emerging Europe Infrastructure Fund have dropped their plans to take over regional telecom company Polish Telecom Operators (PTO). (Reuters) ... Mobile telecom network Era GSM will begin offering high-speed mobile internet access connection GPRS to selected corporate clients starting this weekend. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1) ... U.S. developer Portico will invest $100 million over the next 30 months on developing three Gemini shopping-entertainment centers. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1) ... Mitsubishi will invest $3.8 million in a newly created Polish information technology (IT) equipment company 5.net. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1) T.J.