In brief: Lokalna triples subscribers; Kostrzyn; Visa; Insurance portal

Fixed-line phone operator Telefonia Lokalna, owned by KGHM Polska Miedz, has increased the number of subscribers to its Dialog network to 100,000, up from the 30,000 it had last year. Telefonia Lokalna investments this year are to total zl. 500 million. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2)...The city of Kostrzyn is to issue zl.5 million worth of municipal bonds. The revenue from the issue will be used to finance an array of projects that includes roads and construction of a school. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B8)...For several weeks now, points-of-sale have had problems in servicing plastic money, particularly cards issued by PKO BP S.A., because of frequent technical problems with the Visa International system. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B7)...Insurance portal Polska Portal Ubezpieczeniowy has launched its service on the expertia.pl portal. Until the issue of electronic signatures is resolved in Poland, only property insurance transactions will be carried out on the Internet. (Puls Biznesu, p.3). S.M.