In Brief: Tele-Fonika; Bumar; Super Express sales reach high; PwC Vs. E&Y?

Bogusław Cupiał, the owner of Tele-Fonika may propose to the Economy Ministry a meeting with the Minister to explain all doubts regarding the Ożarów Cable Factory, whose plant has been blocked since last Wednesday. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... A consortium led by Bumar is planning to rebuild and extend the railway network in Iraq. Bumar has reached an agreement with RENFE, Spanish state railways, and wishes to participate in a $4 billion project to be carried out in the region. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... Super Express recorded a high point in sales of its paper, with 294,700 copies being sold daily during August, a figure which exceeded its July figure by 14%. Still, the sales over the first eight months of the year were below the same period in 2002, the same is also true for sales of Gazeta Wyborcza and Rzeczpospolita. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) ... Stolica is demanding that PricewaterhouseCoopers refund their fees for their 2000-01 audit of the courier company for not fulfilling the contract. To assist its claim, Stolica is calling on the services of Ernst & Young. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9). R.H.,M.K.