In brief: Warsaw trams; PZU squabbles; Internet trading; fuel price cuts

Warsaw Public Transport (ZTM) has called a tender for 60 streetcars. Interested parties are obliged to submit bids, outlining technical specifications, by Dec. 13. The Warsaw Municipality will finance the procurement. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2)...Newly-appointed Telecommunications Regulatory Office (URT) watchdog Marek Zdrojewski has announced inter-network connections, which has been a contentious issue among mobile phone operators, would be one of his priorities. He tactfully avoided revealing, however, if URT will force current GSM operators to make their networks available for the roaming needs of future operators of the third generation UMTS mobile phones. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2)... Representatives of the Treasury Ministry halted a shareholders' meeting of insurer Powszcehny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU), demanding clarification of the circumstances that led to the appointment of a new board at the company's life insurance arm, PZU Zycie. The Treasury also announced it had lost confidence in the PZU board due to its decision to make changes at PZU Zycie against the will of the Treasury. (Puls Biznesu, p. 3)... Poland is undergoing a boom in stock investing through the Internet, a Parkiet survey has revealed. There are about 7,600 internet accounts serving such investors. Brokerage houses DM WBK and CDM Pekao S.A. are the leading players on this market. (Parkiet, p. 1)... Oil producers Rafineria Gdanska and Polska Koncern Naftowy (PKN) Orlen have announced cuts in the wholesale prices of gasoline, a move likely to reduce prices at gas stations by zl. 0.06 to-zl. 0.07 per liter. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 2).