Is TPSA and mobile operator Centertel destine to stay together forever?

In two separate interviews granted to Rzeczpospolita and Puls Biznesu, TPSA president Marek Jozefiak firmly stated that he cannot imagine mobile telecom operator Centertel being split from TPSA. "Our strategy is based on the assumption that the growth of Centertel will increase the shareholder value of the entire TPSA group," he said. He added that Centertel will cooperate more closely with Orange, the mobile telecom arm of TPSA's strategic investor, France Telecom. He believes there is no point in changing the Idea name to Orange. Jozefiak said that while the liberalization of the market for international calls will come into effect from the beginning of next year, it will probably take another 12 months for it to make an impact. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6; Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) T.J.