Mobile phone operators send Sejm letter of discontent

The operators of the Era, Idea and Plus GSM mobile phone networks have sent an open letter to senior politicians objecting to the way their image has been portrayed by the government. The letter, which was sent to the Speakers of the Sejm and Senate, the head of the Senate's Treasury and Infrastructure Commission and the heads of various parliamentary clubs, reads: "It is frustrating that the critique of this buoyant market is based mainly on arguments that are easily applauded by society." The GSM operators believe that during the last few weeks, members of the government have given a false representation of their operations in this country, based on unreliable data. "The opinions of legislators are the most disturbing. They present a GSM operators' image that is all false," said Elżbieta Sadowska, a spokesperson for Polkomtel, the operator of the Plus GSM network. However, despite the ire, the GSM operators did not deliver the letter themselves but through the Polish Telecoms and IT Chamber (PIIT), arguably because the letter was not actually signed by any of the operators' presidents as they are all currently on holiday. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) D.W.