Netia warns Telecom Ministry to revoke rival's license

Fixed-line telephone operator Netia has warned the Telecommunications Ministry to consider revoking the license it has pledged to its rival El-Net for Warsaw or risk legal action. "If the Ministry fails to respond to our legitimate complaint Netia will have no alternative but to file a motion with the prosecutor," said spokesperson Jolanta Ciesielska. Netia says it would be improper to allow the company to go ahead with its plans to launch a service in Warsaw due to irregularities with the tender leading to El-Net being granted a license. On the other hand, El-Net has just disclosed a detailed plan of how it would administer its new phone network which is expected to pose serious competition to Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA). (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 2) S.M.