Netia wins five more licenses to build networks

The company, which plans to become the second-largest telecom operator in Poland, will launch networks in Chelm, Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot and Katowice, among other sites. The remaining licenses were granted to Retel S.A. and Telekomunikacja Polska Zachod (TPZ) S.A. By the end of 1998, additional licenses will be awarded to private operators in another 17 regions. The ministry estimates that more than 2 million subscribers will be served by private operators by the year 2000. (Rzeczpospolita, page 9)