New boss but same steady strategy at Tele2 operator

The Polish subsidiary of the Tele2 Scandinavian telecom operator has appointed Piotr Nesterowicz as its new CEO. Nesterowicz says he is not planning a major shift in strategy. "Our target group will remain individuals and small companies. We want to offer them cheap and easy telecom services with good quality and technical support," claims Nesterowicz. In 2005 the firm is planning to enter the local telephony segment, while the following year Tele2 intends to offer broadband internet access. For several months now Tele2 has been touted around as one of the candidates for free GSM and UMTS frequencies. "In our opinion existing mobile phone operators should be excluded from the proceedings. Otherwise hardly anyone will be able to compete with them," said Nesterowicz. He believes that the market still requires investment and expects the Polish subsidiary to post an EBITDA profit by 2006. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) M.M.