NG Koleje could surrender long-distance telecom license

It seems one of the three potential long-distance competitors to Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA) will surrender its license to provide that service. NG Koleje Telekomunikacja sent an official letter to the Telecommunications Ministry last week outlining its position. It says it does not like the interconnection contract discussions with TPSA. However it is unclear whether NG Koleje said in the letter that it is no longer interested in obtaining the license or that it is only suggesting a possibility. NG Koleje is made up of Polish State Railways (PKP), one company from Poland Telecom Operators (PTO) and British companies National Grid and Energys. There have been rumors for some time that the British partners have already made the decision to pull out due to Energys' unfavorable experiences with signing similar interconnection contracts with British Telecom. (Puls Biznesu, page 5)