NOM's dash for growth reaps its first profits

One of the independent telecom companies, NOM, has recently posted its first ever operating profit and plans to launch Internet connections as well as local telephone services. "Our monthly revenues increased by 72% while our customer base by 37% over the first five months of the year," said Krzysztof Witoń, deputy president of NOM. According to sources, the company is likely to close the year in the black. One of the main goals of the firm is to increase its customer base by several tens of thousands of clients monthly. The current figure stands at 150,000. NOM is focusing on selling voice services, such as long-distance, international and fixed to mobile calls. The services will be soon widened, but success depends heavily on further market liberalization, among others access to infrastructure. The target group is business sector, especially SMEs. "This market segment is developing rapidly," explained Krzysztof Witoń. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) M.M.