Players maneuver to take over Polkomtel

Danish telecommunications company TDC intends to take control over Polkomtel, the owner of mobile phone operator Plus GSM. "Part of our strategy has been to take them over in cooperation with Vodafone," said TDC president Henning Dyremose. Currently, TDC, PKN Orlen and KGHM each own a 19.61% stake in Polkomtel. A further 17.55%, directly and indirectly, remains in the hands of the National Grid (PSE). At the beginning of this year, Polkomtel's Polish shareholders announced they intended to dispose of their shares in the company. Recently, unconfirmed information has appeared that the stakes may be purchased by a new company whose shares will be listed on the stock exchange, or purchased by pension funds. At the end of September Polkomtel had over five million subscribers, which is 24.4% more than a year ago. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) A.Z