Poland’s telecom sector to contract by 0.6 percent – report

Advisory Audytel forecasts that this year, the whole telecom sector whil shrink by 0.6 percent year-on-year and will be worth PLN 45.32 billion. The mobile sector will contract by 1.3 percent and should be worth PLN 22.89 billion by the end of the year. The data transmission segment is expected to be stable, the consultancy believes. According to Audytel, this year will bring more mergers and acquisitions and lists TK Telekom, P4, Multimedia Polska, Netia as possible targets for M&A deals. The report states that, 2014 will be the last one during which the market will shrink. From 2015 all the sectors, except the fixed-line one, will start to expand.