Poleaxed in his own kitchen
TP SA have been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. First, 1,000 of their workers marched to the French embassy in protest at a range of job cuts. Then a Polish court ordered them to move one of their telephone poles-which is stuck in someone's kitchen.
TP SA erected the pole without the landowner's permission. Since the local authorities did not object, the mast was legal. In 2001, the owner of the land, Piotr Kardys, built a home on the property around the mast and now it's part of his kitchen furniture-and he wants rid of it.
Although the original construction was legal, the Supreme Administrative Court has agreed with Kardys, a businessman form Kolbuszowa, and TP SA have been told to move it.
However, it seems Kardys will have to continue to suffer the sight of the pole over breakfast for some time, as TP SA intends to appeal the decision. "We have to have a binding decision," said Izabella Szum, a spokesperson for TP SA. "We could do it on our own, but you have to realize this is a big investment."
TP SA erected the pole without the landowner's permission. Since the local authorities did not object, the mast was legal. In 2001, the owner of the land, Piotr Kardys, built a home on the property around the mast and now it's part of his kitchen furniture-and he wants rid of it.
Although the original construction was legal, the Supreme Administrative Court has agreed with Kardys, a businessman form Kolbuszowa, and TP SA have been told to move it.
However, it seems Kardys will have to continue to suffer the sight of the pole over breakfast for some time, as TP SA intends to appeal the decision. "We have to have a binding decision," said Izabella Szum, a spokesperson for TP SA. "We could do it on our own, but you have to realize this is a big investment."
