Polkomtel follows field in latest round of mobile cuts

PTC led the field by dropping its tariffs last week and was quickly followed by Centertel, which improved its offers at the beginning of this week. Polkomtel's reductions are not as significant as its competitors. "The owner of Plus is considered an outsider, standing in the shadows of PTC and Centertel. We cannot say, however, that there is something wrong going on in the company. In 2004 the customer base increased by 1.5 million people. The plans to attract another 2 million customers this year might be difficult to achieve with such seemingly uncertain moves," said BI BRE Bank analyst, Michał Marczak. According to Polkomtel's deputy president, Mirosław Bielicki, the current state of prices and possible introduction of other mobile phone operators does not guarantee further price cuts. Bielicki went on to say that the prices fell by some 40% and are currently some of the lowest in Europe. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) A.K.