Polkomtel to offer convergent services via WLR

 "We submitted a similar motion to the one by Tele2 for consent for wholesale line rental from TP. I expect the decision to be issued soon," revealed Jerzy Sadowski, the director of strategy and development department at Polkomtel. This appears a surprising move as Polkomtel is primarily a mobile phone operator. But the company also provides fixed-line telephone services through the 1069 prefix. "We hope to develop the service and this is what WLR will be used for," stated Sadowski. However, most analysts believe that Polkomtel wants to obtain access to TP's network in order to offer convergent telephone services i.e. the combination of fixed-line and mobile phone services. "It may be a prelude to the race for the service. In order to win something in the telecommunications market one has to be one step ahead of one's competitors," commented Przemyslaw Sawala-Uryasz, an analyst with CA IB. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) E.B.