PTK Centertel forecasts zl. 600 million loss for 2002

Mobile phone network operator PTK Centertel announced at a news conference that it expects a net loss of nearly zl. 600 million this year. "We're forecasting losses at the same level as a year ago but, in practice, it will be determined by exchange rates, the level of average revenue per unit and several other factors," said financial director and board member Jacek Murawski. PTK Centertel, operator of the Idea mobile network, hopes to increase its number of customers from 3.2 million to 4 million by the end of the year. The company also presented its offer of three new services based on GPRS technology: wireless access to local area networks, SAP and Mobile Sales Reporting, designed primarily for sales representatives working outside the office. For individual customers, the company proposed cheaper calls at night and over the weekend. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3; Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 7) M.K.