Situation goes from bad to worse for Internet portals

The condition of Poland's internet portals gets worse day by day, reports Prawo i Gospodarka. According to Ewa Bojar from Elektrim, the main owner of the Poland.com portal, the supervisory board of the company has already debated on the company's new strategy, but the details have not yet been released but will be known next week. It is believed that the dire financial straits of Poland.com will not be solved even by such far-reaching changes. Last week another sector player, Internet portal Arena, underwent reforms. However, the company's fate is not yet clear, and according to Prawo i Gospodarka, it has already begun to stop its activities. Arena blames telecoms company Tel-Energo, its former partner, for its bad financial condition. According to Prawo i Gospodarka, Wirtualna Polska, another general interest internet portal, is reducing its staff and cutting on salaries. (Prawo i Gospodarka, Sept. 8-9, p. 5) P.J.