TDC and Vodafone may be partners in Polkomtel deal

Danish telecommunications operator TDC yesterday made a formal announcement that it is interested in gaining control over Polkomtel, operator of the Plus GSM mobile phone network. Vodafone of Britain, which like TDC already owns 19.61% of Polkomtel shares, is also believed to be interested in increasing its stake in the Polish mobile phone operator, although it seems likely that the two companies would be partners rather than competitors in a Polkomtel deal. "Of course we are aware of Vodafone's intentions. But I'm not excluding a situation where TDC and the British company can together control the operator of the Plus GSM network." said Henning Dyremose, TDC's CEO. He went on to say, "It's a matter of taking over the Polish company. We can do it on our own, or together with a good partner, such as Vodafone." (Puls Biznesu, p. 4; Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.K.