Telia and KPN signal interest in bidding in GSM tender

According to Witold Graboś, the president of the Office for Telecommunications and Post Regulation (URTiP), the Dutch together with Netia have already met with the representatives of the Office and confirmed their interest. "KPN and Netia expect not only internal roaming but also asymmetry of interconnection fees, which would grant preference to the fourth operator [on the market]," informed Graboś. According to the regulator, Swedish-Finnish telecom operator Telia Sonera has also investigated the possibility of investing in this sector in Poland. "I suppose these are not all potential investors. Some operators may follow a different strategy and not reveal themselves until the last minute," added Graboś. All of the potential investors who want to become the fourth mobile operator expect to be given the option of internal roaming. However, according to URTiP this may be realized at the earliest in Q4 2005. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) E.B.