TeliaSonera keeping quiet
TeliaSonera is well placed to enter the Polish phone fray with significant funds on tap. But the company's head is remaining non-committal about any move on the market.
The firm's CEO for Poland, Adam G. Sawicki says: "The TeliaSonera Group has a sizeable amount of free cash, hence the opinions appearing in the media that the Swedish company may turn out to be the 'fourth' mobile phone operator in Poland.
"The group has made no decisions on this subject and so we have no comment to make," Sawicki added.
Already this year, TeliaSonera International has taken control of Denmark's Orange, as well as Lithuania's Omnitel. Discussions are also set to take place this month with Turkish mobile operator, Turkcell, concerning increasing TeliaSonera's 37 percent stake to a majority interest.
At the moment, the company provides the GRX system to Polish operators, which facilitates GPRS roaming.
"We offer, among others, connections for alternative telecommunication operators, as well as voice services through our own widespread optical fiber network. Even this year, we will offer new IP protocol services to our receivers," Sawicki said.
In 2003, TeliaSonera International's sales revenue in Europe amounted to 539 million. The company boasts 22 million private and 27 million business customers worldwide.(A.K., ISB)
The firm's CEO for Poland, Adam G. Sawicki says: "The TeliaSonera Group has a sizeable amount of free cash, hence the opinions appearing in the media that the Swedish company may turn out to be the 'fourth' mobile phone operator in Poland.
"The group has made no decisions on this subject and so we have no comment to make," Sawicki added.
Already this year, TeliaSonera International has taken control of Denmark's Orange, as well as Lithuania's Omnitel. Discussions are also set to take place this month with Turkish mobile operator, Turkcell, concerning increasing TeliaSonera's 37 percent stake to a majority interest.
At the moment, the company provides the GRX system to Polish operators, which facilitates GPRS roaming.
"We offer, among others, connections for alternative telecommunication operators, as well as voice services through our own widespread optical fiber network. Even this year, we will offer new IP protocol services to our receivers," Sawicki said.
In 2003, TeliaSonera International's sales revenue in Europe amounted to 539 million. The company boasts 22 million private and 27 million business customers worldwide.(A.K., ISB)
