TP SA appeals URT decision with Netia 1 on long distance

Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.(TP SA) appealed to the Telecoms Regulation Office (URT) the arbitration court decision by the Telecoms Ministry regarding the conditions of TP SA's agreement with Netia 1 about long-distance calls. Arbitrary court intervention was required because TP SA and Netia 1, despite several months of negotiations, failed to reach a compromise necessary for Netia 1 to begin operating on the long-distance telecom market, which is monopolized by TP SA. The Telecoms Ministry forced both sides to accept its conditions, but TP SA says mutual settlements are not satisfactory. If URT rejects the TP SA appeal, the latter can still file a motion with the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA). Another TP SA would-be competitor, Niezalezny Operator Miedzysferowy(NOM), awaits an arbitration decision on the same issue. (Puls Biznesu, p.6) P.J.