TPSA exploits monopoly and ups subscription fee 40%

National telecom monopoly Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TP SA) will raise the basic phone subscription fee by 40% on May 1, while at the same time cutting the price of long-distance connections by 8%. The monthly subscription price will increase from zl.30.5 to zl.42.7, including 22% VAT. To reduce the burden for rarely-calling customers, TP SA is introducing a lower subscription fee of zl.28, but with calls twice as expensive. Subscribers who make no more than 34 minutes of local calls a month will benefit from this tariff. TP SA will also lower the fee for connecting new phone lines, from zl.561.2 to zl.366, including VAT. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.21) T.J.