TPSA may cancel tender for zl.500 million billing system

Telecoms giant Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA) may be forced to cancel a zl.50 0 million tender for a new billing system. TPSA had initially said that the first module of the system should be in place by the end of 2002, meaning th at the tender for the system would have to be finalized before the end of th is year, preferably within the next few weeks. According to a Puls Biznesu r eport, in view of the current market situation TPSA is not entirely comforta ble about committing itself to such a huge expense and is considering a diff erent strategy for the development of its billing system. One cost-cutting o ption would be to introduce a new system only for business customers. Puls B iznesu suggests that if this plan were adopted, Sofrecom and Prokom would be among the favorites to be awarded the tender. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) M.T.K.