TPSA seeks to lead investing heavily in mobile telecom

Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TP SA) intends to make its mobile telecom network Idea no.1 in Poland, even though it currently trails noticeably its competitors, Plus GSM and Era GSM, due to its later start. Idea now has a 24% market share, while the target for this year is 29%, with a long-term aim of market leadership. Over the next three years TP SA plans to invest zl.3 billion annually in the mobile network. According to TP SA plans presented to foreign analysts and investors early this week, the company's total investments should reach zl.11 billion this year, zl.8.5 billion next year and zl.7.5 billion in 2003. This will include a total of zl.5.5 billion to be invested on data transmission and zl.7.7 billion on the fixed-line network. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.20) T.J.