UKE hopes this time it will break TP's monopoly

The procedures of gaining access to the network by alternative telecommunications providers are to be shortened. At present connecting a competitor to TP's network could last up to 30 months. TP has already announced it will react to UKE's decision, but revealed no details yet. So far it has been delaying the implementation of every UKE ruling aimed at breaking its monopoly, for example it has not lowered wholesale internet access fees for competitors despite UKE's order. However, alternative telecommunications providers may face serious difficulties if UKE's decisions against TP were implemented, as very often they are not prepared to carry out necessary investments. UKE also plans to liberalize the mobile phone market, lowering mobile monthly subscriptions charges. As a result, TP's monopoly will be finally broken, promises UKE president Anna Strezynska. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) J.L.