Polish mobile operators PTK Centertel (Orange) and Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC) (Era) have signed a co-operation agreement to create market standards for development and implementation of a new generation of mobile services. They have signed a Letter of Intent outlining their readiness to undertake joint action aimed at creating the necessary standards for new services. They aim for the standards to have an open character and to involve other mobile operators and partners.
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Polish cellco Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC) has reported that revenues rose 5% to PLN1.85 billion (USD670 million) in the second quarter ended 30 June 2007 and boosted the number of subscribers by 14.7% year-on-year to 12.53 million. Average revenue per user (ARPU) fell to PLN48 per month from PLN51 in the same period of 2006. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped to PLN638 million, down from PLN657 million a year earlier. PTC, which operates the Era and Heyah brands, is currently at the centre of a long-running dispute between Deutsche Telekom and French media group Vivendi, which has taken the battle for the control of the company to courts in Europe and the US.
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Polish mobile networks unveil co-operation agreement (Poland)
