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France Telecom ‘will not sell’ Polish network
16 March 2012
Orange denies Polish reports of plans to sell Telekomunikacja Polska’s fixed line network
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France Telecom Orange has rejected reports from Poland claiming its local subsidiary Telekomunikacja Polska is planning to sell its fixed-line network. France Telecom holds 49.8% of the capital in former state-owned monopoly operator.
Citing industry sources, Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita had reported that the French operator was evaluating potential investor interest for a possible acquisition of TP’s fixed-line network.
TP declined to comment on the report, but a France Telecom official told French news agency AFP: “Our review of our European portfolio is completed. We don’t have a plan to sell our fixed-line operations in Poland.” GTB
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