| Internet
and Telecommunications
Liberalisation
of the Polish telecoms market was completed in
2003, although the former state-owned provider,
Telekomunikacja Polska still dominates the fixed
line market, the infrastructure for which is still
lacking in rural areas. According to international
estimates, there were more than 10 million lines
in use in 2007.
The
value of the telecommunication market was reportedly
PLN38.2bn in 2006, growing by 12.4% in 2007.
The
domestic mobile-cellular service has been in place
since 1993, and at the time of writing, there
are only a few mobile phone network providers
(just four in 2007). There were reportedly in
excess of 41 million mobile phones in use in Poland
in 2007.
Coverage
with regard to cellular phones is generally good,
although there are some areas in the east of the
country that are still not particularly well served.
According to various sources, internet access
in Poland is amongst the most expensive in Europe,
which possibly accounts for broadband penetration
figures for 2008 of just 20 million. Nevertheless,
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are
gaining in popularity in Poland.
The
broadcasting market in Poland, meanwhile, is the
largest in the Central and Eastern European region,
with freedom of information permitted, subject
to certain restrictions (mainly to do with certain
types of commentary on the government).
Public broadcaster, TVP operates two national
channels, regional programming, and the international
satellite channel TV Polonia. Polsat and TVN operate
the leading commercial TV channels, with the former
also offering a digital pay-TV platform. A further
pay-TV platform is provided by Cyfra+ .
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