Current Report (27/2017)
Orange Polska S.A. – Warsaw, Poland
20 December 2017
Pursuant to Article 17(1) of the Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. (“Orange Polska”) announces about the start of negotiations between Orange Polska and T-Mobile Polska.
Orange Polska and T-Mobile Polska have agreed to commence negotiations on access to Orange Polska’s fibre network.
On 19 December 2017, Orange Polska and T-Mobile Polska (T-Mobile) have signed a letter of intent in which they agreed to commence negotiations on terms and conditions of telecommunications access in the form of Bitstream Access (“BSA”) granted by Orange Polska to T-Mobile within non-regulated framework.
In the potential co-operation Orange Polska could offer wholesale access to broadband on fibre infrastructure for T-Mobile’s clients in multi-family houses (without right for further wholesale resale) in deregulated areas. According to the main commercial assumptions T-Mobile will pay to Orange Polska:
· an upfront fee covering access to multi-family houses with B2C,
· broadband monthly fee per each active customer,
· an installation fee per connection of each broadband line.
The parties have agreed to conclude negations by June 30th, 2018. The outcome of the negotiation will be announced in a form of a separate current report.
Entering into wholesale co-operation will contribute to better monetization of Orange Polska investments in the fibre network, maximize usage of Orange Polska infrastructure and accelerate convergence of telecom services in the Polish market.