Netia SA reports 2008 third quarter results

WARSAW, Poland — Netia SA (“Netia” or the “Company”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Progress on IPTV

Netia is preparing to launch along with n, Poland’s HDTV platform from the ITI Group [Luxembourg: ITIH.LU], the pilot project of the IPTV services in the cities of Warsaw and Wrocław in Q4 2008. The companies have chosen Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) [SWX:ADBN], the leading supplier of digital TV solutions, as their technology partner in the project. The commercial launch is to include the full package of platform n’s programs, including HD channels, as well as new services and functionalities offered by IPTV. The cooperation with n is intended to split the costs and risks of investing in IPTV services, bringing Netia top quality content and an additional sales channel and giving telewizja n access to households who would not normally purchase a satellite-based TV service.

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