OREANDA-NEWS. Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) and Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. (“Polkomtel”) today jointly announced the formation of a new Partner Market agreement in Poland.

Under the non-equity partnership agreement, Vodafone’s multinational customers will benefit from the addition of Poland to their existing contracts for international managed services, while continuing to be serviced via a single point of contact. Polkomtel will benefit from access to Vodafone best practice and to joint products and services for business and consumer customers.

Polkomtel has a customer base of approximately 14 million and provides services in Poland under the Plus brand. Vodafone’s operations in the region include the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Romania. Vodafone’s Partner Market agreements in the region include Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine. Vodafone disposed of a minority stake of 24.4% in Polkomtel in 2011 as part of its strategy to realise value from its non-controlled assets.

Ravinder Takkar, CEO, Vodafone Partner Markets, commented: “Our agreement with Polkomtel provides an opportunity for Vodafone to strengthen further its presence in Eastern Europe. We are delighted to renew our relationship with Polkomtel through our successful Partner Market community, which includes more than 50 markets worldwide.”

Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, President of the Management Board of Polkomtel Sp. z o.o, said: “This agreement is good news for our customers and it is another important step for Polkomtel to offer more than our competitors. I am confident that the cooperation will result in numerous interesting business projects which will offer benefits to both our existing and new customers.”