JohnCenaFan28
11-24-2008, 10:36 PM
A Polish man who bought a house on Internet Street is selling it - because he can't get a broadband connection.
Andrzej Gromek, 43, of Warsaw, said: "I have written dozens of letters to the national telecom regulator.
"At first they thought it was a joke but then they found that actually it was too expensive to put a line into the street just for me. So I am moving."
His complaint has shocked the UKE into launching a nationwide campaign.
"How is it possible that in the capital, in a street with that name, there is no competition between internet operators?" asked UKE boss Anna Strezynska.
The regulator now plans to create a map for internet operators, showing the many 'blank areas' in Poland which still lack basic internet infrastructure.
Only around 11% of the Polish population currently has access to broadband internet.
-Nova
Andrzej Gromek, 43, of Warsaw, said: "I have written dozens of letters to the national telecom regulator.
"At first they thought it was a joke but then they found that actually it was too expensive to put a line into the street just for me. So I am moving."
His complaint has shocked the UKE into launching a nationwide campaign.
"How is it possible that in the capital, in a street with that name, there is no competition between internet operators?" asked UKE boss Anna Strezynska.
The regulator now plans to create a map for internet operators, showing the many 'blank areas' in Poland which still lack basic internet infrastructure.
Only around 11% of the Polish population currently has access to broadband internet.
-Nova