The Czech daily MFDnes reports today that Oskar, the third and smallest Czech mobile operator, owned by TIW, is up for sale, according to "experts" and a company source. The paper says a decision on the sale should be made after Cesky Telecom privatized. Competition on the Czech mobile market could intensify should Oskar be acquired by a strong pan-European operator, but, at this stage, we see the news as neutral for the stock of Cesky Telecom (the 51% owner of Eurotel, the No. 1 operator) and Ceske radiokomunikace (39% owner of RadioMobil, the No. 2 operator).
(Ondrej Datka)