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WARSAW, Poland – March 16, 2009 – Netia SA (“Netia”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, announced that today it received a notification from ING Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne SA informing that ownership of Netia’s shares held by ING Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny (“ING OFE”) has increased above the threshold of 5% of the total number of votes at Netia’s General Meeting of Shareholders.

In accordance with the notification, as a result of the purchase of Netia shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in transactions settled on March 11, 2009, as of the notification date ING OFE holds 36,950,861 Netia shares, representing 9.49% of Netia’s share capital and entitling to 36,950,861 votes, which represented 9.49% of the total number of votes at Netia’s General Shareholder Meeting.

Previously, ING OFE held 16,950,861 Netia shares, which represented 4.35% of Netia’s share capital, and was entitled to 16,950,861 votes, representing 4.35% of the total number of votes at Netia’s General Shareholder Meeting.