WARSAW, Poland - July 5, 2002 - Netia Holdings S.A. (Nasdaq: NTIAQ, WSE: NET), Poland's largest alternative fixed-line telecommunications services provider, today announced that it received a decision from the Polish Minister of Infrastructure, dated June 28, 2002, to postpone the payment of installments for the license fees by certain Netia operating subsidiaries, originally due in November and December 2001, until December 31, 2002. Previously, on November 30, 2001 and January 19, 2002, the Minister of Infrastructure announced his decision to postpone the payment of these installments until January 20, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively. The current total amount of the postponed installments is approximately EUR 33 million.
In his latest decision of June 28, 2002, the Minister of Infrastructure did not impose any postponement fees which are to be determined later.
Some of the information contained in this news release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For a more detailed description of these risks and factors, please see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on March 28, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 3, 2002, it Current Reports on Forms 6-K filed with the Commission on May 6, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 20, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 24, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on June 28, 2002, and its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on July 2, 2002. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
