PKP Telekomunikacja Kolejowa
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TK Telekom ex Telekomunikacja Kolejowa is a Polish
telecommunications company, belonging to the PKP Group
.
It is responsible for telecommunications and data transmission for the Polish railways and also serves a number of other companies outside the PKP Group
and individual clients. Because of the nature of the services it provides, Telekomunikacja Kolejowa has been designated by Poland
as a company of special strategic interest.
The company was founded following the division of the national rail operator Polskie Koleje Państwowe
into several dozen separate companies in order to satisfy European Union
requirements.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
telecommunications company, belonging to the PKP Group
PKP Group
PKP Group is a Polish conglomerate founded in 2001 from the former single national rail operator, Polskie Koleje Państwowe. The purpose of this change was to match European Union directives of dividing transport service from rail system management and founding separate companies able to sell their...
.
It is responsible for telecommunications and data transmission for the Polish railways and also serves a number of other companies outside the PKP Group
PKP Group
PKP Group is a Polish conglomerate founded in 2001 from the former single national rail operator, Polskie Koleje Państwowe. The purpose of this change was to match European Union directives of dividing transport service from rail system management and founding separate companies able to sell their...
and individual clients. Because of the nature of the services it provides, Telekomunikacja Kolejowa has been designated by Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
as a company of special strategic interest.
The company was founded following the division of the national rail operator Polskie Koleje Państwowe
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
into several dozen separate companies in order to satisfy European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
requirements.
See also
- Transportation in Poland
- List of railway companies
- Polish locomotives designation
- PKP locomotives