The mobile network for Father Rydzyk’s supporters is losing customers. Down for the first time in years

Polskie Sieci Cyfrowe, i.e. the operator of the mobile network addressed to the supporters of Father Tadeusz Rydzyk. In Our Family, there is rather no reason to be happy. The company made a loss last year, and its revenues have been declining for several years, he reports

Father Rydzyk’s mobile telephony recorded a loss

According to the company’s financial report quoted by the website, the net sales revenue of Polskie Sieci Cyfrowe decreased from PLN 804.2 to PLN 724.8 thousand. zloty. The negative result from the change in the stock of products decreased slightly – from -435 thousand. up to -434.3 thous. zloty. However, the operator’s operating costs increased, which in 2021 amounted to PLN 333.5 thousand. PLN, and in 2022 already 361 thousand. PLN (difference of 8.2%). Expenditure on salaries went up – from PLN 101.6 to PLN 128.7 thousand. PLN, but at the same time the costs of external services decreased slightly – from PLN 157.8 to PLN 156.5 thousand. zloty.

The operator of the network W Nasza Rodzinie explains this fact with “growing competition from larger players”, as well as “the lack of an extensive distribution network”. These two factors are supposed to cause a decrease in the number of customers using the services of the Polish telecom. The company did not disclose the number of its customers, but its revenues have been declining for several years – in 2017 they amounted to 971.7 thousand. PLN, in 2018 PLN 934.7 thou. PLN, and in 2019 PLN 875.4 thousand. zloty.

Profitability fell below zero

As Wirtualnemedia.pl write, the profitability of the company in 2022 fell below zero for the first time. At the sales level, it is a decrease from 37.1 thousand. PLN in the black (in 2021) to PLN 68.1 thousand. PLN loss (in 2022), and on operating from PLN 34.6 thousand. PLN to -68.2 thou. zloty. This is the first time in several years that Polskie Sieci Cyfrowe has recorded a loss. In previous years, the company could boast of net earnings of several dozen or even over one hundred thousand. PLN (PLN 97.1 thousand in 2020, PLN 93.4 thousand in 2019, PLN 144 thousand in 2018 and PLN 60.9 thousand in 2017.

The brand W Nasza Rodzinie operates in the pre-paid system, and its services are provided by Polskie Sieci Cyfrowe. As a virtual operator, it does not have its own base stations and fully uses the transmitters of Polkomtel (Plus network operator). Polish Digital Networks in 33 percent. belong to Magna Polonia, in another 33 percent. to Bonum, and 34 percent. to the Luxembourg holding SKOK. The brand In Our Family appeared on the market on December 3, 2011 (on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Radio Maryja).

Poor results were also recorded by another business related to Father Tadeusz Rydzyk – Geotermia in Toruń, which supplies heat to the inhabitants of this city. In 2022, the company recorded a record sales revenue of PLN 9.41 million (this is a huge increase from only PLN 18,000 in 2021). Interestingly, at the same time, the company recorded a net loss of as much as PLN 400,000. zloty.