WARSAW, Poland – October 5, 2006 – Netia SA (“Netia” or the “Company”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, announced that pursuant to a resolution of the Supervisory Board dated April 5, 2006 granting Company stock options to Mr. Jon Eastick, Netia’s Management Board member, on October 5, 2006 Mr. Jon Eastick received 543,628 options authorizing him to subscribe for series K shares in accordance with the Netia Performance Stock Option Plan of June 28, 2002, as amended (see the press release of April 11, 2003). The strike price for the options received by Mr. Jon Eastick was established at PLN 4.80. The granted options shall expire on December 20, 2012 at the latest.