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                                                                    Exhibit 16.1


                          [Arthur Andersen Letterhead]



July 16, 2002


Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549




Dear Sir,




We have read paragraphs 2 and 3 and paragraph 5 sentence 1 of Item 4 included in
the Form 8-K dated July 10, 2002 of UPC Polska, Inc. to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements
contained therein.



Very truly yours,


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN SP. Z O.O.
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Arthur Andersen Sp. z o.o.


cc:  Mrs. Joanna Nieckarz, CFO, UPC Polska, Inc.