(Telecompaper) The European telecoms sector, as per the Telecompaper stock index, has started to outperform the broader market in week 49. Our index is down 11.5 percent year-to-date, versus -12.7 percent for the EuroStoxx 50 index. Polish Play (+18%) scored the week's highest gain and Greek Forthnet (-41%) was the weakest share. Apart from these two outliers, last week's performances moved within a relatively narrow band, ranging from +8 percent (Gamma Communications) to -14 percent (Intelsat).