EC: Incumbent telco responsible for impeding the economic development of Poland

Posted By Martyn Warwick , 04 March 2010 | 0 Comments | 0 people rated this an average of 3/5

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Old monopolies die hard - especially in the former command economies of Eastern Europe. So much so in fact that the European Commission (EC) is taking official steps to impose sanctions on the incumbent Polish telco, Telekomunikacja Polska (TP). Martyn Warwick reports.

The EC says the operator has routinely and determinedly abused its dominant market position by outright and repeated refusal to supply remunerated access to its wholesale broadband services. TP has now has two months to present its defence and rebuttal of the accusations.

Almost a year ago now, back in early spring 2009, the EC began its investigation into TP's business practices following complaints from the carrier's competitors. Progress has been slow but the European authorities have come to the "preliminary conclusion" that Telekomunikacja Polska has abused its position of strength in the wholesale broadband access market.

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EC: Incumbent telco responsible for impeding the economic development of Poland

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