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Mobiltel accuses regulator of using different yardsticks

Thu, Oct 21 2010 10:01 CET

byDnevnik.bg

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Mobiltel accuses regulator of using different yardsticks

 M-Tel chief executive Andreas Maierhofer


Photo: Nadezhda Chipeva

Bulgarian mobile operator Mobiltel has alleged that the head of the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC),Veselin Bozhkov, applies double standards in sanctioning telecoms operators for number portability violations.

The company has submitted a request for access to information related to the sanctions against Mobiltel and its peers on suspicions that CRC has not applied uniform standards for imposing financial penalties on mobile operators for similar violations of the rules for portability of mobile and fixed numbers.

Mobiltel said in a statement it believes the chairman of CRC has applied to the company more strict measures in setting penalties for identical offences.

The company told Dnevnik that their suspicions were based on informal information from other operators.

CRC said it would issue a formal opinion on the case on October 21 2010.

By law, the regulator has 14 days to rule on the request.

Number portability is still a bone of contention for telecoms operators since at the beginning of August a simplified one-stop-shop service was introduced to enable users to retain their numbers when changing from one mobile network operator to another.

That, however, did not soothe the wranglers and CRC warned operators that non-compliance with the rules will be sanctioned.

Meanwhile, the operators have begun to accuse each other of unfair play

Source: Dnevnik.bg

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