Orange Polska hit with PLN 30 mln fine
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WSE-listed telecom group Orange Polska has been issued a PLN 30 million fine from anti-monopoly watchdog UOKiK for “unlawful prolongation of contracts for fixed line phone and internet services. Additionally, Orange will have to pay further compensation to clients and former clients affected by the practice.
According to UOKiK, telecom prolonged contracts by months without clear consent from customers. This practice was ongoing between 2010-2014.
Orange filed an appeal against the decision.
“We do not agree with UOKiK's decision made in late December 2016 that our actions regarding automatic prolongation of contracts violated clients' interests,” company's spokesman Wojciech Jabczyński said, adding that the fine is “disproportionately high.”
