TP SA given zł.20 million rap over internet blocking

The financial penalty followed a ruling in January this year by UOKiK that TP SA had been blocking access to its infrastructure to other companies. "The court has no doubts that the market of commuted internet connections is independent from the fixed internet access. They differ by price and demand. TP acted like a typical monopolist: did not state from the beginning that it does not plan to sign a contract with the supplier. It continued negotiations which led nowhere. The intention was clear: to maintain its dominant position," judge Bogdan Gierzyński said while giving his verdict. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) A.K.