TPSA fined for late submission of information

The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) stated on Wednesd ay, that TPSA was to pay a fine of zł. 3,500 for disrupting anti-monopoly pr oceedings. The reason for imposing the fine was TPSA's failure to provide, i n a clearly specified time, information demanded by the head of UOKiK, durin g anti-monopoly proceedings directed against the operator, relating to the h igh costs of issuing telephone directories. This is 20% of the maximum fine imposed for refusing to give information required by UOKiK. "While deciding on the severity of the punishment, we took into account the fact that TPSA h ad finally submitted the data we required, and had not previously been accus ed of similar acts," the communiqué read. The fine had to be imposed, as TPS A did not present a justified reason for the delay. (www.onet.pl; Gazeta Wyb orcza, p. 16) K.Z.