UOKiK fines TPSA for heel dragging over independent Internet connections

Connecting to the Internet via modem with a special phone number is the most popular form of accessing Internet. According to UOKiK's president, Cezary Banasiński, 93% of all subscribers use TPSA's fixed-line network. Independent Internet suppliers have to use TPSA's infrastructure and sign agreements to allow them to do this. Meanwhile, despite the fact that operators have submitted their cooperation bids, no one has signed an agreement with the telecom giant yet. According to UOKiK, those operators who want to provide such services have to collect an additional subscription fee from TPSA subscribers, which makes their fight with the dominant operator more difficult. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) A.Z.