BRUSSELS’ DOMINANT POSITION PENALTY ON POLISH TELCO COULD OPEN DOOR TO COMPENSATION CLAIMS
June 1st, 2011
BY ANDREW KURETH
POLISH telecommunications specialists predict that the European Commission anti-trust fine levied last week against Poland's dominant telecom operator, Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA), could open the door to compensation claims from competitors.
Brussels hit TPSA with a Euro EU127.5 million penalty, saying it had illegally stymied competitors' access to its network. In a statement addressing the ruling, the Commission (EC) said that between August 2005 and October 2009, the firm, which is 49% owned by France Telecom, blocked or delayed its ...
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