| Maltacom punished hard for thwarting competition
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Maltacom has been given a fine of Lm10,000 and another fine of Lm200 daily, backdated to 10th August 2006. This was the result of a decision by MCA last Friday regarding the failure by Maltacom to cooperate in achieving agreements with Melita Cable regarding interconnection. As you probably all know by now, Melita Cable launched a VoIP service last year, and is aiming to convert it from a simple low-cost limited service to a full telephony package. However, till now, Melita has been unable to do this because its "Hello" network cannot reach Maltacom's and Go Mobile's phones. Melita has been trying to finalise agreements for a long time, but Maltacom kept trying to lengthen the time, even when it was legally bound to finalise agreements within 120 working days. On 10th August, the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) issued a warning letter to Maltacom, to which Maltacom retaliated with a legal letter claiming that MCA was acting in breach of law in this regard. On Friday, MCA gave Maltacom the finger and published their final decision. Maltacom will have to keep paying Lm200 daily until they sign the final agreements with Melita. May justice prevail.
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 September 2006 ) |
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