Decision of the Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal - GVH) Vj-48/2006: Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (T-Mobile branch)

The Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal - GVH) established in its decision, issued on 29 August 2006, that Magyar Telekom Nyrt.'s T-Mobile branch infringed the provisions on the prohibition of unfair manipulation of consumer choice of the Hungarian Competition Act.

The Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal - GVH) established in its decision, issued on 29 August 2006, that Magyar Telekom Nyrt.`s T-Mobile branch infringed the provisions on the prohibition of unfair manipulation of consumer choice of the Hungarian Competition Act.

In the competition supervision proceedings the Competition Council of the GVH concluded that the advertisement campaign of Magyar Telekom`s T-Mobile branch did not contain certain essential information about restrictions on how a price is applied for sending an SMS or making a telephone call. Thereby, the company mislead consumers.

The Competition Council of the GVH imposed a fine of HUF 100 million (approx. EUR 350000) on Magyar Telekom for its unlawful behaviour.

Budapest, 11 September, 2006

Gazdasági Versenyhivatal
Kommunikációs Csoport
További információ:
Mihálovits András
Gazdasági Versenyhivatal
cím: 1054 Budapest, V. ker. Alkotmány u.5.
levél: 1245 Budapest, 5. Pf. 1036
tel: (+36-1) 472-8902
email: MIHALOVITS.András@gvh.hu
http://www.gvh.hu

Hungarian Competition Authority
Communication Group

Further information:
András Mihálovits
Hungarian Competition Authority
1054 Budapest, V., Alkotmány u.5.
1245 Budapest, 5. Pf. 1036
tel: (+36-1) 472-8902
email: MIHALOVITS.András@gvh.hu
http://www.gvh.hu