Cesky Telecom gets 80 million crown fine

The Czech competition office has slapped Cesky Telecom, the country's main fixed line operator, with an 80 million crown fine (2.8 million euros) fine for abuse of its dominant positron on the market. The competition office ruled that Cesky Telecom had broken Czech competition rules by making public its Internet access and high speed ADSL connection tariffs to final customers and alternative operators at the same time. This, the office judged, did not give alternative operators enough time to weigh up the offer and conclude separate contracts with final users. Telecom said Wednesday it would continue to seek legal means of challenging the fine.