• Vectra has failed to fully comply with the condition imposed by UOKiK regarding the purchase of the company Multimedia Polska.
• The President of the Authority, Tomasz Chróstny, has initiated proceedings to impose a financial penalty on the company.

The case concerns the decision of early January 2020. The President of UOKiK issued a decision in which he consented to a transaction between cable TV operators and Internet providers. Vectra was able to acquire Multimedia Polska, but the company had to meet the condition set out in the decision. It concerned a total of 21 towns/cities and consisted of two parts. The first was of a structural nature, i.e. it involved the sale of the network in eight cities. In the remaining 13 towns/cities, Vectra had to allow customers to switch operators at no cost.

- From the information available to us, it appears that Vectra has not yet fully complied with the imposed structural condition. The company sold the network in only three cities. In the five others - contrary to the decision issued - the condition has not been implemented, which poses the risk of restricting competition. Therefore, I have initiated proceedings to impose a financial penalty on the company, says UOKiK President Tomasz Chróstny.

Vectra has fulfilled the condition for subscribers to switch operators and has also sold the network in Gorzów Wielkopolski as well as Pruszcz Gdański and Pogórze. However, the company has not yet sold its network in Kwidzyn, Łowicz,  Ostróda, Olsztyn and Stargard.

The penalty may amount up to EUR 10,000 for each day of delay in implementing the conditional decision. The President of the Authority may also revoke the conditional decision if entrepreneurs do not comply with the conditions imposed.

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