Telenor said that the Competition Complaint Board has upheld the Competition Authority's decision to impose an administrative fine of NOK 788 million on the operator for creating barriers to the creation of a third mobile network in Norway. Telenor had submitted an appeal against the fine in December 2018. CEO Petter-Bore Furberg said the Complaint Board decision had not been unanimous and Telenor has three months to appeal.
The Competition Authority said that the pricing model in Telenor’s wholesale agreement restricted competition in the Norwegian market from 2010-2014. Telenor's view is that its agreement with Network Norway neither limited competition nor hindered the development of a third network, and the price model was legal.
Telenor says one of three members of the Competition Complaint Board agrees it in this regard. The operator has three months to issue a writ of summons before the Gulating Court of Appeal and it will now thoroughly review the Competition Complaint Board’s decision, said Furberg.
