Friendi Mobile Fined for Violating MVNO License Conditions

Published on: 1st Jan 1970: 1:33am

Oman based MVNO, Friendi Mobile has been fined a token amount of RO 1,000 (US$2,600) for violating its licence conditions and the rules and procedures regulating promotional offers in telecommunication services. The fine was applied to Friendi Mobile's parent company, Connect Arabia LLC.

The violations involved advertising a promotional offer before obtaining approval of TRA. Offering such a service without approval of the authority is a violation of the licence conditions. The TRA also observed that the tariffs advertised were incorrect and misleading for the customers, which is again a violation of the rules and procedures regulating the promotional offers in telecommunication services.

The TRA's decision to impose a token financial penalty against Connect Arabia comes after adopting less stringent measure of issuing cautionary letters to Friendi Mobile in similar previous violations.

 

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