(Ecofin Agency) - National Telecommunication Regulator INT sanctioned Orange Tunisie over illegal business practice. This was revealed in a release which the regulator published on his website. Fact is, INT’s administration met on January 27, 2016, to discuss the fate of the telecom company after failing to respect laws and regulation related to the displaying of commercial tariffs to public. In this case, the infringement concerns the “3jab” offer.  

In the release regarding penalty to Orange Tunisie, INT said tariffs for the 3Jab service are not clear and readable on all the written adverts and audiovisual spots, as normally requested by law. The telecom regulator therefore demands the removal of the offer from all advert spots, written and digital. Besides this sanction, Orange Tunisie was also imposed a fine of 183,715.906 Tunisian Dinar (around $90,920) which represents 0.05% of its turnover in 2014.

INT said this sanction follows another one, on the same ground, imposed to the subsidiary of the French group but not respected. In April 2015, Orange Tunisie was fined DT29,978.809 (around $14,836) or 0.01% of its 2013 turnover. Moreover, the regulator warned other telecom operators on January 7, 2016, to stop all illegal practice related to the displaying of tariffs of commercial offers to the public.