OniWay takes Vodafone to EC over network access

date: July 25, 2002

Portuguese 3G license holder, OniWay has gone to the European Commission's DG Competition, complaining about its competitor Vodafone Telecel's refusal to allow access to its network. According to OniWay, the complaint was grounded on article 82 of the Treaty of Rome, "relating to abuse of a dominant position in the common market, or in a substantial part of it." OniWay stated: "The Portuguese subsidiary of the UK based Vodafone Group has been acting in clear violation of EU competition law, as well as demonstrating a discriminatory behaviour on the group's policy adopted at European level both on interconnection and national roaming matters." But Telcel, Portugal's second-largest mobile provider behind TMN, looked in no mood to grant any favours to OniWay, claiming that it would only allow link-up rights for OniWay to offer GSM services, for which it does not have a license.

Anacom, the country's telecoms regulator, has already told the country's third mobile operator, Optimus, to provide interconnection rights to OniWay. Getting the rights would help OniWay provide GPRS based services in the interim period before 3G is launched.

Anacom had awarded a 3G license each to the country's three incumbent GSM operators Telecel, Optimus, TMN, as well as OniWay.

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