Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has fined Orange Polska for sending marketing SMSs without the required consent of subscribers or end users.
In a statement, the regulator says that it has imposed fines totalling PLN9.1 million (€2.12 million) for over 3.8 million such SMSs, which were sent in violation of the Telecommunications Act.
However, it has also positively taken into account the efforts of Orange Polska aimed at compensating subscribers and end users by granting them special bonuses (data packages).
The UKE’s decision is not final as it may be appealed against in court by Orange Polska.
