Muscat: A class two mobile resale licence-holder in Oman has been fined and warned by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) for repeatedly violating licence agreements despite cautionary letters issued earlier.
Connect Arabia, operating under the brand names of Friendi Mobile, and Hala-foni, has been imposed token fine of 1,000 Omani riyals (Dh9,538) for advertising a promotional offer before obtaining TRA approval.
The operator was also warned against violating its licence conditions and the rules and procedures regulating promotional offers in telecommunication services.
Misleading
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.
The TRA has urged all licencees to strictly observe their licence terms and procedures and to adhere to the regulatory framework which governs the telecommunications service provision in the Sultanate of Oman.
