Fines of about 18 million riyals on telecom companies

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has imposed penalties of more than SR 18 million for STC, Etihad Etisalat and Saudi Mobile Telecommunications Company (Zain), which are supported by final rulings issued by the Board of Grievances.
The Commission pointed out that STC imposed fines amounting to SR 8.6 million for committing a number of violations set out in the decisions published on the TRA website, including the establishment of a number of prepaid contact lines in violation of the Telecommunications Law, Of the Authority's instructions in a number of complaints, and not to provide the Authority with the required information from the company within the specified time limit, and the use of frequencies without obtaining a license from the Authority.
The Commission pointed out that the Commission imposed on Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) fines of SR 6.4 million for committing a number of violations set out in the decisions published on the TRA website, including the establishment of a number of prepaid contact lines in violation of the Telecommunications Law, The Authority's instructions in a number of complaints, and not to provide the Authority with information required of the company within the deadline.
It added that the committee imposed fines on Saudi Mobile Telecommunications Company (Zain) for SAR 3.2 million for committing a number of violations set out in the decisions published on the TRA website, including the establishment of a number of prepaid contact lines in violation of the telecommunications system, The Authority's instructions in a number of complaints, and not to provide the Authority with information required of the company within the deadline.
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) confirmed that these fines are part of the work to protect the rights of users and the telecommunications market from practices that contravene the Telecommunications Law and its executive regulations. The TRA recently issued fines against a number of service providers exceeding SR 38 million.