WARSAW, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Polish regulator UOKiK has accused the Polish unit of T-Cell of deceptive promoting regarding a free cellular knowledge supply, with the corporate doubtlessly dealing with a wonderful of 10% of annual income.
UOKiK mentioned on Monday that T-Cell Polska’s slogan “1200 GB free for a yr” was deceptive as 100 GB Web packages are granted every month, for a most of 12 months, so long as the patron renews the supply periodically at a price of no less than 35 zlotys ($7.99).
“After studying the commercial, the patron ought to have a common, however practical, concept of the offered supply,” the pinnacle of UOKiK Tomasz Chrostny mentioned in a press release.
“The T-Cell promotional slogan could recommend receiving a one-time knowledge package deal of 1200 GB, and never a dozen or so smaller packages, supplied that the charge is paid periodically.”
T-Cell Polska mentioned the promotion was nicely obtained by shoppers and its development was typical for pay-as-you-go presents.
“Nonetheless, if within the opinion of UOKiK, the communication within the supply was not clear sufficient, we’re prepared to enhance it to make sure the satisfaction of as many shoppers as potential,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.
“Within the coming days, we are going to present UOKiK with supplies associated to the promotion of the supply and we are going to cooperate with the workplace to enhance the communication of the supply to 1 that leaves little question as to its phrases.”
($1 = 4.3822 zlotys)
Reporting by Alan Charlish, Marek Strzelecki and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Enhancing by Kirsten Donovan and Louise Heavens
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