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Czech Republic: Regulator says low competition causing high retail prices

By  |  June 17, 2019

CTU, the national telecommunications regulator for the Czech Republic, has noted that the retail mobile market rates are high in the country by comparison to the rates applied in other countries. The regulator attributed the higher prices to insufficient competition on the Czech market.

The level of use for the Mobile Number Porting service is also low, at around 3% of total SIMs per year. This figure also indicates relatively low dynamics for the market.

The statement is based on an analysis of the mobile market by CTU.

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