OREANDA-NEWS. On 03 April 2009 was announced, that Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic drew up report № 06/45-08 on violation of the administrative law by the Kabardino-Balkaria branch of UTK concerning the conformity with the legislation of item 27 of the typical agreement on provision of communication services (address and the way of delivery of a bill for communication services provided) where no alternative ways of delivery were offered. Federal Antimonopoly Service issued an order to eliminate the violation and made a decision to impose the penalty in the amount of 6.8 million roubles.

The Company’s branch did not agree with this decision and took it to court. The court found the claim of the Kabardino-Balkaria branch of UTK lawful. The Arbitration Court of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic upheld in full the claim contesting the Decision of Federal Antimonopoly Service to impose the penalty on the branch.

However, Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic filed an appeal with the Federal Arbitration Court of the Northern-Caucasian Region (Krasnodar) to deny the verdict. On 4th of March 2009 the Federal Arbitration Court of the Northern-Caucasian Region made a decision to disregard the appeal of Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and to uphold the verdict of the Arbitration Court of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic. Thus, all claims to the Company’s branch have been declared groundless. The decision on the case has already come into force.