OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2010. The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Moscow Region (the Moscow OFAS Russia) held the Authority of Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, administratively liable for failure to present information upon a request of an antimonopoly body and fined it 300,000 Rubles, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier the Moscow OFAS Russia found that the Authority of Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, and the Council of Deputies Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, violated Clauses 2, 3 and 5 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition".

The case was initiated upon a complaint of "VIP NET" Ltd. and "KDMS" Ltd. against actions of the Authority of Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region: delaying replies or not responding to petitions, and refusing to provide access to technical premises.

The Town authorities violated the law by creating obstacles to the work of providers of Internet access services by setting requirements to the economic entities, which are not provided for by the laws of the Russian Federation, as well as restricting free movement of goods and setting restrictions for the buyers in terms of their possibilities to chose between economic entities - providers of such services.

Investigating the case, the Moscow OFAS Russia discovered that the Council of Deputies Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, had also violated the antimonopoly law when it had passed the Regulations on procedures for enabling access to municipal facilities in developing telecommunication networks in Kraskovo. The Council assigned the Authority of Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, some powers for enabling access and selecting service providers for operating in the municipality, that are not provided for by the laws of the Russian Federation.

Having investigated the case, the Moscow OFAS Russia issued determinations to the Authority of Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, and the Council of Deputies Kraskovo Town Settlement, Lyubertsy Municipal District, the Moscow Region, to stop the actions that prevent economic activities of service providers.