The authority’s decision is based on a review of Magyar Telekom’s practices involving fixed line services between October 1 and December 31 of 2013. NMHH fined the company’s chief executive officer for an additional HUF 2 mln, as the violation was not Mtel’s first.

The NMHH noted that rules on telecommunications allow restrictions of service only after the subscriber has been informed and if the subscriber has failed to pay any outstanding balance within 30 days from the time they received notice of the overdue payment.