Turkcell may seek legal action against regulator

Turkcell may seek legal action against regulator

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Turkcell, Turkey's biggest mobile phone operator, is considering taking legal action against the state regulator because of its policies on retail prices, the company said on Tuesday. Turkcell didn't specify in its filing with the Istanbul Stock Exchange to which actions by the Ankara-based Information and Communication Technologies Authorities (BTK) it was referring. The BTK on May 1 lowered the call-termination fees Turkcell applies to competitors by 28 percent after Turk Telekom, the landline monopoly, opened a case. "We believe that some of the BTK decisions amount to interference in our retail prices and the decisions may not be in line with licence agreements and the rules of fair competition," Turkcell said in the filing. "Therefore we are considering using legal means to protect our rights," it said, without elaborating.