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Cologne Administrative Court confirms shutdown of the number 11 861

In the dispute over the phone number “11 861″ has been enforced by the Federal Network Agency against the 01 018 GmbH. (Image: Nortel) The administrative court in Cologne has the urgent request of the operator to meet the conditions imposed by the Federal Network Agency shutdown of the number “11 861 “rejected (Reference 1 L 1908/10). On the earlier of the information used by Deutsche Bahn for the last number 01 018 Ltd. had offered a private requests for information and referral service.

Via the special telephone number information was added to phone numbers, addresses, industry, business and professional designations. Cost of service calls from the German fixed network € 1.99 per minute.

The Federal Network Agency had criticized, among other things, that only the price announcement took 1 minute and 47 seconds. In addition, the number of the company was initially advertised on the Internet without regard to price. The regulator had then ordered the shutdown of the number in December.

The Administrative Court has confirmed this action now. According to the judges of the price announcement is clearly too long; callers caused unacceptably high costs. An appropriate announcement to the legal requirements must be taken much shorter.

The Federal Network Agency, the company also wanted to commit to refund payments already made to consumers. At this point, the operator had success with his urgent request. The court ruled that it lacked the legal basis for it. Against the decision may be filed within two weeks of complaints to the Supreme Administrative Court in Muenster.

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