United Group: Serbian state institutions and Telenor ignoring Telekom plans

“United Group would like to inform the public that official Telekom documents about its goal to destroy the SBB company and throttle the N1 and Nova S media outlets are being ignored not only by institutions in Serbia but also by Telenor which is continuing its practice of ignoring reality for the sake of its own interests,” a statement said.

“Namely, we have received another letter from the Telenor company with an offer of cooperation and the distribution of N1 and Nova S programs as well as other United Media companies with which Telenor is once again prejudicing the decision of the Competition Protection Commission whether to grant it a license to become a new cable operator using Telekom infrastructure,” it said.

“We reminded Telenor in public several times, since they don’t or won’t see, that United Group is subject to persecution, obstruction and threats in Serbia and that the Telenor company’s decision to take part in a cartel with Telekom Serbia contributes to that pressure. The media published Telekom company documents several times and they clearly state that cooperation with Telenor allows it to put an end to United Media and its channels but Telenor never distanced itself from that. Instead, Telenor unfortunately decided on an unusual strategy, playing innocent before the public in Serbia and not abandoning its anti-competition goals which could result in the suppression of free media and the persecution of the SBB company,” United Group said.