Financial Sanctions Committee Decision No. (8) regarding the Non-Compliance with the by Ooredoo of the Decision issued by the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) instructing Ooredoo to provide Qatar Broadband Network Company (QNBN) with access to the Qatar Data Center (QDC) owned by Ooredoo.

To impose the following penalties in accordance with Schedule No. (1) of the provisions of the Telecommunications Law:

1- A financial penalty in the amount of one million Qatari Riyals (1,000,000QAR) for violating the access instructions issued by the CRA pursuant to the Decision, which required Ooredoo’s to grant QNBN access to the Qatar Data Center in line with the CRA’s Decision.  Ooredoo’s refusal to comply with the decision is a violation of the Telecommunications Law.

2- A financial penalty in the amount of one million Qatari Riyals (1,000,000QAR) for violating Article 45 of the Telecommunication Law due to Ooredoo’s failure to comply with the access instructions issued by the CRA pursuant to the Decision and, thereby, engaging in non-competitive practices in violation of Article 45 with resulting negative effect on customers.

The total amount of the financial penalty payable by Ooredoo is two million Qatari Riyals (2,000,000 QAR).

of the Telecommunication Law due to Ooredoo’s failure to comply with the access instructions issued by the CRA pursuant to the Decision and, thereby, engaging in non-competitive practices in violation of Article 45 with resulting negative effect on customers.