Antimonopoly service says no to preferential treatment of Mostelecom

Federal Antimonopoly Service has notified Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov of its dissatisfaction with the preferential treatment enjoyed by the cable operator Mostelecom owing to a recent directive by the city's authorities. With their October 17 directive the city fathers have obligated municipal services to assist Mostelecom in the process of development of its broadband access network. This operator is allowed to seek out and report unsanctioned or substandard networks of other operators, which creates conditions for unfair competition.