Furious United-Mobile customers (or ICQ)?

[snaimon]

Originally Posted by AndreA

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• Zone 1 ROAMING FREE*
• Zone 2 ROAMING FREE*

*Call set up rate for all calls (one time) EUR 0.19

Don't you EU-folks have "truth in advertising laws"? I suppose one could make the case the truth in advertising is an oxymoron (self-contradictory).

My suggestion would be to replace the word FREE with the "fine print".


Stan

[AndreA]

Originally Posted by snaimon

Don't you EU-folks have "truth in advertising laws"?

Yes, but United Mobile is a swiss company* using numbers from Liechtenstein and Jersey.

Well, Switzerland, Jersey and Liechtenstein are not EU.

* United Mobile AG
Kloten Branch
Obstgartenstrasse 27
CH-8302 Kloten

[snaimon]

Originally Posted by AndreA

Well, Switzerland, Jersey and Liechtenstein are not EU.

I stand corrected on EU membership, but the PRINCIPLE is the same. They (UM) sell their goods & services to EU citizens. And don't CH or FL have similar laws?

I believe the EU filed (an won) a lawsuit or LAWSUITS against Micro$oft, a US-based company. TRUE, not for deceptive advertising.

If enough customers make enough noise, I would think the EU would have some jurisdiction with UM.

Admit I am not a lawyer.

Stan

[AndreA]

Originally Posted by snaimon

I stand corrected on EU membership, but the PRINCIPLE is the same. They (UM) sell their goods & services to EU citizens. And don't CH or FL have similar laws?

Switzerland has this Authority -> Swiss Competition Commission

It's a interesting thing, but pay attention that the actual "EU international tarif" between Switzerland and most of european operators (3ITA is excluded, for example) is not really bilateral. In fact swiss operators and EU's ones have an agreement "sua sponte", not by law.

So I think that only a swiss citizen can contact the national Authority about the UM's prices.