Mobile Flash, targeted by authorities for misleading advertising

For having proposed plans supposedly free that they are not, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has decreed precautionary measures against of the new Flash Mobile company.

In the same way, the entity ordered this new mobile telephone company to withdraw all advertisements referring to free plans considering that this represented a deception for consumers.

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CLC also felt that there was a fierce competition: "The Superintendence of the Industry and of Commerce has adopted precautionary measures against Logística Flash Colombia SAS (Flash Colombia) due to unfair competition "

Henceforth this company must respect the conditions and restrictions badociated with the services offered in Colombia.

It should be noted that Fla sh Mobile is a company that arrived in Colombia in the first half of this year, and has launched into the multilevel model of which l '. activity is to sell prepaid mobile phone plans.

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This company belongs to ACN (American Communication Network) American company founded in 1993 under the design of A multilevel company offering communication and connectivity services. Flash Colombia offers its services in the country via the leasing system of the network.

It should be recalled that Superintendent Andrés Barreto announced the possibility of creating a new delegation of compliance to mitigate sanctions when companies adopt good practices.

"It is complex to compensate consumers one by one but remember that in communications, the money was returned to users for overcharges It is very difficult to measure how many people are affected in time that is why there are severe sanctions against these companies that lend themselves to this type of cartelization, practices on which we will continue to investigate " , did he declare.

He also indicated that he would seek to create a delegation of compliance: "I would like to create a new delegate for compliance to mitigate the penalties when the companies adopt good practices, notably to facilitate the search for posters and restrictive practices of competition "

" It is also sought to reinforce the question of consumer protection. People do not serve to fight a refrigerator in two years, but to make money or repair the good, "he added.