A study by the Information Institute which was overseen by the economist Pavel Kohout and Czech parliament deputy Ales Radl claims that the Czech Republic has the worst network in Europe, but the highest prices. It charges that the Czech Telecommunications Office is failing to meet its legal duties by not creating a truly competitive environment between the various telecoms. The study goes on to recommend that the government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade carry out changes to resolve the matter. Czech telecom operators according to the report are investing relatively little into the improvement of their networks, and combined with the extremely high prices they charge means they operate with unusually high margins (around 45 percent in the case of T-Mobile and O2).
