The Italian Antitrust Authority said Tuesday that it has opened a probe into Rome public transport company ATAC over the quality and quantity of the services provided between 2021 and 2023.
The authority said ATAC may be guilty of unfair commercial practices for failing to comply with the standards set out in its service contract with the city of Rome and those laid down in the charter of the quality of public transport services.
"ATAC is alleged to have systematically failed to meet the objectives relating to the regularity of surface and underground transport services, the security of underground stations, the operation of lifts, stairlifts and escalators/mobile stairs, and the lighting of underground stations," the authority said.
ATAC said in a statement that it would cooperate with the antitrust authority as it conducted the probe and was committed to renewal.
But it also stressed that the challenges raised by worksites for projects for the Catholic Church's Jubilee 2025 and complained of a "a prolonged investment deficit" from previous city administrations.
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