cadenza non inferiore ...

English translation: Not more often than (every four weeks)

02:25 Nov 13, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / standard contract terms for phone operators
Italian term or phrase: cadenza non inferiore ...
Dalla delibera n. 121/17/CONS l’AGCom (telefonia fissa e mobile) - v. anche https://dirittoaldigitale.com/2020/10/12/cadenza-rinnovo-off...

"la cadenza [di rinnovo delle offerte e della fatturazione] non può essere inferiore a quattro settimane..."


Sarebbe piuttosto "frequency" or "interval"?

I'm trying to figure out whether by "non inferiore" they mean:

"every four weeks or more often" (i.e four weeks as minimum frequency); or

"not more often than after four weeks" (four weeks as minimum interval).

To me, "interval" makes more sense, but as soon as I had decided that interval it is, I saw a phrase "frequenza minima per la fatturazione" in similar context. Which sounds like the legislator wanted the operators to issue the invoices at least every 4 weeks, but the faster, the better, invoices flying like from a machine gun (which I find highly dubitable, but one can never know).
Kylli
Local time: 13:17
English translation:Not more often than (every four weeks)
Explanation:
There was a big debate over this in Italy, at present offers and invoicing must be issued every month. “Every four weeks” meant every 28th day, which meant a price increase at the expense of the client who had subscribed monthly offers. Telecom companies and other utilities who had started applying the “4 weeks rule” were fined and had to refund the clients.
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Isabella Nanni
Italy
Local time: 12:17
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Grazie!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Not more often than (every four weeks)
Isabella Nanni
3frequency no less than
David Hollywood
3minimum frequency / minimum rate of renewal
Angelo Berbotto


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frequency no less than


Explanation:
4 weeks

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
Notes to answerer
Asker: meaning that they must renew their offers at least every 4 weeks - but they can do it more often, like every week?

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minimum frequency / minimum rate of renewal


Explanation:
I think that frequency or rate of renewal is what it means here

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Note added at 2 horas (2020-11-13 05:22:45 GMT)
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You could render it in a different way: the renewal and billing can take place at least every four weeks

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Note added at 2 horas (2020-11-13 05:23:46 GMT)
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look at paragraph 10 here, it explains it better

https://www.agcom.it/documents/10179/7141047/Delibera 121-17...

Angelo Berbotto
Australia
Local time: 22:17
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hmm. This would mean that 4 weeks is the minimum frequency; which would mean that _more_ frequent renewal/invoicing is OK, but less frequent is not? Or the opposite? Basically, are they trying to say that operators should issue new offers a) every 4 weeks or less frequently (every 8 weeks, for instance) b) every 4 weeks or more frequently (every 2 weeks, if they should like so)?

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Not more often than (every four weeks)


Explanation:
There was a big debate over this in Italy, at present offers and invoicing must be issued every month. “Every four weeks” meant every 28th day, which meant a price increase at the expense of the client who had subscribed monthly offers. Telecom companies and other utilities who had started applying the “4 weeks rule” were fined and had to refund the clients.

Isabella Nanni
Italy
Local time: 12:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Grazie!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the context!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.: or: no more often than....
15 hrs
  -> grazie

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
2 days 12 hrs
  -> grazie
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