The 199 hotline is one of the measures introduced by the Czech Ministry of the Interior as part of the "Government Strategy for the Fight Against Corruption in the Period 2007 through 2011". Transparency International - Česká republika (TI C) won the bid to operate this service during its pilot stage. The Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre currently operated by TI C has acquired professional call centre equipment to handle the expectedly large number of incoming calls.

The new hotline will provide: i. free legal advice to the public in situations involving corruption; ii. qualified advice as to which government institution they should be contacting with their information; iii. help in filing corruption complaints; and iv., in selected cases, the TI C ALAC will file a complaint on behalf of the client.

The total cost of the 199 hotline project is estimated at CZK 1.8 million [US $72, 116]. For more information please see: www.mvcr.cz and www.transparency.cz