Latest news
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ACM makes market analysis for high-quality business business telecom services available for consultation
19-11-2020ACM has made a draft version of the Market Analysis of High-Quality Wholesale Access (HWT) available for consultation among relevant market participants in the market for business telecommunication services.
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ACM clears acquisition of Dutch telecom operator Simpel by rival operator T-Mobile
17-11-2020ACM has cleared the acquisition of telecom operator Simpel by rival operator T-Mobile. This acquisition will not have a significant impact on the competitive landscape in the market for mobile-telecom services.
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ACM: insurers are allowed to introduce joint scheme for handling vehicle-damage claims
10-11-2020Insurers in the Netherlands are allowed to introduce a scheme that will enable them to handle cases involving damage to vehicles in a faster and more simplified manner.
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ACM takes action against ‘free’ products of Stay Healthy Products
05-11-2020ACM has reprimanded Stay Healthy Products for using misleading commercial practices. Stay Healthy Products has now stopped offering ‘free’ products, and has promised that consumers who received these products do not have to pay for them.
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ACM clears acquisition of parts of health care provider Careyn by Thebe after transfer of district nursing in two towns
03-11-2020Health care provider Thebe can acquire several activities of rival provider Careyn. ACM’s condition is that Careyn must transfer its district-nursing activities in two towns to another health care provider. Consumers consequently will continue to have a choice in those towns.
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ACM’s guidelines provide clarity on the supply of heat
02-11-2020ACM has drawn up guidelines in which the rules for supplying heat are explained in detail. In these guidelines, it is explained, among other things, how heat suppliers must inform their customers about what exactly they are supplied, and what they have to pay for that.
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ACM forces online retailer We Love Musthaves to stop violations
30-10-2020ACM has established that online retailer We Love Musthaves violates the rules, and has therefore imposed an order subject to periodic penalty payments, forcing it to stop the violations.
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Student-discount company Knaek adjusts conditions for subscription cancellations
29-10-2020Student-discount company Knaek Promotions BV has adjusted its conditions for subscription cancellations, following an ACM action. Consumers are now able to cancel their subscriptions with a one-month notice after their first fixed subscription period expires.