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ACM investigates antitrust concerns for smaller postal companies
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided to further investigate possible problems in the market for transporting unsorted mail. The amended Dutch Postal Act recently granted ACM the ability to do so. More specifically, it is … -
Study into the cost of capital (WACC) of KPN
Commissioned by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), research firm Brattle carried out a study into the level of the cost of capital of Dutch telecom company KPN, and, more specifically, into the risk premium for investments in … -
PostNL must continue to offer access for 24-hour bulk mail
Business senders continue to have options Businesses and organizations continue to be able to choose from multiple postal operators for their 24-hour bulk mail. That is because PostNL must continue to offer other postal operators access to its sorting and … -
Study into bundling of telecom services and content in the Netherlands
ACM has studied the impact of bundling of telecom services and content. For now, this does not create any anticompetitive risks. ACM has seen that consumers increasingly opt for multiple telecom products in a single package. Although bundling can be … -
For now, there is sufficient competition in bundling telecom products
For now, there is sufficient competition on the telecom market, despite the trend of bundling telecom products in all-in-one packages. That has been the conclusion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) after its market study into … -
ACM study into competition in the Dutch health insurance market
Competition in the Dutch health insurance market Interim report There is room for improving competition in the Dutch health insurance market. This has been revealed by research conducted by the Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM). … -
Regulation of business fiber-optic market is currently not needed
The market for business fiber-optic networks continues to be free. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) does not impose any requirements or conditions on owners of fiber-optic networks in order to force them to grant other companies … -
Consultation: the functioning of the wholesale gas market in the Netherlands
On October 28, 2016, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published its consultation document ‘Self-evaluation Gas Target Model II: Functioning of the wholesale gas market in the Netherlands.’ In it, ACM presents the results of the … -
Conference on impact assessment of oversight by competition and consumer authorities
On Wednesday, November 16, approximately 200 scholars, consultants, and colleagues from other authorities in different countries will descend on Amsterdam to attend the conference on ‘Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: presentation Buccirossi
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) organised a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”, to pay tribute to the ten-year anniversary of the ACM’s (former NMa’s) Chief Economist Office. …