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2013 Telecom Monitor Q3 - increase of very fast broadband connections
Mobile services Within the timespan of a single year, the total number of mobile connections dropped by almost 900,000 connections to 21.0 million connections. In the third quarter of 2013, 19.1 million of these connections concern mobile phones. In … -
ACM: merger between cable companies UPC and Ziggo should be assessed in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is of the opinion that it would be best if the merger between cable companies UPC and Ziggo were assessed in the Netherlands. ACM has therefore requested the European Commission to refer the … -
ACM: merger between cable companies UPC and Ziggo should be assessed in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is convinced that the merger between cable companies UPC and Ziggo should be assessed in the Netherlands. ACM has therefore requested the European Commission to refer the merger application to ACM. … -
KPN charges business customers too high tariffs for mobile calls abroad
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 14,000 on Dutch telecom company KPN because it charged a group of business customers too high tariffs when making mobile calls abroad. The European Roaming Regulation has … -
ACM orders KPN to hand over information that has been withheld
On January 31, 2014, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) twice imposed an order subject to periodic penalty payments on Dutch telecom company KPN ordering the company to hand over to ACM information it had asked for. In its answers … -
Battle for triple-play bundles intensifies
Telecom Monitor in 2013 ACM Annual Report Competition in the telecom market focuses more and more on triple-play bundles. This was revealed by the annual Telecom Monitor, which the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published together … -
Telecom Monitor for Q4 2014
Summary Telecommonitor 2014 Q4: The investments of the mobile operators show that the rollout of 4G has almost been completed. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) publishes each quarter the figures concerning the telecom sector. The … -
European telecom regulators support ACM’s draft market analysis
BEREC, the collaboration between European telecom regulators, does not agree with the doubts of the European Commission about the market analysis decision on unbundled local access of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). In the draft … -
Competition between internet providers has shifted to all-in-one packages
Of the seven million internet connections in the Netherlands, six million are part of a package with multiple telecommunication services in one. Most consumers opt for packages that combine television services, broadband access, and fixed telephony. … -
2013 Telecom Monitor Q2: downward spiral of number of text messages appears to have stopped
Every quarter, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) publishes market figures on the telecom industry. The Telecom Monitor shows the trends in mobile services, fixed telephony, broadband, television, and business network services, and …