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ACM Telecom Monitor for Q2 2023: mobile-data consumption and fiber-optic grow substantially, consumers seldom switch
The latest telecom monitor (in Dutch) by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) reveals that, in the second quarter of 2023, mobile-data consumption in the Netherlands has increased by 20%, which is a substantial increase. Moreover, the … -
ACM Telecom Monitor for Q1 2023
About the Telecom Monitor: Each quarter, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) publishes the Telecom Monitor. The Telecom Monitor gives an overview of the trends in the telecom sector. The most important market participants in the … -
ACM definitively blocks acquisition of media company Talpa by rival company RTL
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has blocked the acquisition of media company Talpa by rival company RTL, because it would have created too powerful a company in the media sector. If the acquisition had gone through, it would have … -
ACM: Takeover media company Talpa by RTL leads to dominant position
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) concludes that the proposed amendments of the transaction between the media companies RTL and Talpa are insufficient to remove the concern that the transaction will lead to the creation of a … -
ACM Telecom Monitor: more plans over fiber-optic than over copper
In the third quarter of 2022, the number of Dutch households with fiber-optic connections went up by 290,000 to over 5.3 million. A total of 2.39 million plans use such fiber-optic connections. That is 11,000 more than in the previous quarter, which means … -
ACM Telecom Monitor: availability of fiber-optic is unequally distributed across the Netherlands
The availability of fiber-optic is unequally distributed across the Netherlands. In relatively sparsely-populated regions such as the southern province of Zeeland, the northeast of the northern province of Groningen, and the southernmost area of the … -
ACM sets lower access tariffs for KPN and Glaspoort for promoting fast internet
Dutch telecom operator KPN and fiber-optic company Glaspoort have submitted new and improved proposals for tariffs and conditions for access to their fiber-optic networks. That access is meant for broadband providers without networks of their own. The … -
ACM certificates for price comparison websites of telecom plans will help consumers make well-informed choices
Price comparison websites for telecom plans can file applications for certificates with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). Such certificates tell visitors that certified price comparison websites meet a set of eight quality … -
ACM anticipates savings for Dutch households of up to 200 million euros per year because of fiber-optic arrangements
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has published a draft decision following recent proposals from Dutch telecom operator KPN and fiber-optic company Glaspoort regarding lower tariffs and improved conditions for access to their … -
Telecom Monitor for Q4 2021
The Telecom Monitor gives an overview of the trends and developments in: mobile services fixed telephony broadband television business network services bundles ACM uses data provided by the most important market participants in the telecom industry. The …