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ACM: extensive roll-out of fiber-optic needed for making the telecommunications network future-ready
Fiber-optic connections offer consumers more freedom of choice, and they are needed in order to meet the growing demand for fast broadband access, now and in the future. The number of fiber-optic connections is climbing steadily again, however the … -
ACM: besides KPN’s fixed network, VodafoneZiggo’s must be opened up to competitors, too
Dutch telecom providers KPN and VodafoneZiggo must each grant other providers access to their networks. That is one of the conclusions drawn by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in its market analysis decision on Wholesale Fixed … -
ACM identifies opportunities and risks of bundling in the telecom market
Consumers are able to save money by taking out multiple telecom products in a single package. But bundling fixed and mobile telecom services into a single package can also make it harder to switch providers. And the rise of such packages can weaken the … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: programme
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. … -
Presentation at ECTA Regulatory Conference on telecom regulation
This presentation discussed the draft market analysis decision on unbundled access, which the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published on October 31, 2014, as well as the relationship with the European Commission’s new … -
Presentation at WIK Conference about the business telecom market
How does the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) analyze the Dutch business telecom market? And how does that relate to the revised Recommendation on Relevant Markets, which the European Commission released on October 9, 2014? These were … -
Working paper on the effects of access regulation on investment and the implications for optimal access-price regulation
This working paper gives an overview of the theoretical literature and empirical studies on the effects of access regulation on investments in the telecommunications markets. Conclusions are drawn about the optimal access pricing policy in two scenarios: …