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ACM submits decision on deregulating high-quality wholesale access (HWT) to the European Commission
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) submitted to the European Commission its planned decision to abolish the regulation of the high-quality business telecom services that are provided over the copper network of Dutch telecom operator … -
ACM Telecom Monitor Q1 2021: considerably more fiber-optic rolled out
In the first quarter of 2021, the number of homes that are connected to a fiber-optic network went up by 200,000. With that increase, the growth of the past few years has continued forcefully. In 2020, a total of 500,000 homes were connected to a … -
Telecom Monitor for Q1 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 … -
ACM withdraws numbers of ‘COVID-19’ directory assistance services
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has withdrawn two Dutch premium-rate phone numbers: 0906-2121212 and 0906-0400388. The former number was used by Caramello Online Services BV (Caramello) as a directory assistance service … -
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 … -
ACM: meaningful proposals made by KPN and Glaspoort regarding lower tariffs for fiber-optic network access
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has received proposals from Dutch telecom operator KPN and fiber-optic company Glaspoort for commitments on lower tariffs and improved conditions for telecom operators that wish to gain access to … -
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 … -
ACM Telecom Monitor for Q4 2021: approximately 1 million households without television plan
Approximately one million households in the Netherlands do not have a television plan. The number of television plans has slowly but steadily decreased since 2014, and, in late 2021, dropped to 7.3 million. These are some of the conclusions of the most … -
Open Internet Regulation is not an obstacle to blocking RT and Sputnik because of EU sanctions
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has informed Dutch telecom operators that the Open Internet Regulation is not an obstacle to the implementation of the European sanctions regarding the suspension of distribution of Russian media … -
ACM blocks misleading directory assistance services that connect callers to the Tax Information Line
On February 21, 2022, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) provisionally blocked two premium-rate numbers (in the 0906 series) because of indications that these numbers mislead callers when connecting those callers to the Tax …