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ACM guidelines to clarify competition rules for health care IT markets
No impediments to the exchange of data, no abuse of vendor lock-in, but, at the same time, giving room to collaborative procurement among health care providers, and the use of standards. These are some of the recommendations in the draft version of the … -
On World Consumer Rights Day, ACM calls attention to consumers’ telemarketing rights
Telemarketing calls have been a huge annoyance for consumers for years now. Many reports are filed with ACM’s consumer information portal ACM ConsuWijzer about this topic. That is why, today on World Consumer Rights Day, the Netherlands Authority for … -
ACM: system operators can experiment with standard contracts for wind and solar farms
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has given all system operators two years to experiment with standard contracts for congestion management for new wind and solar farms. With these standard contracts, it becomes easier for system … -
Booking.com takes ‘Travel Sustainable’ program offline following ACM action
Following conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), travel website Booking.com has decided to take the so-called Travel Sustainable program offline as of 25 March. In this program, affiliated accommodations receive … -
Providing ‘bare’ data by RDW is not an economic activity
Providing ‘bare’ data about license plates for free or for a small fee by RDW, the Dutch national motor vehicle and driving license registration authority, is not an economic activity. This was revealed by an analysis that the Netherlands Authority for … -
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. … -
InSight 2014
In InSight, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) covers different social trends that are important to its oversight work such as the trend of reducing red tape, where the government stimulates companies to make arrangements about … -
Benefits of ACM’s oversight to consumers amount to EUR 1.85 billion
Consumers directly benefit from the oversight activities of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). In 2013, these benefits amounted to EUR 1.85 billion, which is EUR 300 per household. This was the main conclusion of ACM’s first annual …