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ACM gives Dutch telecom companies room for making arrangements
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) welcomes the arrangements made between Dutch telecom company KPN and rival companies Tele2, Online and Vodafone about access to KPN’s network. These arrangements create certainty in the … -
ACM restricts PostNL’s ability to increase prices in 2016
Intervention by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is set to reduce postal company PostNL’s ability to increase prices for 2016. Without the intervention, PostNL could have increased prices by a further 14%. The move concerns the … -
ACM approves new auction rules for cross-border trade in electricity
Thanks to new auction rules, buyers and sellers of electricity are able to trade internationally within the European Union more easily. Furthermore, they are offered more financial security. The new rules may prove favorable to electricity prices that … -
ACM again reprimands energy companies for giving incorrect information
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) recently reprimanded three energy companies, because the consumer information on their websites was incorrect. ACM used orders subject to periodic penalty payments to force two energy companies to … -
Incorrect use of dedicated mobile-phone codes should stop
Telecom providers are lagging behind with using 097-numbers for devices that exchange data using an internet connection. Those that use numbers for devices other than mobile phones such as payment terminals or vending machines should actually use an … -
Study into IP interconnection in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has carried out a study into the market for IP interconnection in the Netherlands, the risk for anti-competitive problems in that market, and what the options are to address those problems. ACM has … -
Dutch postal company PostNL delivered letters on time in 2014
In 2014, Dutch postal company PostNL met the statutory requirement of delivering at least 95 percent of letter-size mail the next delivery day. That is the conclusion the Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) has drawn in its annual … -
Planned acquisition of several activities of Mediq by rival Brocacef requires further investigation
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided that the planned acquisition of the pharmacies and wholesale activities of Dutch company Mediq by rival company Brocacef must be investigated further. Brocacef and Mediq have a large … -
Power exchanges can apply for participation in method for capacity calculation
Exchanges that trade electricity can file an application with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) for permission to use a useful method that is able to calculate capacity on the European grid. With this method, electricity can be … -
European energy regulators agree on joint balancing of electricity
European regulators, united in the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), have given the green light to the European network code on electricity balancing. Now that this decision has been taken, it means that the European Commission will …