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ACM sets new rules for reasonable energy transport tariffs
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has drawn up new rules for determining the revenues of the network operators for electricity and natural gas for the period of 2017 through 2021. Each year, ACM sets, on the basis of these ‘method … -
Sonova conditionally cleared to acquire hearing-aid chain Schoonenberg
Hearing-aid manufacturer Sonova is allowed to acquire AudioNova. AudioNova owns Schoonenberg, a chain of hearing-aid retailers. However, Sonova had to sell two locations first, which were located in the Dutch towns of Hilversum and Naarden. This has been … -
ACM: hospital mergers do not demonstrably improve health care quality
Mergers between hospitals have not demonstrably helped improve health care quality. This has been the conclusion of a study that was commissioned by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) into the quality effects of 14 hospital mergers … -
ACM forces KPN to lower tariffs for copper connection lines
At the insistence of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), Dutch telecom company KPN lowered its tariffs for the use of copper connection lines. KPN had previously actually raised these tariffs retroactively for the period of October … -
ACM warns against misleading sale of subscriptions to discount sites and raffles
Over the past few months, ConsuWijzer, the consumer information portal of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), received a lot of reports from consumers about misleading selling practices regarding subscriptions. These mostly concern … -
Taking a closer look at online video platforms
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched a market study into online platforms that offer videos and movies. Think of YouTube and Facebook, but also Dutch platforms such as NL-ziet and Dumpert. We will be taking a closer look …