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Two mental-health care institutions cleared to join forces under strict conditions
Two Rotterdam-based mental-health care institutions, Parnassia Groep and Stichting Antes, are allowed to join forces once several clinics, treatment centers, and patients have been transferred to a competitor, GGZ Delfland. According to the Netherlands … -
ACM requires telecom company Tele2 to adjust its conditions
Telecom company Tele2 will adjust its conditions about sharing a smartphone’s internet connection with other devices such as laptops and tablets. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) had reminded Tele2 that internet providers cannot … -
Drinking water tariffs on Sint Eustatius 2017 (Caribbean Netherlands)
ACM sets the following tariffs that STUCO is allowed to charge its customers: The fixed use rate (that is the fixed amount that customers pay each month for the use of the grid) The variable use rate (that is the amount that customers pay for each cubic … -
Pressure on mobile-phone codes continues to be strong because of new applications
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) does not expect a shortage of 06-numbers to occur anytime soon (in the Netherlands, mobile phones are assigned 06-numbers). Almost 91% of all available numbers for mobile phones have already been … -
WACC -method for energy and water companies in the Caribbean Netherlands 2017-2019
In this report the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) calculates the WACC for the regulated electricity and drinking-water companies in the Caribbean Netherlands. In August 2016 ACM has consulted the concept WACC-method. Several parties have … -
ACM launches investigation into municipal conservators
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will assess whether the Dutch city of Deventer with its conservatorship policy violates the Dutch law on competitive neutrality, the Dutch Act on Government and Free Markets. Deventer offers, among … -
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in regional tender process
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in the 2014 tender process for the public-transport contract in the southern Dutch province of Limburg. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a fine of EUR 40,950,000 on NS. …