KPN, VodafoneZiggo nets opened up to competition [telecom]

Dominant Dutch telco KPN and multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo must both open up their fixed network to other providers. This is what the Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) - the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets says in the market analysis decision Wholesale Fixed Access, with the regulation taking effect on October 1st 2018.

"We see that these two parties are collectively dominant on the market," stated Henk Don, board member ACM. "This would enable them to use that position to increase prices for consumers in tacit coordination, or to adjust conditions to their advantage. Because both KPN and VodafoneZiggo have these options, ACM considers it fair to open up the network of both parties to competition. In this way, providers without their own network can still offer their services to consumers and businesses. This means there is sufficient competition in the retail markets with more choice and good rates."

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