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ACM study into competition in the Dutch health insurance market
Competition in the Dutch health insurance market Interim report There is room for improving competition in the Dutch health insurance market. This has been revealed by research conducted by the Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM). … -
Smaller postal firms to keep access to next-day delivery market
Smaller postal companies should continue to be able to gain access to the delivery network of major Dutch postal company PostNL. That way, competition can continue to exist on the market for next-day delivery. Access to PostNL’s delivery network is … -
Proliferation of certification labels hurts their credibility
Consumers are losing confidence in certification labels because of the proliferation of such labels and because of the lack of certainty over what such labels actually mean. As a result thereof, the credibility of all certification labels has come under … -
Study into the cost of capital (WACC) of KPN
Commissioned by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), research firm Brattle carried out a study into the level of the cost of capital of Dutch telecom company KPN, and, more specifically, into the risk premium for investments in … -
European telecom regulators support ACM’s draft market analysis
BEREC, the collaboration between European telecom regulators, does not agree with the doubts of the European Commission about the market analysis decision on unbundled local access of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). In the draft … -
KPN can end support of outdated internet technology
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided that KPN will be allowed to stop providing the ATM service. ATM is an out-of-date technology for, for example, high-speed internet. Except for a few thousand users, everybody by now has … -
ACM will look into the European Commission’s reaction to its draft market analysis decision on unbundled local access
The European Commission has serious concerns about the draft market analysis decision on unbundled local access, which the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published in October 2014. With the draft market analysis decision, ACM … -
Explanatory notes to draft market analysis decision on the postal sector
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is of the opinion that Dutch postal operator PostNL must regional postal operators access to its sorting and delivery network consisting of drop-off locations, sorting centers, and mail carriers. … -
ACM wishes to impose an obligation on Dutch postal company PostNL to accept mail of competitors
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is of the opinion that Dutch postal company PostNL must continue to give regional business-mail companies access to its network of drop-off locations, sorting centers, and mail carriers. PostNL is … -
Trend Report on Competition and Consumer Confidence in the Energy Market first half of 2014
By publishing this trend report, ACM presents the trends of a number of core indicators of the consumer energy market. It provides readers with an up-to-date overview of the most important trends on the consumer energy market. … Elektriciteit … Gas … …