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OPTA: €17 million fine for KPN
The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, has imposed penalties totalling €17 million on KPN. Over a number of years KPN has contravened the Telecommunications Act on many occasions (371) by providing unlawful … -
OPTA imposes a penalty of €450,000.00 on KPN
The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, has imposed a penalty of €450,000.00 on KPN, because the latter had failed to request OPTA’s prior consent to offer additional discounts to business callers. This involved an … -
OPTA fines spammers
The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, has fined the senders of spam messages for the first time. This involves spam sent by e-mail and SMS. The largest fine totalled €42,500.00. In addition to combating Dutch spam, … -
OPTA imposes a penalty on KPN: KPN is giving preferential treatment to its own business unit
OPTA has imposed a penalty of €375,000.00 on KPN Telecom BV. The reason for this penalty lies in OPTA’s discovery that it had contravened the provisions of the Telecommunications Act and the European directive on unbundled access to the local loop. … -
Number portability is working increasingly better: Only Debitel has forfeited a penalty
Virtually all of the mobile operators are complying with the requirements for number portability (taking one’s own telephone number from one provider to another). This is evident from the reports which these providers are required to submit to OPTA. Only … -
OPTA has imposed a conditional penalty on KPN in relation to carrier preselection: Registering with a competitor should proceed smoothly
OPTA has imposed a conditional penalty of NLG 100,000.00 per day on KPN, because the registration system for carrier preselection still does not work properly. As a result consumers cannot benefit from standard calls through KPN’s competitors and the … -
Final conditional penalty imposed on mobile operators in connection with mobile phone number portability
OPTA has imposed a final conditional penalty on all mobile telecommunication service providers. By doing so, OPTA is seeking to ensure that the process of switching from one provider to another while retaining one’s telephone number (number portability) … -
OPTA imposes a penalty on KPN in the Denda case
By imposing a conditional penalty on KPN, OPTA hopes to compel the latter to supply its subscribers’ details to Denda Multimedia within several days. The latter requires this information in order to publish a telephone directory on CD-ROM. As of 10 …