The condition is that Vodafone department repels offering fixed internet and telephony. That had already offered the company.
According to the European Commission ensures the disposal of the department that there remains sufficient competition in the market for wired internet in the Netherlands. Vodafone offers its fixed services through KPN’s network.
Merger
Vodafone and Ziggo parent company Liberty Global announced in February the wish to merge their Dutch business in a joint venture. Under what name it joint venture will be known is not known yet.
The merger Netherlands get after KPN a second player in the telecom and television market in the country fixed and mobile services to offer its own network
ACM
The Authority Consumer & amp.; Market (ACM) wanted the impact of the proposed merger investigations itself, but that Brussels pointed out.
The Dutch regulator does not yet seem to be completely assured of preserving competition in the new situation. “It means a major change in the Dutch telecom market,” commented Chris Fonteijn, chairman of the ACM.
“There will soon be two major players. ACM is therefore considering whether adjustment or tightening is needed of the current rules so that there remain sufficient access for competitors to the networks. In this way we ensure that consumers are adequately choice holds. “
the ACM said it will examine the impact on the market and states that there may be a market analysis for official flows. That would seem to lead to new rules to safeguard competition watchdog, such as the opening of a network by competitors.
Opening up
From the House and the government is already longer interested to open the cable network Ziggo to competitors, such as that in the KPN network is already the case.
when asked to comment on the approval by the European Commission, refers to a spokesman Minister Kamp (Economic Affairs) to a letter (pdf) that he sent in March to the House.
It Kamp writes that he wants a merger between Vodafone and Ziggo indeed competition in the network of Ziggo. In the revision of EU telecoms rules, he will advocate that option, Camp wrote
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