Update 20 Dec 2013: On 20 Dec 2013, the Danish Erhvervsstyrelsen (DBA) adopted a decision (available only in Danish language) supplementing its existing Market 4 decision, in which it determines the regulatory obligations relating to the vectored VDSL2 roll-out of TDC. This follows the …
Category Archives: Netherlands
Vectoring and (potential/partial) phasing-out of copper sub-loop unbundling obligations: Full text of EU NRAs’ actual decisions
Netherlands: Appeals Court annulled OPTA decision on leased lines markets (copper vs fibre)
On 13 April 2010, the Appeals Court (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven) in Rotterdam annulled the Dutch regulatory authority OPTA's decision on Market 6 (wholesale terminating segments of leased lines) of 19 December 2008. A key characteristic of that …
Netherlands: OPTA consultation on fees for unbundled fibre access
Update 16 Jan 2009: The deadline for responding to the OPTA consultation on wholesale FttH-unbundling fees is now 13 February 2009. The letter specifing this, and the link to the consultation document (in Dutch language only) are accessible by clicking …
Netherlands: KPN signs MOUs with 3 alternative operators for alternatives to MDF access
Update 27 July 2007: In accordance with the OPTA instruction of 13 July 2007, KPN has today published a notice (available in Dutch language only) addressed to other operators in the context of "All-IP". This notice sets out key …
Netherlands: OPTA update on regulation of KPN’s ‘All-IP’ Project and functional separation
Late on Friday 2 March 2007, the Dutch regulatory authority OPTA published a new letter addressed to market participants relating to 'All-IP' (KPN's Next Generation Network initiative encompassing an upgrade of its core network and a fundamental restructuring of its …
Netherlands: OPTA fundamentally revises its proposed position on KPN’s ‘All-IP’ Project
Update 26 Jan 2007: OPTA has now released a 57-page 'public version' of the study entitled 'The Business Case for Sub-Loop Unbundling in The Netherlands'. The full text (in English) can be accessed by clicking here. The Dutch regulatory authority …
Netherlands: OPTA Position Paper on KPN’s ‘All-IP’ Next Generation Network
The Dutch regulatory authority OPTA has today issued a Position Paper in which it addresses the plans of the incumbent operator KPN to deploy VDSL2 from 28000 street cabinets, to provide voluntary access (mainly sub-loop unbundling and Ethernet VLANs) and …
Netherlands: CBB justification for annulment of OPTA market analysis on mobile call termination
The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven - CBB) has today published its reasoning for granting part of the appeals that were filed against the OPTA decisions of 14 Nov 2005 and 31 May …
Netherlands: Appeals Tribunal annuls OPTA market analysis on mobile call termination (M16)
The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven - CBB) has granted the appeals filed against the OPTA decisions of 14 Nov 2005 and 31 May 2006 relating to the wholesale markets for voice call …
Netherlands: Proposed amendment to Competition Act to prevent public sector from competing unfairly
The Dutch Council of Ministers has, upon the initiative of Minister Brinkhorst (Economic Affairs, also in charge of telecommunications), agreed to amend the Competition Act in order to prevent public authorities and the public sector from competing with the commercial …