ACM makes binding agreement with KPN and Glaspoort about fiber access rates – IT Pro – News

KPN and Glaspoort are decreasing their charges for wholesale entry to their community. They’ve laid down this in agreements with the Netherlands Authority for Shoppers and Markets. This could stimulate the aggressive place of digital suppliers on the networks of those two events.

The appointments are efficient instantly and apply till 2030. KPN and Glaspoort, a three way partnership between KPN and pension fund APG, can’t keep away from it; ACM declares the agreements binding. That isn’t completely stunning; In April of this 12 months, ACM already acknowledged that KPN’s proposal is ‘good for competitors’.

That draft choice primarily based on the proposals from KPN and Glaspoort, market events have been first positioned for session. In accordance with the ACM, telecom suppliers reacted critically to that proposal, after which KPN and Glaspoort made a brand new proposal. This stipulates that ‘the charges for the types of entry […] now really fall in all conditions’. That might be a lower of 10 to 50 p.c, ‘relying on the kind of entry’.

Moreover, the indexation of the entry charges is reasonable, in order that ‘it solely follows the present excessive inflation to a restricted extent’. The decreased charges should in fact additionally translate into decrease charges for shoppers; the mannequin of the ACM ends in an estimated saving for all Dutch households of 230 million euros per 12 months. The extent of the tariff should additionally make sure that ‘room stays for worthwhile investments in fiber optics by KPN, Glaspoort and different community events’.