Active Network Sharing in Belgium: Where Do We Stand?

The Belgian Competition Authority is investigating the active network sharing agreement between the two biggest Belgian mobile network operators, historic operator Proximus and Orange. The cooperation not only aims at optimizing the parties’ current mobile networks, but also to jointly develop their future 5G infrastructures in Belgium. In January 2020, a decision on the claim by third Belgian mobile network operator Telenet for interim measures suspended the cooperation for two months, in ord