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Netherlands: Watchdog approves KPN’s takeover of service providers

By  |  October 17, 2012

Telecom Company KPN on Wednesday received a green signal from the competition authority (NMa) to take over four service providers from Reggeborgh, a fiberglass company. KPN announced the takeover of Edutel, XMS, KickXL, and Concepts ITC, with a view of expanding into the fiberglass market. After an investigation, the Dutch watchdog has concluded that the transaction will not affect competition in the markets for televisions, Internet and telephones.

Full Content: Dutch News

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