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Den Haag, 9-6-04

This is why the telecom provider has issued a request for tenders to the bigger cable TV networks  in the Netherlands (jointly representing over 90% of the cable market) to lease capacity on those channels. KPN wants to use this capacity to broadcast digitally programs made by public radio and television companies and commercial producers. The new Telecom Act allows competition on the cable networks where it concerns programme offer and price, which will benefit the consumer.

Changing demands in the market are forcing telecom providers to develop rapidly into total providers of advanced and increasingly integrated communication services based on data, image and sound. In addition to existing services, such as telephony and internet access, KPN also wants to offer its customers digital radio and TV programmes, for instance. Technology is evolving so rapidly that KPN does not want to play all its cards on one network or technology. The company wants to offer services on multiple infrastructures. Tests are currently underway with interactive/on demand services with ADSL on the KPN network. However, with the current state of technology the KPN network is still less suitable for broadcasting services. Providers who want to continue meeting their customers' expectations in the future need to have access to infrastructures that enable them to offer a total service package. This is why KPN wants to be able to deploy alternative infrastructures, such as the cable TV networks. As a stakeholder in Digitenne, KPN is already involved in broadcasting digital radio and television programmes.