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KPN welcomes fixed telephony deregulation
Den Haag, 15-7-08
OPTA today published the draft decisions for the market
analyses 2008, which have a number of important implications for KPN.
KPN welcomes OPTA’s draft decision
to deregulate the market for fixed telephony. Deregulation means that KPN can use more pricing instruments to meet customer
demands from different segments in the consumer market. In this way, KPN hopes to retain an increasing number of clients
and to win back others. KPN also obtains
more opportunities for competing with cable operators on a regional basis.
In the corporate market, KPN will have
increased opportunities to offer bespoke tariffs to corporate customers. That will
be balanced by tighter wholesale regulation for corporate users on the copper access
network. The impact of tighter wholesale regulation will become apparent following
further detailing by OPTA.
KPN has been arguing
for many years for abolition of price regulation for its telephony services. The
benefits for KPN would have been
greater if OPTA had introduced deregulation earlier.
KPN will continue with the roll-out
of its All-IP program. KPN has
started replacing its current copper network, while local exchanges will be
phased out in the future. In a number of selected areas, KPN
will offer consumer services via Reggefiber’s FttH network. At a later stage, KPN will make a decision on potential future
investments in FttH. Any assurances OPTA can give with regard to regulation are
highly significant in this regard. KPN
will be watching with interest how OPTA will shape these assurances.
