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The Netherlands’ competition authority (NMa) approved the joint venture between KPN, the Dutch telecom incumbent, and Reggefiber, a FTTH operator, to build out fiber networks to homes in the Netherlands. Initially, the competition authority and OPTA (the telecom regulator) rejected the joint venture because they feared that companies’ tie-up would exclude service providers from delivering competing voice, IPTV, Internet and other services on the network.

However, the NMa approved the venture after KPN and Reggefiber agreed to allow other companies to…

KPN, the Netherlands telecom incumbent, is setting up Wi-Fi hotspots in Total gas stations along highways in the Netherlands, starting with the Total station (called Aurora) along the A4, the highway that connects Amsterdam to The Hague. People who want to stop and check email will be directed to parking spaces by signs showing the availability of Wi-Fi. KPN, the Netherlands telecom incumbent, is setting up Wi-Fi hotspots in Total gas stations along highways in the Netherlands, starting with the…