BelCompany may from 2012 no subscriptions of other telco’s Vodafone to sell more. The Dutch Mededingsautoriteit under the condition decides that provider Vodafone retailer BelCompany should take over.
The aim of the NMa is to prevent providers via their own shops, the pricing can match. Not only should Vodafone not TELECOM and T-Mobile offer plans in its new stores, it may also have its own subscriptions don’t offer in the stores of other telcos. If those conditions are met, in the opinion of the NMa that there after the acquisition is still enough choice left for consumers. BelCompany is one of the largest independent retailers in the Dutch telecom industry.
The acquisition of the BelCompany stores by Vodafone was already previously announced, but had in addition to the approval of the netherlands competition authority will also have the blessing of both works councils. Vodafone will pay 120 million euros to owner Macintosh Retail Group’s BelCompany and its subsidiary telefoonkopen.nl. This will give the provider there are 210 branches with, but the acquired stores retained their own name under the new owner.