KPN is subject to enhanced supervision of the OPTA because of a dispute with competitor Tele2 about a miljoenenopdracht of the government. It reports the FD on the basis of ‘insiders’. Why the monitoring is necessary, remains unclear.
The OPTA had previously spoken about the possibility of KPN under surveillance, but the company was surprised that the regulator is so quick acting, reports The Financieele Dagblad. The OPTA takes action, because the decision on the procurement of the miljoenenopdracht in January is taken.
Tele2 and KPN arguing for more than a year on the job, that may be 120 million euros, which is about the supply of fixed telephony services. KPN got the job but had to give. A judge granted KPN the command then, but in appeal, be a different judge with the mission to Tele2.
The core of the conflict is that KPN’s netwerktak a discount for the rental of the lines announced at the last moment before the proposals had to be submitted. The discount was included in the proposal of KPN, but Tele2 had no time for. Thus fell the proposal of KPN, which is cheaper.
The OPTA made Wednesday morning announced that KPN should be subject to enhanced supervision is provided for violations. Because the telecomautoriteit suspected that more cases would follow, she found supervision. In addition, think of the telecomwaakhond that KPN is breaking the law. The last time that KPN should be subject to enhanced supervision was provided, it was providing unauthorized discounts to business customers. That was in 2005.