KPN has in the procurement of fixed telephony for the government rules are violated and should therefore no longer participate in the tender. That the board of Appeal for the business community in particular in a case of KPN.
KPN manages the network of fixed telephony and had 69 hours before the close of the period for the tender to his own department Retail let you know that discount would be given on the network costs. To competitor Tele2 was that, however, is only an hour before the close of the term said. KPN has the rules for the tender been violated, and may no longer participate in the tender, says the CBb.
The CBb therefore confirms the opinion of the market authority OPTA, who previously ruled that KPN is in violation had been. This seems to be coming to an end a conflict that year and a half has lasted, and that both KPN as Tele2 several times as the winner of the procurement procedure are designated. The contract for fixed telephony, the government has a value of 120 million euros. The ruling is preliminary; because of urgent interest, KPN had to make a quick decision asked. It is unclear whether KPN is now indeed withdraws from the contract. If not, it risks a fine of up to one million euros.