Dutch telecom operators suspected of illegal pricing agreements
January 20, 2012 in News, Technology by uzo Akubuo
On Tuesday morning the Dutch competition watchdog ‘Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit’ (NMa) raided the head offices of KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile, the three biggest telecom operators in the Netherlands. They are suspected of illegal pricing agreements on mobile telephony and internet. Two statements from whistleblowers were the main reason for this raid. Although they wish to remain anonymous, it is clear that one of the whistleblowers is a former executive and the other a current executive for one of the operators. “In my function I have seen pricing agreements between KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile”, says the former executive. “There are only a [...]
