Friday, November 12, 2004

...or I'll huff, and I'll puff...

Both Reuters and Bloomberg wires are reporting that KPN has made a formal complaint to the Dutch regulator about UPC's alledged refusal to negotiate on KPN's request for wholesale access to its coaxial network. It is my understanding that under Dutch communications law, this is a legitimate request, and presumably has to at least be received in good faith. No statements yet from either party. This is certainly a rarity - an incumbent pleading for unhindered access to a competitor's network...

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