Politiek heeft unieke kans om het duopolie Telenet-Proximus en hoge telecomprijzen te doorbreken

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  1. Een duopolie in een land met een zeer dichte bevolking brengt teveel op voor telenet en proximus. Zij gaan lobbyen en dat gaat naar alle waarschijnlijkheid ook werken.

    Een trieste zaak voor ons maar ze zorgen wel hoor veel jobs he mannen, ale

    Ahja en belastingen moeten ze ook bijna niet betalen, maarja ze creëren jobs he en die jobs betalen wel belastingen he…

    België en hoe we als politiekers graag in comités blijven zitten in a nutshell

  2. Telecom, just like roads or healthcare has become a basic life need, and thus does not work correctly under market forces. The only logical move would be to decommodify telecom.

  3. The duopoly is less present on the mobile (4G / Cellular) market in Belgium because the government already took steps to make it more competitive (which it also is today).

    The major problem is in the internet/TV (landline) business. It’s not the fault of Proximus/Telenet that they are the only ones with a cable in the ground. It’s THE fault of the government that they do not force those two to open up their network at a reasonable rate.
    The government had the golden opportunity years ago but the BIPT decided (after a ton of lobbying by Proximus / Telenet) to retain the “Resale-minus” model instead of opting for a “Cost-plus” model which would have allowed for competitors to actually compete with lower prices.

    I can not wait for the day that Tesla or Apple announces satellite internet at a competitive price and simply wipes out Telenet / Proximus. Yes, it will be from one duopoly to another but at least the pricing will be competitive.

  4. Van den Reyde’s own party is the architect of the current Telcom structure.

    Showing independence as a representative in Belgium is downgraded to an opinion article now and then but still courageously towing party lines in the end.

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