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Tigo Colombia Inks Wholesale FTTH Deal with ETB

A matter of days after signing a
wholesale contract with Ufinet, Tigo
Colombia has entered into a new network
access agreement with Empresa de
Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB).
Under the terms of the deal, the telco will be
able to offer Tigo-branded fixed broadband,
fixed voice and pay-TV services to
residential and small business customers
using ETB’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)
network, which covers 1.5 million homes
in Bogota. When combined with Tigo
Colombia’s own network infrastructure
– as well as its other existing wholesale
agreements – the partnership with ETB
will allow Tigo to reach the vast majority
of potential customers in Bogota, the an increase of more than 20% in Tigo suite of fixed line services.
largest city in Colombia. This represents Colombia’s commercial footprint for its

EKIP Reduces Retail and Wholesale Prices

Montenegro’s telecoms watchdog the distance calls and those to other fixed and the price of leased lines by 20%. The
Agency for Electronic Communications networks in Montenegro by 10%, calls to regulator has also instructed CT, One, MTEL
and Postal Services (EKIP) has ordered mobile networks in Montenegro by 15%, and Telemach to lower the price of national
Crnogorski Telekom (CT) to reduce the and international calls to fixed networks in call termination services to fixed networks
price of certain retail and wholesale Zone II (Europe) as well as fixed and mobile by 20% from 1 August, while CT, One and
services from 1 August, and operators One, networks in Zone IV (World) by 10%. As MTEL are required to cut their rates for call
MTEL and Telemach Montenegro to lower for its wholesale prices, the operator has termination services on mobile networks
their rates for national call termination. In been ordered to reduce bitstream access by 16.13% from the same date.
terms of retail prices on its fixed network, prices for Flat 2, Flat 4 and Flat 5 packages
CT is required to reduce the price of long- by 5%, Flat 8 and Flat 10 packages by 10%,

KPN and Glaspoort Commit to Improved Wholesale Fiber Tariffs for Eight

Years

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Glaspoort’s proposals to lower rates providers to compete sustainably and
& Markets (ACM) published a final decision and adjust conditions for access to their effectively’. ACM also noted that its delayed
under which Dutch nationwide fixed fiber networks. Various telecoms providers Wholesale Local Access market analysis is
network operator KPN and its open fiber submitted critical comments, resulting in now due in the autumn, but in light of its
joint venture company Glaspoort must further adjustments to the proposals. ACM latest decision the regulator is assuming a
adhere to improved conditions and rates says the finalized decision, applicable until working hypothesis that there is no longer
for wholesale access to their fiber networks 2030, ensures that the tariffs in question any reason for additional regulation of KPN
for the next eight years. ACM had launched will ‘fall in all situations’ and supports and Glaspoort.
a consultation on 15 April regarding KPN ‘sufficient opportunities for telecom

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