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Dutch govt: mobile consumers have wide range of choice
2013-12-11 15:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Dutch consumers have a wide range of choice in mobile plans compared to other European countries. If consumers want to base their choice on the price of the plan, that's possible, given the requirements for tariff transparency. However, a number of other factors affect the price of mobile services, according to some of the conclusions presented by the economic affairs minister Henk Kamp to parliament, based on research conducted by Telecompaper. MPs asked the government earlier this year to look at the allegedly high costs of mobile telecoms in the Netherlands. Among the numerous Dutch plans, there are subscriptions (much) more expensive than in other countries, but are there also some that are cheaper, the report concluded. Overall, the research raised a number of issues: Dutch Sim-only plans with a minimum tariff are relatively cheaper on an international comparison for offers up to 360 minutes and 1 Gb of data a month; Most median tariffs for plans including a handset are higher than in other countries; However, there are plans with phones with low-end tariffs that are relatively cheaper than in the other researched countries. This mainly applies to plans with 180-360 minutes and up 500 MB data. Telecompaper's research covered around 2,600 plans from 43 mobile network operators and 12 low-cost brands in 11 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, the UK and Sweden).
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