The Dutch corporate appeals court has overturned Opta's decision on mobile and fixed termination rates. The court set the mobile termination rates at 2.4 eurocents from 1 September 2012, double the rate Opta had imposed. Until then the glide path from Opta's July 2010 decision is unaffected, with a current maximum rate of 2.7 cents per minute. The court also ordered Opta to take a new decision on fixed termination rates before the start of 2012. Until then, the rates currently set by the regulator will apply, under a court injunction issued. The court also rejected Opta's market analysis that included termination of 084/087 numbers on a fixed network in the relevant market, while excluding termination of 085 numbers. OPta and the mobile operators said they will study the ruling before making any public comment.
