For those not familiar with the matter: KPN used to be the state (monopoly) teleco company before privatization of the telco industry. As some other carriers, t

For those not familiar with the matter: KPN used to be the state (monopoly) teleco company before privatization of the telco industry. As some other carriers, they banked too much on voice and SMS services. Since that income is quickly evaporating, they have to fire thousands of employees in the near future. They are now trying to compensate their strategic mistakes by introducing tiered internet subscriptions where customers pay higher subscription fees to use VOIP and messaging services. Since there are only three big mobile operators in The Netherlands (T-Mobile, Vodafone, KPN), the worry is that the others will quickly follow suit.