EU to Force Mobile Operators to Slash Roaming Charges
An AFP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
Despite a fierce lobbying campaign by the telecoms industry, the European Commission is poised to force operators to slash the cost of mobile phone calls while abroad, officials say.More here.
Upset that operators have ignored warnings to cut so-called "roaming" rates, the European Union's executive arm is to carry out its threat to introduce measures aimed at cutting prices in half.
Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding is to unveil on Wednesday controversial new regulations to push prices lower, which the industry has fought tooth-and-nail to avoid.
posted by Fergie @ 7/09/2006 05:40:00 AM
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