Articles tagged with: European Commission and Termination Rates

European Commission Takes Legal Action Over German Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Germany because the country's national regulator - the Bundesnetzagentur - did not consult the Commission and other national regulators prior to deciding on new levels of mobile termination rates. Contrary to Germany's obligations under EU telecoms rules, the Bundesnetzagentur's final decisions on mobile termination rates were adopted on 31 March 2009 before the Commission and other national regulators had the possibility to comment on the level of these rates. This lack of transparency is a first in the application of EU telecoms rules in the 27 EU Member States. more

Related Tags: eu, viviane-reding, mobile-termination-rates, Germany

European Commission Supports Austrian regulator's Plans for Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission has voiced its support for efforts of the Austrian telecoms regulator, Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK), to bring mobile termination rates (MTRs) to more competitive levels. In a letter sent at the end of last week, the Commission agreed that bringing MTRs to levels closer to what it costs to efficiently connect calls will tackle potential market distortions between phone operators. more

European Commission Issues Guidance on Termination Rates

The European Commission has today set out clear guidance for EU telecoms regulators on the cost-based method to be used when calculating termination rates. The guidance is in the form of a "Recommendation" that national regulators are obliged to take "the utmost account" of. The Recommendation indicates specifically that termination rates at national level should be based only on the real costs that an efficient operator incurs to establish the connection. more

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European Commission Welcoms Romania's Lower Termination Rates

The European Commission says that it has welcomed the Romanian telecoms regulator's move to bring its regulation of mobile termination rates in line with the forthcoming Commission Recommendation. In the meantime, the Commission also called on the regulator to align the mobile termination rates charged by the third and fourth mobile operators in Romania with those allowed for the two largest operators. A letter from The Commission acknowledged the reasonably low level of rates for the two largest operators (5.03 eurocents per minute) and said that in the absence of objective cost differences, this interim rate should also be applied to the other operators as soon as possible. more

Related Tags: orange, sim, eu, viviane-reding, edge, vodafone, cosmote, mobile-termination-rates, rcs, Romania

Europe Calls on Bulgaria to Lower its Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission has asked the Bulgarian telecoms regulator, the CRC, to take action to further reduce mobile termination rates that operators charge to connect the call of another operator's customer. more

European Commission Warns Germany over Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission, in a letter made public today, has requested the German telecoms regulator, BNetzA to notify it of all German mobile operators' termination rates, the wholesale tariffs charged by the operator of a customer receiving a phone call to the operator of the caller's network. more

Related Tags: viviane-reding, eu, mobile-termination-rates, Germany

Viviane Reding Welcomes French Plans to Lower Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission, in a letter, has welcomed the French regulator's proposal to lower the wholesale rates charged by French mobile operators. The Commission also invited the regulator, ARCEP to keep up its efforts to set a target date by which they should equal the costs of an efficient operator in the next regulatory window that starts in 2011. more

UK Government,Regulator Wants Changes to EU Termination Rate Plans

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K. government's Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said Monday the European Commission's current draft proposal on mobile termination rates "should be adjusted." more

Related Tags: ofcom, berr, mobile-termination-rates, UK

Regulatory Changes Could Drive 40 Million Europeans to Ditch their Mobile Phone

A report commissioned by Vodafone claims that some 40 million Europeans would ditch their mobile phone if US-style billing comes to the EU where a mobile phone user has to pay to receive phone calls. The submission to the European Commission, seen by the Financial Times is in response to proposals from the European Commissioner for Telecoms, Viviane Reding. more

Telefonica Against EU's Rate Cut Proposals

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Telefonica said Wednesday it isn't in favor of calls by the European Commission to cut wholesale termination rates, or the fees phone companies charge each other to connect calls, across the continent. more

Related Tags: viviane-reding, telefonica, Spain

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