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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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High Prices and Lack of Transparency Cause Anxiety for Data Roaming Users

Use of mobile data services within European countries is growing much faster than cross border data roaming services, concludes a study carried out for the European Commission. The report says that this is because mobile operators are introducing aggressive retail rates to compete with existing broadband offers.  more

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