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Eurobites: EU Roaming Charges Demise Delayed?

2015-01-28 17:06:56| Telecom - Topix.net

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Apple revenues 20% up in Europe; Norwegian government cuts stake in Telenor; retailer goes OTT in France. Will roaming charges within the European Union linger until 2018? That's the possibility raised by a proposal from Latvia -- which currently holds the EU presidency -- asking the European Commission to carry out a review of the EU's wholesale market, reports Reuters .

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Safaricom cuts roaming charges

2015-01-09 18:33:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Subscribers to Kenya's largest mobile phone network will benefit from lower roaming charges in Europe and Africa.

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Alliance plan for 4G roaming bashed by peer carriers

2014-12-25 23:17:49| IT Services - Topix.net

Taipei, Dec. 25 A number of rival carriers on Thursday sharply criticized a proposed alliance between Asia Pacific Telecom and Taiwan Mobile that would allow 4G roaming for subscribers of the two companies. The alliance is designed to expand 4G services beyond the six special municipalities covered by Asia Pacific Telecom, a latecomer to the race for the latest generation of mobile broadband technology.

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Berec advises against ending roaming charges in near term

2014-12-18 13:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Berec, the body of EU telecom regulators, has given its advice on the proposed changes to roaming regulation, saying it's not feasible at this time to eliminate roaming surcharges. The European Parliament passed legislation in April calling for an end to roaming fees by the end of 2015. The European Commission subsequently asked Berec for advice, to facilitate discussions between Parliament and the EU Council on a final version of the legislation. Several EU states, notably those in the south where operators have a higher proportion of roaming income, have questioned whether the charges can be eliminated so soon. According to Berec, there is too wide a difference in wholesale and retail prices, particularly for mobile data, to make it "sustainable or feasible" to end roaming surcharges in the next year. The regulator looked particularly at the impact of allowing mobile users to 'roam like home', ie pay the same as they do in their home country when roaming in other EU states, and whether amendments such as a fair-use policy for roaming or adjustments to regulated wholesale prices could mitigate the impact on the market. However, it found that in all scenarios there would always be a trade-off between the policy objectives of ensuring competition, encouraging roaming, maintaining investment and protecting consumers.

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