EU ROUND UP – EP WANTS TOUGHER ACTION ON ROAMING CHARGES
December 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is coming under pressure to toughen its action against high mobile roaming charges, as its latest proposals are debated at the European Parliament.
MEPs want the Commission to go further in its action to foist more competition on the roaming market while capping bills. Proposals being drafted by the parliament's coordinator (rapporteur) on the subject, the German Christian Democrat Angelika Niebler, have suggested requiring telcos to offer clients domestic and international roaming services separately, so they can choose ...
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