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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10901

2 August 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) digital
Dutch proposal on phone termination rates is accepted

Brussels, 01/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 31 July, the European Commission endorsed the proposal by the Dutch telecoms regulator (ACM) concerning fixed and mobile termination rates, the fees that operators charge each other to deliver calls from other networks. The proposal, put to the Commission on 2 July, will bring down termination rates below the levels fixed by most of the other member states. Given that termination rates ultimately influence call prices paid by end users, and Dutch...