Brussels, 03/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 3 February, the European Commission announced it had begun a phase II investigation into plans by the Latvian regulator, SPRK, to introduce new prices on the wholesale call terminations market. The Commission has concerns that fixed call termination rates will be higher than in other European Union member states if the SPRK project enters into force. Ultimately, it will be mobile phone subscribers in Latvia and another member states that will end up paying for these high terminal rates, says the Commission. It also said that it was prepared to hold detailed talks with the Latvian regulator regarding its planned provisions, in close collaboration with BEREC, to ensure that this project complies with current European provisions in the telecommunications sector. (IL/transl.fl)