3G Termination Charges to be reduced

Ofcom have released details of their final proposals for the reduction of 3G
termination charges.

They envisage new pricing controls to start reducing 3G termination charges
by March 2007 and to be completed by 2010.

This could have considerable implications for 3, as most of their calls
terminate on their own 3G network and the reductions would affect their ARPU
in the same way as controls affected GSM networks over the last few years.

A link to the full Ofcom consultation document can be found here:
http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.p...6577#post16577

Good news that calls will be further reduced and that those calling mobiles
wont be penalised for calling a 3G phone in the future.


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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:49:45 +0100, talk3g.co.uk <admin@talk3g.co.uk> wrote:
>Ofcom have released details of their final proposals for the reduction of 3G
>termination charges.
>
>They envisage new pricing controls to start reducing 3G termination charges
>by March 2007 and to be completed by 2010.
>
>This could have considerable implications for 3, as most of their calls
>terminate on their own 3G network and the reductions would affect their ARPU
>in the same way as controls affected GSM networks over the last few years.
>
>A link to the full Ofcom consultation document can be found here:
>http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.p...6577#post16577
>
>Good news that calls will be further reduced and that those calling mobiles
>wont be penalised for calling a 3G phone in the future.

Hopefully that'll also put an end to that insane idea of 3's to revenue
share with their PAYG customers for incoming calls!

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On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:27:21 +0000 (UTC),
soruk@bitbucket.eridani.co.uk (Soruk) wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:49:45 +0100, talk3g.co.uk <admin@talk3g.co.uk> wrote:
>>Ofcom have released details of their final proposals for the reduction of 3G
>>termination charges.
>>
>>They envisage new pricing controls to start reducing 3G termination charges
>>by March 2007 and to be completed by 2010.
>>

>
>Hopefully that'll also put an end to that insane idea of 3's to revenue
>share with their PAYG customers for incoming calls!

I noticed recently that one of the (I think) Italian operators was
doing the same thing. Really silly - just sends a very clear signal
to the EC that termination rates are much higher than cost. Since
they are required by law to be cost-oriented, the EC and the National
Regulator have little choice but to act.


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Ron