European telecom regulators began questioning mobile network oper...
European telecom regulators began questioning mobile network operators in European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Area states last week about their wireless international roaming practices. The European Regulators Group (ERG) -- made up of heads of national regulatory…
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authorities in EU member states -- agreed to make WIR one of 4 top items on its 2005 work agenda, based in part on concerns by politicians over excessive roaming charges, ERG Chmn. Jorgen Andersen said Dec. 8 at the European Competitive Telecom Assn. annual regulatory conference (CD Dec 9 p9). The questionnaire will give regulators comparable information on such things as operators’ WIR charges, discounts and traffic direction abilities, which will help ERG determine whether WIR should be regulated in Europe, the group said. Some preliminary results of the group’s work could be out in May.