Naša vrla Vivijanca strikes again. Tokrat reči ne gredo nujno na "cenej".
http://www.independent.ie/nati...ls-1412054.html
EU tells mobile firms they can charge users to receive calls
THE European Union's telecoms chief hinted yesterday that a new system could be introduced across the EU where both mobile phone callers and receivers would be charged to talk.
In what would be a deeply unpopular move, the EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said there was no reason why people should not pay to receive calls on their phones.
But she said the charges would only come at a time when the costs of texting and roaming had been dramatically slashed.
Ms Reding said she saw no reason why EU operators should not adopt the model in use in the United States.
She acknowledged the 'receiver-pays' model was one that would have to be voluntarily adopted by operators across the EU, including Vodafone and O2.
Chief executive of the Consumers' Association of Ireland, Dermot Jewell, said that any sweeping change in pricing models would have to be clearly explained to customers.
"An education package would have to be put in place to tell consumers why this could be good for them," he said.
The EU commissioner also wants operators to drastically cut the so-called mobile termination rates paid by consumers. When a subscriber phones a consumer on another network, the customer pays for the price of the call and also an additional charge.
European mobile termination rates currently average 8 cent a minute. Ms Reding wants to see that reduced to between 1 and 2 cent by 2012.
Robert Finnegan, chief executive of 3 Ireland, said he sees no reason why mobile termination rates should exist at all, but the company would not favour a 'receiver-pays' model for the EU.
Ridiculous
"Termination charges at the moment are ridiculous," he said. "They should be eliminated to reduce prices for consumers."
Last year, Ireland's telecoms watchdog Comreg secured agreement from Vodafone, O2 and Meteor that they would reduced their mobile termination rates over the next five years. Comreg said the reductions should lead to savings of €15m in the first year, and up to €100m per year after that.
Ms Reding is also poised to force phone companies to reduce the cost of texting and using data services, such as the internet, on a mobile phone when consumers are abroad.
- John Mulligan
http://www.independent.ie/nati...ls-1412054.html
EU tells mobile firms they can charge users to receive calls
THE European Union's telecoms chief hinted yesterday that a new system could be introduced across the EU where both mobile phone callers and receivers would be charged to talk.
In what would be a deeply unpopular move, the EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said there was no reason why people should not pay to receive calls on their phones.
But she said the charges would only come at a time when the costs of texting and roaming had been dramatically slashed.
Ms Reding said she saw no reason why EU operators should not adopt the model in use in the United States.
She acknowledged the 'receiver-pays' model was one that would have to be voluntarily adopted by operators across the EU, including Vodafone and O2.
Chief executive of the Consumers' Association of Ireland, Dermot Jewell, said that any sweeping change in pricing models would have to be clearly explained to customers.
"An education package would have to be put in place to tell consumers why this could be good for them," he said.
The EU commissioner also wants operators to drastically cut the so-called mobile termination rates paid by consumers. When a subscriber phones a consumer on another network, the customer pays for the price of the call and also an additional charge.
European mobile termination rates currently average 8 cent a minute. Ms Reding wants to see that reduced to between 1 and 2 cent by 2012.
Robert Finnegan, chief executive of 3 Ireland, said he sees no reason why mobile termination rates should exist at all, but the company would not favour a 'receiver-pays' model for the EU.
Ridiculous
"Termination charges at the moment are ridiculous," he said. "They should be eliminated to reduce prices for consumers."
Last year, Ireland's telecoms watchdog Comreg secured agreement from Vodafone, O2 and Meteor that they would reduced their mobile termination rates over the next five years. Comreg said the reductions should lead to savings of €15m in the first year, and up to €100m per year after that.
Ms Reding is also poised to force phone companies to reduce the cost of texting and using data services, such as the internet, on a mobile phone when consumers are abroad.
- John Mulligan
