New MP Luciana Berger, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, recently raised the issue of Mobile Termination Rates with Ed Vaizey MP in the House of Commons.
Berger asked Vaizey at what level he expects MTRs to be set by January 2012 and, perhaps more significantly, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on proposals [...]

Last week, Three announced a new deal for mobile users that will challenge and change mobile phone pricing in the UK, something that has only been possible with the prospect of lower MTRs. The success of the Terminate the Rate campaign has given Three the ability to price voice services in line with [...]

On the 13th an article appeared in the Sunday Telegraph entitled ‘Vodafone slams plan for lower connection charges’.
Vodafone is entitled to make its case and lay out its commercial arguments. However, when Vodafone attempts to enlist the poor, the elderly and otherwise disadvantaged to make its argument, we’re keen that the counter argument gets [...]

Ofcom’s opportunity to bring an end to 20 years of excessive charges to call mobile phones is drawing near. At the end of March Ofcom is expected to announce its preferred option for the future regulation of mobile termination rates (MTRs) - these are the charges for calling a mobile from another mobile or a [...]