The European Commission has asked UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, to reconsider its proposed glide path so that mobile termination rates will be reduced in half the suggested time period to 0.5p by the end of 2012 rather than 2014/2015.
On 1st April 2010, Ofcom laid out its proposal for lower MTRs being introduced over [...]

This week Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, responded to a question on Mobile Termination Rates put to him by Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool. Iain asked if he will bring forward proposals to reduce mobile telephone termination rates; and if he will make a statement.
Ed Vaizey responded: [...]

So far our campaign to lower Mobile Termination Rates has massively raised the profile of the issue thanks to all of you that signed our petition. Your support for the campaign was vital in helping Ofcom to recommend bringing MTRs down from 4.3p to 0.5p. If Ofcom’s recommendation becomes a reality then we could all [...]

Dutch consumers look set to save millions of Euros per year after telecoms regulator OPTA agreed to slash the price of making a phone call. The decision means MTRs will be cut by up to 83%, and will see the price of a call drop from EURO 0.7 per minute to EURO 0.012. Fixed network [...]