http://www.terminatetherateblog.org BT, 3, moneysupermarket.com, the Federation of Small Businesses, Carers UK, the GMB, (Britain’s General Trade Union) and the National Union of Students who are working together to help influence the decision Ofcom makes on reducing the charge of Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs). Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:19:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you may remember, high Mobile Termination Rates are currently under investigation in New Zealand. Telecoms company 2Degrees, started their own campaign ‘Drop the Rate Mate’ shortly after we launched Terminate the Rate in the UK. This week ‘Drop the Rate Mate’ hit their first milestone of 10,000 signatories. This ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2010/01/drop-the-rate-mate-reaches-10000-signatories/ BT forecasts that landline customers will pay £4m in Mobile Termination Rates over the Christmas period - "Like Santa Claus charging for delivery." Britain’s mobile operators are about to land themselves a £4m Christmas bonus through high Mobile Termination Rates as Britons call mobile phones from landlines with the season’s greetings. ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/12/mobile-operators-to-get-a-4m-christmas-present/ Nigel Evans, Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley, yesterday called for Ofcom to end mobile termination rates. Nigel was speaking at the BT Tower where those involved in the campaign to terminate the rate gathered to call on Ofcom to take notice. Mr Evans said, “When I originally tabled the Early ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/12/nigel-continues-to-back-the-%e2%80%9cterminate-the-rate%e2%80%9d-campaign/ Monday night the Terminate the Rate campaign held a partner event at the top of BT Tower. The event was a chance to thank all our partners for their hard work over the past seven months as well as to talk about what’s going to happen next. 25 partners attended ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/12/partners-thanked-at-bt-tower/ Crossroads Care is Britain’s leading provider of support for carers and the people they care for. We work with over 35,000 individuals and their families, helping carers make a life outside of caring. We employ over 5,000 trained professionals, providing flexible services to people of all ages and with a ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/11/crossroads-care-is-supporting-terminate-the-rate/ This really does seem to be an unstoppable campaign. I can't see how the mobile companies can withstand the onslaught from the 'Terminate the Rate' campaign. Already the petition has accumulated over 114,000 signatures (some of them I hope from my Tweets about it @Jasmine) but also 260 MPs (just under ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/11/terminate-the-rate-highlights-global-issue/ Today during Prime Minister’s Questions – a weekly session where MPs can ask Gordon Brown questions on any subject - Tom Watson MP raised the issue of Mobile Termination Rates. Mr Watson asked if the Prime Minister was aware that a petition with over 114,000 signatures had been handed into ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/10/the-prime-minister-talks-mtrs/ Today Terminate the Rate – the campaign to have unfair Mobile Termination Rates lowered will hand a petition of 114,259 signatures to industry regulator Ofcom asking for it to reduce the cost of calling mobiles. The campaign - that hopes to see MTRs reduced to reflect what they actually cost - ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/10/114000-call-on-ofcom-to-terminate-the-rate/ As the Terminate the Rate campaign powers determinedly on we thought we’d get the thoughts of Kirsty Marrins. Kirsty is communications officer for the charity for dementia, a partner of Terminate the Rate. 1) What is your reaction to the campaign reaching over 100,000 signatories / 198 MPs supporting it / ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/10/for-dementia-on-terminate-the-rate/ Lots of companies and agencies are lending their support to TtR, so we thought we'd bring you a full list of those that have helped us achieve the level of success that has seen so many people sign up to the petition. 3 BT MoneySupermarket.com The Federation of Small Businesses Carers UK GMB (Britain’s ... http://www.terminatetherateblog.org/2009/10/who-supports-ttr/