Press Release: Digital Agenda: Commission suspends Dutch proposal to raise wholesale rates for fixed & mobile telephony and starts an in-depth review

The European Commission has expressed serious doubts about a new proposal from the Dutch telecoms regulator (OPTA) regarding fixed and mobile termination rates which would negatively affect consumers in the Netherlands. Termination rates are the rates telecoms networks charge each other to deliver calls between networks, and each operator has market power over access to customers on its own network. These costs are ultimately included in call prices paid by consumers and businesses.

• Primary Source