EC suspends OPTA proposal to raise fixed, mobile wholesale rates

The European Commission (EC) has said it has ‘serious doubts’ about a new proposal from Dutch telecoms regulator, the Independent Post Telecommunications Authority (OPTA), regarding fixed and mobile termination rates, which according to the commission could have a negative impact on consumers in the Netherlands. In 2010 OPTA proposed to apply cost-oriented fixed and mobile termination rates, in line with the EC's 2009 Recommendation under the European Union (EU) telecoms legislation, but in August 2011 these rates were overturned by the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal following an appeal brought by certain operators. The tribunal prescribed a different methodology that includes costs not directly related to call termination

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OVETEL EC suspends OPTA proposal to raise fixed, mobile wholesale rates