Mobile phone users in Europe face huge price...
Mobile phone users in Europe face huge price differences for the same services, the European Commission said Tuesday. The largest discrepancy is in domestic mobile calls, where there’s a 774 percent price difference between Lithuania, the cheapest country, and the…
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Netherlands, the most expensive, it said. The disparity can’t be explained by differences in quality, costs to provide the services, or consumer buying power, it said. The numbers show that Europe’s 28 national telecom markets aren’t benefiting consumers the way a single market would, said Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. She'll unveil legislation in September to remedy the situation, the EC said.