Comments on: Operators ask to dodge termination fees http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dodge Used Cars http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-236488 Dodge Used Cars Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:07:37 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html#comment-236488 thanks! thanks!

]]> By: Mike http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-220480 Mike Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:14:25 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html#comment-220480 Ofcom (on your behalf) took billions in 3G licence fees, and encouraged the 5th entrant to the UK market. Regardless of your personal views, it's hard to argue against the fact that the 5th entrant has pretty much single-handedly revolutionised the UK mobile market. Would any of the others have moved had it not been for the introduction of hungry competition? Very, very unlikely. The termination fee is a government construct, and a hangover from days long gone. The industry doesn't need it to survive - case in point: the USA. If having it in place penalises one firm but not others, and therefore stifles further competition, then it should indeed go. Like the 7-day number portability timeframe is going. /m Ofcom (on your behalf) took billions in 3G licence fees, and encouraged the 5th entrant to the UK market.

Regardless of your personal views, it’s hard to argue against the fact that the 5th entrant has pretty much single-handedly revolutionised the UK mobile market. Would any of the others have moved had it not been for the introduction of hungry competition? Very, very unlikely.

The termination fee is a government construct, and a hangover from days long gone. The industry doesn’t need it to survive – case in point: the USA.

If having it in place penalises one firm but not others, and therefore stifles further competition, then it should indeed go. Like the 7-day number portability timeframe is going.

/m

]]> By: John http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-220467 John Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:32:03 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/operators_ask_to_dodge_termination_fees.html#comment-220467 That's interesting, especially since 3 have the highest termination rates of the operators: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/29/3_moans_about_ofcom/ That’s interesting, especially since 3 have the highest termination rates of the operators:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/29/3_moans_about_ofcom/

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