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SMS Pricing Issues
Swiss Consumers SMS Price Complaint -
Feb 7 2004
According to a Swiss consumer organisation,
Comparis, a lack of competition enables
mobile operators to overcharge consumers by 300
million Swiss Francs (approx. 200 million Euros)
a year for SMS, reports
160characters.org.
"According to the study on SMS prices
undertaken for TV programme "Kassensturz"
broadcast on SF DRS, the actual cost to
operators of sending an SMS is less than 1
centime.
With a standard price between 15 and 25
centimes, Comparis calculated that Swiss texters
spend nearly 600 millions swiss francs a year.
When one takes into account the technical costs,
that still gives a margin of 1,500% to 2,500% it
concluded".
French Fed Up With SMS Pricing - Jan
28 2004
As a result of a complaint from the French
prime minister's office, Orange France has
launched two new SMS pricing plans that can cut
the price consumers pay by 50 percent, reports
160 Characters.
And even though the pricing has come down
with these new packages, critics say that by
offering different pricing depending whether the
message is sent to another Orange subscriber or
other operators, consumers are likely to remain
confused.
Europe Looks at SMS Pricing Regulation
- Dec 2 2003
The French telecoms regulator
ART is said to be discussing the potential
regulation of SMS pricing with other European
regulators according to press reports this
morning.
Analysts commented that with operators having
held SMS rates up to maximize revenues and with
so many people using it, there may now be some
political pressure on regulators to intervene.
Norway, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and
Sweden are also considering regulation. [Telecoms.com]
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