EU cites massive support on mobile phone costs

The European Commission will claim overwhelming public backing on Tuesday for its campaign to force mobile phone operators to slash charges for cross-border calls, reports Reuters.

"The European Union executive will produce updated evidence that mobile phone users continue to pay between four euros and six euros (2.70 and 4 pounds) for a four-minute call to a mobile phone in another EU country, four times higher than for national mobile calls.

A Eurobarometer opinion survey found 70 percent of Europeans want Brussels to intervene to ensure that prices for making and receiving mobile calls are not substantially higher than those at home, the Commission said."

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