voipdabbler
join:2006-04-27
Kalispell, MT
| It's one simple issue--how cellular is billed here. It's quite simple, we pay for everything--incoming and outgoing. That's not the case elsewhere. However, given the fact that the EU may allow US-style billing that will allow European carriers to charge for incoming calls and texting in an effort to avoid raising rates, we'll see how long cellular advertising remains popular in Europe. I suspect that if European consumers must start paying for incoming you'll see it banned there in an effort not to exploit the users.
US carriers are greedy, they won't lower rates or drop charges for incoming so don't expect to see this approved by US regulators anytime soon. They've already got their hands full trying to figure out how to cut down on spam texting that is costing US cellular consumers. |
