UK allows consumer to bear 3G auction costs

Ofcom has denied the European Commission's claim that it is allowing mobile operators to pass on excessive spectrum licence costs to the consumer.

This week Ofcom announced the price controls it will impose on mobile operators trumpeting the fact that call charges will come down by 10%-45%, depending on the operator. However, the European Commission clearly thought it could have been more and expressed concern about Ofcom's methodology back in November.

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