Sceptical reaction to claims that liberalisation will cut mobile revenues by €244 Bn

Moving from harmonisation to liberalisation will damage the mobile ecosystem and the interests of consumers claims a report for the UMTS Forum. But not everyone is convinced, as Pamela Whitby reports.

Any research backed by a body representing the interests of a particular sector of industry must be taken with a pinch of salt. Although the Booz Allen Hamilton study conducted on behalf of the UMTS Forum is no exception, one cannot ignore the claim that a harmonised approach will result in an increase of EUR 244 billion in consumer purchasing power and 37 per cent higher growth in end user penetration over the next 15 years.

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