Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-23-Speech-3-050"
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"Mr President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, before long, 37 million tourists and 110 million Europeans who travel with their jobs are going to see their telephone bills slashed by around 70%.
The text that we are due to adopt is going to put an end to the veritable racket of which European consumers have fallen foul for years. Unfortunately, we are not sure whether the prices secured at the end of what was a real hard bargaining debate will fully reflect the true costs. As we have no reliable data on the volumes and associated revenues, we still have difficulty in gaining an idea of the balance required between the margins needed in order to keep European mobile telephone companies competitive and fair prices for consumers. This regulation – especially in relation to retail prices – is an advance, but one that still needs to be improved. We now need to define the prices for sending SMS data and e-mails.
Finally, we must deplore the fact that millions of Europeans who will be travelling until the end of August will still be unable to benefit from the new tariffs. The operators have therefore gained a season!"@en1
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