• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

Regulator sees cheaper Spain mobile phone charges

MADRID
Tue Jul 1, 2008 9:14am EDT
A visitor walks by a poster of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 16, 2006. REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish mobile phone charges should fall more than 6 percent this year due to growing competition, the head of Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission, Reinaldo Rodriguez, said on Tuesday.

"I could imagine mobile phone charges continuing to drop in 2008, not just as much as they did in 2007, but more," the regulatory chief told reporters.

Average mobile phone charges fell 6 percent in 2007 to 0.172 euros per minute.

Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange dominate Spain's mobile market, but are now facing competition from virtual competitors.

(Reporting by Robert Hetz; writing by Jason Webb; Editing by Paul Bolding)


More from Reuters

Photo

New security restrictions could hurt airlines

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tighter security measures at U.S. airports following an attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet could dampen enthusiasm for air travel, hurting the airline industry just as it seemed poised to recover from a period of bruising losses, some industry experts say.

» More Top News
A Delta Airbus 330 airliner sits on a runway at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan in this video grab made December 25, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/WDIV TV/Handout

The battle in mid-air

The attraction of bombing airliners means the aviation industry has to be constantly vigilant in its fight against attackers.  Full Article 

U.S.
A caution sign is seen next to a stock board at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney September 5, 2008. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
Political Risk in 2010:

Don't say we didn't warn you

With the financial crisis (mostly) in the past, U.S. investors are eying a fresh start to the coming year. Here's a look at what speedbumps lie ahead.  Full Article 

Global Markets