IP: RE: Callers to wireless phones abroad discover hefty surcharges attached

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "Shaw, Robert" <Robert.Shaw () itu int>
> To: "'farber () cis upenn edu'" <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
>
> Dave,
>
> ITU had a workshop last year on the problems with
> mobile termination rates - exacerbated by the
> effects of some countries (e.g., US & Canada) using
> Receiving-Party-Pays (RPP) while the rest of the
> world typically uses Calling-Party-Pays (CPP) (e.g.,
> in GSM markets). There's lots of background
> material at http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/fmi/workshop/.
>
> What's clear to me is that with 2.5G & 3G mobile data
> services deployment, we're going to need some radical
> new models for interconnection & roaming.
>
> Robert Shaw
> --
> Robert Shaw <robert.shaw () itu int>
> ITU Internet Strategy and Policy Advisor
> International Telecommunication Union <http://www.itu.int>
> Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> > Sent: 14 October 2001 21:04
> > To: ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com
> > Subject: IP: Callers to wireless phones abroad discover hefty
> > surcharges
> > attached
> >
> >
> >
> > >Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:30:14 -0400
> > >To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> > >From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> > >
> > >
> > >CONSUMER BEAT
> > >Callers to wireless phones abroad discover hefty surcharges attached
> > >
> > >By Bruce Mohl, 10/14/2001
> > >
> > >Cathy Rand of Newton said she nearly went into shock when she opened
> > >her September long-distance phone bill and found the total came to
> > >just over $153.
> > >
> > >She couldn't figure out why her bill was so much higher than it had
> > >been in previous months. Her calling plan with MCI, a division of
> > >WorldCom, hadn't changed, and neither had her calling pattern. But
> > >then she found the culprit: a $52.20 international mobile surcharge
> > >tucked in the taxes and surcharges section of her bill.
> > >
> > >http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/287/business/Callers_to_wir
> eless_phones_abroad_discover_hefty_surcharges_attached+.shtml
> > >
> >
> >
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