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MOBILE TERMINATION RATES

Early day motion 229, tabled 10 December 2008 by John Robertson (Labour). Signed by 40 members.

That this House notes that mobile telephones remain a popular gift for Christmas time, with an estimated one million telephones waiting under the tree this year; but regrets that in spite of this popularity, fixed and mobile customers in the UK will be charged in excess of £3 billion in unnecessary call charges in 2009 due to mobile termination rates; and calls on Ofcom to take immediate action to lower these outdated and unnecessary charges so that consumers can get a better deal from their new mobiles this Christmas.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 8, DUP 3, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.