Ofcom proposes fee hike for mobile network operators


HUGE SPIKE: An Everything Everywhere (EE) mobile phone store sign is seen in London. Mobile network operators may face a four-fold hike in licence fees to rent the radio spectrum in Britain, under plans unveiled by telecoms industry regulator Ofcom on Thursday. — Reuters

LONDON: Mobile network operators may face a four-fold hike in licence fees to rent the radio spectrum in Britain, under plans unveiled by telecoms industry regulator Ofcom on Thursday. 

Ofcom said the proposed new fees for certain spectrum bands used by mobile network operators for voice calls as well as third and fourth-generation mobile data signals reflected market value based on other countries. 

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