Belgian telecoms regulator to implement mobile termination rates reductions

Belgium's telecoms regulator, the Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications (BIPT), has announced that mobile termination rates (MTRs) will be nearly halved starting August 1, in line with proposals it made earlier this year. Having given operators an opportunity to respond to the proposals, which it made in February 2010, the BIPT will push forward with the implementation of the new rate limits, and alongside the almost 50% reduction that will take place next month, MTRs will also see a further progressive reduction down to a single rate for all mobile operators of EURO 0.0108 (USD 1.32) a minute by 1 January 2013.