"Lüko Willms" wrote in message

Am 04.01.2012 00:05, schrieb ian batten:
Much of that is down to changes in the technology; e.g.
international
telephone calls are not cheaper due to a change in ownership.
Actually, international telephone calls are a prime example of
something that really_is_ cheaper when state monopoly telecos are
broken up or otherwise lose their monopoly.

Why then do international phone companies like Vodafone, T-Mobile or
Orange charge huge amounts for calls from one of their national
networks to another of their national networks?

Why had the European Commission to intervene against the market
forces to drive down the roaming charges and charges for international
calls?

(I had found out, to my surprise, that an SMS from Paris to Germany
did cost me less than an SMS from Germany to Germany! Thanks to the
intervention of the European Commission ordering lower international
tariffs).

Yes, that's a good example of how capitalist markets do need to be
regulated. The EU commission has done an excellent job of bringing down
the outrageous roaming costs.