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27 June 2003
MOBILE PHONES JUDICIAL REVIEW
COURT REJECTS CHALLENGE TO COMPETITION COMMISSION’S
REPORT
At the High Court today Mr Justice Moses rejected the claims
for Judicial Review brought by Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile
against the Competition Commission’s Report into the
charges made by mobile network operators (MNOs) for terminating
calls from fixed and mobile networks.
Commission Chairman Sir Derek Morris said:
“I am understandably pleased with Mr Justice Moses
judgment. The CC conducted a very thorough investigation and
our findings were that callers to mobile phones paid too much
for their calls. This finding was challenged by the MNOs but
Mr Justice Moses found no grounds to criticise the CC in that
finding. The MNOs also challenged the CC’s recommendation
of a price cap to cure the overcharging and again Mr Justice
Moses rejected that challenge.”
Notes to Editors
- The Competition Commission’s Report on the charges
made by Vodafone, O2, Orange and T-Mobile for terminating
calls from fixed and mobile networks was published in January
2003.
www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/2003/475mobilephones.htm
- The reference was made by the Director General of Telecommunications
(DGT) under the Telecommunications Act 1984, on 7 January
2002 (see Oftel Press Release 01/02). The Commission was
given six months to complete the inquiry. An extension of
six months was granted by the DGT on 23 May 2002.
- The inquiry was carried out by a group of five Commission
members led by Professor Paul Geroski, a Commission deputy
chairman. The other four members were Nicholas Garthwaite,
Diana Guy, Professor Jonathan Haskel and Roger Munson OBE.
- Further information can be found on the Commission website:
www.competition-commission.org.uk
- Enquiries should be directed to: Francis Royle, Press
Officer, tel: 020 7271 0242
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