Review of the Delegated Regulation on Union-wide Termination Rates

A voice termination rate is charged by the receiving operator for completing a call on its network to the other operator when the call is made from one network to another.

The review confirms that the Regulation has effectively harmonised wholesale termination rates across the EU, reduced regulatory fragmentation, and supported the gradual deregulation of national termination markets. Instead of 27 national rates, there is now one EU cap for mobile termination and one EU cap for fixed termination. This applies to all operators across the Union. The Delegated Regulation on Union-wide termination rates was adopted under the EU Electronic Communications Code.

The analysis also shows that the Union-wide rates ensure full cost recovery for operators and provide sufficient economic space for sustainable returns, while maintaining effective competition. The Commission will continue to monitor wholesale termination markets, in close cooperation with BEREC, to ensure that the framework remains appropriate, proportionate and effective.

You can download the full review below.