One Single Tariff

One Single Tariff (official name "Single Communication Tariff Act") is a European Citizens' Initiative against roaming in Europe. One Single Tariff's precise objective is to erase all barriers to phone calls within the EU by ending all roaming fees. It is the second European Citizens' Initiative to have been registered, on May 10, 2012, just one day after the initiative Fraternité 2020, which was presented by the European Commission on Europe Day. To be successful, it had to collect 1 million signatures before December 3, 2013, but it failed.[1]

Background

Although the EU has built an integrated Single Market at the continental level, phone companies still mainly operate at the individual state level. Regulations are passed by the European Union but so far a discrimination remains between consumers in the EU. Regulations are passed by the European to cap these fees, without banning them entirely.

Founders

The initiative was founded by Vincent Chauvet, former Thomson Reuters journalist in Brussels, while in his last year of study at HEC Paris and SciencesPo, and Martin Wittenberg, communication consultant, former ALDE staff member and embedded correspondent to the campaign of Barack Obama in 2008.[2]

Supporters

The initiative is supported, amongst others, by members of the European Parliament like Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Alain Lamassoure and the President of the European Economic and Social Committee Henri Malosse.[3]

Responses

Following the launch of this initiative, the Benelux announced it would end roaming barriers between Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.[4] In reaction, it has been reported that telecom operators were mulling pooling infrastructure to create a new common entity that could be used on a wholesale basis by all companies, thus creating a common roaming tariff.[5] In June 2013, Neelie Kroes announced she supported One Single Tariff aim and that she would propose it by Summer 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Language selection | European Citizens' Initiative".
  2. ^ "Euros / Agency reinforces its teams in Paris and Brussels". 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "One Single Tariff | Supports". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  4. ^ "Roaming charges could be dropped for Benelux region | New Europe". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  5. ^ "Telecoms look at pan-Europe network". Financial Times. 8 January 2013.

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