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FSB Welcome Secretary of States Pledge over Mobile Phone Roaming

16 January 2006

The Federation of Small Businesses has today welcomed the commitment given by Secretary of State, Peter Hain at the weekend, to tackle the problem of cross border mobile phone roaming.

John Friel, FSB Regional Chairman said:

“It is very clear that both Governments are now absolutely committed to tackling this issue and it is now up to the mobile phone operators to address this problem and offer the option of an all Ireland tariff to their customers”

“The high cost of cross border mobile calls is a major financial headache for any small business owner who is involved in cross border trade or whose premises are close to the actual border itself and have the problem of roaming mobile signals, resulting in them paying international charges”

“The vast majority of small business owners rely on their mobile phone as a vital means of doing business on both sides of the border.”



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