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Phoning home

19 March 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 105KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 76KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Chapter two Chapter three Chapter four Chapter five

Chapter 2 International Mobile Roaming	(PDF 393KB)
The technical aspects of international mobile roaming Party to party agreements Charging arrangements Charge types Outgoing voice call Incoming Voice Call Outgoing SMS Incoming SMS

Chapter 3 Previous reports on international mobile roaming	(PDF 107KB)
Report findings Wholesale charge Home network operator’s mark-up Operational costs Bundling Premium service ACCC report KPMG report Different approaches by the ACCC and KPMG Market distortions

Chapter 4 Regulation of international mobile roaming	(PDF 168KB)
Retail price control International regulation of costs Declaring international roaming The EU example International cooperation Choosing the best value service Price monitoring Standardisation of information on costs Temporary mobile number portability for roaming Providing advice on high bills

Chapter 5 Alternative services to international mobile roaming	(PDF 122KB)
International calling cards Short Message Service (SMS) Use of local networks Using the internet Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Email The use of hotel phones Committee conclusion

Appendix A – List of submissions	(PDF 38KB)

Appendix B – List of exhibits	(PDF 44KB)

Appendix C – List of hearings	(PDF 53KB)