EU turns its attention to per-minute billing

Posted by BobaFett
"Having just come off a win in the international roaming department, the European Union is looking for other ways to cut the wireless bills of its many citizens -- and it thinks it knows exactly where to start. The practice of rounding up to the next nearest minute when billing calls is common to a great many carriers across the globe, and the EU says it could be costing folks an average of 20 percent more minutes per month than they're actually using. It's not prepared to take action against carriers just yet, but it says it'll "watch developments very closely" and decide what to do -- if anything -- by the end of the year."

http://www.engadgetmobile.com[....]tention-to-per-minute-billing/

Posted by Scorchio
This has always annoyed me although to be fair, O2 Ireland has always had a policy of practicing per second billing whilst abroad. It really does make a difference!