Industry and consumers at odds over EU mobile phone plan

A Brussels initiative to regulate European roaming prices would be counterproductive, the association representing mobile phone operators has said, arguing that the market is the best way to meet customers' needs.

"This is a nice headline, eye-catching proposal but it doesn't work," said Tom Phillips, regulatory affairs officer of GSM, a global association representing more than 690 mobile operators around the world, including T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange.

Mr Philips' main criti...