Comments on: Mobile in Belgium is expensive http://blog.mobileweb.be/2009/03/30/mobile-in-belgium-is-expensive/ Latest news about mobile apps, mobile publishing and business SMS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fred http://blog.mobileweb.be/2009/03/30/mobile-in-belgium-is-expensive/#comment-1215 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:47:04 +0000 http://blog.mobileweb.be/?p=809#comment-1215 I really don’t believe introducing a 4th operator on a little market such as Belgium would do any good for the consumer. Whether they are 3 or 4, they can still agree between themselves about the lowest acceptable rates – 4 is still an oligopoly.

No, the issues are elsewhere according to me :
- total lack of creativity regarding mobile-based services from our operators. They are still on that old stupid model of ringtones and SMS based services, a crappy wap portal… This is so sad and such a waste of resource. Instead of developing showcases like mobile TV which nobody is interested in, they’d better understand the shift of trends and directions taking place right now in the telecom area.
- very expensive mobile Internet rates, slowing down the adoption and usage of smartphones or other communicating devices
- impossible for operators to create bundles with (sponsored) phones – this makes so that the GSM population in Belgium remains old and does not accelerate the development and adoption of new mobile services. THIS LAW MUST BE CHANGED !!!

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