Mobile price hike warning after Ofcom triples mobile spectrum licence fees

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Ofcom triples annual licensing fees for mobile operators five years after government demands they pay "full market value" for their spectrum

Ofcom is to triple the annual licensing fees charged to mobile telecoms operators for use of the mobile spectrum. The hike will see an increase in the licence fees paid by Vodafone, O2, EE and Thre...

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