Should NTS charging arrangements be applied to DQ118 traffic?
5.11 The previous paragraphs set out the principles that govern the regulation that is applied in respect of the charging arrangements for NTS traffic. 5.12 The arrangements which the Director has implemented in order to give rise to this regulatory goal underpin the new NTS regime. Operators terminating calls to NTS number ranges develop the added value in the calls, and so the retail profit in the call should be transferred to the terminating end. The new NTS regulatory regime ensured that any retail profit should be passed to the operator providing the service at the terminating end. 5.13 The rationale for liberalisation of the DQ market is the promotion of competition in DQ service provision, which should in turn result in a wide range of innovative new services at a variety of prices being offered by DQ118 service providers to end-users. Such services would include call completion, combined classified and standard services behind one number, and services in languages for minority
