EU solves roaming puzzle by capping wholesale mobile charges

Mobile network operators have grumbled that plans to abolish roaming fees across the European Union were unworkable because the wholesale prices for minutes and megabytes that operators charge one another differ from one country to the next.On Tuesday night, Members of the European Parliament agreed a solution: Regulate wholesale prices too.For years, the European Commission has been ratcheting down the surcharge that subscribers pay for mobile services consumed outside their home country -- so-