article_snippet: The charges, known as the 'mobile termination rate', is passed on to the customer who made the call, but also affect calls made from landline operators such as BT and TalkTalk.
article_snippet: At the moment, The charges, known as the 'mobile termination rate' add 0.826 pence a minute to the usual cost of calls.
article_snippet: By April 2017, mobile companies will be allowed to only charge 0.475 pence per minute extra.
article_snippet: The rates have been steadily reduced since the 1990s, when The rates were as high as 25p per minute, as mobile technology became more efficient and costs to the networks fell.
highlights_snippet: Charges - known as 'mobile termination rate' - add 0.826 pence a minute .
  
highlights_snippet: By April 2017, companies will be allowed to only charge 0.475p per minute .