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It has been announced today, that an Early Day Motion has been put forward by MP's at the House of Commons with regard to cashback.  The Early Day Motion applaudes the IMPDA and supports the IMPDA in its call to Ofcom.  The full text of the motion before parliament is as follows.

INDEPENDENT MOBILE PHONE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, OFCOM AND CASHBACK
15.01.2008

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That this House welcomes the first meeting to take place between the Independent Mobile Phone Dealers Association (IMPDA) and Ofcom, the telecoms regulator; regards the opportunity presented to the IMPDA to give its views on the working relationship between dealers and the network providers and consumer issues, particularly in regard to the ongoing problems associated with cashback which have left many customers facing legal action, as long overdue; agrees with the IMPDA that the consumer has been ill served by the failure of the network providers to adequately police the cashback incentive scheme; believes the network providers to be complicit in the active promotion of an unsustainable business model in relation to cashback to achieve connection numbers and highly profitable volume targets; further believes the voluntary arrangement agreed between Ofcom and the network providers has comprehensively been demonstrated to be inadequate; and supports the IMPDA in its call to Ofcom, following its current review, to introduce statutory regulation not only to protect the consumer but also to eliminate uncompetitive practices within the industry.

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Message from the Chairman IMPDA

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 On behalf of the IMPDA and its team I would like to wish all UK dealers/distributors/networks a very Happy New Year 2009.

We wish all dealers good luck for 2009 and that their business continues to survive in 2009 after what has been a very difficult last quarter of 2008.  Dealers this year need all the help they can get, and we hope that Mobile Network Operators will help to keep the independent dealer alive and well in 2009 and maybe offer special deals which will help to bring more business to the independent sector.

The future for dealers this year may be more difficult due to the economic climate, however dealers are tough and many will survive this difficult time.  Despite the gloom, consumers are using their mobiles more and more, and although their may be a slight downturn, it;' not as bad as some sectors. That does not mean that dealers can be complacent. If anything diversification is the word this year, with more dealers taking on additional products to sell, and not just mobiles.  Suppliers can also help dealers achieve additional sales, If suppliers would like to help UK dealers then please contact us to discuss.

Happy New Year to you all

Chris Caudle

Chairman IMPDA

 
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