The Real Reason Why Mobile Music Isn’t Taking Off: Subscribers Pay As Much As $15 Per Track

Wireless subscribers are paying as much as $15 in data fees to download a single song in Europe, according to research conducted by mBlox, a mobile billing and distribution firm. The company concluded that operators are in some cases charging exorbitant data fees, particularly for prepaid customers, while others are charging as little as $1.16 to download a track.

If mobile music isn’t taking off, it’s likely because songs either cost too much, or at the minimum, people have no idea what they’ll be paying. mBlox looked at operators