"Whether they are rightly or wrongly accused of complicity in what are often government-led persecutions, [mobile operators] lack a consistent, industry-wide approach to the immense pressures they face in many different regions.” [wrote Access director Brett Solomon in a letter to telco companies]...A Vodafone spokesman said: “We agree with Access but the difficulty is coming up with a workable solution. These are complicated issues because governments have different approaches to licensing regimes, and the balance between public information [and safety on the one hand] and freedom of communication and civil rights.”